2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but lost to Serena Williams in the quarterfinals. Williams went on to win the tournament, beating Agnieszka Radwańska in the final, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2.

Yaroslava Shvedova became the first player in the Open Era to win a 'Golden Set' at Wimbledon, winning the first set of her 6–0, 6–4 victory over 2012 French Open runner-up Sara Errani in the third round without dropping a single point.

Sabine Lisicki defeated the reigning French Open champion for her third straight Wimbledon. She defeated Maria Sharapova in the fourth round, as well as beating Li Na in 2011 and Svetlana Kuznetsova 2009. She missed the 2010 Championships due to injury.