2012 Christina McHale

mchale @ 2012 wimbledon championships

mchale kicked off season @ asb classic in auckland. won 1st round match on alexandra dulgheru 6-2, 6-3. mchale lost in 2nd round 3rd seed svetlana kuznetsova 1-6, 1-6. ranked 42 @ australian open, upset 24th seed lucie Šafářová in 1st round 6-2, 6-4. won 2nd round match on marina erakovic 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-3. mchale lost 3rd round match 13th seed jelena janković 6-2, 6-0.

in february, mchale played in fed cup tie against belarus. won both of matches on anastasiya yakimova , darya kustova. in end, usa crushed belarus 5-0. @ open gdf suez, mchale defeated lucky loser , compatriot varvara lepchenko in 1st round 6-4, 7-5. in 2nd round, lost yanina wickmayer 2-6, 5-7. playing in qatar @ qatar total open, mchale reached quarterfinals beating chanelle scheepers, 12th seed peng shuai, , shahar pe er. defeated in quarterfinals 4th seed agnieszka radwańska 6-1, 6-1. seeded 32 @ bnp paribas open, mchale got bye 2nd round. defeated elena vesnina in 2nd round 6-3, 7-5. in 3rd round, stunned 3rd seed petra kvitová 2-6, 6-2, 6-3. mchale s run came end when lost tough 3 set match 18th seed angelique kerber 3-6, 6-3, 6-7(4). mchale wrapped march playing @ sony ericsson open. beat galina voskoboeva in 1st round 6-3, 6-4. defeated in 2nd round 29th seed petra cetkovská 0-6, 7-5, 6-1.

mchale started clay court season in charleston @ family circle cup. seeded 11, lost in 1st round aleksandra wozniak 5-7, 7-5, 4-6. selected fed cup world group tie in kharkiv, ukraine. mchale won both of rubbers on lesia tsurenko , elina svitolina. @ end of fed cup tie, usa crushed ukraine 5-0. in french open, mchale defeated kiki bertens , fellow american lauren davis in first 2 rounds before falling defending champion li na in 3rd round.

mchale advanced third round fourth consecutive grand slam event in wimbledon championships. advanced on johanna konta , mathilde johansson defeated 8th seeded angelique kerber in third round.

mchale participated @ olympic tennis tournament in london defeated in first round ana ivanovic. in new york @ open, mchale defeated in first round kiki bertens. competed in china open in beijing, defeated in first round ana ivanovic once again.