Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles
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The United States' Serena Williams defeated Russia's Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–0, 6–1 to win the gold medal in women's singles tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Both finalists were attempting to become the second woman (after Steffi Graf) to complete the career Golden Slam in singles. Williams won the gold, only weeks after winning the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, without losing a set, without losing more than three games in any set, and without losing more than five games in any match. Her serve was broken only once during the tournament (by Urszula Radwańska in the second round). She also became the first tennis player (male or female) to complete the career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles. It was the United States' first victory in the event since Serena's sister Venus Williams won in 2000, and its fifth gold overall. In the bronze medal match, Belarus' Victoria Azarenka defeated Russia's Maria Kirilenko, 6–3, 6–4.
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Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
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Champion | Serena Williams | |||||||
Runner-up | Maria Sharapova | |||||||
Score | 6–0, 6–1 | |||||||
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Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club | ||||||||||||
Dates | 28 July to 4 August 2012 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 64 from 33 nations | ||||||||||||
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The tournament was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London from 28 July to 4 August 2012, and was the first Olympic grass court tournament since tennis was re-introduced to the Games.[1] There were 64 competitors from 33 nations.[2]
Elena Dementieva was the reigning gold medallist, having won in 2008,[3] but she retired from the sport in 2010.