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
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events
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Defending champion Serena Williams successfully defended her title, defeating Justine Henin in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles title at the 2010 Australian Open. It was her fifth Australian Open singles title and twelfth major singles title overall, breaking the Open Era record (jointly held by Margaret Court, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles and Evonne Goolagong Cawley) for the most Australian Open singles titles. This was Henin's first major since the 2008 Australian Open, following her retirement in May 2008. Henin was unseeded at a major for the first time since the 2001 Australian Open and was awarded a wild card into the tournament.

Li Na entered the top 10 in the WTA rankings for the first time in her career by reaching the semifinals, becoming the first Chinese player to achieve the feat.^[1]

Seeds[]

Note: Yanina Wickmayer, who would have been placed in the entry list on the initial entry cutoff date of 7 December 2009 and seeded 16th, entered late and played the qualifying tournament.^[2]

Qualifying[]

Draw[]

Key[]

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
		Y-j 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
		An 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	4r
		R 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

Championship match statistics[]

Category	S. Williams	Henin
1st serve %	62/98 (63%)	39/76 (51%)
1st serve points won	37 of 62 = 60%	23 of 39 = 59%
2nd serve points won	17 of 36 = 47%	17 of 37 = 46%
Total service points won	54 of 98 = 55.10%	40 of 76 = 52.63%
Aces	12	4
Double faults	3	6
Winners	32	28
Unforced errors	37	32
Net points won	5 of 14 = 36%	8 of 15 = 53%
Break points converted	6 of 11 = 55%	5 of 16 = 31%
Return points won	36 of 76 = 47%	44 of 98 = 45%
Total points won	90	84
Source

References[]

External links[]

• 2010 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2009 US Open – Women's Singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 2010 French Open – Women's Singles