The 2010 HP Open (also known as the 2010 HP Japan Women's Open Tennis) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the HP Open, and was classified as one of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It was played in Osaka, Japan from October 11 to October 17.
| 2010 HP Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11–17 October |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Category | WTA International tournaments |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Osaka, Japan |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Tamarine Tanasugarn | |
| Doubles | |
 Chang Kai-chen /  Lilia Osterloh | |
WTA players edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 8 | 1 |
 FRA
|
Marion Bartoli | 14 | 2 |
 ISR
|
Shahar Pe'er | 18 | 3 |
 RUS
|
Maria Kirilenko | 26 | 4 |
| RUS
|
Alla Kudryavtseva | 56 | 5 |
 JPN
|
Kimiko Date-Krumm | 57 | 6 |
 CZE
|
Iveta Benešová | 70 | 7 |
 HUN
|
Gréta Arn | 88 | 8 |
- Seeds are based on the rankings of October 4, 2010.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Champions edit
Singles edit
Tamarine Tanasugarn def. Kimiko Date-Krumm, 7–5, 6–7(4), 6–1
- It was Tanasugarn's 1st title of the year, and her 4th overall.
- It was the oldest known final ever, at a combined age of 73.[1]
Doubles edit
Chang Kai-chen / Lilia Osterloh def. Shuko Aoyama / Rika Fujiwara, 6–0, 6–3
References edit
- ^ "Tanasugarn wins historic final". Women's Tennis Association. 17 October 2010. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
External links edit