2010 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2010 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Justine Henin
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events

Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles title at the 2010 Australian Open. It was her fifth Australian Open singles title and twelfth major singles title overall, surpassing the Open Era record (jointly held by Margaret Court, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles and Evonne Goolagong Cawley) for the most Australian Open singles titles. This was Henin's first major since the 2008 Australian Open, following her retirement in May 2008. Henin was unseeded at a major for the first time since the 2001 Australian Open, and was awarded a wild card into the tournament.

Li Na entered the top 10 in the WTA rankings for the first time by reaching the semifinals, becoming the first Chinese player to achieve the feat.^[1]

Seeds

01. Serena Williams (champion)

02.

Dinara Safina (fourth round, retired because of a lower back injury)

03.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)

04.

Caroline Wozniacki (fourth round)

05.

Elena Dementieva (second round)

06.

Venus Williams (quarterfinals)

07.

Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals)

08.

Jelena Janković (third round)

09.

Vera Zvonareva (fourth round)

10.

Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)

11.

Marion Bartoli (third round)

12.

Flavia Pennetta (second round)

13.

Samantha Stosur (fourth round)

14.

Maria Sharapova (first round)

15.

Kim Clijsters (third round)

16.

Li Na (semifinals)

17.

Francesca Schiavone (fourth round)

18.

Virginie Razzano (first round)

19.

Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)

20.

Ana Ivanovic (second round)

21.

Sabine Lisicki (second round)

22.

Daniela Hantuchová (third round)

23.

Dominika Cibulková (first round)

24.

María José Martínez Sánchez (second round)

25.

Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)

26.

Aravane Rezaï (second round)

27.

Alisa Kleybanova (third round)

28.

Elena Vesnina (first round)

29.

Shahar Pe'er (third round)

30.

Kateryna Bondarenko (second round)

31.

Alona Bondarenko (fourth round)

32.

Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)

Note: Yanina Wickmayer, who would have been placed in the entry list on the initial entry cutoff date of 7 December 2009 and seeded 16th, entered late and played the qualifying tournament.^[2]

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Serena Williams	4	7⁷	6

7	Victoria Azarenka	6	6⁴	2
					1	Serena Williams	7⁷	7⁷

					16	Li Na	6⁴	6¹
16	Li Na	2	7⁷	7

6	Venus Williams	6	6⁴	5
									1	Serena Williams	6	3	6

									WC	Justine Henin	4	6	2
WC	Justine Henin	7⁷	7

19	Nadia Petrova	6³	5
					WC	Justine Henin	6	6

						Zheng Jie	1	0
	Zheng Jie	6	6

	Maria Kirilenko	1	3

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

1	S Williams	6	6
	U Radwańska	2	1		1	S Williams	6	6
	P Kvitová	6	7			P Kvitová	2	1
	J Craybas	1	5							1	S Williams	6	6
Q	R Voráčová	2	4							32	C Suárez Navarro	0	3
	A Petkovic	6	6			A Petkovic	1	4
	A Morita	5	4		32	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
32	C Suárez Navarro	7	6											1	S Williams	6	6
21	S Lisicki	6	6											13	S Stosur	4	2
	P Martić	1	4		21	S Lisicki	6	4	4
	V Lepchenko	0	6	1		A Brianti	2	6	6
	A Brianti	6	3	6							A Brianti	4	1
	K Barrois	6	7⁸							13	S Stosur	6	6
	A Amanmuradova	0	6⁶			K Barrois	5	3
Q	X Han	1	6	2	13	S Stosur	7	6
13	S Stosur	6	3	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

9	V Zvonareva	6	6
	K Kučová	2	0		9	V Zvonareva	6	6
	K-c Chang	5	2			I Benešová	0	3
	I Benešová	7	6							9	V Zvonareva	6	7
Q	Z Kučová	0	7	5							G Dulko	1	5
	G Dulko	6	5	7		G Dulko	6⁶	7	6
Q	S Perry	2	3		20	A Ivanovic	7⁸	5	4
20	A Ivanovic	6	6											9	V Zvonareva	6	4	0
28	E Vesnina	6⁵	4											7	V Azarenka	4	6	6
	T Garbin	7⁷	6			T Garbin	6⁵	6	6
	K Date-Krumm	4	2			Y Shvedova	7⁷	2	0
	Y Shvedova	6	6								T Garbin	0	2
	S Vögele	7	6⁵	9						7	V Azarenka	6	6
	M Czink	5	7⁷	7		S Vögele	4	0
WC	S Cohen-Aloro	2	0		7	V Azarenka	6	6
7	V Azarenka	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

4	C Wozniacki	6	6
	A Wozniak	4	2		4	C Wozniacki	6	6
PR	T Paszek	0	6	3		J Görges	3	1
	J Görges	6	3	6						4	C Wozniacki	6	6
	G Voskoboeva	4	4							29	S Pe'er	4	0
	T Pironkova	6	6			T Pironkova	1	4
	L Hradecká	7⁷	2	1	29	S Pe'er	6	6
29	S Pe'er	6⁵	6	6											4	C Wozniacki	4	3
22	D Hantuchová	3	6	7											16	N Li	6	6
	V Kutuzova	6	1	5	22	D Hantuchová	6	6
WC	J Groth	2	6	4	Q	S Arvidsson	4	1
Q	S Arvidsson	6	4	6						22	D Hantuchová	5	6	2
	S Dubois	3	2							16	N Li	7	3	6
	Á Szávay	6	6			Á Szávay	6	5	2
PR	M Erakovic	2	0		16	N Li	3	7	6
16	N Li	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

10	A Radwańska	6	6
	T Malek	1	0		10	A Radwańska	6	6
	M Oudin	6	5	5		A Kudryavtseva	0	2
	A Kudryavtseva	2	7	7					10	A Radwańska	2	2
	J Coin	3	7⁷	6					17	F Schiavone	6	6
WC	A Molik	6	6⁴	3		J Coin	3	4
	A Cornet	6	5	0	17	F Schiavone	6	6
17	F Schiavone	0	7	6									17	F Schiavone	6	2	1
25	A Medina Garrigues	3	2										6	V Williams	3	6	6
	K Šprem	6	6			K Šprem	6⁴	6⁶
	A Yakimova	2	6	4	WC	C Dellacqua	7⁷	7⁸
WC	C Dellacqua	6	3	6					WC	C Dellacqua	1	6⁴
	A Parra Santonja	3	2						6	V Williams	6	7⁷
	S Bammer	6	6			S Bammer	2	5
	L Šafářová	2	2		6	V Williams	6	7
6	V Williams	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

5	E Dementieva	6	6
	V Dushevina	2	1		5	E Dementieva	5	6⁶
	K Flipkens	4	3		WC	J Henin	7	7⁸
WC	J Henin	6	6						WC	J Henin	3	6	6
	S Cîrstea	6	2	6					27	A Kleybanova	6	4	2
WC	O Rogowska	3	6	2		S Cîrstea	4	3
	J Dokić	1	5		27	A Kleybanova	6	6
27	A Kleybanova	6	7											WC	J Henin	7⁷	1	6
18	V Razzano	2	3											Q	Y Wickmayer	6³	6	3
	E Makarova	6	6			E Makarova	2	3
	K Zakopalová	2	6⁵			S Errani	6	6
	S Errani	6	7⁷							S Errani	1	7⁷	3
Q	Y Wickmayer	1	7	10					Q	Y Wickmayer	6	6⁴	6
	A Dulgheru	6	5	8	Q	Y Wickmayer	7⁷	6
	A Chakvetadze	3	6	2	12	F Pennetta	6²	1
12	F Pennetta	6	3	6

Section 6

First round				Second round				Third round					Fourth round

15	K Clijsters	6	6
Q	V Tétreault	0	4	15	K Clijsters	6	6
WC	S Karatantcheva	1	6⁰		T Tanasugarn	3	3
	T Tanasugarn	6	7⁷					15	K Clijsters	0	1
	Y-j Chan	6⁴	2					19	N Petrova	6	6
	K Kanepi	7⁷	6		K Kanepi	4	4
	E Gallovits	3	4	19	N Petrova	6	6
19	N Petrova	6	6										19	N Petrova	6	3	6
26	A Rezaï	6	6										3	S Kuznetsova	3	6	1
	S Mirza	4	2	26	A Rezaï	2	3
	O Govortsova	3	3	Q	A Kerber	6	6
Q	A Kerber	6	6					Q	A Kerber	6	5	4
	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6					3	S Kuznetsova	3	7	6
	A Sevastova	2	4		A Pavlyuchenkova	2	2
	An Rodionova	1	2	3	S Kuznetsova	6	6
3	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

8	J Janković	6	6
	M Niculescu	4	0		8	J Janković	6	6
	P Mayr	3	3			K O'Brien	2	2
	K O'Brien	6	6							8	J Janković	2	3
Q	Y Fedak	4	0							31	A Bondarenko	6	6
	P Hercog	6	6			P Hercog	4	5
Q	K Wörle	2	2		31	A Bondarenko	6	7
31	A Bondarenko	6	6												31	A Bondarenko	6⁵	4
24	MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6													J Zheng	7⁷	6
	E Rodina	0	0		24	MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	2	3
	J Zheng	0	6	6		J Zheng	2	6	6
	S Peng	6	1	2							J Zheng	5	6	6
WC	C Vandeweghe	0	1							11	M Bartoli	7	3	0
	S Záhlavová	6	6			S Záhlavová	4	4
	R de los Ríos	4	1		11	M Bartoli	6	6
11	M Bartoli	6	6

Section 8

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

14	M Sharapova	6⁴	6	4
	M Kirilenko	7⁷	3	6		M Kirilenko	6	6
Q	Y Meusburger	6	4	6	Q	Y Meusburger	3	1
	T Bacsinszky	4	6	2						M Kirilenko	7	7⁷
	A-L Grönefeld	5	4							R Vinci	5	6⁴
	R Vinci	7	6			R Vinci	7⁹	7
	V King	6	6⁵	7		V King	6⁷	5
23	D Cibulková	3	7⁷	5										M Kirilenko	5
30	K Bondarenko	6	7⁸										2	D Safina	4^r
	R Olaru	2	6⁶		30	K Bondarenko	2	5
	P Parmentier	4	6	5		E Baltacha	6	7
	E Baltacha	6	3	7						E Baltacha	1	2
	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	7⁷	6¹⁰	6					2	D Safina	6	6
Q	R Kulikova	6⁵	7¹²	3		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	3	4
	M Rybáriková	4	4		2	D Safina	6	6
2	D Safina	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	S. Williams	Henin
1st serve %	62/98 (63%)	39/76 (51%)
1st serve points won	37 of 62 = 60%	23 of 39 = 59%
2nd serve points won	17 of 36 = 47%	17 of 37 = 46%
Total service points won	54 of 98 = 55.10%	40 of 76 = 52.63%
Aces	12	4
Double faults	3	6
Winners	32	28
Unforced errors	37	32
Net points won	5 of 14 = 36%	8 of 15 = 53%
Break points converted	6 of 11 = 55%	5 of 16 = 31%
Return points won	36 of 76 = 47%	44 of 98 = 45%
Total points won	90	84
Source

References

^ "Li Na makes to historical WTA top 10, Zheng 20th". China Daily. Xinhua. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ Comeback perfect for Yanina Wickmayer

External links

2010 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2009 US Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2010 French Open – Women's singles

[1] "Li Na makes to historical WTA top 10, Zheng 20th". China Daily. Xinhua. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[2] Comeback perfect for Yanina Wickmayer

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