Women's tennis circuit
The 2010 WTA Tour or 2010 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (its sponsored name) calendar comprises the
Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the
International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the
WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5 and regular Premier), the
WTA International tournaments , the
Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the
Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions and the
WTA Tour Championships ). Also included in the 2010 calendar is the
Hopman Cup , which does not distribute ranking points and is organized by the ITF.
Notable stories
Serena Williams' season
Serena Williams began the season ranked World No. 1, having enjoyed an impressive
2009 season in which she won the Australian Open and Wimbledon (she would successfully defend both titles this year) and reclaimed the World No. 1 ranking on two occasions. Williams began her season by successfully defending her
Australian Open title, defeating
Justine Henin in a three-set final.
[1] She also successfully defended her
Wimbledon title, defeating surprise finalist
Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–3, 6–2.
[2]
However, shortly after winning Wimbledon, Serena Williams would injure her foot at a German restaurant where she was celebrating her victory, but it didn't deter her from playing in an exhibition match against
Kim Clijsters in front of a world-record tennis crowd that same week.
[3] The foot injury ended up being very serious enough to necessitate surgery,
[4] and as a result she missed the rest of the season and would not return to top-level tennis until June 2011. She was forced to miss her first
US Open since 2003,
[5] and also had to withdraw from the
year-end championships having qualified by virtue of winning Wimbledon. The injury worsened late in the year; despite accepting a wildcard into
Linz , she had to withdraw from that tournament, with her wildcard entry later allocated to former World No. 1
Ana Ivanovic .
[6] Despite progress in her recovery from foot surgery, she lost the World No. 1 ranking to Danish youngster
Caroline Wozniacki . Williams then announced her withdrawal from the
2011 Australian Open in November.
[7]
Justine Henin's comeback
Former World No. 1
Justine Henin announced her comeback to the WTA Tour in September last year, in the aftermath of
Kim Clijsters ' victory at the
2009 US Open .
[8] She had previously not played at the highest level since suffering a third round defeat to
Dinara Safina (who went on to make the final of the
French Open that year ) at the
2008 Qatar Telecom German Open . Henin's comeback began impressively, reaching the final of the
2010 Brisbane International in which she lost to her
compatriot and rival Kim Clijsters in a final set tiebreak.
[9] She had defeated
Nadia Petrova and
Ana Ivanovic en route. She then reached the final of the Australian Open, in which she was defeated by
Serena Williams in three sets,
[1] having defeated fifth seed
Elena Dementieva in the second round, 27th seed
Alisa Kleybanova in the third, qualifier
Yanina Wickmayer in the fourth, 19th seed
Nadia Petrova in the quarter-finals and
Zheng Jie in the semi-finals en route.
She then participated at her first
French Open since 2007, where she was defeated in the fourth round by eventual finalist
Samantha Stosur , ending a 24-match winning streak at the tournament dating back to 2005.
[10] Prior to the defeat against Stosur, Henin had played her first three-set match at the tournament, also since 2005, when she defeated
Maria Sharapova in the third round.
[11] Later, at
Wimbledon , Henin again reached the fourth round, but suffered a three-set loss to rival Clijsters.
[12] During the match, she suffered an elbow injury which would later rule her out of the
US Open , that same injury would lead to her second (and final) retirement in January 2011.
Ana Ivanovic's season
The first half of
Ana Ivanovic 's 2010 season appeared to follow on from her poor
2009 season , as her confidence and game continued to disintegrate since she won the
2008 French Open . She started the season ranked World No. 22 and spent almost the entire season ranked outside the Top 20. She was able to reach the semi-finals at the
Brisbane International and the
Rome Masters ,
[13] but those would be her best results in the first half of the season, as she dropped out of the WTA's Top 50 for the first time since 2005 with a second round loss to
Anastasija Sevastova at
Indian Wells .
[14] On court results did not improve throughout the year, and Ivanovic dropped to a low of World No. 65 by July.
[15] Adding to a growing season of disappointment, Ivanovic also suffered the ignominy of winning the
wooden spoon at
Wimbledon , having finished at the end of the tournament's longest losing chain after losing in the first round.
[16]
However, Ivanovic would begin to turn her season around at the
2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open , entering the tournament having lost 17 of her last 29 matches dating back to August 2009 and having dropped to World No. 62. A first round upset win over recent
Stanford champion
Victoria Azarenka
[17] sparked a run to the semi-finals, where she was forced to retire against
Kim Clijsters due to a foot injury; nevertheless, she re-entered the World's Top 40 following her run at Cincinnati.
[18] With no rankings points to defend for the remainder of the year, Ivanovic reached the fourth round of the
US Open , the first time she had gotten that far at a Grand Slam tournament since
Wimbledon in 2009 . She defeated
Ekaterina Makarova ,
[19]
Zheng Jie
[20] and
Virginie Razzano before being crushed by defending and eventual champion
Kim Clijsters in the fourth round.
Ivanovic continued to maintain her recent good form after the US Open; she was able to reach the quarter-finals in
Beijing where she was defeated by
Caroline Wozniacki , who eventually replaced
Serena Williams as the new
World No. 1 by winning the tournament.
[21] She then accepted a late wildcard entry into
Linz after Williams withdrew due to her ongoing foot surgery,
[6] where she won her first title in two years after defeating
Patty Schnyder , 6–2, 6–1, in the year's shortest final; the title returned Ivanovic to the world's Top 30,
[22] and qualified her for the
2010 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali. In her final tournament of the year, she defeated
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and
Kimiko Date-Krumm en route to reaching her second final in three weeks, where she defeated
Alisa Kleybanova to win her second title of the year and return to the world's Top 20 for the first time in more than one year.
[23]
[24] Ivanovic ended her season by winning 21 of her last 27 matches, having lost 17 of her last 29 beforehand.
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2010 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
[25]
Key
Grand Slam events
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments
WTA Premier 5 tournaments
WTA Premier tournaments
WTA International tournaments
Team events
January
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
Jan 4
Hopman Cup
Perth , Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR)
Spain 2–1
Great Britain
Round robin losers (Group A)
Romania United States Australia
Round robin losers (Group B)
Kazakhstan Russia Germany
Brisbane International
Brisbane , Australia WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Kim Clijsters 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
Justine Henin
Andrea Petkovic
Ana Ivanovic
Lucie Šafářová
Daniela Hantuchová
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Melinda Czink
Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká 2–6, 7–6(7–3) , [10–4]
Melinda Czink
Arantxa Parra Santonja
ASB Classic
Auckland , New Zealand WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Yanina Wickmayer 6–3, 6–2
Flavia Pennetta
Francesca Schiavone
Shahar Pe'er
Dominika Cibulková
Alizé Cornet
Kimiko Date-Krumm
Maria Kirilenko
Cara Black
Liezel Huber 7–6(7–4) , 6–2
Natalie Grandin
Laura Granville
Jan 11
Medibank International Sydney
Sydney , Australia WTA Premier Hard – $600,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Elena Dementieva 6–3, 6–2
Serena Williams
Aravane Rezaï
Victoria Azarenka
Vera Dushevina
Flavia Pennetta
Dominika Cibulková
Dinara Safina
Cara Black
Liezel Huber 6–1, 3–6, [10–3]
Tathiana Garbin
Nadia Petrova
Moorilla Hobart International
Hobart , Australia WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Alona Bondarenko 6–2, 6–4
Shahar Pe'er
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Sara Errani
Gisela Dulko
Zheng Jie
Kirsten Flipkens
Carla Suárez Navarro
Chuang Chia-jung
Květa Peschke 3–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Chan Yung-jan
Monica Niculescu
Jan 18 Jan 25
Australian Open
Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam Hard – $9,264,098 128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Serena Williams 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Justine Henin
Li Na
Zheng Jie
Victoria Azarenka
Venus Williams
Nadia Petrova
Maria Kirilenko
Serena Williams
Venus Williams 6–4, 6–3
Cara Black
Liezel Huber
Cara Black
Leander Paes 7–5, 6–3
Ekaterina Makarova
Jaroslav Levinský
February
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
Feb 1
Fed Cup first round
Kharkiv , Ukraine – hard (i)
Brno , Czech Republic – hard (i)
Belgrade , Serbia – hard (i)
Liévin , France – clay (red) (i)
First round winners
Italy 4–1
Czech Republic 3–2
Russia 3–2
United States 4–1
First round losers
Ukraine
Germany
Serbia
France
Feb 8
Open GDF Suez Paris, France WTA Premier Hard (i) – $700,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Elena Dementieva 6–7(5–7) , 6–1, 6–4
Lucie Šafářová
Melanie Oudin
Flavia Pennetta
Andrea Petkovic
Ágnes Szávay
Shahar Pe'er
Tathiana Garbin
Iveta Benešová
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
walkover
Cara Black
Liezel Huber
PTT Pattaya Open
Pattaya , Thailand WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 6–4
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Yaroslava Shvedova
Sesil Karatantcheva
Sybille Bammer
Tatjana Malek
Ekaterina Bychkova
Anna Chakvetadze
Marina Erakovic
Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–5, 6–1
Anna Chakvetadze
Ksenia Pervak
Feb 15
Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,000,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Venus Williams 6–3, 7–5
Victoria Azarenka
Shahar Pe'er
Agnieszka Radwańska
Li Na
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Vera Zvonareva
Regina Kulikova
Nuria Llagostera Vives
María José Martínez Sánchez 7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik
Cellular South Cup
Memphis , United States WTA International Hard (i) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Maria Sharapova 6–2, 6–1
Sofia Arvidsson
Petra Kvitová
Anne Keothavong
Elena Baltacha
Kaia Kanepi
Karolina Šprem
Melanie Oudin
Vania King
Michaëlla Krajicek 7–5, 6–2
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Meghann Shaughnessy
Copa BBVA-Colsanitas
Bogotá , Colombia WTA International Clay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Mariana Duque Mariño 6–4, 6–3
Angelique Kerber
Gisela Dulko
Arantxa Parra Santonja
Sandra Záhlavová
Pauline Parmentier
Sara Errani
Klára Zakopalová
Gisela Dulko
Edina Gallovits 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Olga Savchuk
Anastasiya Yakimova
Feb 22
Abierto Mexicano Telcel
Acapulco , Mexico WTA International Clay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Venus Williams 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Polona Hercog
Edina Gallovits
Carla Suárez Navarro
Laura Pous Tió
Sharon Fichman
Gisela Dulko
Ágnes Szávay
Polona Hercog
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 2–6, 6–1, [10–2]
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Alisa Kleybanova 6–3, 6–2
Elena Dementieva
Sybille Bammer
Ayumi Morita
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Chang Kai-chen
Anastasia Rodionova
Chanelle Scheepers
Chan Yung-jan
Zheng Jie 6–7(4–7) , 6–2, [10–7]
Anastasia Rodionova
Arina Rodionova
March
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
Mar 1
Monterrey Open
Monterrey , Mexico WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1–6, 6–1, 6–0
Daniela Hantuchová
Anastasija Sevastova
Dominika Cibulková
Alizé Cornet
Klára Zakopalová
Ágnes Szávay
Vania King
Iveta Benešová
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Vania King
Mar 8 Mar 15
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells , United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $4,500,000 – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles –
Doubles
Jelena Janković 6–2, 6–4
Caroline Wozniacki
Samantha Stosur
Agnieszka Radwańska
Alisa Kleybanova
María José Martínez Sánchez
Elena Dementieva
Zheng Jie
Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 2–6, 10–5
Nadia Petrova
Samantha Stosur
Mar 22 Mar 29
Sony Ericsson Open
Key Biscayne , United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $4,500,000 – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles –
Doubles
Kim Clijsters 6–2, 6–1
Venus Williams
Marion Bartoli
Justine Henin
Yanina Wickmayer
Agnieszka Radwańska
Samantha Stosur
Caroline Wozniacki
Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta 6–3, 4–6, 10–7
Nadia Petrova
Samantha Stosur
April
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
Apr 5
MPS Group Championships
Ponte Vedra Beach , United States WTA International Clay – $220,000 (green) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 7–5
Olga Govortsova
Elena Vesnina
Dominika Cibulková
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Melanie Oudin
Aleksandra Wozniak
Varvara Lepchenko
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Yan Zi 4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Chuang Chia-jung
Peng Shuai
Andalucia Tennis Experience
Marbella , Spain WTA International Clay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Flavia Pennetta 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Carla Suárez Navarro
María José Martínez Sánchez
Sara Errani
Victoria Azarenka
Tatjana Malek
Beatriz García Vidagany
Simona Halep
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci 6–4, 6–2
Maria Kondratieva
Yaroslava Shvedova
Apr 12
Family Circle Cup
Charleston , United States WTA Premier Clay – $700,000 (green) – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Samantha Stosur 6–0, 6–3
Vera Zvonareva
Caroline Wozniacki
Daniela Hantuchová
Nadia Petrova
Melanie Oudin
Peng Shuai
Jelena Janković
Liezel Huber
Nadia Petrova 6–3, 6–4
Vania King
Michaëlla Krajicek
Barcelona Ladies Open
Barcelona , Spain WTA International Clay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Francesca Schiavone 6–1, 6–1
Roberta Vinci
Yaroslava Shvedova
Alexandra Dulgheru
Carla Suárez Navarro
Iveta Benešová
Arantxa Parra Santonja
Timea Bacsinszky
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci 6–1, 3–6, [10–2]
Timea Bacsinszky
Tathiana Garbin
Apr 19
Fed Cup Semifinals Rome, Italy – clay (red)
Birmingham , United States – hard (i)
Semifinals winners
Italy 5–0
United States 3–2
Semifinals losers
Czech Republic
Russia
Apr 26
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart , Germany WTA Premier Clay (red) (i) – $700,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Justine Henin 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Samantha Stosur
Anna Lapushchenkova
Shahar Pe'er
Lucie Šafářová
Li Na
Jelena Janković
Dinara Safina
Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta 3–6, 7–6(7–3) , [10–5]
Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik
Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Fez , Morocco WTA International Clay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Iveta Benešová 6–4, 6–2
Simona Halep
Alizé Cornet
Renata Voráčová
Anne Keothavong
Laura Pous Tió
Angelique Kerber
Patty Schnyder
Iveta Benešová
Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–3, 6–1
Lucie Hradecká
Renata Voráčová
May
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
May 3
Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay (red) – $2,000,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
María José Martínez Sánchez 7–6(7–5) , 7–5
Jelena Janković
Serena Williams
Ana Ivanovic
Maria Kirilenko
Venus Williams
Nadia Petrova
Lucie Šafářová
Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta 6–4, 6–2
Nuria Llagostera Vives
María José Martínez Sánchez
Estoril Open
Oeiras , Portugal WTA International Clay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Anastasija Sevastova 6–2, 7–5
Arantxa Parra Santonja
Peng Shuai
Sorana Cîrstea
Anastasia Rodionova
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Jarmila Groth
Arantxa Rus
Sorana Cîrstea
Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–1, 7–5
Vitalia Diatchenko
Aurélie Védy
May 10
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
Madrid , Spain WTA Premier Mandatory Clay (red) – $4,500,000 – 60S/32Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Aravane Rezaï 6–2, 7–5
Venus Williams
Lucie Šafářová
Shahar Pe'er
Nadia Petrova
Jelena Janković
Samantha Stosur
Li Na
Serena Williams
Venus Williams 6–2, 7–5
Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta
May 17
Polsat Warsaw Open
Warsaw , Poland WTA Premier Clay (red) – $600,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Alexandra Dulgheru 6–3, 6–4
Zheng Jie
Gréta Arn
Li Na
Caroline Wozniacki
Alona Bondarenko
Sara Errani
Tsvetana Pironkova
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Meghann Shaughnessy 6–3, 6–4
Cara Black
Yan Zi
Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg , France WTA International Clay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/30Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Maria Sharapova 7–5, 6–1
Kristina Barrois
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Vania King
Julia Görges
Sofia Arvidsson
Anastasija Sevastova
Anastasia Rodionova
Alizé Cornet
Vania King 3–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Alla Kudryavtseva
Anastasia Rodionova
May 24 May 31
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – $9,938,926 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Samantha Stosur
Jelena Janković
Elena Dementieva
Serena Williams
Yaroslava Shvedova
Caroline Wozniacki
Nadia Petrova
Serena Williams
Venus Williams 6–2, 6–3
Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik
Katarina Srebotnik
Nenad Zimonjić 4–6, 7–6(7–5) , [11–9]
Yaroslava Shvedova
Julian Knowle
June
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
Jun 7
Aegon Classic
Birmingham , Great Britain WTA International Grass – $220,000 – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Li Na 7–5, 6–1
Maria Sharapova
Aravane Rezaï
Alison Riske
Kaia Kanepi
Sara Errani
Yanina Wickmayer
Sesil Karatantcheva
Cara Black
Lisa Raymond 6–3, 3–2
retired
Liezel Huber
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Jun 14
Aegon International
Eastbourne , Great Britain WTA Premier Grass – $600,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Ekaterina Makarova 7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Victoria Azarenka
Marion Bartoli
Samantha Stosur
María José Martínez Sánchez
Kim Clijsters
Elena Baltacha
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs 6–2, 2–6, 13–11
Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik
UNICEF Open
's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands WTA International Grass – $220,000 – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Justine Henin 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Andrea Petkovic
Alexandra Dulgheru
Kirsten Flipkens
Kristina Barrois
Yaroslava Shvedova
Dominika Cibulková
Sandra Záhlavová
Alla Kudryavtseva
Anastasia Rodionova 3–6, 6–3, 10–8
Vania King
Yaroslava Shvedova
Jun 21 Jun 28
The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $9,781,631 128S/96Q/64D/48X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Serena Williams 6–3, 6–2
Vera Zvonareva
Petra Kvitová
Tsvetana Pironkova
Li Na
Kaia Kanepi
Kim Clijsters
Venus Williams
Vania King
Yaroslava Shvedova 7–6(8–6) , 6–2
Elena Vesnina
Vera Zvonareva
Cara Black
Leander Paes 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Lisa Raymond
Wesley Moodie
July
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
Jul 5
GDF Suez Grand Prix
Budapest , Hungary WTA International Clay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Ágnes Szávay 6–2, 6–4
Patty Schnyder
Zuzana Ondrášková
Alexandra Dulgheru
Polona Hercog
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Alizé Cornet
Anastasija Sevastova
Timea Bacsinszky
Tathiana Garbin 6–3, 6–3
Sorana Cîrstea
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Collector Swedish Open
Båstad , Sweden WTA International Clay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Aravane Rezaï 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta
Lucie Šafářová
Jill Craybas
Ana Vrljić
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Arantxa Parra Santonja
Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta 7–6(7–0) , 6–0
Renata Voráčová
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Jul 12
Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
Palermo , Italy WTA International Clay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Kaia Kanepi 6–4, 6–3
Flavia Pennetta
Julia Görges
Romina Oprandi
Nuria Llagostera Vives
Jill Craybas
Sara Errani
Aravane Rezaï
Alberta Brianti
Sara Errani 6–4, 6–1
Jill Craybas
Julia Görges
ECM Prague Open
Prague , Czech Republic WTA International Clay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Ágnes Szávay 6–2, 1–6, 6–2
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Patty Schnyder
Lucie Hradecká
Johanna Larsson
Anna Tatishvili
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Polona Hercog
Timea Bacsinszky
Tathiana Garbin 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Monica Niculescu
Ágnes Szávay
Jul 19
Banka Koper Slovenia Open
Portorož , Slovenia WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Anna Chakvetadze 6–1, 6–2
Johanna Larsson
Ksenia Pervak
Polona Hercog
Anastasiya Yakimova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Vera Dushevina
Stefanie Vögele
Maria Kondratieva
Vladimíra Uhlířová 6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Anna Chakvetadze
Marina Erakovic
NÜRNBERGER Gastein Ladies
Bad Gastein , Austria WTA International Clay (red) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Julia Görges 6–1, 6–4
Timea Bacsinszky
Alizé Cornet
Yvonne Meusburger
Patricia Mayr
Anastasia Pivovarova
Anastasija Sevastova
Sandra Záhlavová
Lucie Hradecká
Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–7(2–7) , 6–1, [10–5]
Timea Bacsinszky
Tathiana Garbin
Jul 26
Bank of the West Classic
Stanford , United States WTA Premier Hard – $700,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 6–1
Maria Sharapova
Samantha Stosur
Agnieszka Radwańska
Yanina Wickmayer
Marion Bartoli
Maria Kirilenko
Elena Dementieva
Lindsay Davenport
Liezel Huber 7–5, 6–7(8–10) , [10–8]
Chan Yung-jan
Zheng Jie
İstanbul Cup
Istanbul , Turkey WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Elena Vesnina
Andrea Petkovic
Jarmila Groth
Elena Baltacha
Anastasia Rodionova
Sorana Cîrstea
Vera Dushevina
Eleni Daniilidou
Jasmin Wöhr 6–4, 1–6, [11–9]
Maria Kondratieva
Vladimíra Uhlířová
August
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
Aug 2
Mercury Insurance Open
San Diego , United States WTA Premier Hard – $700,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–4, 6–7(7–9) , 6–3
Agnieszka Radwańska
Daniela Hantuchová
Flavia Pennetta
Alisa Kleybanova
Shahar Pe'er
CoCo Vandeweghe
Samantha Stosur
Maria Kirilenko
Zheng Jie 6–4, 6–4
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open
Copenhagen , Denmark WTA International Hard (i) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Klára Zakopalová
Anna Chakvetadze
Li Na
Julia Görges
Polona Hercog
Sorana Cîrstea
Angelique Kerber
Julia Görges
Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–4, 6–4
Vitalia Diatchenko
Tatiana Poutchek
Aug 9
W&S Financial Group Women's Open
Mason , United States WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,000,000 – 56S/48Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Kim Clijsters 2–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–2
Maria Sharapova
Ana Ivanovic
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Akgul Amanmuradova
Flavia Pennetta
Yanina Wickmayer
Marion Bartoli
Victoria Azarenka
Maria Kirilenko 7–6(7–4) , 7–6(8)
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
Aug 16
Rogers Cup
Montreal , Canada WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,000,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Caroline Wozniacki 6–3, 6–2
Vera Zvonareva
Victoria Azarenka
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Marion Bartoli
Kim Clijsters
Zheng Jie
Francesca Schiavone
Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta 7–5, 3–6, [12–10]
Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik
Aug 23
Pilot Pen Tennis
New Haven , United States WTA Premier Hard – $600,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Caroline Wozniacki 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Nadia Petrova
Elena Dementieva
Maria Kirilenko
Flavia Pennetta
Marion Bartoli
Dinara Safina
Samantha Stosur
Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik 7–5, 6–0
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Meghann Shaughnessy
Aug 30 Sep 6
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $10,258,000 128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Kim Clijsters 6–2, 6–1
Vera Zvonareva
Caroline Wozniacki
Venus Williams
Dominika Cibulková
Kaia Kanepi
Francesca Schiavone
Samantha Stosur
Vania King
Yaroslava Shvedova 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Liezel Huber
Nadia Petrova
Liezel Huber
Bob Bryan 6–4, 6–4
Květa Peschke
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
September
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
Sep 13
Guangzhou International Women's Open
Guangzhou , China WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Jarmila Groth 6–1, 6–4
Alla Kudryavtseva
Edina Gallovits
Zhang Shuai
Maria Elena Camerin
Han Xinyun
Sania Mirza
Ksenia Pervak
Edina Gallovits
Sania Mirza 7–5, 6–3
Han Xinyun
Liu Wanting
Bell Challenge
Quebec City , Canada WTA International Carpet (i) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Tamira Paszek 7–6(8–6) , 2–6, 7–5
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Lucie Šafářová
Christina McHale
Rebecca Marino
Melanie Oudin
Alexa Glatch
Sofia Arvidsson
Sofia Arvidsson
Johanna Larsson 6–1, 2–6, [10–6]
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Sep 20
Hansol Korea Open
Seoul , South Korea WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Alisa Kleybanova 6–1, 6–3
Klára Zakopalová
Nadia Petrova
Ágnes Szávay
Kirsten Flipkens
Dinara Safina
Ekaterina Makarova
Kimiko Date-Krumm
Julia Görges
Polona Hercog 6–3, 6–4
Natalie Grandin
Vladimíra Uhlířová
Tashkent Open
Tashkent , Uzbekistan WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Alla Kudryavtseva 6–4, 6–4
Elena Vesnina
Monica Niculescu
Evgeniya Rodina
Alexandra Dulgheru
Darya Kustova
Stefanie Vögele
Akgul Amanmuradova
Alexandra Panova
Tatiana Poutchek 6–3, 6–4
Alexandra Dulgheru
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Sep 27
Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,000,000 – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Caroline Wozniacki 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Elena Dementieva
Victoria Azarenka
Francesca Schiavone
Agnieszka Radwańska
CoCo Vandeweghe
Kaia Kanepi
Vera Zvonareva
Iveta Benešová
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–4, 4–6, [10–8]
Shahar Pe'er
Peng Shuai
October
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
Oct 4
China Open
Beijing , China WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $4,500,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Caroline Wozniacki 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Vera Zvonareva
Shahar Pe'er
Li Na
Ana Ivanovic
Timea Bacsinszky
Anastasija Sevastova
Francesca Schiavone
Chuang Chia-jung
Olga Govortsova 7–6(7–2) , 1–6, [10–7]
Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta
Oct 11
Generali Ladies Linz
Linz , Austria WTA International Hard (i) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Ana Ivanovic 6–1, 6–2
Patty Schnyder
Roberta Vinci
Andrea Petkovic
Sara Errani
Julia Görges
Eleni Daniilidou
Daniela Hantuchová
Renata Voráčová
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik
HP Open
Osaka , Japan WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–5, 6–7(4–7) , 6–1
Kimiko Date-Krumm
Shahar Pe'er
Marion Bartoli
Samantha Stosur
Iveta Benešová
Chang Kai-chen
Jill Craybas
Chang Kai-chen
Lilia Osterloh 6–0, 6–3
Shuko Aoyama
Rika Fujiwara
Oct 18
Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia WTA Premier Hard (i) – $1,000,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–4
Maria Kirilenko
Vera Dushevina
María José Martínez Sánchez
Zarina Diyas
Anna Chakvetadze
Dominika Cibulková
Alisa Kleybanova
Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta 6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
Sara Errani
María José Martínez Sánchez
BGL Luxembourg Open
Kockelscheuer , Luxembourg WTA International Hard (i) – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Roberta Vinci 6–3, 6–4
Julia Görges
Angelique Kerber
Anne Keothavong
Polona Hercog
Ana Ivanovic
Iveta Benešová
Kirsten Flipkens
Timea Bacsinszky
Tathiana Garbin 6–4, 6–4
Iveta Benešová
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Oct 25
Sony Ericsson Championships
Doha , Qatar Year-end championships Hard – $4,550,000 – 8S (RR)/4D
Singles –
Doubles
Kim Clijsters 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Caroline Wozniacki
Samantha Stosur
Vera Zvonareva
Round robin losers
Francesca Schiavone
Elena Dementieva
Jelena Janković
Victoria Azarenka
Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta 7–5, 6–4
Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik
November
Statistical information
These tables present the number of
singles (S),
doubles (D), and
mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2010 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: the
Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships, the
WTA Premier tournaments and the
WTA International tournaments . The players/nations are sorted by:
total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
alphabetical order (by family names for players).
To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after an event is completed.
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
Total titles
Country
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
Premier tournaments
International tournaments
All titles
Singles
Doubles
Mixed
Singles
Doubles
Singles
Doubles
Singles
Doubles
Singles
Doubles
Mixed
21
United States
2
4
1
1
6
1
6
4
16
1
19
Russia
4
3
9
3
13
6
17
Italy
1
1
5
3
7
4
13
13
Czech Republic
4
1
8
1
12
8
Belgium
1
1
3
3
8
Argentina
1
5
2
8
6
Denmark
4
2
6
Spain
1
2
3
1
5
5
Zimbabwe
2
1
2
3
2
Slovenia
1
2
2
4
1
Belarus
2
2
1
2
3
4
Australia
1
1
1
1
2
2
Romania
1
3
1
3
China
1
1
2
1
3
Chinese Taipei
1
3
4
Germany
1
3
1
3
3
Serbia
1
1
1
3
France
1
1
1
2
1
Switzerland
3
3
2
Kazakhstan
2
2
Hungary
2
2
Thailand
1
1
1
1
1
Austria
1
1
Colombia
1
1
Estonia
1
1
Latvia
1
1
Ukraine
1
1
Greece
1
1
India
1
1
Netherlands
1
1
New Zealand
1
1
Sweden
1
1
Titles information
The following players won their first title in singles (S), doubles (D) or mixed doubles (X):
The following players completed a successful title defence in singles (S), doubles (D) or mixed doubles (X):
Best ranking
The following players achieved their career-high ranking in this season inside top 50 (players who made their top 10 debut indicated in bold ):
[a]
Singles
Rankings
Singles
The following is the 2010 top 20 in the Race To The Championships and the top 20 rank players in the world.
[26] Premier Mandatory Events are counted for players in the top 10, even if they did not compete, unless there is an injury excuse.
Race Singles (as of October 25, 2010)
Rk
Player
Points
Tour
1
Caroline Wozniacki (
DEN )
7,270
21
2
Vera Zvonareva (
RUS )
6,096
18
3
Serena Williams (
USA )
5,355
12(6)
4
Kim Clijsters (
BEL )
5,295
13
5
Venus Williams (
USA )
4,985
14(9)
6
Francesca Schiavone (
ITA )
4,595
21
7
Samantha Stosur (
AUS )
4,572
17
8
Jelena Janković (
SRB )
4,236
20
9
Elena Dementieva (
RUS )
4,085
20
10
Victoria Azarenka (
BLR )
3,935
20
11
Li Na (
CHN )
3,540
20
12
Justine Henin (
BEL )
3,415
11
13
Shahar Pe'er (
ISR )
3,365
21
14
Agnieszka Radwańska (
POL )
3,000
18
15
Nadia Petrova (
RUS )
2,702
20
16
Marion Bartoli (
FRA )
2,645
21
17
Maria Sharapova (
RUS )
2,591
14
18
Aravane Rezaï (
FRA )
2,570
25
19
Maria Kirilenko (
RUS )
2,550
23
20
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (
RUS )
2,520
23
WTA Singles Year-End Rankings
[27]
Rk
Player
Nation
Points
Change
1
Caroline Wozniacki
DEN
8,035
+3
2
Vera Zvonareva
RUS
6,785
+7
3
Kim Clijsters
BEL
6,635
+15
4
Serena Williams
USA
5,355
-3
5
Venus Williams
USA
4,985
+1
6
Samantha Stosur
AUS
4,982
+7
7
Francesca Schiavone
ITA
4,935
+10
8
Jelena Janković
SRB
4,445
=
9
Elena Dementieva
RUS
4,335
-4
10
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
4,235
-3
11
Li Na
CHN
3,545
+4
12
Justine Henin
BEL
3,415
NR
13
Shahar Pe'er
ISR
3,410
+18
14
Agnieszka Radwańska
POL
3,000
-4
15
Nadia Petrova
RUS
2,702
+5
16
Marion Bartoli
FRA
2,645
-5
17
Ana Ivanovic
SRB
2,600
+5
18
Maria Sharapova
RUS
2,591
-4
19
Aravane Rezaï
FRA
2,575
+7
20
Maria Kirilenko
RUS
2,550
+43
Number 1 Ranking
Doubles
The following is the 2010 top 20 in the Race To The Championships – Doubles and the top 20 individual ranked doubles players.
WTA Doubles Year-End Rankings
Rk
Player
Nation
Points
Change
1
Gisela Dulko
ARG
8,570
+26
2
Flavia Pennetta
ITA
8,570
+27
3
Liezel Huber
USA
7,590
-2
4
Vania King
USA
6,920
+28
5
Květa Peschke
CZE
6,860
+21
6
Katarina Srebotnik
SLO
6,830
+117
7
Yaroslava Shvedova
KAZ
6,240
+42
8
Nadia Petrova
RUS
5,530
+8
9
Lisa Raymond
USA
5,520
+9
10
Rennae Stubbs
AUS
5,520
-3
11
Serena Williams
USA
5,500
-8
=
Venus Williams
USA
5,500
-8
13
Cara Black
ZIM
5,115
-12
14
Maria Kirilenko
RUS
4,425
+7
15
María José Martínez Sánchez
ESP
4,400
-9
16
Zheng Jie
CHN
4,105
+8
17
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
USA
4,055
=
18
Chan Yung-jan
TPE
4,030
+34
19
Nuria Llagostera Vives
ESP
3,926
-14
20
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
CZE
3,775
+15
Number 1 Ranking
Prize money leaders
The top-19 players earned over $1,000,000.
As of 8 November 2010
#
Country
Player
Singles
Doubles
Mixed
Bonus Pool 1
Year-to-date
1.
BEL
Kim Clijsters
$5,019,440
$7,025
$8,595
$0
$5,035,060
2.
DEN
Caroline Wozniacki
$3,886,512
$34,976
$0
$525,000
$4,446,488
3.
USA
Serena Williams
$3,707,007
$559,004
$0
$0
$4,266,011
4.
RUS
Vera Zvonareva
$3,000,667
$141,846
$2,128
$300,000
$3,444,641
5.
USA
Venus Williams
$2,055,778
$559,004
$0
$0
$2,614,782
6.
ITA
Francesca Schiavone
$2,360,751
$95,883
$0
$0
$2,456,634
7.
SRB
Jelena Janković
$1,803,164
$33,827
$0
$300,000
$2,136,991
8.
AUS
Samantha Stosur
$1,917,832
$168,251
$4,257
$0
$2,090,340
9.
RUS
Elena Dementieva
$1,346,690
$0
$0
$550,000
$1,896,690
10.
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
$1,278,601
$98,427
$0
$275,000
$1,652,028
1 Only for 2008 year-end top 10, Certain players receive fines for skipping events
Statistics leaders
As of October 25, 2010.
Source [
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Point distribution
Description
W
F
SF
QF
R16
R32
R64
R128
QLFR
Q3
Q2
Q1
Grand Slam (S)
2000
1400
900
500
280
160
100
5
60
50
40
2
Grand Slam (D)
2000
1400
900
500
280
160
5
–
48
–
–
-
WTA Tour Championships (S)
+450
+360
(230 for each round robin match won 70 for each round robin match lost)
–
–
-
WTA Tour Championships (D)
1500
1050
690
–
–
-
-
–
–
–
-
-
Premier Mandatory (96S)
1000
700
450
250
140
80
50
5
30
–
20
1
Premier Mandatory (64S)
1000
700
450
250
140
80
5
–
30
–
20
1
Premier Mandatory (28/32D)
1000
700
450
250
140
5
–
–
–
–
–
-
Premier 5 (56S)
900
620
395
225
125
70
1
–
30
–
20
1
Premier 5 (28D)
900
620
395
225
125
1
–
–
–
–
–
-
Premier (56S)
470
320
200
120
60
40
1
–
12
–
8
1
Premier (32S)
470
320
200
120
60
1
–
–
20
12
8
1
Premier (16D)
470
320
200
120
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
-
Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions
375
255
180(3rd) 165(4th)
75
-
–
–
-
-
–
–
-
International (56S)
280
200
130
70
30
15
1
–
10
–
6
1
International (32S)
280
200
130
70
30
1
–
–
16
10
6
1
International (16D)
280
200
130
70
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
-
Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the
WTA rankings top 100 (singles) or (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2010 season:
See also
Notes
^ Name and ranking in bold means the player entered the top 10 or became world No. 1 for the first time, and only the ranking in bold means the player had entered the top 10 previously but reached a new career-high ranking.
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a
b
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^
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^
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^
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^
a
b
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^
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^
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^
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