WTA Championships 2010
| WTA Championships 2010 | |
| date | 10/26/2010 - 10/31/2010 |
| Edition | 40 |
| navigation | 2009 ◄ 2010 ► 2011 |
| WTA tour | |
|---|---|
| venue | Doha Qatar
|
| Tournament number | 808 |
| category | WTA Tour Championships |
| Tournament type | Free place tournament |
| Game surface | Hard court |
| draw | 8E / 4D |
| Prize money | US $ 4,500,000 |
| Website | Official website |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
 Serena Williams
|
| Last year's winner (double) |
 Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez
|
| Winner (singles) |
 Kim Clijsters
|
| Winner (doubles) |
 Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
|
| Tournament supervisor | Laura Ceccarelli Pam Whytcross |
| As of October 9, 2013 | |
The WTA Championships 2010 (also known as Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha 2010 ) were a women's hard court tournament and the most important tennis tournament of the year after the four Grand Slam tournaments . The tournament took place from October 26th to 31st, 2010 in Doha , Qatar . The tennis championships of the WTA Tour in women singles and doubles were held for the third and last time in the Khalifa International Tennis Complex. From 2011 to 2013 the event will take place in the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey .
The defending champions were US American Serena Williams in singles and Spanish Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez in doubles .
Kim Clijsters won the individual final against Caroline Wozniacki 6: 3, 5: 7 and 6: 3. In doubles, the pairing Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta defeated Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik 7: 5 and 6: 4 in the final .
singles
Qualification mode
The eight best-placed women on the WTA Tour had qualified for this competition. There were also two reservists.
qualification
| WTA race in individual | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Points | Qualification date | |
| 1 |
 Caroline Wozniacki
|
7,270 | September 29, 2010 | |
| 2 |
 Vera Swonaryova
|
6.096 | October 1, 2010 | |
| 3 |
Serena Williams 1
|
5,355 | ||
| 4th |
Kim Clijsters
|
5,295 | October 2, 2010 | |
| 5 |
Venus Williams 1
|
4,985 | ||
| 6th |
Francesca Schiavone
|
4,595 | October 6, 2010 | |
| 7th |
 Samantha Stosur
|
4,572 | October 6, 2010 | |
| 8th |
.svg){kind=small} Jelena Janković
|
4,236 | October 9, 2010 | |
| 9 |
Jelena Dementjewa
|
4,085 | October 9, 2010 | |
| 10 |
.svg){kind=small} Viktoriya Azaranka
|
3,935 | October 20, 2010 | |
| 11 |
 Li Na 2
|
3,540 | ||
| 12 |
Justine Henin 1
|
3,415 | ||
| 13 |
 Shahar Peer 2
|
3,365 | ||
- 1 season ended due to injury.
- 2 reservist
Competition mode
In the round-robin phase (Engl. Round Robin) played four players in two groups, each against all. The top two in each group qualified for the semi-finals, which were played according to the knockout system ; the winners contested the final.
Seeding list
|
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Semi-finals, finals
| Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Caroline Wozniacki
|
7th | 6th | |||||||||
| 2 | Vera Swonaryova
|
5 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | Caroline Wozniacki
|
3 | 7th | 3 | ||||||||
| 3 | Kim Clijsters
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6th | 5 | 6th | ||||||||
| 3 | Kim Clijsters
|
7th | 6th | |||||||||
| 5 | Samantha Stosur
|
6 3 | 1 | |||||||||
Group White
| Wozniacki |
Schiavone
|
Stosur |
Dementieva
|
Round Robin S-N |
Sentences S-N |
Play S-N |
Item | ||
| 1 | Caroline Wozniacki |
3: 6, 6: 1, 6: 1 | 4: 6, 3: 6 | 6: 1, 6: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 3 | 34:22 | 2 | |
| 4th |
Francesca Schiavone
|
6: 3, 1: 6, 1: 6 | 4: 6, 4: 6 | 6: 4, 6: 2 | 1: 2 | 3: 4 | 28:33 | 3 | |
| 5 | Samantha Stosur |
6: 4, 6: 3 | 6: 4, 6: 4 | 6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 7 4 | 2: 1 | 5: 2 | 40:32 | 1 | |
| 7th |
Jelena Dementjewa
|
1: 6, 1: 6 | 4: 6, 2: 6 | 4: 6, 6: 4, 7: 6 4 | 1: 2 | 2: 5 | 25:40 | 4th |
Maroon group
| Swonaryova |
Clijsters |
Janković
|
Asaranka
|
Round Robin S-N |
Sentences S-N |
Play S-N |
Item | ||
| 2 | Vera Swonaryova |
6: 4, 7: 5 | 6: 3, 6: 0 | 7: 6 4 , 6: 4 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 38:22 | 1 | |
| 3 | Kim Clijsters |
4: 6, 5: 7 | 6: 2, 6: 3 | 6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 3 | 38:30 | 2 | |
| 6th |
Jelena Janković
|
3: 6, 0: 6 | 2: 6, 3: 6 | 4: 6, 1: 6 | 0: 3 | 0: 6 | 13:36 | 4th | |
| 8th |
Viktoriya Azaranka
|
6: 7 4 , 4: 6 | 4: 6, 7: 5, 1: 6 | 6: 4, 6: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 4 | 34:35 | 3 |
Double
Qualification mode
The four best placed doubles pairings of the WTA Tour qualified for this competition.
qualification
| WTA race in doubles | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | pairing | Points | Tournaments | Qualification date | ||
| 1 |
Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
|
8,581 | 16 | September 14, 2010 | ||
| 2 |
 Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik
|
6,596 | 17th | September 29, 2010 | ||
| 3 |
Venus Williams 1 Serena Williams
|
5,500 | 4th | |||
| 4th |
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
|
5,104 | 18th | October 7, 2010 | ||
| 5 |
 Jaroslawa Schwedowa Vania King
|
4,978 | 10 | October 7, 2010 | ||
| 6th |
Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez
|
3,927 | 12 | |||
| 7th |
 Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie
|
3,920 | 12 | |||
| 8th |
Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
|
3,467 | 15th | |||
| 9 |
 Cara Black Liezel Huber
|
3,060 | 7th | |||
| 10 |
Marija Kirilenko Agnieszka Radwańska
|
2,840 | 9 | |||
- 1 season ended due to injury
Competition mode
The tournament winners were determined according to the knockout system.
Seeding list
|
Semi-finals, finals
| Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
|
6th | 6th | |||||||||
| 4th | Vania King Jaroslawa Schwedowa
|
4th | 4th | |||||||||
| 1 | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
|
7th | 6th | |||||||||
| 2 | Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik
|
5 | 4th | |||||||||
| 3 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
|
6 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik
|
7th | 6th | |||||||||
Prize money and WTA world ranking points
The tournament was endowed with $ 4.5 million:
| phase | singles | Double 1 | Point 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| champion | + USD 770,000 | USD 375,000 | + 450 |
| Finalist (s) | + USD 380,000 | USD 187,500 | + 360 |
| Round tournament phase (three wins) | USD 400,000 | USD 93,750 | 690 |
| Round tournament phase (two wins) | USD 300,000 | - | 530 |
| Round-robin stage (one win) | USD 200,000 | - | 370 |
| Round tournament phase (no win) | USD 100,000 | - | 210 |
| Reservists | USD 50,000 | - | - |
- 1 The prize money in doubles applies per pairing
- 2 In the round of the tournament, 70 points / loss and 230 points / victory were awarded; If the tournament winner had won all of her games, she would have had 1,140 points.
Web links
- Official site of the WTA: Race to the Sony Ericsson Championships Singles Standings (English)
- Official site of the WTA: Race to the Sony Ericsson Championships Doubles Standings (English)
- Official site of the Sony Ericsson Championships (English)
- Official website of the WTA: WTA Championships Doha 2010 (English)
- WTA Championships 2010 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
Individual evidence
- ↑ wtatennis.com: Notes & Netcords: October 25, 2010 (PDF; 2.5 MB)