2010 Maria Sharapova tennis season

Results and statistics from Maria Sharapova's 2010 tennis season.

2010 Maria Sharapova tennis season
Full nameMaria Sharapova
CountryRussia Russia
Singles
Season record33–11
Calendar titles2
Year-end rankingNo. 18
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease4
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open1R
French Open3R
Wimbledon4R
US Open4R
Last updated on: 3 February 2013.

Yearly summary

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Australian Open series

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Sharapova began her season at the Australian Open, as the 14th seed. She was knocked out in the first round by compatriot Maria Kirilenko in three sets; this marked Sharapova's worst performance at a Major tournament since she lost in the first round of the 2003 French Open, and the first time she lost a match at the tournament since her heavy defeat in the 2007 final to Serena Williams (she did not participate in 2009 due to injury).[1]

North American season

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Rather than participate at the two Middle East Premier tournaments in Doha and Dubai, Sharapova decided to instead compete at the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, as a means of attempting to regain her confidence following her first round defeat in Australia. As the top seed in the tournament, Sharapova won the tournament without dropping a set, defeating Shenay Perry, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Elena Baltacha, Petra Kvitová and Sofia Arvidsson on her way to capturing her 21st career title.[2]

Sharapova's next tournament was Indian Wells. After receiving a bye in the first round, and defeating compatriot Vera Dushevina in the second, Sharapova was upset in the third round by Zheng Jie of China in three sets.[3] Following the defeat, Sharapova then withdrew from Miami citing an elbow injury.[4] This was the third year in a row in which Sharapova was forced to miss the North American hard-court season concluder.

Clay court season

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After a few weeks off the tour, Sharapova returned at the Madrid Open in May, but, as it was at the Australian Open earlier in the year, her tournament would be another short affair, as she fell in the first round to Lucie Šafářová.[5] Following the early exit in Madrid, Sharapova then entered the Internationaux de Strasbourg as a wildcard entry and the top seed, where she would win her second title for the year, by defeating Kristina Barrois in the final.[6]

Sharapova then competed at the French Open as the 11th seed. After routine straight sets victories over Ksenia Pervak and Kirsten Flipkens in the first two rounds, Sharapova lost in the third round to four-times champion Justine Henin, however, she would become the first player since Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2005 to win a set against the Belgian at the French Open. Sharapova was also the last player to be beaten by the Belgian at the tournament; Henin's victory was her 23rd (and last) consecutive match victory at the tournament.[7]

Grass court season

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Following the French Open, Sharapova started her preparations for Wimbledon by reaching the final of the Aegon Classic in Birmingham, where she was beaten by top seed Li Na after serving seven double faults in the match.[8]

Sharapova was seeded 16th at Wimbledon. She defeated Anastasia Pivovarova, Ioana Raluca Olaru and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the first three rounds, all in straight sets, to set up a fourth round showdown against defending champion Serena Williams, in what would be their first meeting on grass since the 2004 Wimbledon final, and thus a rematch of the same final, which Sharapova won. However, there would be no repeat this time around, as Sharapova succumbed in straight sets, despite holding several set points in the first set. This marked her fifth straight defeat to Williams since the end of 2004, and the fourth consecutive year in which she would fail to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.[9]

Following her defeat at Wimbledon, Sharapova then visited her parents' hometown of Gomel, Belarus, to meet the victims of the Chernobyl accident, which occurred when Sharapova was conceived by her parents, who escaped the city as a result.[10]

US Open series

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After a month off the Tour, Sharapova returned to action at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford. She defeated Zheng Jie, Olga Govortsova, Elena Dementieva and Agnieszka Radwańska en route to reaching her fourth final for the year, where she was defeated easily by emerging rival Victoria Azarenka.[11][12] Sharapova then made her tournament debut at Cincinnati, where she defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova (who had just won the title in San Diego the previous week), Andrea Petkovic, Agnieszka Radwańska (for a second time in three weeks), Marion Bartoli (who had just defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the third round) and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (in three sets) to reach her fifth final of the year. There, she faced Kim Clijsters, the defending US Open champion. She came very close to winning the title, holding championship points in the second set before rain interrupted the match and Sharapova's momentum; this break allowed Clijsters to make a comeback and eventually win in three sets.[13]

Sharapova's next tournament was the US Open, where she was seeded 16th. After defeating Jarmila Gajdošová, Iveta Benešová and Beatrice Capra in the first three rounds, Sharapova lost in the fourth round to top seed Caroline Wozniacki, in a match where she served nine double faults and committed 36 unforced errors.[14] Her collective performances at the Majors in 2010 represented her worst performance at that level since 2003, the last year she failed to reach a single Major quarter-final until this year.

The victory over Capra, which preceded the loss to Wozniacki, marked Sharapova's 100th match victory at a Major tournament, and her first double bagel victory at the same level.[15]

Asian hard court season

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Sharapova's Asian hard court swing would turn out to be short-lived one; as the defending champion in Tokyo, Sharapova lost in the first round to Kimiko Date-Krumm in three sets,[16] and in Beijing, she fell to compatriot Elena Vesnina in the second round.[17] This meant that she lost three of her last four matches to finish the season, and thus failed to qualify for the year-end championships for the third year in succession. She had qualified for the alternate year-ending championships, the WTA Tournament of Champions in Bali, but chose not to participate.

Sharapova finished the season ranked World No. 18, only nine rankings points behind a resurgent Ana Ivanovic; this was her lowest year-end ranking since 2003.

All matches

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This table chronicles all the matches of Sharapova in 2010, including walkovers (W/O) which the WTA does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

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Tournament # Round Opponent Result Score
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
18–31 January 2010
1
1R
  Maria Kirilenko
Loss
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 4–6
Cellular South Cup
Memphis, USA
WTA International
Hard, indoor
13–21 February 2010
2
1R
  Shenay Perry
Win
6–0, 6–2
3
2R
  Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Win
6–1, 6–1
4
QF
  Elena Baltacha
Win
6–2, 7–5
5
SF
  Petra Kvitová
Win
6–4, 6–3
6
W
  Sofia Arvidsson
Win (1)
6–2, 6–1
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, United States of America
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
8–21 March 2010
1R
Bye
7
2R
  Vera Dushevina
Win
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
8
3R
  Zheng Jie
Loss
3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
Clay, outdoor
10–16 May 2010
9
1R
  Lucie Šafářová
Loss
4–6, 3–6
Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
WTA International
Clay, outdoor
17–22 May 2010
10
1R
  Regina Kulikova
Win
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
11
2R
  Dia Evtimova
Win
6–3, 6–0
12
QF
  Julia Görges
Win
7–6(7–2), 6–1
13
SF
  Anabel Medina Garrigues
Win
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
14
W
  Kristina Barrois
Win (2)
7–5, 6–1
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
23 May–6 June 2010
15
1R
  Ksenia Pervak
Win
6–3, 6–2
16
2R
  Kirsten Flipkens
Win
6–3, 6–3
17
3R
  Justine Henin
Loss
2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Aegon Classic
Birmingham, Great Britain
WTA International
Grass, outdoor
7–13 June 2010
18
1R
  Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Win
6–0, 6–3
19
2R
  Alla Kudryavtseva
Win
6–3, 6–1
20
QF
  Sesil Karatantcheva
Win
6–2, 6–4
21
SF
  Alison Riske
Win
6–2, 4–6, 6–1
22
F
  Li Na
Loss (1)
5–7, 1–6
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass, outdoor
21 June–4 July 2010
23
1R
  Anastasia Pivovarova
Win
6–1, 6–0
24
2R
  Ioana Raluca Olaru
Win
6–1, 6–4
25
3R
  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Win
7–5, 6–3
26
4R
  Serena Williams
Loss
6–7(9–11), 4–6
Bank of the West Classic
Stanford, United States of America
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
26 July–1 August 2010
27
1R
  Zheng Jie
Win
6–4, 7–5
28
2R
  Olga Govortsova
Win
6–3, 6–3
29
QF
  Elena Dementieva
Win
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
30
SF
  Agnieszka Radwańska
Win
1–6, 6–2, 6–2
31
F
  Victoria Azarenka
Loss (2)
4–6, 1–6
Western and Southern Financial Group Women's Open
Cincinnati, United States of America
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
9–15 August 2010
32
1R
  Svetlana Kuznetsova
Win
6–4, 1–6, 6–2
33
2R
  Andrea Petkovic
Win
6–3, 6–1
34
3R
  Agnieszka Radwańska
Win
6–2, 6–3
35
QF
  Marion Bartoli
Win
6–1, 6–4
36
SF
  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Win
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
37
F
  Kim Clijsters
Loss (3)
6–2, 6–7(4–7), 2–6
US Open
New York, United States of America
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
30 August–13 September 2010
38
1R
  Jarmila Gajdošová
Win
4–6, 6–3, 6–1
39
2R
  Iveta Benešová
Win
6–1, 6–2
40
3R
  Beatrice Capra
Win
6–0, 6–0
41
4R
  Caroline Wozniacki
Loss
3–6, 4–6
Toray Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
27 September–2 October 2010
42
1R
  Kimiko Date-Krumm
Loss
5–7, 6–3, 3–6
China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
2–11 October 2010
43
1R
  Tsvetana Pironkova
Win
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
44
2R
  Elena Vesnina
Loss
6–7(3–7), 2–6

Tournament schedule

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Singles Schedule

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Date Championship Location Category Surface Prev. result New result Outcome
18 January 2010–
31 January 2010
Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam tournament Hard DNP 1R Lost in the first round against Maria Kirilenko
13 February 2010–
21 February 2010
Cellular South Cup Memphis (USA) WTA International Hard (i) DNP W Won in the final against Sofia Arvidsson
8 March 2010–
21 March 2010
BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells (USA) WTA Premier Mandatory Hard DNP 3R Lost in the third round against Zheng Jie
10 May 2010–
16 May 2010
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid (ESP) WTA Premier Mandatory Clay DNP 1R Lost in the first round against Lucie Šafářová
17 May 2010–
22 May 2010
Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg (FRA) WTA International Clay DNP W Won in the final against Kristina Barrois
23 May 2010–
6 June 2010
French Open Paris (FRA) Grand Slam Clay QF 3R Lost in the third round against Justine Henin
7 June 2010–
13 June 2010
Aegon Classic Birmingham (GBR) WTA International Grass DNP F Lost in the final against Li Na
21 June 2010
4 July 2010
The Championships, Wimbledon London (GBR) Grand Slam Grass 2R 4R Lost in the fourth round against Serena Williams
26 July 2010–
1 August 2010
Bank of the West Classic Stanford (USA) WTA Premier Hard QF F Lost in the final against Victoria Azarenka
9 August 2010–
15 August 2010
Western and Southern Financial Group Women's Open Cincinnati (USA) WTA Premier 5 Hard DNP F Lost in the final against Kim Clijsters
30 August 2010
13 September 2010
US Open New York (USA) Grand Slam Hard 3R 4R Lost in the fourth round against Caroline Wozniacki
27 September 2010–
2 October 2010
Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo (JPN) WTA Premier 5 Hard W 1R Lost in the first round against Kimiko Date-Krumm
2 October 2010–
11 October 2010
China Open Beijing (CHN) WTA Premier Mandatory Hard 3R 2R Lost in the second round against Elena Vesnina

Yearly records

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Head-to-head matchups

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Ordered by percentage, number of victories to number of losses, then in alphabetical order

Finals

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Singles: 5 (2–3)

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Category
WTA Premier 5 (0–1)
WTA Premier (0–1)
WTA International (2–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Grass (0–1)
Titles by conditions
Indoors (1–0)
Outdoors (1–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
Winner 21. February 21, 2010 Memphis, United States of America (1) Hard   Sofia Arvidsson 6–2, 6–1
Winner 22. May 22, 2010 Strasbourg, France (1) Clay   Kristina Barrois 7–5, 6–1
Runner-up June 13, 2010 Birmingham, Great Britain (2) Grass   Li Na 5–7, 1–6
Runner-up August 1, 2010 Stanford, United States of America (1) Hard   Victoria Azarenka 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up August 15, 2010 Cincinnati, United States of America (1) Hard   Kim Clijsters 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 2–6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Newman, Paul (18 January 2010). "Maria Sharapova crashes out of Australian Open". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  2. ^ BBC Sport - Tennis - Maria Sharapova beats Sofia Arvidsson in Memphis final
  3. ^ Chinese Zheng Jie overcomes Sharapova at Indian Wells
  4. ^ Serve And Return: Sharapova Withdraws from Miami
  5. ^ Lucie Safarova makes Maria Sharapova's appearance in Madrid short | Maria Sharapova
  6. ^ Sharapova beats Barrois to win Strasbourg tournament - Sport - DNA
  7. ^ French Open 2010: Justine Henin defeats Maria Sharapova - Telegraph
  8. ^ Li Na beats Sharapova in Birmingham final - CNN.com
  9. ^ Wimbledon 2010: Sharapova sent out as Serena Williams gets revenge six years on - Daily Record
  10. ^ Maria Sharapova returns to her roots in the wasteland of Chernobyl - Telegraph
  11. ^ Cronin, Matthew. "Azarenka thrashes Sharapova to win in Stanford". Reuters.
  12. ^ "Sharapova thrashed in Stanford final". CNN.
  13. ^ Kim Clijsters comes from set down to beat Maria Sharapova at Cincinnati Open final - Telegraph
  14. ^ U.S. Open: Caroline Wozniacki's game clean as a whistle - ESPN
  15. ^ Sharapova blows past USA's Capra at windy U.S. Open - USATODAY.com
  16. ^ Kimiko Date Krumm downs Maria Sharapova at Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo | Sport | guardian.co.uk
  17. ^ Sharapova eliminated at China Open - Sports News - SINA English
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