2010 French Open – Women's singles

2010 French Open ITA Francesca Schiavone AUS Samantha Stosur 6–4, 7–6(7–2) French Open – Women's singles French Open – Women's singles 2010 French Open 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, becoming the first Italian woman to win a singles major. Schiavone was 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8723949.stm Italy's Francesca Schiavone wins French Open title BBC Sport 5 June 2010https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/frenchopen/7805844/French-Open-2010-Francesca-Schiavone-beats-Sam-Stosur-to-win-womens-final.html French Open 2010: Francesca Schiavone beats Sam Stosur to win women's final The Telegraph 6 June 2010 Ramsay Alix She 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. With the loss of Serena Williams in the quarterfinals, a first-time 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.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/sports/tennis/04tennis.html Schiavone in Final After Dementieva Retires The New York Times 3 June 2010 This tournament marked the last French Open appearance of four-time champion Justine Henin, who was defeated by Stosur in the fourth round.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/01/sports/tennis/01tennis.html Stosur Ends Justine Henin's French Open Streak The New York Times 31 May 2010 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. Seeds 30em 1 1 USA Serena Williams (quarterfinals) 2 8 USA Venus Williams (fourth round) 3 6 DEN Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals) 4 3 SRB 2004 Jelena Janković (semifinals) 5 7 RUS Elena Dementieva (semifinals, retired because of left gastrocnemius muscle strain) 6 5 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round) 7 2 AUS Samantha Stosur (final) 8 4 POL Agnieszka Radwańska (second round) 9 4 RUS Dinara Safina (first round) 10 7 BLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka (first round) 11 5 CHN Li Na (third round) 12 2 RUS Maria Sharapova (third round) 13 1 FRA Marion Bartoli (third round) 14 6 ITA Flavia Pennetta (fourth round) 15 8 FRA Aravane Rezaï (third round) 16 3 BEL Yanina Wickmayer (third round) 17 5 ITA Francesca Schiavone (champion) 18 1 ISR Shahar Pe'er (fourth round) 19 8 RUS Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals) 20 7 ESP María José Martínez Sánchez (first round) 21 4 RUS Vera Zvonareva (second round) 22 2 BEL Justine Henin (fourth round) 23 3 SVK Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round) 24 6 CZE Lucie Šafářová (second round) 25 2 CHN Zheng Jie (second round) 26 8 SVK Dominika Cibulková (third round) 27 3 UKR Alona Bondarenko (third round) 28 4 RUS Alisa Kleybanova (third round) 29 1 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round) 30 5 RUS Maria Kirilenko (fourth round) 31 6 ROU Alexandra Dulgheru (third round) 32 7 UKR Kateryna Bondarenko (second round) Qualifying 2010 French Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Serena Williams 2 77 6 7 AUS Samantha Stosur 6 62 8 4 SRB 2004 Jelena Janković 7 6     KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova 5 4   17 ITA Francesca Schiavone 6 6   3 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 2 3   5 RUS Elena Dementieva 2 6 6 19 RUS Nadia Petrova 6 2 0 7 AUS Samantha Stosur 6 6   4 SRB 2004 Jelena Janković 1 2   17 ITA Francesca Schiavone 77 0   5 RUS Elena Dementieva 63 0r   7 AUS Samantha Stosur 4 62   17 ITA Francesca Schiavone 6 77   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA S Williams 77 6     SUI S Vögele 62 2     HUN M Czink 2 3     GER J Görges 6 6     GBR K O'Brien 0 6 2   USA J Craybas 6 4 6   FRA A Cornet 4 2   29 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6   18 ISR S Pe'er 6 6   Q ESP N Llagostera Vives 1 4     USA V King 2 2   LL USA B Mattek-Sands 6 6     USA S Perry 64 0   WC FRA O Sanchez 77 6     ITA ME Camerin 2 3   13 FRA M Bartoli 6 6   1 USA S Williams 6 6     GER J Görges 1 1     USA J Craybas 4 1   29 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6   18 ISR S Pe'er 3 6 6 LL USA B Mattek-Sands 6 0 1 WC FRA O Sanchez 5 2   13 FRA M Bartoli 7 6   1 USA S Williams 6 1 6 29 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 1 6 2 18 ISR S Pe'er 79 6   13 FRA M Bartoli 67 2   1 USA S Williams 6 6   18 ISR S Pe'er 2 2   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 RUS M Sharapova 6 6   Q RUS K Pervak 3 2     JPN A Morita 1 4     BEL K Flipkens 6 6     CZE K Zakopalová 77 4 6 PR SLO K Srebotnik 63 6 2   BUL T Pironkova 4 3   22 BEL J Henin 6 6   25 CHN J Zheng 7 6     RUS E Bychkova 5 4   Q RUS A Pivovarova 6 6     ROU R Olaru 4 3     CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 62 3     PAR R de los Ríos 77 6   Q ROU S Halep 5 1   7 AUS S Stosur 7 6   12 RUS M Sharapova 6 6     BEL K Flipkens 3 3     CZE K Zakopalová 3 3   22 BEL J Henin 6 6   25 CHN J Zheng 4 3   Q RUS A Pivovarova 6 6     PAR R de los Ríos 6 1 0 7 AUS S Stosur 4 6 6 12 RUS M Sharapova 2 6 3 22 BEL J Henin 6 3 6 Q RUS A Pivovarova 3 2   7 AUS S Stosur 6 6   22 BEL J Henin 6 1 4 7 AUS S Stosur 2 6 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 SRB 2004 J Janković 6 6     AUS A Molik 0 4   Q EST K Kanepi 6 6     FRA P Parmentier 3 1     SWE S Arvidsson 77 3 2   SVK M Rybáriková 62 6 6   RUS V Dushevina 77 3 4 27 UKR A Bondarenko 63 6 6 23 SVK D Hantuchová 6 6     THA T Tanasugarn 1 1     BLR 1995 O Govortsova 711 6     ESP C Suárez Navarro 69 1     COL M Duque Mariño 0 1     AUT S Bammer 6 6     CZE S Záhlavová 1 1   16 BEL Y Wickmayer 6 6   4 SRB 2004 J Janković 6 3 6 Q EST K Kanepi 2 6 4   SVK M Rybáriková 3 3   27 UKR A Bondarenko 6 6   23 SVK D Hantuchová 7 6     BLR 1995 O Govortsova 5 3     AUT S Bammer 64 6 5 16 BEL Y Wickmayer 77 1 7 4 SRB 2004 J Janković 6 77   27 UKR A Bondarenko 4 63   23 SVK D Hantuchová 7 6   16 BEL Y Wickmayer 5 3   4 SRB 2004 J Janković 6 6   23 SVK D Hantuchová 4 2   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 9 RUS D Safina 6 4 5   JPN K Date-Krumm 3 6 7 WC AUS J Groth 6 6     TPE Y-j Chan 2 3     AUS A Rodionova 6 6     RUS E Makarova 3 2     ITA A Brianti 3 1   21 RUS V Zvonareva 6 6   28 RUS A Kleybanova 6 6     UKR M Koryttseva 2 1     TPE K-c Chang 3 3     SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 6 6     ITA S Errani 1 5     KAZ Y Shvedova 6 7     GBR E Baltacha 0 5   8 POL A Radwańska 6 7     JPN K Date-Krumm 0 3   WC AUS J Groth 6 6     AUS A Rodionova 6 6   21 RUS V Zvonareva 4 4   28 RUS A Kleybanova 6 6     SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 3 0     KAZ Y Shvedova 7 6   8 POL A Radwańska 5 3   WC AUS J Groth 6 5 6   AUS A Rodionova 3 7 2 28 RUS A Kleybanova 2 6 0   KAZ Y Shvedova 6 4 6 WC AUS J Groth 4 3     KAZ Y Shvedova 6 6   Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6     ROU S Cîrstea 3 1     RUS E Vesnina 6 1 4   GER A Petkovic 4 6 6   AUT Y Meusburger 77 6   WC FRA C Feuerstein 64 3     CRO K Šprem 65 4   30 RUS M Kirilenko 77 6   17 ITA F Schiavone 5 6 6   RUS R Kulikova 7 3 4   CZE P Kvitová 6 2 2 Q AUS S Ferguson 1 6 6   CAN S Dubois 77 1 3 WC FRA S Cohen-Aloro 63 6 6 WC FRA K Mladenovic 5 3   11 CHN N Li 7 6   6 RUS S Kuznetsova 4 7 6   GER A Petkovic 6 5 4   AUT Y Meusburger 3 3   30 RUS M Kirilenko 6 6   17 ITA F Schiavone 6 6   Q AUS S Ferguson 2 2   WC FRA S Cohen-Aloro 2 2   11 CHN N Li 6 6   6 RUS S Kuznetsova 3 6 4 30 RUS M Kirilenko 6 2 6 17 ITA F Schiavone 6 6   11 CHN N Li 4 2   30 RUS M Kirilenko 4 4   17 ITA F Schiavone 6 6   Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 ITA F Pennetta 6 6     GBR A Keothavong 2 2     ITA R Vinci 7 6     FRA V Razzano 5 2   Q JPN M Doi 3 0     SLO P Hercog 6 6     AUS J Dokić 2 2   24 CZE L Šafářová 6 6   31 ROU A Dulgheru 77 4 6   CZE L Hradecká 61 6 3   SUI T Bacsinszky 6 6     GER T Malek 2 3     GER K Barrois 6 67 3   ITA T Garbin 1 79 6   RUS A Kudryavtseva 0 3   3 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6   14 ITA F Pennetta 6 6     ITA R Vinci 1 1     SLO P Hercog 6 6   24 CZE L Šafářová 1 2   31 ROU A Dulgheru 6 6     SUI T Bacsinszky 4 2     ITA T Garbin 3 1   3 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6   14 ITA F Pennetta 6 6     SLO P Hercog 3 0   31 ROU A Dulgheru 3 4   3 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6   14 ITA F Pennetta 65 77 2 3 DEN C Wozniacki 77 64 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 RUS E Dementieva 6 6     CRO P Martić 1 1     USA M Oudin 5 2     ESP A Medina Garrigues 7 6     CAN A Wozniak 6 6     CZE I Benešová 3 3     FRA J Coin 1 2   32 UKR K Bondarenko 6 6   20 ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 2 4     UZB A Amanmuradova 6 6     SWE J Larsson 6 6     LAT A Sevastova 2 2   WC FRA M Johansson 2 4   Q RSA C Scheepers 6 6     ARG G Dulko 6 6   10 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 1 2   5 RUS E Dementieva 6 77     ESP A Medina Garrigues 2 63     CAN A Wozniak 6 6   32 UKR K Bondarenko 4 1     UZB A Amanmuradova 77 6     SWE J Larsson 62 2   Q RSA C Scheepers 3 6 6   ARG G Dulko 6 3 4 5 RUS E Dementieva 62 6 6   CAN A Wozniak 77 3 4   UZB A Amanmuradova 3 3   Q RSA C Scheepers 6 6   5 RUS E Dementieva 6 6   Q RSA C Scheepers 1 3   Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 FRA A Rezaï 6 6   Q CAN H El Tabakh 1 1     RUS A Chakvetadze 7 62 4   GER A Kerber 5 77 6   HUN Á Szávay 6 6   WC FRA S Foretz 2 2   Q CHN S Zhang 0 3   19 RUS N Petrova 6 6   26 SVK D Cibulková 6 6   Q RUS E Ivanova 2 0   WC USA C McHale 5 3     USA V Lepchenko 7 6     ESP A Parra Santonja 6 6   Q JPN K Nara 2 2     SUI P Schnyder 3 3   2 USA V Williams 6 6   15 FRA A Rezaï 6 2 6   GER A Kerber 2 6 3   HUN Á Szávay 1 2   19 RUS N Petrova 6 6   26 SVK D Cibulková 4 6 6   USA V Lepchenko 6 2 0   ESP A Parra Santonja 2 4   2 USA V Williams 6 6   15 FRA A Rezaï 77 4 8 19 RUS N Petrova 62 6 10 26 SVK D Cibulková 3 4   2 USA V Williams 6 6   19 RUS N Petrova 6 6   2 USA V Williams 4 3   Championship match statistics Category ITA Schiavone AUS 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 errors19 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 64Source External links Main Draw 2010 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation References Women's Singles Category:French Open by year – Women's singles French Open - Women's Singles Category:2010 in women's tennis Category:2010 in French women's sport