2010 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2010 Australian Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Justine Henin
Final score	6–4, 3–6, 6–2

Serena Williams defended her title in winning 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 against 2004 champion, former world No. 1 and unranked Belgian Justine Henin in the final.

Seeds

1. Serena Williams (Champion)
2. Dinara Safina (Fourth round, retired because of a lower back injury)
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Fourth round)
4. Caroline Wozniacki (Fourth round)
5. Elena Dementieva (Second round)
6. Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
7. Victoria Azarenka (Quarterfinals)
8. Jelena Janković (Third round)
9. 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. Alyona Bondarenko (Fourth round)
32. Carla Suárez Navarro (Third round)

Note: Yanina Wickmayer, who would have been the 16th seed, entered late and played the qualifying tournament. She was not seeded in the main draw.^[1] She was eliminated in the fourth round.

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	4	7^7	6
	7	Victoria Azarenka	6	6^4	2
								1	Serena Williams	7^7	7^7
								16	Li Na	6^4	6^1
	16	Li Na	2	7^7	7
	6	Venus Williams	6	6^4	5
															1	Serena Williams	6	3	6
															WC	Justine Henin	4	6	2
	WC	Justine Henin	7^7	7
	19	Nadia Petrova	6^3	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	7^8											13	S Stosur	6	6
		A Amanmuradova	0	6^6					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	6^6	7	6
	Q	S Perry	2	3				20	A Ivanovic	7^8	5	4
	20	A Ivanovic	6	6																		9	V Zvonareva	6	4	0
	28	E Vesnina	6^5	4																		7	V Azarenka	4	6	6
		T Garbin	7^7	6					T Garbin	6^5	6	6
		K Date-Krumm	4	2					Y Shvedova	7^7	2	0
		Y Shvedova	6	6												T Garbin	0	2
		S Vögele	7	6^5	9										7	V Azarenka	6	6
		M Czink	5	7^7	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
		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	7^7	2	1			29	S Pe'er	6	6
	29	S Pe'er	6^5	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
		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	7^7	6										17	F Schiavone	6	6
	WC	A Molik	6	6^4	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	6^4	6^6
		A Yakimova	2	6	4			WC	C Dellacqua	7^7	7^8
	WC	C Dellacqua	6	3	6										WC	C Dellacqua	1	6^4
		A Parra Santonja	3	2											6	V Williams	6	7^7
		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	6^6
		K Flipkens	4	3				WC	J Henin	7	7^8
	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	7^7	1	6
	18	V Razzano	2	3																		Q	Y Wickmayer	6^3	6	3
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	2	3
		K Zakopalová	2	6^5					S Errani	6	6
		S Errani	6	7^7												S Errani	1	7^7	3
	Q	Y Wickmayer	1	7	10										Q	Y Wickmayer	6	6^4	6
		A Dulgheru	6	5	8			Q	Y Wickmayer	7^7	6
		A Chakvetadze	3	6	2			12	F Pennetta	6^2	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	6^0					T Tanasugarn	3	3
		T Tanasugarn	6	7^7											15	K Clijsters	0	1
		Y-j Chan	6^4	2											19	N Petrova	6	6
		K Kanepi	7^7	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
		A 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	6^5	4
	24	MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6																			J Zheng	7^7	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	6^4	6	4
		M Kirilenko	7^7	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	7^7
		A-L Grönefeld	5	4												R Vinci	5	6^4
		R Vinci	7	6					R Vinci	7^9	7
		V King	6	6^5	7				V King	6^7	5
	23	D Cibulková	3	7^7	5																		M Kirilenko	5
	30	K Bondarenko	6	7^8																		2	D Safina	4	r
		IR Olaru	2	6^6				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	7^7	6^10	6										2	D Safina	6	6
	Q	R Kulikova	6^5	7^12	3				B Záhlavová-Strýcová	3	4
		M Rybáriková	4	4				2	D Safina	6	6
	2	D Safina	6	6

Qualifying

References

1. Comeback perfect for Yanina Wickmayer

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw