2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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.

Women's singles
2010 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upRussia Vera Zvonareva
Score6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw128 (12 Q / 7 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
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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

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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

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Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Section 5

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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

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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 0r
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

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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 0r
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

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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

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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

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

References

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  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.
  4. ^ "Pironkova upsets Venus in Wimbledon quarterfinals". 29 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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