2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles

January 2025 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open BEL Kim Clijsters RUS Maria Sharapova 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 56 (3WC Wild cards/12Q Qualifiers) 16 singles doubles Cincinnati Open Western & Southern Open 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open Kim Clijsters defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 Cincinnati Masters. She saved three championship points en route to the title. It was Sharapova's second final defeat in as many weeks, having lost the Stanford final to Victoria Azarenka just two weeks earlier.Clijsters fights back to beat Sharapova in Cincinnati final https://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/tennis/08/15/cincinnati.final.sharapova.clijsters/index.html 25 October 2026 CNN 15 August 2010Clijsters battles back https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/6315165/clijsters-battles-back 25 October 2026 Sky Sports 16 August 2010Clijsters rallies for 3-set win in Cincinnati https://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/cincinnati-tennis/ 25 October 2026 Sportsnet Associated Press 16 August 2010 Mason, OhioKim Clijsters comes from set down to beat Maria Sharapova at Cincinnati Open final https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/7947725/Kim-Clijsters-comes-from-set-down-to-beat-Maria-Sharapova-at-Cincinnati-Open-final.html 25 October 2026 The Daily Telegraph 16 August 2010WTA 50: Lookback with Kim Clijsters https://www.facebook.com/WTA/videos/wta50-lookback-with-kim-clijsters/741362161092501/ Facebook 25 October 2026 video 14 August 2023 In 2009, Kim Clijsters advanced to the quarterfinals at Cincinnati on her return to tennis as a mother. The following year she went all the way to the title, overcoming stormy weather and three match points against Sharapova in the final. Three weeks later, she successfully defended her US Open title! Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Akgul Amanmuradova. Ana Ivanovic, ranked as the world No. 62 entering the tournament, upset Azarenka in the first round, having trailed 2–6, 2–5 before fighting back to win the match, 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2.Ivanovic turns back clock in Cincinnati - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) She then went on to make her third semifinal of the year, being forced to retire against Clijsters after injuring her foot.Injured Ivanovic relinquishes final spot - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Seeds The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round. 30em SRB Jelena Janković (third round) DEN Caroline Wozniacki (third round) RUS Elena Dementieva (second round) BEL Kim Clijsters (champion) ITA Francesca Schiavone (second round) RUS Vera Zvonareva (third round) POL Agnieszka Radwańska (third round) CHN Li Na (third round) BLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka (first round) RUS Maria Sharapova (final) ITA Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals) BEL Yanina Wickmayer (quarterfinals) ISR Shahar Pe'er (third round) FRA Aravane Rezaï (first round) RUS Nadia Petrova (first round, retired due to heat illness) FRA Marion Bartoli (quarterfinals) Main draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 190 Q UZB Akgul Amanmuradova 1 3     SRB Ana Ivanovic 6 6   4 BEL Kim Clijsters 78 6   11 ITA Flavia Pennetta 66 4   12 BEL Yanina Wickmayer 5 6 1   RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7 3 6 10 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 6   16 FRA Marion Bartoli 1 4     SRB Ana Ivanovic 1r   4 BEL Kim Clijsters 2       RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 4 6 2 10 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 3 6 4 BEL Kim Clijsters 2 77 6 10 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 64 2 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q RUS V Dushevina 6 7   Q AUS A Rodionova 2 67   Q JPN K Date-Krumm 1 2   Q UZB A Amanmuradova 6 6   Q SRB B Jovanovski 4 6 6 14 FRA A Rezaï 6 3 4 9 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 66 2   SRB A Ivanovic 2 7 6   KAZ Y Shvedova 7 6   Q RUS A Kudryavtseva 5 4     RUS E Vesnina 6 6     USA M Oudin 2 3   1 SRB J Janković 6 3 6 Q RUS V Dushevina 4 6 1 Q UZB A Amanmuradova 6 6   Q SRB B Jovanovski 2 0     SRB A Ivanovic 6 7     KAZ Y Shvedova 1 5     RUS E Vesnina 6 6   5 ITA F Schiavone 4 4   1 SRB J Janković 63 4   Q UZB A Amanmuradova 7 6     SRB A Ivanovic 6 6     RUS E Vesnina 0 3   Q UZB A Amanmuradova 1 3     SRB A Ivanovic 6 6   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   RUS D Safina 7 6     ITA R Vinci 5 4   Q JPN A Morita 7 6     ESP A Parra Santonja 67 2   WC USA C McHale 7 5   15 RUS N Petrova 64 3 r 11 ITA F Pennetta 6 6     CHN J Zheng 4 2   Q ROU M Niculescu 6 6     GER S Lisicki 3 0     RUS M Kirilenko 6 6     UKR K Bondarenko 1 3   4 BEL K Clijsters 7 6     RUS D Safina 5 2   Q JPN A Morita 2 4   WC USA C McHale 6 6   11 ITA F Pennetta 6 6   Q ROU M Niculescu 0 1     RUS M Kirilenko 5 6 62 6 RUS V Zvonareva 7 2 7 4 BEL K Clijsters 6 6   WC USA C McHale 1 1   11 ITA F Pennetta 6 6   6 RUS V Zvonareva 4 3   4 BEL K Clijsters 7 6   11 ITA F Pennetta 66 4   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC USA J Hampton 4 2     ITA S Errani 6 6     ARG G Dulko 6 6     CZE L Šafářová 4 3   Q HUN G Arn 2 2   12 BEL Y Wickmayer 6 6   13 ISR S Pe'er 6 4     BLR 1995 O Govortsova 3 1 r Q USA V King 6 3 1 Q ESP N Llagostera Vives 3 6 6   SVK D Hantuchová 3 4     RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6   8 CHN N Li 6 6     ITA S Errani 2 2     ARG G Dulko 63 2   12 BEL Y Wickmayer 7 6   13 ISR S Pe'er 6 6   Q ESP N Llagostera Vives 3 2     RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6   3 RUS E Dementieva 1 3   8 CHN N Li 6 2 64 12 BEL Y Wickmayer 2 6 7 13 ISR S Pe'er 7 4 4   RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 5 6 6 12 BEL Y Wickmayer 5 6 1   RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 7 3 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   RUS A Kleybanova 6 6     ROU A Dulgheru 4 4     GER A Petkovic 7 6   WC USA C Vandeweghe 61 1     RUS S Kuznetsova 4 6 2 10 RUS M Sharapova 6 1 6 16 FRA M Bartoli 6 6     ESP A Medina Garrigues 4 0     SVK D Cibulková 6 2 3   UKR A Bondarenko 3 6 6   AUT S Bammer 7 6   Q ROU S Cîrstea 65 2   7 POL A Radwańska 6 6     RUS A Kleybanova 4 2     GER A Petkovic 3 1   10 RUS M Sharapova 6 6   16 FRA M Bartoli 7 6     UKR A Bondarenko 64 1     AUT S Bammer 0 2   2 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6   7 POL A Radwańska 2 3   10 RUS M Sharapova 6 6   16 FRA M Bartoli 6 6   2 DEN C Wozniacki 4 1   10 RUS M Sharapova 6 6   16 FRA M Bartoli 1 4   Qualifying Qualifying seeds 30em Qualifiers 30em Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 Second qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 Third qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 Fourth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 Fifth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 Sixth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 Seventh qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 Eighth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 Ninth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 Tenth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 10 USA Vania King 78 6 USA Alison Riske 66 2 POL Urszula Radwańska 2 2 19 JPN Kurumi Nara 6 6 10 USA Vania King 6 6 19 JPN Kurumi Nara 1 2 Eleventh qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 11 JPN Ayumi Morita 6 6 KAZ Sesil Karatantcheva 4 4 CZE Lucie Hradecká 7 6 13 CRO Karolina Šprem 5 1 11 JPN Ayumi Morita 6 6 CZE Lucie Hradecká 4 0 Twelfth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 12 RSA Chanelle Scheepers 6 7 WC USA Julia Boserup 2 5 WC USA Chelsey Gullickson 61 3 21 HUN Gréta Arn 77 6 12 RSA Chanelle Scheepers 3 4 21 HUN Gréta Arn 6 6 References External links Main Draw Qualifying Draw World Tennis tournament profile Women's Open - Singles