2012 Wimbledon Championships
Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 1 Maria Sharapova 9,490 1,400 280 8,370 Fourth round lost to Sabine Lisicki [ 15 ]
2 2 Victoria Azarenka 8,800 900 900 8,800 Semifinals lost to Serena Williams [ 6 ]
3 3 Agnieszka Radwańska 7,230 100 1,400 8,530 Runner-up , lost to Serena Williams [ 6 ]
4 4 Petra Kvitová 6,775 2,000 500 5,275 Quarterfinals lost to Serena Williams [ 6 ]
5 5 Samantha Stosur 6,100 5 100 6,195 Second round lost to Arantxa Rus
6 6 Serena Williams 5,640 280 2,000 7,360 Champion , defeated Agnieszka Radwańska [ 3 ]
7 7 Caroline Wozniacki 4,366 280+30 5+30 4,091 First round lost to Tamira Paszek
8 8 Angelique Kerber 4,275 5+30 900+30 5,170 Semifinals lost to Agnieszka Radwańska [ 3 ]
9 9 Marion Bartoli 3,800 500 100 3,400 Second round lost to Mirjana Lučić [ Q ]
10 10 Sara Errani 3,350 100+70 160+70 3,410 Third round lost to Yaroslava Shvedova [ WC ]
11 11 Li Na 3,245 100 100 3,245 Second round lost to Sorana Cîrstea
12 12 Vera Zvonareva 3,160 160 160 3,160 Third round lost to Kim Clijsters
13 13 Dominika Cibulková 3,120 500 5 2,625 First round lost to Klára Zakopalová
14 14 Ana Ivanovic 3,070 160 280 3,190 Fourth round lost to Victoria Azarenka [ 2 ]
15 15 Sabine Lisicki 2,697 900 500 2,297 Quarterfinals lost to Angelique Kerber [ 8 ]
16 17 Flavia Pennetta 2,470 160+70 5+60 2,305 First round lost to Camila Giorgi [ Q ]
17 19 Maria Kirilenko 2,295 160 500 2,635 Quarterfinals lost to Agnieszka Radwańska [ 3 ]
18 22 Jelena Janković 2,220 5 5 2,220 First round lost to Kim Clijsters
19 21 Lucie Šafářová 2,135 100 5 2,040 First round lost to Kiki Bertens
20 20 Nadia Petrova 2,225 280 160 2,105 Third round lost to Camila Giorgi [ Q ]
Singles seeds -- Women 's Singles
Because the tournament takes place one week later than in 2011 , points defending includes results from both the 2011 Wimbledon and tournaments from the week of 4 July 2011 ( Budapest and Båstad ) . For the Women 's singles seeds , the seeding order follows the ranking list , except where in the opinion of the Committee , the grass court credentials of a particular player necessitates a change in the interest of achieving a balanced draw .
The 2012 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. It was the 126th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 2012. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour. The championships were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the International Tennis Federation. Both Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitová were unsuccessful in their 2011 title defences, both being defeated by the eventual champions: Djokovic was defeated by Roger Federer in the semifinals, and Kvitová lost to Serena Williams in the quarterfinals. In four sets, Federer defeated Andy Murray to win a record-equalling seven Wimbledon titles, while Murray became the first British male player to reach a Wimbledon singles final in the Open era. Williams defeated first-time Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwańska in three sets to equal her sister Venus in winning five Wimbledon titles. Both Federer and Williams were more than 30 years old at the time of their victories. With the victories, Federer reclaimed the World No. 1 ranking for the first time since June 2010, thus allowing him to equal, then break, the all-time record of most weeks ranked World No. 1 held by Pete Sampras. Agnieszka Radwanska, Victoria Azarenka, And Maria Sharapova were in contention for the world number 1 ranking.