2010 French Open – Women's Singles

Francesca Schiavone won her first and only Grand Slam singles title, defeating first-time Grand Slam finalist Samantha Stosur, 6–4, 7–6(7–2), to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2010 French Open, in a repeat of their last year's first round match. Schiavone thus became the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam tournament, and the first woman in the Open Era to win the French Open while seeded outside the top 10. The final was the first since the 2004 tournament where both players were appearing in their first Grand Slam singles final. Schiavone remains the last woman with a one-handed backhand to win a grand slam tournament on the woman's tour. In virtue of her victory, Schiavone also made the top 10 for the first time, debuting at No. 6.[1][2]

Women's Singles
2010 French Open
Champion Francesca Schiavone
Runner-up Samantha Stosur
Final score6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Main article: 2010 French Open

Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Maria Kirilenko.

This was the last French Open appearance of four-time champion Justine Henin following her comeback. Prior to her defeat to Stosur in the fourth round, Henin had a streak of 24 match wins in the tournament (and had won 40 consecutive sets at Roland Garros before losing the second set of her third round match against Maria Sharapova).[3] It was also the Grand Slam tournament debut of future world No. 1 and two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep. She was defeated by Stosur in the first round.

This was the first Grand Slam tournament since the 1979 Australian Open where none of the semifinalists had previously won a Grand Slam title.[4]

Seeds
01.   Serena Williams (Quarterfinals)
02.   Venus Williams (Fourth round)
03.   Caroline Wozniacki (Quarterfinals)
04.   Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
05.   Elena Dementieva (Semifinals, retired because of left gastrocnemius muscle strain)
06.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third round)
07.   Samantha Stosur (Final)
08.   Agnieszka Radwańska (Second round)
09.   Dinara Safina (First round)
10.   Victoria Azarenka (First round)
11.   Li Na (Third round)
12.   Maria Sharapova (Third round)
13.   Marion Bartoli (Third round)
14.   Flavia Pennetta (Fourth round)
15.   Aravane Rezaï (Third round)
16.   Yanina Wickmayer (Third round)
17.   Francesca Schiavone (Champion)
18.   Shahar Pe'er (Fourth round)
19.   Nadia Petrova (Quarterfinals)
20.   María José Martínez Sánchez (First round)
21.   Vera Zvonareva (Second round)
22.   Justine Henin (Fourth round)
23.   Daniela Hantuchová (Fourth round)
24.   Lucie Šafářová (Second round)
25.   Zheng Jie (Second round)
26.   Dominika Cibulková (Third round)
27.   Alona Bondarenko (Third round)
28.   Alisa Kleybanova (Third round)
29.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Third round)
30.   Maria Kirilenko (Fourth round)
31.   Alexandra Dulgheru (Third round)
32.   Kateryna Bondarenko (Second round)

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

Qualifying
Main article: 2010 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Serena Williams 2 77 6
7 Samantha Stosur 6 62 8
7 Samantha Stosur 6 6  
4 Jelena Janković 1 2  
4 Jelena Janković 7 6  
  Yaroslava Shvedova 5 4  
7 Samantha Stosur 4 62  
17 Francesca Schiavone 6 77  
17 Francesca Schiavone 6 6  
3 Caroline Wozniacki 2 3  
17 Francesca Schiavone 77 0  
5 Elena Dementieva 63 0r  
5 Elena Dementieva 2 6 6
19 Nadia Petrova 6 2 0

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 S Williams 77 6  
  S Vögele 62 2   1 S Williams 6 6  
  M Czink 2 3     J Görges 1 1  
  J Görges 6 6   1 S Williams 6 1 6
  K O'Brien 0 6 2 29 A Pavlyuchenkova 1 6 2
  J Craybas 6 4 6   J Craybas 4 1  
  A Cornet 4 2   29 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6  
29 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6   1 S Williams 6 6  
18 S Pe'er 6 6   18 S Pe'er 2 2  
Q N Llagostera Vives 1 4   18 S Pe'er 3 6 6
  V King 2 2   LL B Mattek-Sands 6 0 1
LL B Mattek-Sands 6 6   18 S Pe'er 79 6  
  S Perry 64 0   13 M Bartoli 67 2  
WC O Sanchez 77 6   WC O Sanchez 5 2  
  ME Camerin 2 3   13 M Bartoli 7 6  
13 M Bartoli 6 6  

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 M Sharapova 6 6  
Q K Pervak 3 2   12 M Sharapova 6 6  
  A Morita 1 4     K Flipkens 3 3  
  K Flipkens 6 6   12 M Sharapova 2 6 3
  K Zakopalová 77 4 6 22 J Henin 6 3 6
PR K Srebotnik 63 6 2   K Zakopalová 3 3  
  T Pironkova 4 3   22 J Henin 6 6  
22 J Henin 6 6   22 J Henin 6 1 4
25 J Zheng 7 6   7 S Stosur 2 6 6
  E Bychkova 5 4   25 J Zheng 4 3  
Q A Pivovarova 6 6   Q A Pivovarova 6 6  
  R Olaru 4 3   Q A Pivovarova 3 2  
  B Záhlavová-Strýcová 62 3   7 S Stosur 6 6  
  R de los Ríos 77 6     R de los Ríos 6 1 0
Q S Halep 5 1   7 S Stosur 4 6 6
7 S Stosur 7 6  

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 J Janković 6 6  
  A Molik 0 4   4 J Janković 6 3 6
Q K Kanepi 6 6   Q K Kanepi 2 6 4
  P Parmentier 3 1   4 J Janković 6 77  
  S Arvidsson 77 3 2 27 A Bondarenko 4 63  
  M Rybáriková 62 6 6   M Rybáriková 3 3  
  V Dushevina 77 3 4 27 A Bondarenko 6 6  
27 A Bondarenko 63 6 6 4 J Janković 6 6  
23 D Hantuchová 6 6   23 D Hantuchová 4 2  
  T Tanasugarn 1 1   23 D Hantuchová 7 6  
  O Govortsova 711 6     O Govortsova 5 3  
  C Suárez Navarro 69 1   23 D Hantuchová 7 6  
  M Duque Mariño 0 1   16 Y Wickmayer 5 3  
  S Bammer 6 6     S Bammer 64 6 5
  S Záhlavová 1 1   16 Y Wickmayer 77 1 7
16 Y Wickmayer 6 6  

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 D Safina 6 4 5
  K Date-Krumm 3 6 7   K Date-Krumm 0 3  
WC J Groth 6 6   WC J Groth 6 6  
  Y-j Chan 2 3   WC J Groth 6 5 6
  A Rodionova 6 6     A Rodionova 3 7 2
  E Makarova 3 2     A Rodionova 6 6  
  A Brianti 3 1   21 V Zvonareva 4 4  
21 V Zvonareva 6 6   WC J Groth 4 3  
28 A Kleybanova 6 6     Y Shvedova 6 6  
  M Koryttseva 2 1   28 A Kleybanova 6 6  
  K-c Chang 3 3     A Ivanovic 3 0  
  A Ivanovic 6 6   28 A Kleybanova 2 6 0
  S Errani 1 5     Y Shvedova 6 4 6
  Y Shvedova 6 7     Y Shvedova 7 6  
  E Baltacha 0 5   8 A Radwańska 5 3  
8 A Radwańska 6 7  

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 S Kuznetsova 6 6  
  S Cîrstea 3 1   6 S Kuznetsova 4 7 6
  E Vesnina 6 1 4   A Petkovic 6 5 4
  A Petkovic 4 6 6 6 S Kuznetsova 3 6 4
  Y Meusburger 77 6   30 M Kirilenko 6 2 6
WC C Feuerstein 64 3     Y Meusburger 3 3  
  K Šprem 65 4   30 M Kirilenko 6 6  
30 M Kirilenko 77 6   30 M Kirilenko 4 4  
17 F Schiavone 5 6 6 17 F Schiavone 6 6  
  R Kulikova 7 3 4 17 F Schiavone 6 6  
  P Kvitová 6 2 2 Q S Ferguson 2 2  
Q S Ferguson 1 6 6 17 F Schiavone 6 6  
  S Dubois 77 1 3 11 N Li 4 2  
WC S Cohen-Aloro 63 6 6 WC S Cohen-Aloro 2 2  
WC K Mladenovic 5 3   11 N Li 6 6  
11 N Li 7 6  

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 F Pennetta 6 6  
  A Keothavong 2 2   14 F Pennetta 6 6  
  R Vinci 7 6     R Vinci 1 1  
  V Razzano 5 2   14 F Pennetta 6 6  
Q M Doi 3 0     P Hercog 3 0  
  P Hercog 6 6     P Hercog 6 6  
  J Dokić 2 2   24 L Šafářová 1 2  
24 L Šafářová 6 6   14 F Pennetta 65 77 2
31 A Dulgheru 77 4 6 3 C Wozniacki 77 64 6
  L Hradecká 61 6 3 31 A Dulgheru 6 6  
  T Bacsinszky 6 6     T Bacsinszky 4 2  
  T Malek 2 3   31 A Dulgheru 3 4  
  K Barrois 6 67 3 3 C Wozniacki 6 6  
  T Garbin 1 79 6   T Garbin 3 1  
  A Kudryavtseva 0 3   3 C Wozniacki 6 6  
3 C Wozniacki 6 6  

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 E Dementieva 6 6  
  P Martić 1 1   5 E Dementieva 6 77  
  M Oudin 5 2     A Medina Garrigues 2 63  
  A Medina Garrigues 7 6   5 E Dementieva 62 6 6
  A Wozniak 6 6     A Wozniak 77 3 4
  I Benešová 3 3     A Wozniak 6 6  
  J Coin 1 2   32 K Bondarenko 4 1  
32 K Bondarenko 6 6   5 E Dementieva 6 6  
20 MJ Martínez Sánchez 2 4   Q C Scheepers 1 3  
  A Amanmuradova 6 6     A Amanmuradova 77 6  
  J Larsson 6 6     J Larsson 62 2  
  A Sevastova 2 2     A Amanmuradova 3 3  
WC M Johansson 2 4   Q C Scheepers 6 6  
Q C Scheepers 6 6   Q C Scheepers 3 6 6
  G Dulko 6 6     G Dulko 6 3 4
10 V Azarenka 1 2  

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 A Rezaï 6 6  
Q H El Tabakh 1 1   15 A Rezaï 6 2 6
  A Chakvetadze 7 62 4   A Kerber 2 6 3
  A Kerber 5 77 6 15 A Rezaï 77 4 8
  Á Szávay 6 6   19 N Petrova 62 6 10
WC S Foretz 2 2     Á Szávay 1 2  
Q S Zhang 0 3   19 N Petrova 6 6  
19 N Petrova 6 6   19 N Petrova 6 6  
26 D Cibulková 6 6   2 V Williams 4 3  
Q E Ivanova 2 0   26 D Cibulková 4 6 6
WC C McHale 5 3     V Lepchenko 6 2 0
  V Lepchenko 7 6   26 D Cibulková 3 4  
  A Parra Santonja 6 6   2 V Williams 6 6  
Q K Nara 2 2     A Parra Santonja 2 4  
  P Schnyder 3 3   2 V Williams 6 6  
2 V Williams 6 6  

References
  1. "Italy's Francesca Schiavone wins French Open title". BBC Sport. 5 June 2010.
  2. Ramsay, Alix (6 June 2010). "French Open 2010: Francesca Schiavone beats Sam Stosur to win women's final". The Telegraph.
  3. "Stosur Ends Justine Henin's French Open Streak". The New York Times. 31 May 2010.
  4. "Schiavone in Final After Dementieva Retires". The New York Times. 3 June 2010.
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