2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2010 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Vera Zvonareva
Score	6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 7 WC )
Seeds	32
Events

Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] It was her fourth Wimbledon singles title and 13th major singles title overall. She did not lose a set during the tournament.^[2] Zvonareva was contesting her first major singles final, and became the second lowest-ranked woman to contest the final.

The reigning French Open champion Francesca Schiavone and runner-up Samantha Stosur both lost in the first round, marking the first time that the two French Open finalists lost in the opening round of Wimbledon.^[3]

Petra Kvitová (ranked 62nd) and Tsvetana Pironkova (ranked 82nd) reached the semifinals, marking the first time since 1999 that two unseeded players reached the semifinals. Pironkova became the first Bulgarian woman to reach a major semifinal.^[a]^[4]

Seeds edit

01.

Serena Williams (champion)

02.

Venus Williams (quarterfinals)

03.

Caroline Wozniacki (fourth round)

04.

Jelena Janković (fourth round, retired due to back injury)

05.

Francesca Schiavone (first round)

06.

Samantha Stosur (first round)

07.

Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)

08.

Kim Clijsters (quarterfinals)

09.

Li Na (quarterfinals)

10.

Flavia Pennetta (third round)

11.

Marion Bartoli (fourth round)

12.

Nadia Petrova (third round)

13.

Shahar Pe'er (second round)

14.

Victoria Azarenka (third round)

15.

Yanina Wickmayer (third round)

16.

Maria Sharapova (fourth round)

17.

Justine Henin (fourth round)

18.

Aravane Rezaï (second round)

19.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)

20.

Dinara Safina (withdrew)

21.

Vera Zvonareva (final)

22.

María José Martínez Sánchez (withdrew)

23.

Zheng Jie (second round)

24.

Daniela Hantuchová (second round)

25.

Lucie Šafářová (first round)

26.

Alisa Kleybanova (third round)

27.

Maria Kirilenko (third round)

28.

Alona Bondarenko (third round)

29.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)

30.

Yaroslava Shvedova (second round)

31.

Alexandra Dulgheru (third round)

32.

Sara Errani (third round)

33.

Melanie Oudin (second round)

34.

Kateryna Bondarenko (first round)

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

Dinara Safina and María José Martínez Sánchez withdrew due to injury; Safina with a lower back injury and Martínez Sánchez with a knee injury. They were replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded players Melanie Oudin and Kateryna Bondarenko, who became the #33 and #34 seeds.

Qualifying edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Serena Williams	7	6

9	Li Na	5	3
					1	Serena Williams	7⁷	6

						Petra Kvitová	6⁵	2
	Petra Kvitová	4	7¹⁰	8

Q	Kaia Kanepi	6	6⁸	6
										1	Serena Williams	6	6

										21	Vera Zvonareva	3	2
8	Kim Clijsters	6	4	2

21	Vera Zvonareva	3	6	6
					21	Vera Zvonareva	3	6	6

						Tsvetana Pironkova	6	3	2
	Tsvetana Pironkova	6	6

2	Venus Williams	2	3

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

1	S Williams	6	6
	M Larcher de Brito	0	4		1	S Williams	6	6
	A Chakvetadze	3	6	6		A Chakvetadze	0	1
	A Petkovic	6	4	4						1	S Williams	6	7
	T Tanasugarn	5	1								D Cibulková	0	5
	A Morita	7	6			A Morita	7⁷	6²	5
	D Cibulková	7⁷	6			D Cibulková	6⁴	7⁷	7
25	L Šafářová	6⁵	4											1	S Williams	7¹¹	6
24	D Hantuchová	6⁴	7⁷	6										16	M Sharapova	6⁹	4
	V King	7⁷	6⁴	3	24	D Hantuchová	6	2	4
	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6			B Záhlavová-Strýcová	1	6	6
	E Vesnina	1	3								B Záhlavová-Strýcová	5	3
	R Olaru	5	6	6						16	M Sharapova	7	6
	A Cornet	7	4	4		R Olaru	1	4
LL	A Pivovarova	1	0		16	M Sharapova	6	6
16	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 2 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

9	N Li	7⁷	6
WC	C Scheepers	6⁵	2		9	N Li	6	6
	M Duque Mariño	4	2		Q	K Nara	2	4
Q	K Nara	6	6							9	N Li	6	6
	A Keothavong	6	2	4							A Rodionova	1	3
	A Rodionova	3	6	6		A Rodionova	6	2	6
	A Amanmuradova	2	7⁷	4	19	S Kuznetsova	4	6	4
19	S Kuznetsova	6	6⁵	6										9	N Li	6	6
32	S Errani	6	6											7	A Radwańska	3	2
	J Coin	2	4		32	S Errani	6	6
	A Parra Santonja	6	2	6		A Parra Santonja	2	2
	O Govortsova	3	6	4						32	S Errani	3	1
	A Brianti	6	7							7	A Radwańska	6	6
	J Craybas	2	5			A Brianti	2	0
	M Czink	3	3		7	A Radwańska	6	6
7	A Radwańska	6	6

Section 3 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

3	C Wozniacki	6	6
	T Garbin	1	1		3	C Wozniacki	6	6
	A Rus	0	6	3		K-c Chang	4	3
	K-c Chang	6	2	6						3	C Wozniacki	7	6
	S Bammer	3	3							29	A Pavlyuchenkova	5	4
	R Vinci	6	6			R Vinci	2	6¹
	I Benešová	3	4		29	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	7⁷
29	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6											3	C Wozniacki	2	0
23	J Zheng	7	6												P Kvitová	6	6
	P Parmentier	5	4		23	J Zheng	4	6	2
	S Cîrstea	2	2			P Kvitová	6	2	6
	P Kvitová	6	6								P Kvitová	7	6
	B Jovanovski	6	6							14	V Azarenka	5	0
PR	C Dellacqua	1	0			B Jovanovski	1	4
Q	M Lučić	3	3		14	V Azarenka	6	6
14	V Azarenka	6	6

Section 4 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

10	F Pennetta	6	6
	A Medina Garrigues	4	0		10	F Pennetta	6	6
Q	M Niculescu	6	6		Q	M Niculescu	1	1
	G Dulko	3	2							10	F Pennetta	2	3
	K Zakopalová	6¹	6	6							K Zakopalová	6	6
	Y Meusburger	7⁷	1	0		K Zakopalová	5	6	6
	M Rybáriková	7¹⁰	2	5	18	A Rezaï	7	3	3
18	A Rezaï	6⁸	6	7											K Zakopalová	2	4
31	A Dulgheru	6	6³	6										Q	K Kanepi	6	6
	K Date-Krumm	2	7⁷	1	31	A Dulgheru	6	6
Q	R Oprandi	6	1	6	Q	R Oprandi	2	0
WC	H Watson	4	6	3						31	A Dulgheru	1	2
	T Bacsinszky	6	5	3						Q	K Kanepi	6	6
	E Gallovits	4	7	6		E Gallovits	4	5
Q	K Kanepi	6	6		Q	K Kanepi	6	7
6	S Stosur	4	4

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

8	K Clijsters	6	6
	ME Camerin	0	3		8	K Clijsters	6	6
	K Šprem	6	6			K Šprem	3	2
Q	B Mattek-Sands	3	4						8	K Clijsters	6	6
Q	S Perry	6	4	9					27	M Kirilenko	3	3
Q	A Yakimova	2	6	7	Q	S Perry	1	4
	S Vögele	6	4	5	27	M Kirilenko	6	6
27	M Kirilenko	2	6	7									8	K Clijsters	2	6	6
17	J Henin	6	6										17	J Henin	6	2	3
	A Sevastova	4	3		17	J Henin	6	7
	K Barrois	6	6			K Barrois	3	5
	M Koryttseva	3	4						17	J Henin	6	6
	Y-j Chan	6	6						12	N Petrova	1	4
	P Schnyder	0	2			Y-j Chan	3	4
	T Malek	4	3		12	N Petrova	6	6
12	N Petrova	6	6

Section 6 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

15	Y Wickmayer	6	5	6
WC	A Riske	4	7	3	15	Y Wickmayer	7¹¹	6
LL	S Dubois	4	4			K Flipkens	6⁹	4
	K Flipkens	6	6							15	Y Wickmayer	4	2
WC	N Lertcheewakarn	3	2							21	V Zvonareva	6	6
Q	A Hlaváčková	6	6		Q	A Hlaváčková	1	4
Q	N Llagostera Vives	4	1		21	V Zvonareva	6	6
21	V Zvonareva	6	6											21	V Zvonareva	6	3
28	A Bondarenko	6	6¹⁰	6										4	J Janković	1	0^r
WC	K O'Brien	3	7¹²	4	28	A Bondarenko	4	6	6
	L Hradecká	4	5			V Lepchenko	6	4	3
	V Lepchenko	6	7							28	A Bondarenko	0	3
Q	E Daniilidou	5	5							4	J Janković	6	6
	A Wozniak	7	7			A Wozniak	6	2	4
WC	L Robson	3	6⁵		4	J Janković	4	6	6
4	J Janković	6	7⁷

Section 7 edit

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

5	F Schiavone	7⁷	5	1
	V Dushevina	6⁰	7	6		V Dushevina	3	4
	T Pironkova	6	7⁹			T Pironkova	6	6
	A Lapushchenkova	0	6⁷							T Pironkova	6	2
	R Kulikova	6	6							R Kulikova	4	0^r
WC	M South	1	2			R Kulikova	6	6
	P Hercog	1	4		30	Y Shvedova	2	4
30	Y Shvedova	6	6											T Pironkova	6	6
34	K Bondarenko	6¹	6	3									11	M Bartoli	4	4
Q	G Arn	7⁷	3	6	Q	G Arn	7	6
	Z Kučová	2	5			A Molik	5	4
	A Molik	6	7						Q	G Arn	3	4
	P Martić	2	7	6					11	M Bartoli	6	6
	E Baltacha	6	5	3		P Martić	w/o
	J Görges	4	3		11	M Bartoli
11	M Bartoli	6	6

Section 8 edit

First round				Second round					Third round				Fourth round

13	S Pe'er	6	6
	A Ivanovic	3	4	13	S Pe'er	6	3	4
	S Mirza	4	1		A Kerber	3	6	6
	A Kerber	6	6							A Kerber	3	5
	R Voráčová	4	3							J Groth	6	7
	J Groth	6	6		J Groth	6	6
	A-L Grönefeld	3	0	33	M Oudin	4	3
33	M Oudin	6	6											J Groth	4	6⁵
26	A Kleybanova	6	6										2	V Williams	6	7⁷
	S Záhlavová	2	3	26	A Kleybanova	6	6
	S Arvidsson	4	1		A Kudryavtseva	4	2
	A Kudryavtseva	6	6						26	A Kleybanova	4	2
	E Makarova	6	7⁷						2	V Williams	6	6
	Á Szávay	4	6²		E Makarova	0	4
	R de los Ríos	3	2	2	V Williams	6	6
2	V Williams	6	6

Championship match statistics edit

Category	S. Williams	Zvonareva
1st serve %	33/50 (66%)	41/55 (75%)
1st serve points won	31 of 33 = 94%	26 of 41 = 63%
2nd serve points won	7 of 17 = 41%	5 of 14 = 36%
Total service points won	38 of 50 = 76.00%	31 of 55 = 56.36%
Aces	9	4
Double faults	3	2
Winners	29	9
Unforced errors	15	11
Net points won	13 of 13 = 100%	5 of 9 = 56%
Break points converted	3 of 7 = 43%	0 of 0 = 0%
Return points won	24 of 55 = 44%	12 of 50 = 24%
Total points won	62	43
Source

Notes edit

^ Manuela Maleeva, who previously represented Bulgaria, was representing Switzerland when she reached the US Open semifinals in 1992 and 1993.

References edit

^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
^ "Wimbledon salutes Queen Serena the fourth". The Guardian. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
^ "Wimbledon 2010: Sixth seed Sam Stosur makes shock exit". BBC Sport. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^ "Pironkova upsets Venus in Wimbledon quarterfinals". 29 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

External links edit

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
2010 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2010 French Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2010 US Open – Women's singles

[4] Manuela Maleeva, who previously represented Bulgaria, was representing Switzerland when she reached the US Open semifinals in 1992 and 1993.

[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

[2] "Wimbledon salutes Queen Serena the fourth". The Guardian. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

[3] "Wimbledon 2010: Sixth seed Sam Stosur makes shock exit". BBC Sport. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[5] "Pironkova upsets Venus in Wimbledon quarterfinals". 29 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

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