2010 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions

2010 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions WTA Tournament of Champions 2010 Poster.jpg 250px November 4–7 2nd WTA Tournament of Champions Bali, Indonesia SRB Ana Ivanovic WTA Tournament of Champions The 2010 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions was a singles tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the =tournament and was part of the 2010 WTA Tour. It was held at the Bali International Convention Centre in Bali, Indonesia from November 4 through November 7, 2010. Aravane Rezaï was the defending champion and this year's second seed, however she was eliminated by Alisa Kleybanova in the quarterfinals. The result of this game was 6–1, 6–2, for Russian player. Unseeded Ana Ivanovic reached the final, after wins against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Kimiko Date-Krumm. She upset Alisa Kleybanova 6–2, 7–6(7–5) in her last match to become the new champion. Ivanovic's victory lifted her back into the WTA's Top 20 for the first time in over a year, this followed a dismal year of poor form and injuries which saw her fall to as low as world No. 65 by July,Ivanovic completes turnaround with Bali title ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) only two years after holding the world No. 1 ranking. Tournament format This edition of the tournament used a different format from the 2009 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions and the 2010 WTA Tour Championships. The tournament consisted of a singles draw of eight players (including two wild card spots) in a single elimination format determined by the WTA. The top six ranked singles players as of the Monday the week prior to the tournament, who have won an International Tournament singles event during the current tour year and have not qualified for entry into the WTA Tour Championships singles draw qualified for the International Tournament of Champions. The final two alternates in the WTA Tour Championships were eligible to play the International Tournament of Champions, even if they participated in matches in the WTA Tour Championships. In the event any of the top six ranked players do not compete in the International Tournament of Champions, the open spot(s) shall be filled by the next player who would have been accepted in accordance with the above requirements. The tournament shall be permitted to nominate as Wild Cards up to two WTA Tour players who played at least one International Tournament singles event during the current tour year and did not qualify for entry into the WTA Tour Championships singles draw.http://www.wtatour.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/AboutTheTour/TournamentofChampionsOfficialRules.pdf Tournament of Champions Official Rules WTA Tour November 7, 2010 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Qualifiers WTA singles rankings (1 November 2010)Sd Player Rk Won 1 CHN Li Na 11 Aegon Classic 2 FRA Aravane Rezaï 18 Swedish Open 3 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 20 Monterrey Openİstanbul Cup 4 BEL Yanina Wickmayer 22 ASB Classic SRB Ana Ivanovic 24 Generali Ladies Linz RUS Alisa Kleybanova 27 Malaysian OpenHansol Korea Open SVK Daniela Hantuchová 31 Wildcard JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm 53 Wildcard 190px|left|thumb|Li Na won the 2010 Aegon Classic by defeating Maria Sharapova. Li Nahttps://www.wtatennis.com/players/120330/- Li Na wtatennis.com Women's Tennis Association The Chinese player has produced her best season so far, becoming the highest ranked Chinese player ever, reaching a career high of world no. 9 in August this year. She started the year off by reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open, where she lost to eventual champion Serena Williams, 7–6(4), 7–6(1). She also reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the second time, but also ended up losing to Serena Williams, 7–5, 6–3. She earned her spot in the tournament by winning the Aegon Classic, defeating Maria Sharapova, 7–5, 6–1 in the final. This was her first title in 18 months, and her third career title. At the other Slams she fell in the third round of the French Open and first round of the US Open. Li narrowly missed qualifying for the 2010 WTA Tour Championships at Doha, Qatar after she was overtaken by Victoria Azarenka in the Points race. Aravane Rezaïhttps://www.wtatennis.com/players/311791/- Aravane Rezaï wtatennis.com Women's Tennis Association Rezaï is the defending champion, after defeating Bartoli last year. She has entered the top 15 for the first time this year. Rezaï won her most prestigious title of her career yet, at the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open- a Premier Mandatory Tournament where she scored wins over former world no. 1's Justine Henin, 4–6 7–5 6–0 in the first round, Jelena Janković 7–5, 6–4 in the quarterfinals, and Venus Williams 6–2, 7–5 in the finals. The Frenchwoman earned her spot in the tournament by winning the Swedish Open, defeating Gisela Dulko 6–3, 4–6, 6–4. In the Slams she reached the second round of all slams with the exception of the French Open, where she reached the third round. 190px|thumb|right|Yanina Wickmayer won the 2010 ASB Classic by beating Italian Flavia Pennetta. Yanina Wickmayerhttps://www.wtatennis.com/players/312536/- Yanina Wickmayer wtatennis.com Women's Tennis Association The Belgian makes her second appearance at Bali this year, and will be looking to put last year's nightmares behind her. Still dealing with the consequences from her drug ban, Wickmayer made a great start to the season, winning the ASB Classic without dropping a set, beating top seed Flavia Pennetta, 6–3 6–2 in the final. As a final consequence to last year's issues in this tournament, Wickmayer had to go through qualifying at the Australian Open. But nonetheless, she proved worthy of a seeding spot, reaching the fourth round of the Grand Slam, eventually losing to finalist, and fellow Belgian, Justine Henin. She reached a career-high of world no. 12 in April, but subsequently began falling down the rankings when she was unable to defend her semi-final points at the US Open, losing to 31st seed Kaia Kanepi 0–6, 7–6(2), 6–1. In her other slam results she reached the third round of both the French Open and Wimbledon. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkovahttps://www.wtatennis.com/players/313796/- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova wtatennis.com Women's Tennis Association The Russian made a breakthrough this year, cracking the top 20 for the first time in her career. She was also able to win her first two career titles at the Monterrey Open over Daniela Hantuchová, 1–6, 6–1, 6–0, and in the İstanbul Cup, where she defeated fellow Russian Elena Vesnina 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 in the final, earning her a spot in the Tournament of Champions. She was also able to reach her first Grand Slam fourth round at the US Open, where she lost to Francesca Schiavone 6–3, 6–0. In slams she was able to reach the second round of the Australian Open and the third round of French Open and Wimbledon. She was also able to earn upset victories over Francesca Schiavone and Elena Dementieva. 180px|left|thumb|Ana Ivanovic won the 2010 Generali Ladies Linz by defeating Patty Schnyder. It was her first title in two years. Ana Ivanovichttps://www.wtatennis.com/players/311710/- Ana Ivanovic wtatennis.com Women's Tennis Association Ivanovic had a poor first half of the year, although she was able to reach the semifinals of her first tournament during the season at the Brisbane International. Ivanovic's performances at the Grand Slams tournaments were dismal; apart from reaching the fourth round of the US Open (losing to the eventual champion Kim Clijsters), she was defeated in the second round at Australian and French Opens and in the first round at Wimbledon, in the process winning a total of only five Grand Slam matches. However, Ivanovic reached the semifinals at Internazionali BNL d'Italia and W&S Financial Group Masters and Women's Open (withdrawing due to a foot injury) to improve in the rankings after falling to as low as World No. 65 by July. Ivanovic finally won her first tournament in two years in Generali Ladies Linz defeating Patty Schnyder 6–1, 6–2, in just 45 minutes. Ivanovic's climb back up the rankings continued as she returned to the Top 25 before this tournament. During the year, Ivanovic was able to score notable victories over Victoria Azarenka,Ivanovic turns back clock in Cincinnati - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Elena Dementieva, (twice each, and both of whom qualified for the year-end championships in Doha), Zheng Jie, Marion Bartoli and her first career victory against Alisa Kleybanova after three defeats. Alisa Kleybanovahttps://www.wtatennis.com/players/311777/- Alisa Kleybanova wtatennis.com Women's Tennis Association Kleybanova made a breakthrough this year, winning her first two career titles, which earned her a spot in the tournament of champions. She won the Malaysian Open, defeating top seed Elena Dementieva 6–3 6–2 in the final, and the Hansol Korea Open, this time, beating Klára Zakopalová 6–1, 6–3 in the final. The Russian earned a victory over then world no. 2 Jelena Janković, which is the highest ranked player she has ever defeated. Kleybanova was also able to score wins against Kim Clijsters, Nadia Petrova and Ana Ivanovic. Kleybanova had her most consistent results in the slams so far, reaching the third round of all the Slams except for the US Open where she was defeated by Sara Errani in the second round.145px|thumb|right|Daniela Hantuchová is one of the Wild Card entries of the tournament Daniela Hantuchováhttps://www.wtatennis.com/players/80394/- Daniela Hantuchová wtatennis.com Women's Tennis Association Hantuchová has had good results this year, reaching her first final in over 2 and a half years in the Monterrey open, but subsequently lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1–6, 6–1, 6–0. She was also able to earn victories over top 10 players- twice against Jelena Janković and once against Elena Dementieva, who were both world no. 7 then. She also earned wins against Nadia Petrova, Yanina Wickmayer, Marion Bartoli, and Dinara Safina. At the slams, she was able to reach the fourth round of the French Open, second round of Wimbledon and the third round of hardcourt slams of US Open and Australian Open. However, due to inconsistencies, she was not able to make a comeback into the top 20, and in fact has just dropped out of the Top 30. She will attempt to finish the year in the Top 30, after accepting a wild card invitation from this tournament. Kimiko Date-Krummhttps://www.wtatennis.com/players/40130/- Kimiko Date-Krumm wtatennis.com Women's Tennis Association Date-Krumm made history by being the second oldest player to ever win a singles title in the WTA Tour, and the oldest player to ever defeat a top ten player, when she upset former world no. 1 Dinara Safina in the first round of the French Open 3–6, 6–4, 7–5. She also had a notable win over former world no. 1 Maria Sharapova, in the Toray Pan Pacific Open 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 She reached her only final of the year in the HP Open, where she lost to Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–5 6–7(4) 6–1, in one of the WTA's most historic finals. After much hype, the alternate wild card was given to Date-Krumm as a replacement for Ivanovic's wild card entry. Head to head http://www.wtatour.com/page/HeadToHeadIntro/0,,12781,00.html Head-to-Head WTA Tour November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101110011436/http://www.wtatour.com/page/HeadToHeadIntro/0%2C%2C12781%2C00.html 10 November 2010 dead Li Rezaï Pavlyuchenkova Wickmayer Ivanovic Kleybanova Hantuchová Date-Krumm Overall YTD W-L CHN Li Na 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 6–4 36–19 FRA Aravane Rezaï 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–4 0–1 0–0 3–12 36–24 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 4–1 0–1 9–6 40–21 BEL Yanina Wickmayer 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–4 2–0 5–6 43–20 SRB Ana Ivanovic 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–3 3–1 0–0 10–5 30–20 RUS Alisa Kleybanova 0–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–1 10–10 31–23 SVK Daniela Hantuchová 2–2 1–0 1–4 4–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 10–12 34–23 JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 4–2 25–18 Points and prize money The total prize money for the 2010 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions is 600,000 United States dollars. Stage Prize Money PointsChampion $210,000 375Finalist $120,000 255Third place $70,000 180Fourth place $60,000* 165Quarterfinalist $35,000 75 $50,000 in the event of default Draw 3 First round Semifinals Final Third place match 175 1 CHN Li Na 4 6 4 WC JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm 6 3 6 3 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 0 1     SRB Ana Ivanovic 6 6   WC SVK Daniela Hantuchová 6 77   4 BEL Yanina Wickmayer 4 65     RUS Alisa Kleybanova 6 6   2 FRA Aravane Rezaï 1 2   WC JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm 5 77 2   SRB Ana Ivanovic 7 65 6 WC SVK Daniela Hantuchová 3 1     RUS Alisa Kleybanova 6 6   WC JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm 7 7   WC SVK Daniela Hantuchová 5 5     SRB Ana Ivanovic 6 77     RUS Alisa Kleybanova 2 65   Draw Day-to-day play Day 1 (4 November) Matches on Centre Court Round Winner Loser Score First roundSRB Ana Ivanovic RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [3] 6–0, 6–1 First round1JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm [WC]CHN Li Na [1] 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 1st match starts at 5:30 PM 1 Not before 8:00 PM Day 2 (5 November) Matches on Centre Court Round Winner Loser Score First roundRUS Alisa KleybanovaFRA Aravane Rezaï [2] 6–1, 6–2 First round1 SVK Daniela Hantuchová [WC] BEL Yanina Wickmayer [4] 6–4, 7–6(5) 1st match starts at 5:30 PM 1 Not before 8:00 PM Day 3 (6 November) Matches on Centre Court Round Winner Loser Score SemifinalsSRB Ana IvanovicJPN Kimiko Date-Krumm [WC] 7–5, 6–7(5), 6–2 Semifinals1RUS Alisa KleybanovaSVK Daniela Hantuchová [WC] 6–3, 6–1 1st match starts at 2:00 PM 1 Not before 4:00 PM Day 4 (7 November) Matches on Centre Court Round Winner Loser Score 3rd place MatchJPN Kimiko Date-Krumm [WC]SVK Daniela Hantuchová [WC] 7–5, 7–5 Final1 SRB Ana IvanovicRUS Alisa Kleybanova6–2, 7–6(5) 1st match starts at 2:00 PM 1 Not before 4:00 PM See also Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions 2010 WTA Tour References External links http://www.commbanktennis.com/ Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions Category:WTA Tournament of Champions Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions Category:Sport in Bali Category:Tennis tournaments in Indonesia Category:November 2010 sports events in Indonesia