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 was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating the unranked Justine Henin in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, the 2004 champion, and former world No. 1.

Seeds

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

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	4	77	6
	7	Victoria Azarenka	6	64	2
								1	Serena Williams	77	77
								16	Li Na	64	61
	16	Li Na	2	77	7
	6	Venus Williams	6	64	5
															1	Serena Williams	6	3	6
															WC	Justine Henin	4	6	2
	WC	Justine Henin	77	7
	19	Nadia Petrova	63	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	78											13	S Stosur	6	6
		A Amanmuradova	0	66					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	66	7	6
	Q	S Perry	2	3				20	A Ivanovic	78	5	4
	20	A Ivanovic	6	6																		9	V Zvonareva	6	4	0
	28	E Vesnina	65	4																		7	V Azarenka	4	6	6
		T Garbin	77	6					T Garbin	65	6	6
		K Date-Krumm	4	2					Y Shvedova	77	2	0
		Y Shvedova	6	6												T Garbin	0	2
		S Vögele	7	65	9										7	V Azarenka	6	6
		M Czink	5	77	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
	PR	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	77	2	1			29	S Pe'er	6	6
	29	S Pe'er	65	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
	PR	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	77	6										17	F Schiavone	6	6
	WC	A Molik	6	64	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	64	66
		A Yakimova	2	6	4			WC	C Dellacqua	77	78
	WC	C Dellacqua	6	3	6										WC	C Dellacqua	1	64
		A Parra Santonja	3	2											6	V Williams	6	77
		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	66
		K Flipkens	4	3				WC	J Henin	7	78
	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	77	1	6
	18	V Razzano	2	3																		Q	Y Wickmayer	63	6	3
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	2	3
		K Zakopalová	2	65					S Errani	6	6
		S Errani	6	77												S Errani	1	77	3
	Q	Y Wickmayer	1	7	10										Q	Y Wickmayer	6	64	6
		A Dulgheru	6	5	8			Q	Y Wickmayer	77	6
		A Chakvetadze	3	6	2			12	F Pennetta	62	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	60					T Tanasugarn	3	3
		T Tanasugarn	6	77											15	K Clijsters	0	1
		L Chan	64	2											19	N Petrova	6	6
		K Kanepi	77	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	65	4
	24	MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6																			J Zheng	77	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	64	6	4
		M Kirilenko	77	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	77
		A-L Grönefeld	5	4												R Vinci	5	64
		R Vinci	7	6					R Vinci	79	7
		V King	6	65	7				V King	67	5
	23	D Cibulková	3	77	5																		M Kirilenko	5
	30	K Bondarenko	6	78																		2	D Safina	4	r
		IR Olaru	2	66				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	77	610	6										2	D Safina	6	6
	Q	R Kulikova	65	712	3				B Záhlavová-Strýcová	3	4
		M Rybáriková	4	4				2	D Safina	6	6
	2	D Safina	6	6

Qualifying

References

External links

• 2010 Australian Open – Women's Singles at the International Tennis Federation