Ana started the new season at the 2012 Brisbane International where she was defeated in the 2nd round (by Kim Clijsters 1:6, 6:1, 3:6). Having a 3:0 lead in 3rd set, Ana lost six games in a row.
In the Apia Sydney International in January, Ana was defeated in straight sets 6:7 2:6 by Lucie Safarova.
At the China Open in the end of the year 2011 Ivanovic defeated Kimiko Date Krumm and Svetlana Kuznetsova in straights to reach the third round, where she beat third seed and world no. 4 Vera Zvonareva, 6–2, 6–1. She then faced Agnieszka Radwańska in the quarter-finals. She lost the first set 3–6 and was down 2–3 when she had to retire because of a back injury. Ivanovic received a wild card to play in the 2011 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, which she won last year. In her first round she played Italy's Roberta Vinci and defeated her 6–3 6–3. In the semi-finals she beat Russian Nadia Petrova 6-1, 7-5. In the final, she captured her 11 WTA title by beating Anabel Medina Garrigues in straights sets, 6–3, 6–0. This is the first time she had ever defended her title in a tournament.
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