2010 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2010 French Open
Final
Champion	Francesca Schiavone
Runner-up	Samantha Stosur
Score	6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Events

Francesca Schiavone defeated Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–4, 7–6^(7–2) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 French Open. It was her first and only major singles title, and she became the first Italian woman to win a singles major. Schiavone was also the first woman in the Open Era to win the title without being a top-10 seed. The final was also a rematch of the pair's first round match from the previous year. With the win, Schiavone made her top 10 debut in the rankings.^[1]^[2] Schiavone remains the last woman with a one-handed backhand to win a singles major.

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

This tournament marked the last French Open appearance of four-time champion Justine Henin, who was defeated by Stosur in the fourth round.^[3] It was also the major debut of future world No. 1 and two-time major champion Simona Halep, who was defeated by Stosur in the first round.

With the loss of Serena Williams in the quarterfinals, a maiden major champion was guaranteed. This was the first major since the 1979 Australian Open where none of the semifinalists had previously won a major title, and the final was the first since the 2004 tournament to feature two first-time major finalists.^[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

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	0^r
5	Elena Dementieva	2	6	6

19	Nadia Petrova	6	2	0

Top half

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

Bottom half

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

Championship match statistics

Category	Schiavone	Stosur
1st serve %	46/71 (65%)	42/65 (65%)
1st serve points won	35 of 46 = 76%	30 of 42 = 71%
2nd serve points won	15 of 25 = 60%	13 of 23 = 57%
Total service points won	50 of 71 = 70.42%	43 of 65 = 66.15%
Aces	6	3
Double faults	1	1
Winners	26	25
Unforced errors	19	28
Net points won	12 of 12 = 100%	8 of 17 = 47%
Break points converted	2 of 7 = 29%	1 of 2 = 50%
Return points won	22 of 65 = 34%	21 of 71 = 30%
Total points won	72	64
Source

External links

References

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

[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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