2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2010 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Vera Zvonareva
Final score	6–3, 6–2

The Women's Singles event at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships saw defending champion and top seed Serena Williams successfully defend her title with a 6–3, 6–2 win over Vera Zvonareva in the final, whilst failing to lose a set throughout the entire tournament.^[1] The victory meant that Serena and her sister Venus had won nine of the last eleven Wimbledon titles between them, with only 2004 and 2006 going to another player.

Zvonareva reached her first ever Grand Slam final in singles competition, and was the second lowest-ranked woman to play in a Wimbledon singles final.

The 2010 French Open women's singles champion Francesca Schiavone and the women's singles runner-up Samantha Stosur both lost in the first round of Wimbledon.

This year's women's singles event also saw two surprise semifinalists in Petra Kvitová and Tsvetana Pironkova, despite previously having never passed the first and the second rounds respectively. The first time two unseeded players had made it to that stage since 1999.

Seeds

1. Serena Williams (Champion)
2. Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
3. Caroline Wozniacki (Fourth round)
4. Jelena Janković (Fourth round, retired due to back injury)
5. Francesca Schiavone (First round)
6. Samantha Stosur (First round)
7. Agnieszka Radwańska (Fourth round)
8. Kim Clijsters (Quarterfinals)
9. 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 due to low back injury)
21. Vera Zvonareva (Final)
22. María José Martínez Sánchez (withdrew due to knee injury)
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)

Qualifying Draw

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	7	6
	9	Li Na	5	3
								1	Serena Williams	7^7	6
									Petra Kvitová	6^5	2
		Petra Kvitová	4	7^10	8
	Q	Kaia Kanepi	6	6^8	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

Section 1

	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	7^7	6^2	5
		D Cibulková	7^7	6					D Cibulková	6^4	7^7	7
	25	L Šafářová	6^5	4																		1	S Williams	7^11	6
	24	D Hantuchová	6^4	7^7	6																	16	M Sharapova	6^9	4
		V King	7^7	6^4	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
		IR Olaru	5	6	6										16	M Sharapova	7	6
		A Cornet	7	4	4				IR Olaru	1	4
	LL	A Pivovarova	1	0				16	M Sharapova	6	6
	16	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	N Li	7^7	6
	WC	C Scheepers	6^5	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	7^7	4			19	S Kuznetsova	4	6	4
	19	S Kuznetsova	6	6^5	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

	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	6^1
		I Benešová	3	4				29	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	7^7
	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

	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	6^1	6	6											K Zakopalová	6	6
		Y Meusburger	7^7	1	0				K Zakopalová	5	6	6
		M Rybáriková	7^10	2	5			18	A Rezaï	7	3	3
	18	A Rezaï	6^8	6	7																		K Zakopalová	2	4
	31	A Dulgheru	6	6^3	6																	Q	K Kanepi	6	6
		K Date-Krumm	2	7^7	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

Section 5

	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

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	15	Y Wickmayer	6	5	6
	WC	A Riske	4	7	3			15	Y Wickmayer	7^11	6
	LL	S Dubois	4	4					K Flipkens	6^9	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	6^10	6																	4	J Janković	1	0	r
	WC	K O'Brien	3	7^12	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	6^5				4	J Janković	4	6	6
	4	J Janković	6	7^7

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	F Schiavone	7^7	5	1
		V Dushevina	6^0	7	6				V Dushevina	3	4
		T Pironkova	6	7^9					T Pironkova	6	6
		A Lapushchenkova	0	6^7												T Pironkova	6	2
		R Kulikova	6	6												R Kulikova	4	0	r
	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	6^1	6	3																	11	M Bartoli	4	4
	Q	G Arn	7^7	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

	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	6^5
	26	A Kleybanova	6	6																		2	V Williams	6	7^7
		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	7^7											2	V Williams	6	6
		Á Szávay	4	6^2					E Makarova	0	4
		R de los Ríos	3	2				2	V Williams	6	6
	2	V Williams	6	6

References

• Women's Singles drawsheet

1. "Wimbledon salutes Queen Serena the fourth". The Guardian. 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-11-18.