2010 French Open – Women's singles

Francesca Schiavone defeated Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 French Open. It was her first and only major singles title, and she became the first Italian woman to win a singles major. Schiavone was also the first woman in the Open Era to win the title without being a top-10 seed. The final was also a rematch of the pair's first round match from the previous year. With the win, Schiavone made her top 10 debut in the rankings.[1][2] Schiavone remains the last woman with a one-handed backhand to win a singles major.

Women's singles
2010 French Open
Final
ChampionItaly Francesca Schiavone
Runner-upAustralia Samantha Stosur
Score6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
← 2009 · French Open · 2011 →

Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Maria Kirilenko.

This tournament marked the last French Open appearance of four-time champion Justine Henin, who was defeated by Stosur in the fourth round.[3] It was also the major debut of future world No. 1 and two-time major champion Simona Halep, who was defeated by Stosur in the first round.

With the loss of Serena Williams in the quarterfinals, a maiden major champion was guaranteed. This was the first major since the 1979 Australian Open where none of the semifinalists had previously won a major title, and the final was the first since the 2004 tournament to feature two first-time major finalists.[4]

Seeds

edit
01.     Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
02.     Venus Williams (fourth round)
03.     Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)
04.     Jelena Janković (semifinals)
05.     Elena Dementieva (semifinals, retired because of left gastrocnemius muscle strain)
06.     Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
07.     Samantha Stosur (final)
08.     Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
09.     Dinara Safina (first round)
10.     Victoria Azarenka (first round)
11.     Li Na (third round)
12.     Maria Sharapova (third round)
13.     Marion Bartoli (third round)
14.     Flavia Pennetta (fourth round)
15.     Aravane Rezaï (third round)
16.     Yanina Wickmayer (third round)
17.     Francesca Schiavone (champion)
18.     Shahar Pe'er (fourth round)
19.     Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
20.     María José Martínez Sánchez (first round)
21.     Vera Zvonareva (second round)
22.     Justine Henin (fourth round)
23.     Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round)
24.     Lucie Šafářová (second round)
25.     Zheng Jie (second round)
26.     Dominika Cibulková (third round)
27.     Alona Bondarenko (third round)
28.     Alisa Kleybanova (third round)
29.     Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)
30.     Maria Kirilenko (fourth round)
31.     Alexandra Dulgheru (third round)
32.     Kateryna Bondarenko (second round)

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

Qualifying

edit

Draw

edit

Finals

edit
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Serena Williams 2 77 6
7   Samantha Stosur 6 62 8
7   Samantha Stosur 6 6  
4   Jelena Janković 1 2  
4   Jelena Janković 7 6  
    Yaroslava Shvedova 5 4  
7   Samantha Stosur 4 62  
17   Francesca Schiavone 6 77  
17   Francesca Schiavone 6 6  
3   Caroline Wozniacki 2 3  
17   Francesca Schiavone 77 0  
5   Elena Dementieva 63 0r  
5   Elena Dementieva 2 6 6
19   Nadia Petrova 6 2 0

Top half

edit

Section 1

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   S Williams 77 6  
    S Vögele 62 2   1   S Williams 6 6  
    M Czink 2 3       J Görges 1 1  
    J Görges 6 6   1   S Williams 6 1 6
    K O'Brien 0 6 2 29   A Pavlyuchenkova 1 6 2
    J Craybas 6 4 6     J Craybas 4 1  
    A Cornet 4 2   29   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6  
29   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6   1   S Williams 6 6  
18   S Pe'er 6 6   18   S Pe'er 2 2  
Q   N Llagostera Vives 1 4   18   S Pe'er 3 6 6
    V King 2 2   LL   B Mattek-Sands 6 0 1
LL   B Mattek-Sands 6 6   18   S Pe'er 79 6  
    S Perry 64 0   13   M Bartoli 67 2  
WC   O Sanchez 77 6   WC   O Sanchez 5 2  
    ME Camerin 2 3   13   M Bartoli 7 6  
13   M Bartoli 6 6  

Section 2

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   M Sharapova 6 6  
Q   K Pervak 3 2   12   M Sharapova 6 6  
    A Morita 1 4       K Flipkens 3 3  
    K Flipkens 6 6   12   M Sharapova 2 6 3
    K Zakopalová 77 4 6 22   J Henin 6 3 6
PR   K Srebotnik 63 6 2     K Zakopalová 3 3  
    T Pironkova 4 3   22   J Henin 6 6  
22   J Henin 6 6   22   J Henin 6 1 4
25   J Zheng 7 6   7   S Stosur 2 6 6
    E Bychkova 5 4   25   J Zheng 4 3  
Q   A Pivovarova 6 6   Q   A Pivovarova 6 6  
    R Olaru 4 3   Q   A Pivovarova 3 2  
    B Záhlavová-Strýcová 62 3   7   S Stosur 6 6  
    R de los Ríos 77 6       R de los Ríos 6 1 0
Q   S Halep 5 1   7   S Stosur 4 6 6
7   S Stosur 7 6  

Section 3

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   J Janković 6 6  
    A Molik 0 4   4   J Janković 6 3 6
Q   K Kanepi 6 6   Q   K Kanepi 2 6 4
    P Parmentier 3 1   4   J Janković 6 77  
    S Arvidsson 77 3 2 27   A Bondarenko 4 63  
    M Rybáriková 62 6 6     M Rybáriková 3 3  
    V Dushevina 77 3 4 27   A Bondarenko 6 6  
27   A Bondarenko 63 6 6 4   J Janković 6 6  
23   D Hantuchová 6 6   23   D Hantuchová 4 2  
    T Tanasugarn 1 1   23   D Hantuchová 7 6  
    O Govortsova 711 6       O Govortsova 5 3  
    C Suárez Navarro 69 1   23   D Hantuchová 7 6  
    M Duque Mariño 0 1   16   Y Wickmayer 5 3  
    S Bammer 6 6       S Bammer 64 6 5
    S Záhlavová 1 1   16   Y Wickmayer 77 1 7
16   Y Wickmayer 6 6  

Section 4

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   D Safina 6 4 5
    K Date-Krumm 3 6 7     K Date-Krumm 0 3  
WC   J Groth 6 6   WC   J Groth 6 6  
    Y-j Chan 2 3   WC   J Groth 6 5 6
    A Rodionova 6 6       A Rodionova 3 7 2
    E Makarova 3 2       A Rodionova 6 6  
    A Brianti 3 1   21   V Zvonareva 4 4  
21   V Zvonareva 6 6   WC   J Groth 4 3  
28   A Kleybanova 6 6       Y Shvedova 6 6  
    M Koryttseva 2 1   28   A Kleybanova 6 6  
    K-c Chang 3 3       A Ivanovic 3 0  
    A Ivanovic 6 6   28   A Kleybanova 2 6 0
    S Errani 1 5       Y Shvedova 6 4 6
    Y Shvedova 6 7       Y Shvedova 7 6  
    E Baltacha 0 5   8   A Radwańska 5 3  
8   A Radwańska 6 7  

Bottom half

edit

Section 5

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   S Kuznetsova 6 6  
    S Cîrstea 3 1   6   S Kuznetsova 4 7 6
    E Vesnina 6 1 4     A Petkovic 6 5 4
    A Petkovic 4 6 6 6   S Kuznetsova 3 6 4
    Y Meusburger 77 6   30   M Kirilenko 6 2 6
WC   C Feuerstein 64 3       Y Meusburger 3 3  
    K Šprem 65 4   30   M Kirilenko 6 6  
30   M Kirilenko 77 6   30   M Kirilenko 4 4  
17   F Schiavone 5 6 6 17   F Schiavone 6 6  
    R Kulikova 7 3 4 17   F Schiavone 6 6  
    P Kvitová 6 2 2 Q   S Ferguson 2 2  
Q   S Ferguson 1 6 6 17   F Schiavone 6 6  
    S Dubois 77 1 3 11   N Li 4 2  
WC   S Cohen-Aloro 63 6 6 WC   S Cohen-Aloro 2 2  
WC   K Mladenovic 5 3   11   N Li 6 6  
11   N Li 7 6  

Section 6

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   F Pennetta 6 6  
    A Keothavong 2 2   14   F Pennetta 6 6  
    R Vinci 7 6       R Vinci 1 1  
    V Razzano 5 2   14   F Pennetta 6 6  
Q   M Doi 3 0       P Hercog 3 0  
    P Hercog 6 6       P Hercog 6 6  
    J Dokić 2 2   24   L Šafářová 1 2  
24   L Šafářová 6 6   14   F Pennetta 65 77 2
31   A Dulgheru 77 4 6 3   C Wozniacki 77 64 6
    L Hradecká 61 6 3 31   A Dulgheru 6 6  
    T Bacsinszky 6 6       T Bacsinszky 4 2  
    T Malek 2 3   31   A Dulgheru 3 4  
    K Barrois 6 67 3 3   C Wozniacki 6 6  
    T Garbin 1 79 6     T Garbin 3 1  
    A Kudryavtseva 0 3   3   C Wozniacki 6 6  
3   C Wozniacki 6 6  

Section 7

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   E Dementieva 6 6  
    P Martić 1 1   5   E Dementieva 6 77  
    M Oudin 5 2       A Medina Garrigues 2 63  
    A Medina Garrigues 7 6   5   E Dementieva 62 6 6
    A Wozniak 6 6       A Wozniak 77 3 4
    I Benešová 3 3       A Wozniak 6 6  
    J Coin 1 2   32   K Bondarenko 4 1  
32   K Bondarenko 6 6   5   E Dementieva 6 6  
20   MJ Martínez Sánchez 2 4   Q   C Scheepers 1 3  
    A Amanmuradova 6 6       A Amanmuradova 77 6  
    J Larsson 6 6       J Larsson 62 2  
    A Sevastova 2 2       A Amanmuradova 3 3  
WC   M Johansson 2 4   Q   C Scheepers 6 6  
Q   C Scheepers 6 6   Q   C Scheepers 3 6 6
    G Dulko 6 6       G Dulko 6 3 4
10   V Azarenka 1 2  

Section 8

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   A Rezaï 6 6  
Q   H El Tabakh 1 1   15   A Rezaï 6 2 6
    A Chakvetadze 7 62 4     A Kerber 2 6 3
    A Kerber 5 77 6 15   A Rezaï 77 4 8
    Á Szávay 6 6   19   N Petrova 62 6 10
WC   S Foretz 2 2       Á Szávay 1 2  
Q   S Zhang 0 3   19   N Petrova 6 6  
19   N Petrova 6 6   19   N Petrova 6 6  
26   D Cibulková 6 6   2   V Williams 4 3  
Q   E Ivanova 2 0   26   D Cibulková 4 6 6
WC   C McHale 5 3       V Lepchenko 6 2 0
    V Lepchenko 7 6   26   D Cibulková 3 4  
    A Parra Santonja 6 6   2   V Williams 6 6  
Q   K Nara 2 2       A Parra Santonja 2 4  
    P Schnyder 3 3   2   V Williams 6 6  
2   V Williams 6 6  

Championship match statistics

edit
Category   Schiavone   Stosur
1st serve % 46/71 (65%) 42/65 (65%)
1st serve points won 35 of 46 = 76% 30 of 42 = 71%
2nd serve points won 15 of 25 = 60% 13 of 23 = 57%
Total service points won 50 of 71 = 70.42% 43 of 65 = 66.15%
Aces 6 3
Double faults 1 1
Winners 26 25
Unforced errors 19 28
Net points won 12 of 12 = 100% 8 of 17 = 47%
Break points converted 2 of 7 = 29% 1 of 2 = 50%
Return points won 22 of 65 = 34% 21 of 71 = 30%
Total points won 72 64
Source
edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Italy's Francesca Schiavone wins French Open title". BBC Sport. 5 June 2010.
  2. ^ Ramsay, Alix (6 June 2010). "French Open 2010: Francesca Schiavone beats Sam Stosur to win women's final". The Telegraph.
  3. ^ "Stosur Ends Justine Henin's French Open Streak". The New York Times. 31 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Schiavone in Final After Dementieva Retires". The New York Times. 3 June 2010.