2010 Family Circle Cup

The 2010 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event on the 2010 WTA Tour, which took place from April 12 to April 18. It was the 38th edition of the event and was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It was the second and last event of the clay court season played on green clay. The total prize money offered at this tournament was US$700,000. Samantha Stosur won the singles title.

2010 Family Circle Cup
DateApril 12–18
Edition38th
CategoryPremier Mandatory
Draw56S / 16D
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationCharleston, South Carolina, U.S.
VenueFamily Circle Tennis Center
Attendance95,767 [1]
Champions
Singles
Australia Samantha Stosur
Doubles
United States Liezel Huber / Russia Nadia Petrova
← 2009 · Family Circle Cup · 2011 →

Entrants

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Seeds

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Athlete Nationality Ranking* Seeding
Caroline Wozniacki   Denmark 2 1
Jelena Janković   Serbia 7 2
Victoria Azarenka   Belarus 9 3
Samantha Stosur   Australia 11 4
Marion Bartoli   France 12 5
Nadia Petrova   Russia 18 6
Vera Zvonareva   Russia 22 7
Daniela Hantuchová   Slovakia 24 8
Alona Bondarenko   Ukraine 25 9
Elena Vesnina   Russia 33 10
Virginie Razzano   France 34 11
Aleksandra Wozniak   Canada 39 12
Melanie Oudin   United States 41 13
Vera Dushevina   Russia 46 14
Melinda Czink   Hungary 47 15
Patty Schnyder   Switzerland 49 16
  • Rankings are as of April 5, 2010.

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Notable withdrawals

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The following players withdrew from the tournament for various reasons:

Finals

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Singles

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  Samantha Stosur defeated   Vera Zvonareva, 6–0, 6–3

  • It was Stosur's first title of the year and second of her career.

Doubles

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  Liezel Huber /   Nadia Petrova defeated   Vania King /   Michaëlla Krajicek, 6–3, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ Gene Sapakoff (August 30, 2015). "Tourney to take a ride with Volvo Tennis cup's new sponsor might help draw big names". The Post and Courier.
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