The 2012 Australian Open will take place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia from January 16 to January 29, 2012. It will be the 100th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. The 2012 Australian Open will be the richest Grand Slam tournament in history, with the singles champions pocketing 2.3 million dollars.
2012 Australian Open Tournament Winners:
1. +225 Petra Kvitova
2. +333 Serena Williams
3. +600 Victoria Azarenka
4. +750 Kim Clijsters
1. +110 Novak Djokovic
2. +350 Roger Federer
3. +500 Andy Murray
4. +550 Rafael Nadal
Petra Kvitová, born 8 March 1990, is a Czech professional tennis player. Known for her powerful left-handed shots and variety, she has won seven WTA singles titles. As of 31 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 2. Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 WTA Tour Championships singles titles. By winning Wimbledon, she became the first Grand Slam event winner born in the 1990s.
Novak Djokovic's 2011 season was a great one. Djokovic won ten tournaments this year, including Grand Slam tournament victories at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Djokovic also captured a record-breaking five ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles, and set a new record for the most prize money won in a single season on the ATP World Tour (12 million dollars). His level dropped at season's end beginning with a back injury and ended with a poor showing at the ATP World Tour Finals. Djokovic finished the season with a 70–6 record and No. 1 in the world. Pete Sampras declared Djokovic's season as the best he has ever seen in his lifetime, calling it "one of the best achievements in all of sports." Boris Becker called Djokovic's season "one of the very best years in tennis of all time," adding that it "may not be the best statistically, but he’s beaten Federer, he’s beaten Nadal, he’s beaten everybody that came around to challenge him in the biggest tournaments in the world." Rafael Nadal, who lost to Djokovic in six finals on three different surfaces, described Djokovic's performances as "probably the highest level of tennis that I ever saw."
1. +225 Petra Kvitova
2. +333 Serena Williams
3. +600 Victoria Azarenka
4. +750 Kim Clijsters
1. +110 Novak Djokovic
2. +350 Roger Federer
3. +500 Andy Murray
4. +550 Rafael Nadal
Petra Kvitová, born 8 March 1990, is a Czech professional tennis player. Known for her powerful left-handed shots and variety, she has won seven WTA singles titles. As of 31 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 2. Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 WTA Tour Championships singles titles. By winning Wimbledon, she became the first Grand Slam event winner born in the 1990s.
Novak Djokovic's 2011 season was a great one. Djokovic won ten tournaments this year, including Grand Slam tournament victories at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Djokovic also captured a record-breaking five ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles, and set a new record for the most prize money won in a single season on the ATP World Tour (12 million dollars). His level dropped at season's end beginning with a back injury and ended with a poor showing at the ATP World Tour Finals. Djokovic finished the season with a 70–6 record and No. 1 in the world. Pete Sampras declared Djokovic's season as the best he has ever seen in his lifetime, calling it "one of the best achievements in all of sports." Boris Becker called Djokovic's season "one of the very best years in tennis of all time," adding that it "may not be the best statistically, but he’s beaten Federer, he’s beaten Nadal, he’s beaten everybody that came around to challenge him in the biggest tournaments in the world." Rafael Nadal, who lost to Djokovic in six finals on three different surfaces, described Djokovic's performances as "probably the highest level of tennis that I ever saw."
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