At the Australian Open, Wozniacki defeated Gisela Dulko and 21st seed Alona Bondarenko on her way to the round of 16, where she lost to the eventual finalist and fourth-seeded Ana Ivanovic.
Wozniacki won her second WTA Tour title at the New Haven Open, after defeating three seeded players, Dominika Cibulková, Marion Bartoli and Alizé Cornet, en route to the final, where she stunned world No.
At the Tier III Japan Open, she was the top seed for the first time on the WTA Tour, and won her third career title, defeating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in the final.
Wozniacki won her first title of the year at the Amelia Island Championships on green clay in Ponte Vedra Beach, where she defeated Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak.
In Toronto, she lost early in the second round to Zheng Jie, but she then went on to defend her title at the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven without losing a set.
Next playing at the New Haven Open, Wozniacki won the title for the fourth year in a row, defeating Francesca Schiavone in the semifinals and qualifier Petra Cetkovská in the final.
She defeated Anastasia Rodionova, Anna Tatishvili, Monica Niculescu and Jelena Janković, all in straight sets, to reach the quarterfinals in which she lost to the defending champion Kim Clijsters.
As the four-time defending champion at the New Haven Open, Wozniacki retired against Maria Kirilenko in the semifinals due to a right knee injury, which she had suffered in her quarterfinal win over Dominika Cibulková.
Following her US Open disappointment, Wozniacki won her first tournament of the year in Seoul by defeating Arantxa Rus, Caroline Garcia, Klára Zakopalová, Ekaterina Makarova and Kaia Kanepi in the final.
In December 2012, during an exhibition match in Brazil, Wozniacki imitated friend and fellow tennis player Serena Williams by stuffing towels in her shirt and skirt in order to appear to be large-chested and have a large rear end.
[73] Her next tournament was the Qatar Ladies Open where she reached the quarterfinals with wins over Mervana Jugić-Salkić, Sorana Cîrstea, Mona Barthel, then lost to Agnieszka Radwańska.
At the Indian Wells Open, she defeated Alizé Cornet, Elena Vesnina and Nadia Petrova, then received a walkover when the defending champion Victoria Azarenka withdrew due to a foot injury.
Wozniacki lost in the first round to Carla Suárez Navarro in Stuttgart, to Yaroslava Shvedova in Madrid, to Bojana Jovanovski in Rome, and to Zheng Jie in Brussels.
She began grass-court season at Eastbourne where she reached semifinals with victories over Tamira Paszek, Laura Robson and Ekaterina Makarova but then lost to qualifier Jamie Hampton.
She then reached the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open, beating Peng Shuai, Monica Niculescu and Petra Kvitová, but was defeated by Victoria Azarenka for the first time since 2009.
During the Asian swing, she advanced to the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open, defeating Flavia Pennetta, Magdaléna Rybáriková and Lucie Šafářová en route, then losing to Angelique Kerber.
[77] Despite the victory, Wozniacki failed to qualify for the year-ending Tour Championships in Istanbul as Angelique Kerber secured the final spot with her win at the WTA International tournament in Linz, Austria that same week.
Wozniacki made her debut at the Monterry Open, where she defeated CoCo Vandeweghe, Kristina Mladenovic and Karolína Plíšková en route to the semifinals, then lost to the eventual champion Ana Ivanovic.
Instead, her first event on clay was the Madrid Open where she reached the second round, beating Ekaterina Makarova and then losing to Roberta Vinci when sustaining a knee injury.
Wozniacki enjoyed a stellar grass-court season during which she made the semifinals of the Eastbourne International with wins over Samantha Stosur, Sloane Stephens and Camila Giorgi, then lost to the eventual finalist Angelique Kerber.
Despite being seeded eighth at the Australian Open, Wozniacki was unfortunate to draw fellow former world number one and two-time champion Victoria Azarenka in the second round, and was defeated in straight sets.
She beat Zheng Saisai, Denisa Allertová, and Camila Giorgi to advance to the fourth round and then lost to eventual finalist Garbiñe Muguruza, in straight sets.
At the Indian Wells Open, Wozniacki beat Magda Linette, Kateřina Siniaková and Madison Keys, not losing a set, to advance to the quarterfinals where she lost to Kristina Mladenovic.
[123] She then played in the Madrid Open where she easily beat Daria Gavrilova and escaping Ashleigh Barty, then lost to the eventual finalist Kiki Bertens in straight sets.
[136] Coming into the East Asian season, Wozniacki participated in the Pan Pacific Open as the defending champion, but she lost to Camila Giorgi in three sets in the second round after receiving a bye.
[156] Following a disappointing clay court season, in which she played only two tournaments in Charleston and Madrid, reaching only the 2nd and 1st round, respectively, Wozniacki failed to qualify for the main draw of the 2024 French Open and was not awarded a wildcard, a decision which was met with outrage by her father, Piotr, causing controversy in the run up to the event.
[158] Following a first-round loss to Elise Mertens at the 2024 Birmingham Classic, her first grass-court tournament since her comeback, Wozniacki made a strong showing in Bad Homburg, reaching the quarterfinals after wins over seventh seed Elina Svitolina and Veronika Kudermetova.
[164] Due to the fact that her game is based almost solely on defense, she was referred to as a pusher by critics, and is criticised for her reactive playing style, and lack of major weapons.
To compensate for her forehand's relative weakness, she frequently utilises the moonball, a slow, high-looping shot, to push opponents far behind the baseline, and to allow her to create opportunities to attack with her aggressive backhand.
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