2010 US Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Kim Clijsters defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 US Open. It was her third US Open title and third major title overall.

Women's singles
2010 US Open
Final
ChampionBelgium Kim Clijsters
Runner-upRussia Vera Zvonareva
Score6–2, 6–1
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singlesmenwomenboysgirls
Doublesmenwomenmixedboysgirls
WC Singlesmenwomenquad
WC Doublesmenwomenquad
Legendsmenwomenmixed
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World No. 1 and three-time champion Serena Williams withdrew from the tournament due to a foot surgery sustained from an exhibition match. Caroline Wozniacki was in contention to gain the top ranking by winning the title, but lost to Zvonareva in the semifinals.

This was the final major appearance for former world No. 3 Elena Dementieva; she was defeated in the fourth round by Samantha Stosur.

Seeds edit

01.   Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)
02.   Kim Clijsters (champion)
03.   Venus Williams (semifinals)
04.   Jelena Janković (third round)
05.   Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
06.   Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
07.   Vera Zvonareva (final)
08.   Li Na (first round)
09.   Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
10.   Victoria Azarenka (second round, retired due to concussion)
11.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
12.   Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
13.   Marion Bartoli (second round)
14.   Maria Sharapova (fourth round)
15.   Yanina Wickmayer (fourth round)
16.   Shahar Pe'er (fourth round)
17.   Nadia Petrova (first round)
18.   Aravane Rezaï (second round)
19.   Flavia Pennetta (third round)
20.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (fourth round)
21.   Zheng Jie (second round)
22.   María José Martínez Sánchez (second round)
23.   Maria Kirilenko (third round)
24.   Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
25.   Alexandra Dulgheru (third round)
26.   Lucie Šafářová (first round)
27.   Petra Kvitová (third round)
28.   Alisa Kleybanova (second round)
29.   Alona Bondarenko (third round)
30.   Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
31.   Kaia Kanepi (quarterfinals)
32.   Tsvetana Pironkova (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying edit

Main draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
               
1 Caroline Wozniacki67 
  Dominika Cibulková25 
1 Caroline Wozniacki43 
7 Vera Zvonareva66 
31 Kaia Kanepi35 
7 Vera Zvonareva67 
7 Vera Zvonareva21 
2 Kim Clijsters66 
6 Francesca Schiavone654 
3 Venus Williams776 
3 Venus Williams6624
2 Kim Clijsters4776
5 Samantha Stosur473
2 Kim Clijsters656

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 C Wozniacki66 
WC Ch Gullickson11 1 C Wozniacki66 
  K-c Chang66   K-c Chang00 
  C Suárez Navarro24 1 C Wozniacki66 
PR A Keothavong611  Y-j Chan10 
  Y-j Chan266  Y-j Chan66 
Q T Paszek276Q T Paszek33 
26 L Šafářová6521 C Wozniacki66 
18 A Rezaï7779 14 M Sharapova34 
  M Rybáriková6567 18 A Rezaï563
WC B Capra66 WC B Capra726
  K Šprem13 WC B Capra00 
Q N Llagostera Vives366 14 M Sharapova66 
  I Benešová678   I Benešová12 
  J Groth63114 M Sharapova66 
14 M Sharapova466

Section 2 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
11 S Kuznetsova646
  K Date-Krumm26111 S Kuznetsova66 
  R Kulikova00r  A Sevastova23 
  A Sevastova62 11 S Kuznetsova66 
  Y Meusburger37623 M Kirilenko34 
  J Craybas650  Y Meusburger650
  B Záhlavová-Strýcová54 23 M Kirilenko476
23 M Kirilenko76 11 S Kuznetsova564 
30 Y Shvedova462  D Cibulková777 
Q L Domínguez Lino636Q L Domínguez Lino67 
  A Chakvetadze33 PR U Radwańska25 
PR U Radwańska66 Q L Domínguez Lino01 
  D Cibulková647  D Cibulková66 
  S Vögele265  D Cibulková6579
  K Bondarenko266  K Bondarenko2767
8 N Li642

Section 3 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
4 J Janković647
  S Halep4654 J Janković636
  A Molik651 Q M Lučić462
Q M Lučić776 4 J Janković261 
  C Scheepers34 31 K Kanepi677 
Q A Amanmuradova66 Q A Amanmuradova24 
  A Cornet61031 K Kanepi66 
31 K Kanepi36631 K Kanepi0776
22 MJ Martínez Sánchez63615 Y Wickmayer6621
WC J Hampton46022 MJ Martínez Sánchez624 
  K Flipkens13   P Schnyder776 
  P Schnyder66   P Schnyder65666
  R Oprandi34 15 Y Wickmayer77378
  J Görges66   J Görges45 
  A Kudryavtseva12 15 Y Wickmayer67 
15 Y Wickmayer66 

Section 4 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
9 A Radwańska66 
  A Parra Santonja43 9 A Radwańska614
  S Peng65776  S Peng266
WC S Rogers77633  S Peng  
  B Mattek-Sands466  A Petkovicw/o  
  A Medina Garrigues641  B Mattek-Sands635
  A Petkovic6477  A Petkovic367
17 N Petrova2664  A Petkovic12 
25 A Dulgheru66 7 V Zvonareva66 
  J Coin31 25 A Dulgheru776 
  S Arvidsson66   S Arvidsson651 
  S Cîrstea12 25 A Dulgheru262 
WC C Vandeweghe10 7 V Zvonareva677 
  S Lisicki66   S Lisicki165 
Q Z Kučová21 7 V Zvonareva677 
7 V Zvonareva66 

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
6 F Schiavone66 
  A Morita10 6 F Schiavone66 
Q ME Camerin66 Q ME Camerin21 
WC S Ferguson40 6 F Schiavone67 
  M Oudin66 29 A Bondarenko15 
Q O Savchuk30   M Oudin25 
  V Dushevina07429 A Bondarenko67 
29 A Bondarenko6566 F Schiavone66 
20 A Pavlyuchenkova66 20 A Pavlyuchenkova30 
  K Barrois41 20 A Pavlyuchenkova66 
Q M Larcher de Brito32 Q S Mirza24 
Q S Mirza66 20 A Pavlyuchenkova66 
  G Dulko66   G Dulko12 
  A Kerber31   G Dulko5  
Q M Niculescu07110 V Azarenka1r  
10 V Azarenka656

Section 6 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
16 S Pe'er67 
PR J Kostanić Tošić45 16 S Pe'er66 
  P Parmentier467  P Parmentier23 
  A Brianti63516 S Pe'er66 
  Á Szávay66 19 F Pennetta44 
  S Záhlavová02   Á Szávay14 
Q I Falconi21 19 F Pennetta66 
19 F Pennetta66 16 S Pe'er633 
32 T Pironkova66 3 V Williams776 
  R Voráčová34 32 T Pironkova40 
  P Hercog45 Q M Minella66 
Q M Minella67 Q M Minella21 
Q R Marino6473 V Williams66 
  K Pervak465Q R Marino633 
  R Vinci41 3 V Williams776 
3 V Williams66 

Section 7 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
5 S Stosur3776
  E Vesnina66215 S Stosur66 
  B Jovanovski54   An Rodionova14 
  An Rodionova76 5 S Stosur66 
  S Errani777   S Errani23 
  T Garbin645   S Errani66 
  J Larsson642 28 A Kleybanova23 
28 A Kleybanova776 5 S Stosur6277
24 D Hantuchová66 12 E Dementieva3662
  D Safina34 24 D Hantuchová566
  V King606  V King734
WC C McHale36124 D Hantuchová52 
Q Z Ondrášková50 12 E Dementieva76 
  S Bammer76   S Bammer34 
  O Govortsova12 12 E Dementieva66 
12 E Dementieva66 

Section 8 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
13 M Bartoli66 
  E Gallovits32 13 M Bartoli54 
WC V Razzano66 WC V Razzano76 
  K Zakopalová32 WC V Razzano50 
  A Ivanovic66   A Ivanovic76 
  E Makarova32   A Ivanovic66 
  T Bacsinszky6061 21 J Zheng30 
21 J Zheng7777   A Ivanovic21 
27 P Kvitová67 2 K Clijsters66 
  L Hradecká45 27 P Kvitová776 
  E Baltacha66   E Baltacha653 
  P Martić22 27 P Kvitová30 
Q S Peers66 2 K Clijsters66 
  A Wozniak01 Q S Peers21 
  G Arn05 2 K Clijsters66 
2 K Clijsters67 

Championship match statistics edit

Category Clijsters Zvonareva
1st serve %37/48 (77%)27/41 (66%)
1st serve points won29 of 37 = 78%13 of 27 = 48%
2nd serve points won6 of 11 = 55%5 of 14 = 36%
Total service points won35 of 48 = 72.92%18 of 41 = 43.90%
Aces11
Double faults24
Winners176
Unforced errors1524
Net points won10 of 12 = 83%4 of 9 = 44%
Break points converted4 of 5 = 80%0 of 2 = 0%
Return points won23 of 41 = 56%13 of 48 = 27%
Total points won5831
Source

External links edit

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