2010 Bank of the West Classic

The 2010 Bank of the West Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 39th edition of the Bank of the West Classic, and is a part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, California, United States, from July 26 through August 1, 2010. It was the first women's event on the 2010 US Open Series. Victoria Azarenka won the singles title.

2010 Bank of the West Classic
Date	July 26 – August 1
Edition	39th
Category	WTA Premier tournaments
Location	Stanford, California, USA
Venue	Taube Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Victoria Azarenka
Doubles
Lindsay Davenport / Liezel Huber

Champions

Singles

Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova, 6–4, 6–1.

• It was Azarenka's first title of the year and 4th of her career.

Doubles

Lindsay Davenport / Liezel Huber defeated Chan Yung-jan / Zheng Jie, 7–5, 6–7^(8–10), 10–8.

Entrants

Seeds

Player	Nationality	Ranking*	Seed
Samantha Stosur	Australia	5	1
Elena Dementieva	Russia	6	2
Agnieszka Radwańska	Poland	11	3
Marion Bartoli	France	14	4
Maria Sharapova	Russia	15	5
Shahar Pe'er	Israel	16	6
Yanina Wickmayer	Belgium	17	7
Victoria Azarenka	Belarus	18	8

• Seedings are based on the rankings of July 19, 2010.
• Vera Zvonareva has withdrawn from the tournament.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

• Victoria Azarenka
• Hilary Barte
• Ana Ivanovic[1]
• Dinara Safina[2]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Chang Kai-chen
• Mirjana Lučić
• Christina McHale
• Olga Savchuk

The following player received entry from a protected ranking:

• Ashley Harkleroad

References

1. "Former World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic Accepts Wildcard". Archived from the original on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
2. Victoria Azarenka, Dinara Safina Given Bank Of The West Classic Wildcards

External links

• Official Bank of the West Classic website
• 2010 match results