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2012 French Open – Women's Singles

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Champion
  
Maria Sharapova

Final score
  
6–3, 6–2

Doubles
  
men

Runner-up
  
Sara Errani

Singles
  
men

Legends
  
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Li Na was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova, the first time a defending champion was defeated by a qualifier in the tournament's history.

Maria Sharapova defeated Sara Errani 6–3, 6–2 in the final, winning her first French Open title and completing the career grand slam.

The tournament was notable for one of the biggest upsets in recent years as World No. 111 Virginie Razzano beat World No. 5 and 2002 champion Serena Williams in the first round, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3. It is the first and only time Williams lost in the first round of the Grand Slam tournament.

All of the top 3 seeds (Victoria Azarenka, Sharapova and Agnieszka Radwańska) were in contention for the world no. 1 ranking at the beginning of the tournament. As a result of reaching the final, Sharapova returned to World No. 1 in the WTA rankings for the first time since 2008 after defeating Petra Kvitová in the semifinals. It was her first Grand Slam since winning the 2008 Australian Open and her first since major shoulder surgery which threatened to end her career four years prior.

Seeds

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References

2012 French Open – Women's Singles Wikipedia