WTA Tour 2010

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WTA Tour 2010
Period: January 3 - November 7, 2010
Edition: 40
Number of tournaments: 57
Categories: Grand Slam (4)
WTA Championships (2)
WTA Premier Mandatory (4)
WTA Premier 5 (5)
WTA Premier (10)
WTA International (32)
successes
Most tournament victories: DenmarkDenmark Caroline Wozniacki (6)
Most of the finals: DenmarkDenmark Caroline Wozniacki (8)
Most prize money: BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters ($ 5,035,060)
Most points: DenmarkDenmark Caroline Wozniacki (7,270)
Awards
Player of the year: BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters
Double team of the year: ArgentinaArgentina Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
ItalyItaly 
Newcomer of the year: ItalyItaly Francesca Schavone
Newcomer of the year: Czech RepublicCzech Republic Petra Kvitová
Returner of the year: BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin
The 2010 Grand Slam winners
Melbourne Australian Open 2010 Serena Serve.jpg
Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships :
Serena Williams
Francesca Schiavone 2010.jpg
French Open :
Francesca Schiavone
Kim Clijsters crop.jpg
US Open :
Kim Clijsters


The WTA Tour 2010 (officially: Sony Ericsson WTA Tour 2010 ) was the 40th year of the women 's tennis tournament series hosted by the Women's Tennis Association .

The indoor tournament e-Boks Danish Open in Denmark was new to the tournament calendar .

Like the Grand Slam tournaments, the Hopman Cup and Fed Cup team competitions are not organized by the WTA but by the ITF . They are listed here as the top female players usually play these tournaments.

Tournament schedule

category
Grand Slam
Year-end event
Premier Mandatory
Premier 5
premier
International
Others
Hopman Cup
Fed Cup

Explanations

The string from e.g. B. 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M has the following meaning:
128E = 128 players play in single
96Q = 96 players play the qualification
64D = 64 pairings play in doubles
32M = 32 pairings play in mixed

January

Date 1 competition Winner Final opponent Result
04.01. Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth , Australia ITF - A $ 1,000,000 hard court
AustraliaAustralia 

SpainSpain María José Martínez Sánchez Tommy Robredo
SpainSpain 
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Laura Robson Andy Murray
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
2: 1
Brisbane International 2010 Brisbane , Australia International - $ 220,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D
AustraliaAustralia 

BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin 6: 3, 4: 6, 7: 6 6
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
HungaryHungary Melinda Czink Arantxa Parra Santonja
SpainSpain 
2: 6, 7: 6 3 , [10: 4]
ASB Classic 2010 Auckland , New Zealand International - $ 220,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D
New ZealandNew Zealand 

BelgiumBelgium Yanina Wickmayer ItalyItaly Flavia Pennetta 6: 3, 6: 2
ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber
United StatesUnited States 
South AfricaSouth Africa Natalie Grandin Laura Granville
United StatesUnited States 
7: 6 4 , 6: 2
11.01. Medibank International Sydney 2010 Sydney , Australia Premier - $ 600,000 Hard Court - 30E / 48Q / 16D
AustraliaAustralia 

RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjeva United StatesUnited States Serena Williams 6: 3, 6: 2
ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber
United StatesUnited States 
ItalyItaly Tathiana Garbin Nadja Petrowa
RussiaRussia 
6: 1, 3: 6, [10: 3]
Moorilla Hobart International 2010 Hobart , Australia International - $ 220,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D
AustraliaAustralia 

UkraineUkraine Alyona Bondarenko IsraelIsrael Sharhar peer 6: 2, 6: 4
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung Květa Peschke
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Monica Niculescu
RomaniaRomania 
3: 6, 6: 3, [10: 7]
January 18 Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam Hard Court - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32X
AustraliaAustralia 

United StatesUnited States Serena Williams BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 2
United StatesUnited States Venus Williams Serena Williams
United StatesUnited States 
ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber
United StatesUnited States 
6: 4, 6: 3
ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Leander Paes
IndiaIndia 
RussiaRussia Yekaterina Makarova Jaroslav Levinsky
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
7: 5, 6: 3

February

Date 1 competition Winner Final opponent Result
01.02. Fed Cup (1st round) Kharkiv , Ukraine , hard court (indoor) Brno , Czech Republic , hard court (indoor) Belgrade , Serbia , hard court (indoor) Liévin , France , clay court (indoor)
UkraineUkraine 
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
SerbiaSerbia 
FranceFrance 

ItalyItaly Italy Czech Republic Russia United States
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
RussiaRussia 
United StatesUnited States 

UkraineUkraine Ukraine Germany Serbia France
GermanyGermany 
SerbiaSerbia 
FranceFrance 
 
4: 1
3: 2
3: 2
4: 1
08.02. PTT Pattaya Women's Open Pattaya , Thailand International - $ 220,000 Hard Court - 32E / 16Q / 16D
ThailandThailand 

RussiaRussia Vera Swonaryova ThailandThailand Tamarine Tanasu yarn 6: 4, 6: 4
New ZealandNew Zealand Marina Eraković Tamarine Tanasugarn
ThailandThailand 
RussiaRussia Anna Tschakwetadze Xenia Pervak
RussiaRussia 
7: 5, 6: 1
Open GDF Suez (Hall) Paris , France Premier - $ 700,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D
FranceFrance 

RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa Czech RepublicCzech Republic Lucie Šafářová 6: 7 5 , 6: 1, 6: 4
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber
United StatesUnited States 
without a fight
02/15 Regions Morgan Keegan Championship and Cellular South Cup ( Indoor ) Memphis , United States International - $ 220,000 Hard - 32E / 16Q / 16D
United StatesUnited States 

RussiaRussia Maria Sharapova SwedenSweden Sofia Arvidsson 6: 2, 6: 1
United StatesUnited States Vania King Michaëlla Krajicek
NetherlandsNetherlands 
United StatesUnited States Bethanie Mattek-Sands Meghann Shaughnessy
United StatesUnited States 
7: 5, 6: 2
Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai , United Arab Emirates Premier 5 - $ 2,000,000 Hard Court 56E / 32Q / 28D
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates 

United StatesUnited States Venus Williams Belarus 1995Belarus Viktoriya Azaranka 6: 3, 7: 5
SpainSpain Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez
SpainSpain 
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik
SloveniaSlovenia 
7: 6 5 , 6: 4
Copa BBVA Colsanitas Bogotá , Colombia International - $ 220,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D
ColombiaColombia 

ColombiaColombia Mariana Duque Mariño GermanyGermany Angelique Kerber 6: 4, 6: 3
ArgentinaArgentina Gisela Dulko Edina Gallovits
RomaniaRomania 
UkraineUkraine Olha Savchuk Nastassja Jakimawa
Belarus 1995Belarus 
6: 2, 7: 6 6
02/22 Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC Acapulco , Mexico International - $ 220,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D
MexicoMexico 

United StatesUnited States Venus Williams SloveniaSlovenia Polona Hercog 2: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
SloveniaSlovenia Polona Hercog Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
ItalyItaly Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
ItalyItaly 
2: 6, 6: 1, [10: 2]
Malaysia Classic Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia International - $ 220,000 Clay (Red) - 32E / 30Q / 16D
MalaysiaMalaysia 

RussiaRussia Alissa Kleibanova RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa 6: 3, 6: 2
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
AustraliaAustralia Anastassija Rodionova Arina Rodionova
RussiaRussia 
6: 7 4 , 6: 2, [10: 7]

March

Date 1 competition Winner Final opponent Result
01.03. Monterrey Open Monterrey , Mexico International - $ 220,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D
MexicoMexico 

RussiaRussia Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová 1: 6, 6: 1, 6: 0
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
GermanyGermany Anna-Lena Grönefeld Vania King
United StatesUnited States 
3: 6, 6: 4, [10: 8]
08.03. BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells , United States Premier Mandatory - $ 4,500,000 Hard Court - 96E / 48Q / 32D
United StatesUnited States 

SerbiaSerbia Jelena Janković DenmarkDenmark Caroline Wozniacki 6: 2, 6: 4
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik
SloveniaSlovenia 
RussiaRussia Nadja Petrowa Samantha Stosur
AustraliaAustralia 
6: 4, 2: 6, [10: 5]
22.03. Sony Ericsson Open Miami , United States Premier Mandatory - $ 4,500,000 Hard Court - 96E / 48Q / 32D
United StatesUnited States 

BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters United StatesUnited States Venus Williams 6: 2, 6: 1
ArgentinaArgentina Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
ItalyItaly 
RussiaRussia Nadja Petrowa Samantha Stosur
AustraliaAustralia 
6: 3, 4: 6, [10: 7]

April

Date 1 competition Winner Final opponent Result
05.04. MPS Group Championships Ponte Vedra Beach , United States International - $ 220,000 Clay (Green) - 32E / 32Q / 16D
United StatesUnited States 

DenmarkDenmark Caroline Wozniacki Belarus 1995Belarus Wolha Hawarzowa 6: 2, 7: 5
United StatesUnited States Bethanie Mattek-Sands Yan Zi
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung Peng Shuai
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
4: 6, 6: 4, [10: 8]
Andalucia Tennis Experience Marbella , Spain International - $ 220,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D
SpainSpain 

ItalyItaly Flavia Pennetta SpainSpain Carla Suarez 6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 3
ItalyItaly Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
ItalyItaly 
RussiaRussia Marija Kondratjewa Jaroslawa Schwedowa
UkraineUkraine 
6: 4, 6: 2
04/12 Barcelona Ladies Open Barcelona , Spain International - $ 220,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D
SpainSpain 

ItalyItaly Francesca Schiavone ItalyItaly Roberta Vinci 6: 1, 6: 1
ItalyItaly Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
ItalyItaly 
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Timea Bacsinszky Tathiana Garbin
ItalyItaly 
6: 1, 3: 6, [10: 2]
Family Circle Cup Charleston , United States Premier - $ 700,000 Clay (Green) - 56E / 31Q / 16D
United StatesUnited States 

AustraliaAustralia Samantha Stosur RussiaRussia Vera Swonaryova 6: 0, 6: 3
United StatesUnited States Liezel Huber Nadja Petrowa
RussiaRussia 
United StatesUnited States Vania King Michaëlla Krajicek
NetherlandsNetherlands 
6: 3, 6: 4
April 19 Fed Cup (Semifinals) Rome , Italy , Birmingham Clay Court , United States , Hard Court
ItalyItaly 
United StatesUnited States 

ItalyItaly Italy United States
United StatesUnited States 

Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic Russia
RussiaRussia 
 
5-0
3-2
04/26 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Fès , Morocco International - $ 220,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 30Q / 16D
MoroccoMorocco 

Czech RepublicCzech Republic Iveta Benešová RomaniaRomania Simona Halep 6: 4, 6: 2
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Iveta Benešová Anabel Medina Garrigues
SpainSpain 
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
6: 3, 6: 1
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (Halle) Stuttgart , Germany Premier - $ 700,000 Clay Court (red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D
GermanyGermany

BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin AustraliaAustralia Samantha Stosur 4: 6, 6: 2, 1: 6
ArgentinaArgentina Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
ItalyItaly 
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik
SloveniaSlovenia 
3: 6, 7: 6 3 , [10: 5]

May

Date 1 competition Winner Final opponent Result
03.05. Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome , Italy Premier 5 - $ 2,000,000 Clay Court (Red) - 56E / 32Q / 28D
ItalyItaly 

SpainSpain María José Martínez Sánchez SerbiaSerbia Jelena Janković 7: 6 5 , 7: 5
ArgentinaArgentina Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
ItalyItaly 
SpainSpain Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez
SpainSpain 
6: 4, 6: 2
Estoril Open Oeiras , Portugal International - $ 220,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D
PortugalPortugal 

LatviaLatvia Anastasija Sevastova SpainSpain Arantxa Parra Santonja 6: 2, 7: 5
RomaniaRomania Sorana Cîrstea Anabel Medina Garrigues
SpainSpain 
RussiaRussia Vitalia Dyachenko Aurélie Védy
FranceFrance 
6: 1, 7: 5
05/10 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid , Spain Premier Mandatory - $ 3,500,000 Clay Court (Red) - 60E / 32Q / 28D
SpainSpain 

FranceFrance Aravane Rezaï United StatesUnited States Venus Williams 6: 2, 7: 5
United StatesUnited States Serena Williams Venus Williams
United StatesUnited States 
ArgentinaArgentina Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
ItalyItaly 
6: 2, 7: 5
05/17 Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France International - $ 220,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 30Q / 16D
FranceFrance 

RussiaRussia Maria Sharapova GermanyGermany Kristina Barrois 7: 5, 6: 1
FranceFrance Alizé Cornet Vania King
United StatesUnited States 
RussiaRussia Alla Kudrjawzewa Anastassija Rodionova
AustraliaAustralia 
3: 6, 6: 4, [10: 7]
Polsat Warsaw Open Warsaw , Poland Premier - $ 600,000 Clay Court (Red) - 30E / 32Q / 16D
PolandPoland 

RomaniaRomania Alexandra Dulgheru China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Zheng Jie 6: 3, 6: 4
SpainSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual Meghann Shaughnessy
United StatesUnited States 
ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Yan Zi
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
6: 3, 6: 4
May 24th French Open Paris , France Grand Slam Clay Court (red) - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32X
FranceFrance 

ItalyItaly Francesca Schiavone AustraliaAustralia Samantha Stosur 6: 4, 7: 6 2
United StatesUnited States Serena Williams Venus Williams
United StatesUnited States 
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik
SloveniaSlovenia 
6: 2, 6: 3
SloveniaSlovenia Katarina Srebotnik Nenad Zimonjić
SerbiaSerbia 
KazakhstanKazakhstan Jaroslawa Schwedowa Julian Knowle
AustriaAustria 
4: 6, 7: 6 5 , [11: 9]

June

Date 1 competition Winner Final opponent Result
07.06. AEGON Classic Birmingham , UK International - $ 220,000 Lawn - 56E / 32Q / 16D
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 

China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Na RussiaRussia Maria Sharapova 7: 5, 6: 1
ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Lisa Raymond
United StatesUnited States 
United StatesUnited States Liezel Huber Bethanie Mattek-Sands
United StatesUnited States 
6: 3, 3: 2 problem
14.06. UNICEF Open ’s-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands International - $ 220,000 Turf - 32E / 16Q / 16D
NetherlandsNetherlands 

BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin GermanyGermany Andrea Petković 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
RussiaRussia Alla Kudrjawzewa Anastassija Rodionova
AustraliaAustralia 
United StatesUnited States Vania King Jaroslawa Schwedowa
KazakhstanKazakhstan 
3: 6, 6: 3, [10: 6]
AEGON International Eastbourne , UK Premier - $ 600,000 Lawn - 32E / 32Q / 16D
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 

RussiaRussia Ekaterina Makarova Belarus 1995Belarus Viktoriya Azaranka 7: 6 5 , 6: 4
United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia 
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik
SloveniaSlovenia 
6: 2, 2: 6, [13:11]
06/21 Wimbledon Championships London , Great Britain Grand Slam Lawn - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32X
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 

United StatesUnited States Serena Williams RussiaRussia Vera Swonaryova 6: 3, 6: 2
United StatesUnited States Vania King Jaroslawa Schwedowa
KazakhstanKazakhstan 
RussiaRussia Elena Wesnina Vera Swonaryova
RussiaRussia 
7: 6 6 , 6: 2
ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Leander Paes
IndiaIndia 
United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Wesley Moodie
South AfricaSouth Africa 
6: 4, 7: 6 5

July

Date 1 competition Winner Final opponent Result
05.07. Collector Swedish Open Women Båstad , Sweden International - $ 220,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D
SwedenSweden 

FranceFrance Aravane Rezaï ArgentinaArgentina Gisela Dulko 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 4
ArgentinaArgentina Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
ItalyItaly 
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Renata Voráčová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
7: 6 0 , 6: 0
GDF SUEZ Grand Prix Budapest , Hungary International - $ 220,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D
HungaryHungary 

HungaryHungary Ágnes Szávay SwitzerlandSwitzerland Patty Schnyder 6: 2, 6: 4
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Timea Bacsinszky Tathiana Garbin
ItalyItaly 
RomaniaRomania Sorana Cîrstea Anabel Medina Garrigues
SpainSpain 
6: 3, 6: 3
07/12 Internazionali femminili di tennis di Palermo Palermo , Italy International - $ 220,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D
ItalyItaly 

EstoniaEstonia Kaia Kanepi ItalyItaly Flavia Pennetta 6: 4, 6: 3
ItalyItaly Alberta Brianti Sara Errani
ItalyItaly 
United StatesUnited States Jill Craybas Julia Görges
GermanyGermany 
6: 4, 6: 1
ECM Prague Open Prague , Czech Republic International - $ 220,000 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 

HungaryHungary Ágnes Szávay Czech RepublicCzech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6: 2, 1: 6, 6: 2
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Timea Bacsinszky Tathiana Garbin
ItalyItaly 
RomaniaRomania Monica Niculescu Ágnes Szávay
HungaryHungary 
7: 5, 7: 6 4
07/19 NUREMBERGER Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein , Austria International - $ 220,000 Clay Court (red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D
AustriaAustria 

GermanyGermany Julia Goerges SwitzerlandSwitzerland Timea Bacsinszky 6: 1, 6: 4
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Lucie Hradecká Anabel Medina Garrigues
SpainSpain 
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Timea Bacsinszky Tathiana Garbin
ItalyItaly 
6: 7 2 , 6: 1, [10: 5]
Banka Koper Slovenia Open Portorož , Slovenia International - $ 220,000 Hard Court - 32E / 31Q / 16D
SloveniaSlovenia 

RussiaRussia Anna Chakvetadze SwedenSweden Johanna Larsson 6: 1, 6: 2
RussiaRussia Marija Kondratjewa Vladimíra Uhlířová
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
RussiaRussia Anna Tschakwetadze Marina Eraković
New ZealandNew Zealand 
6: 4, 2: 6, [10: 7]
07/26 Bank of the West Classic Stanford , United States Premier - $ 700,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D
United StatesUnited States 

Belarus 1995Belarus Viktoriya Azaranka RussiaRussia Maria Sharapova 6: 4, 6: 1
United StatesUnited States Lindsay Davenport Liezel Huber
United StatesUnited States 
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
7: 5, 6: 7 8 , [10: 8]
İstanbul Cup Istanbul , Turkey International - $ 220,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D
TurkeyTurkey 

RussiaRussia Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova RussiaRussia Jelena Wesnina 5: 7, 7: 5, 6: 4
GreeceGreece Eleni Daniilidou Jasmin Wöhr
GermanyGermany 
RussiaRussia Marija Kondratjewa Vladimíra Uhlířová
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
6: 4, 1: 6, [11: 9]

August

Date 1 competition Winner Final opponent Result
08/02 Mercury Insurance Open presented by Tri-City Medical Center San Diego , United States Premier - $ 700,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D
United StatesUnited States 

RussiaRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova PolandPoland Agnieszka Radwańska 6: 4, 6: 7 7 , 6: 3
RussiaRussia Marija Kirilenko Zheng Jie
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia 
6: 4, 6: 4
e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open ( Indoor ) Copenhagen , Denmark International - $ 220,000 Hard Court - 32E / 30Q / 16D
DenmarkDenmark 

DenmarkDenmark Caroline Wozniacki Czech RepublicCzech Republic Klára Zakopalová 6: 2, 7: 6 5
GermanyGermany Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld
GermanyGermany 
RussiaRussia Vitalia Dyachenko Tazzjana Putschak
Belarus 1995Belarus 
6: 4, 6: 4
08/09 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open Cincinnati , United States Premier 5 - $ 2,000,000 Hard Court - 56E / 48Q / 28D
United StatesUnited States 

BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters RussiaRussia Maria Sharapova 2: 6, 7: 6 4 , 6: 2
Belarus 1995Belarus Viktoria Azaranka Maria Kirilenko
RussiaRussia 
United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia 
7: 6 4 , 7: 6 8
08/16 Rogers Cup Montreal , Canada Premier 5 - $ 2,000,000 Hard Court - 56E / 64Q / 28D
CanadaCanada 

DenmarkDenmark Caroline Wozniacki RussiaRussia Vera Swonaryova 6: 3, 6: 2
ArgentinaArgentina Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
ItalyItaly 
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik
SloveniaSlovenia 
7: 5, 3: 6, [12:10]
08/23 Pilot Pen Tennis presented by Schick New Haven , United States Premier - $ 600,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D
United StatesUnited States 

DenmarkDenmark Caroline Wozniacki Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova 6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 3
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik
SloveniaSlovenia 
United StatesUnited States Bethanie Mattek-Sands Meghann Shaughnessy
United StatesUnited States 
7: 5, 6: 0
08/30 US Open New York , United States Grand Slam Hard Court - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32X
United StatesUnited States 

BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters RussiaRussia Vera Swonaryova 6: 2, 6: 1
United StatesUnited States Vania King Jaroslawa Schwedowa
KazakhstanKazakhstan 
United StatesUnited States Liezel Huber Nadja Petrowa
RussiaRussia 
2: 6, 6: 4, 7: 6 4
United StatesUnited States Liezel Huber Bob Bryan
United StatesUnited States 
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Peschke Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
PakistanPakistan 
6: 4, 6: 4

September

Date 1 competition Winner Final opponent Result
13.09. Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou , China International - $ 220,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 

AustraliaAustralia Jarmila Groth RussiaRussia Alla Kudryavtseva 6: 1, 6: 4
RomaniaRomania Edina Gallovits Sania Mirza
IndiaIndia 
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Han Xinyun Liu Wan-ting
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
7: 5, 6: 3
Challenge Bell Québec , Canada International - $ 220,000 Carpet - 32E / 32Q / 16D
CanadaCanada 

AustriaAustria Tamira Paszek United StatesUnited States Bethanie Mattek-Sands 7: 6 6 , 2: 6, 7: 5
SwedenSweden Sofia Arvidsson Johanna Larsson
SwedenSweden 
United StatesUnited States Bethanie Mattek-Sands Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
6: 1, 2: 6, [10: 6]
20.09. Hansol Korea Open Seoul , South Korea International - $ 220,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D
Korea SouthSouth Korea 

RussiaRussia Alisa Kleibanova Czech RepublicCzech Republic Klára Zakopalová 6: 1, 6: 3
GermanyGermany Julia Görges Polona Hercog
SloveniaSlovenia 
South AfricaSouth Africa Natalie Grandin Vladimíra Uhlířová
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
6: 3, 6: 4
Tashkent Open Tashkent , Uzbekistan International - $ 220,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D
UzbekistanUzbekistan 

RussiaRussia Alla Kudryavtseva RussiaRussia Jelena Wesnina 6: 4, 6: 4
RussiaRussia Alexandra Panowa Tazzjana Putschak
Belarus 1995Belarus 
RomaniaRomania Alexandra Dulgheru Magdaléna Rybáriková
SlovakiaSlovakia 
6: 3, 6: 4
27.09. Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo , Japan Premier 5 - $ 2,000,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 16D
JapanJapan 

DenmarkDenmark Caroline Wozniacki RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa 1: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
IsraelIsrael Shahar Peer Peng Shuai
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
6: 4, 4: 6, [10: 8]

October

Date 1 competition Winner Final opponent Result
04.10. Beijing China Open , China Premier Mandatory - $ 4,500,000 Hard Court - 60E / 32Q / 28D
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China

DenmarkDenmark Caroline Wozniacki RussiaRussia Vera Swonaryova 6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 3
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung Wolha Hawarzowa
Belarus 1995Belarus 
ArgentinaArgentina Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
ItalyItaly 
7: 6 2 , 1: 6, [10: 7]
11.10. Generali Ladies Linz (Halle) Linz , Austria International - $ 220,000 Hard Court - 32E / 29Q / 16D
AustriaAustria

SerbiaSerbia Ana Ivanović SwitzerlandSwitzerland Patty Schnyder 6: 1, 6: 2
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Renata Voráčová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik
SloveniaSlovenia 
7: 5, 7: 6
HP Japan Women's Open Tennis Osaka , Japan International - $ 220,000 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D
JapanJapan

ThailandThailand Tamarine Tanasu yarn JapanJapan Kimiko Date Crooked 7: 5, 6: 7 4 , 6: 1
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen Lilia Osterloh
United StatesUnited States 
JapanJapan Shuko Aoyama Rika Fujiwara
JapanJapan 
6: 0, 6: 3
18.10. Kremlin Cup ( Indoor ) Moscow , Russia Premier - $ 1,000,000 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D
RussiaRussia

Belarus 1995Belarus Viktoriya Azaranka RussiaRussia Maria Kirilenko 6: 3, 6: 4
ArgentinaArgentina Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
ItalyItaly 
ItalyItaly Sara Errani María José Martínez Sánchez
SpainSpain 
6: 3, 2: 6, [10: 6]
BGL Luxembourg Open (indoor) Luxembourg , Luxembourg International - $ 220,000 hard court - 32E / 32Q / 16D
LuxembourgLuxembourg

ItalyItaly Roberta Vinci GermanyGermany Julia Goerges 6: 3, 6: 4
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Timea Bacsinszky Tathiana Garbin
ItalyItaly 
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
6: 4, 6: 4
25.10. Sony Ericsson Championships Doha , Qatar Year End Hard Court Event - 8E / 4D
QatarQatar

BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters DenmarkDenmark Caroline Wozniacki 6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 3
ArgentinaArgentina Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
ItalyItaly 
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik
SloveniaSlovenia 
7: 5, 6: 4

November

Date 1 competition Winner Final opponent Result
01.11. Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions Bali , Indonesia Year Ending Event - $ 600,000 Hard Court - 8E
IndonesiaIndonesia 

SerbiaSerbia Ana Ivanović RussiaRussia Alissa Kleibanova 6: 2, 7: 6 5
Fed Cup Final ItalyItaly Italy United StatesUnited States United States 3: 1
1 The date marks the beginning of the week

Tournament winners

title Player Grand Slam Year-end event Premier
Mandatory
Premier 5 premier International
singles Double Mixed singles Double Single
Bali
singles Double singles Double singles Double singles Double
8th ArgentinaArgentina Gisela Dulko - - - - 1 - - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2
ItalyItaly Flavia Pennetta - - - - 1 - - 1 - 2 - 2 1 1
6th DenmarkDenmark Caroline Wozniacki - - - - - - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 -
5 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Iveta Benešová - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 2
BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters 1 - - 1 - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 -
ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black - - 2 - - - - - - - - 1 - 2
United StatesUnited States Liezel Huber - - 1 - - - - - - - - 2 - 2
United StatesUnited States Serena Williams 2 2 - - - - - 1 - - - - - -
United StatesUnited States Venus Williams - 2 - - - - - 1 1 - - - 1 -
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 3
4th United StatesUnited States Vania King - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 2
3 Belarus 1995Belarus Viktoriya Azaranka - - - - - - - - - 1 2 - - -
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Timea Bacsinszky - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
ItalyItaly Sara Errani - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
ItalyItaly Tathiana Garbin - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
SpainSpain Anabel Medina Garrigues - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
GermanyGermany Julia Goerges - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Peschke - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - 1
SloveniaSlovenia Katarina Srebotnik - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - -
ItalyItaly Roberta Vinci - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2
2 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chuang Chia-young - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1
RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - -
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Lucie Hradecká - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 -
RomaniaRomania Edina Gallovits - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
SloveniaSlovenia Polona Hercog - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
SerbiaSerbia Ana Ivanović - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 -
RussiaRussia Maria Kirilenko - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - -
RussiaRussia Alissa Kleibanova - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 -
RussiaRussia Alla Kudryavtseva - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
SpainSpain María José Martínez Sánchez - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -
RussiaRussia Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 -
United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1
FranceFrance Aravane Rezaï - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 -
RussiaRussia Maria Sharapova - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 -
ItalyItaly Francesca Schiavone 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
KazakhstanKazakhstan Jaroslawa Schwedowa - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
HungaryHungary Ágnes Szávay - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 -
ThailandThailand Tamarine Tanasu yarn - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Zheng Jie - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1
1 SwedenSweden Sofia Arvidsson - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
UkraineUkraine Alyona Bondarenko - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
ItalyItaly Alberta Brianti - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
RomaniaRomania Sorana Cîrstea - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
FranceFrance Alizé Cornet - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
GreeceGreece Eleni Daniilidou - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
United StatesUnited States Lindsay Davenport - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
RomaniaRomania Alexandra Dulgheru - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - -
ColombiaColombia Mariana Duque Mariño - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
New ZealandNew Zealand Marina Eraković - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
GermanyGermany Anna-Lena Grönefeld - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
AustraliaAustralia Jarmila Groth - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
Belarus 1995Belarus Wolha Hawarzowa - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - -
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
SerbiaSerbia Jelena Janković - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - -
EstoniaEstonia Kaia Kanepi - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
NetherlandsNetherlands Michaëlla Krajicek - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
RussiaRussia Maria Kondratyeva - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
RussiaRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - -
RussiaRussia Ekaterina Makarova - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - -
SwedenSweden Johanna Larsson - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Na - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
SpainSpain Nuria Llagostera Vives - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - -
United StatesUnited States Bethanie Mattek-Sands - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
IndiaIndia Sania Mirza - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
United StatesUnited States Lilia Osterloh - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
RussiaRussia Alexandra Panova - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
AustriaAustria Tamira Paszek - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
RussiaRussia Nadia Petrova - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
Belarus 1995Belarus Tazzjana Putschak - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
AustraliaAustralia Anastasija Rodionova - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
SpainSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
LatviaLatvia Anastasija Sevastova - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
United StatesUnited States Meghann Shaughnessy - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
AustraliaAustralia Samantha Stosur - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - -
AustraliaAustralia Rennae Stubbs - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
RussiaRussia Vera Swonaryova - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
RussiaRussia Anna Chakvetadze - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Renata Voráčová - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
BelgiumBelgium Yanina Wickmayer - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
GermanyGermany Jasmin Woehr - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Yan Zi - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

Title by country

title country Grand Slam Year-end event Premier
Mandatory
Premier 5 premier International
singles Double Mixed singles Double Single
Bali
singles Double singles Double singles Double singles Double
21st United StatesUnited States United States 2 4th 1 - - - - 1 1 - - 5 1 6th
19th RussiaRussia Russia - - - - - - - - - 1 4th 2 9 3
17th ItalyItaly Italy 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - 2 - 2 3 7th
13 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 2 1 8th
8th ArgentinaArgentina Argentina - - - - 1 - - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2
BelgiumBelgium Belgium 1 - - 1 - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 -
6th DenmarkDenmark Denmark - - - - - - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 -
SpainSpain Spain - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 - 3
5 ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe - - 2 - - - - - - - - 1 - 2
SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - 2
Belarus 1995Belarus Belarus - - - - - - - 1 - 1 2 - - 1
4th AustraliaAustralia Australia - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 2
GermanyGermany Germany - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3
RomaniaRomania Romania - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 3
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chinese Taipei - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 3
3 FranceFrance France - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 1
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
SerbiaSerbia Serbia - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - 1 -
2 HungaryHungary Hungary - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 -
KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
ThailandThailand Thailand - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
1 EstoniaEstonia Estonia - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
GreeceGreece Greece - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
IndiaIndia India - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
ColombiaColombia Colombia - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
LatviaLatvia Latvia - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
AustriaAustria Austria - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
SwedenSweden Sweden - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
UkraineUkraine Ukraine - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -

Race to the Championships

The following table shows the ranking of the players in the race . The best eight singles and the best four doubles qualified for the WTA Championships at the end of the year. Venus and Serena Williams could not participate due to injury.

singles
Item Player Points trip
1 DenmarkDenmark Caroline Wozniacki 8035 22nd
2 RussiaRussia Vera Swonaryova 6785 19th
3 BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters 6635 14th
4th United StatesUnited States Serena Williams 5355 13
5 United StatesUnited States Venus Williams 4985 15th
6th AustraliaAustralia Samantha Stosur 4982 19th
7th ItalyItaly Francesca Schiavone 4935 22nd
8th SerbiaSerbia Jelena Janković 4445 21st
9 RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa 4335 21st
10 Belarus 1995Belarus Viktoriya Azaranka 4235 21st
11 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Na 3540 20th
12 BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin 3415 11
13 IsraelIsrael Shahar Peer 3365 21st
14th PolandPoland Agnieszka Radwańska 3000 18th
15th RussiaRussia Nadia Petrova 2702 20th
16 FranceFrance Marion Bartoli 2645 21st
17th RussiaRussia Maria Sharapova 2591 14th
18th FranceFrance Aravane Rezaï 2570 25th
19th RussiaRussia Maria Kirilenko 2550 23
20th RussiaRussia Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova 2520 23
Double
Item Players Points trip
1 ArgentinaArgentina Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
ItalyItaly 
8111 15th
2 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik
SloveniaSlovenia 
6396 16
3 United StatesUnited States Serena Williams Venus Williams
United StatesUnited States 
5500 4th
4th United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia 
5104 18th
5 KazakhstanKazakhstan Jaroslawa Schwedowa Vania King
United StatesUnited States 
4978 10
6th SpainSpain Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez
SpainSpain 
3927 12
7th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Zheng Jie Chan Yung-jan
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei 
3620 12
8th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
3267 14th
9 ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber
United StatesUnited States 
3060 7th
10 RussiaRussia Marija Kirilenko Agnieszka Radwańska
PolandPoland 
2840 9

World ranking

The top ten at the end of the year:

singles
rank Previous year Surname nation Points
1 (4) Caroline Wozniacki Denmark 8035
2 (9) Vera Swonaryova Russia 6785
3 (18) Kim Clijsters Belgium 6635
4th (1) Serena Williams United States 5355
5 (6) Venus Williams United States 4985
6th (13) Samantha Stosur Australia 4982
7th (17) Francesca Schiavone Italy 4935
8th (8th) Jelena Janković Serbia 4445
9 (5) Jelena Dementjewa Russia 4335
10 (7) Viktoriya Azaranka Belarus 4235
Double
rank Surname nation Points
1 Gisela Dulko Argentina 8570
2 Flavia Pennetta Italy 8570
3 Liezel Huber United States 7590
4th Vania King United States 6920
5 Květa Peschke Czech Republic 6860
6th Katarina Srebotnik Slovenia 6830
7th Jaroslawa Schwedowa Kazakhstan 6240
8th Nadia Petrova Russia 5530
9 Lisa Raymond United States 5520
10 Rennae Stubbs Australia 5520

Prize money

Top Earners 2010 (US $)
rank Surname singles Double Mixed Bonus pool total
1 Kim Clijsters 5,019,440 7,025 8,595 - 5,035,060
2 Caroline Wozniacki 3,886,512 34,976 - 525,000 4,446,488
3 Serena Williams 3,707,007 559.004 - - 4,266,011
4th Vera Swonaryova 3,000,667 141,846 2.128 300,000 3,444,641
5 Venus Williams 2,055,778 559.004 - - 2,614,782
6th Francesca Schiavone 2,360,751 95,883 - - 2,456,634
7th Jelena Janković 1,803,164 33,827 - 300,000 2,136,991
8th Samantha Stosur 1,917,832 168.251 4,257 - 2,090,340
9 Jelena Dementjewa 1,346,690 - - 550,000 1,896,690
10 Viktoriya Azaranka 1,278,601 98,427 - 275,000 1,652,028

Resignations

The following major players ended their tennis careers in 2010:

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. WTA Finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English).
  2. WTA Mediaguide 2010 (wtatennis.com, accessed on January 5, 2016)
  3. WTA tournament calendar 2010 (wtatennis.com, accessed on January 5, 2016)