2012 US Open – Women's Singles
defeated Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 in the final, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2012 US Open, despite Azarenka serving for the match and leading 5–3 in the third set. It was the first time since 1995 that the final went to three sets. With the victory, Williams became only the third woman in history to win Wimbledon, Olympics, and the US Open in the same season after Steffi Graf and her sister, Venus Williams. Williams dropped just one set the entire tournament, to Azarenka in the final.
Samantha Stosur was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the quarterfinals by Victoria Azarenka.
Kim Clijsters, a three-time champion who was on a 22-match winning streak at Flushing Meadows, lost to Laura Robson for the first time in her career in the second round. Clijsters retired after the tournament but came out of retirement effective at the 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships.
This tournament served as the first Grand Slam main draw appearance for future two-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 1 Garbiñe Muguruza who lost to Sara Errani in the first round. It was also the first Grand Slam main draw appearance for future WTA Finals champion Elina Svitolina where she was defeated by former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic in the first round.Seeds
Qualifying
Main draw
Finals
Top Half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom Half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
