# 2010 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

The 2010 BWF World Championships was the 18th tournament of the World Badminton Championships. It was held at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France, from August 23 to August 29, 2010. Following the results of the women's singles.

## Seeds

* Wang Yihan (third round)
* Saina Nehwal (quarterfinals)
* Wang Xin (finalist)
* Tine Baun (semifinals)
* Pi Hongyan (quarterfinals)
* Wang Shixian (semifinals)
* Wang Lin (champion)
* Juliane Schenk (third round)
* Zhou Mi (first round, retired)
* Eriko Hirose (quarterfinals)
* Yao Jie (third round)
* Yip Pui Yin (third round)
* Ella Diehl (third round)
* Bae Seung-hee (second round)
* Petya Nedelcheva (third round)
* Kim Moon-hi (third round)

## Main stage
### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 1 | Wang YH | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | P Buranaprasertsuk | 12 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | Wang YH | 22 | 16 | 18 | | | | |
| 10 | E Hirose | 21 | 21 | | | | | 10 | E Hirose | 20 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | A Mutatkar | 12 | 16 | 10 | E Hirose | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | MF Kusumastuti | 21 | 23 | | MF Kusumastuti | 14 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bibik | 11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | E Hirose | 16 | 17 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Wang L | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | 7 | Wang L | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | M Tvrdy | 7 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7 | Wang L | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| 12 | Yip PY | 21 | 21 | | | | | 12 | Yip PY | 13 | 17 | | | | | |
| | P Le Buhanic | 18 | 11 | 12 | Yip PY | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Magee | 18 | 13 | | A Rice | 19 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rice | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | T Baun | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L Tan | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Baun | 21 | 23 | | | | | |
| 15 | P Nedelcheva | 14 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 15 | P Nedelcheva | 19 | 21 | | | | | |
| | J Meulendijks | 21 | 16 | 10 | 15 | P Nedelcheva | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Foo Kune | 10 | 5 | | | L Griga | 17 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Griga | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Baun | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cheng S-c | 18 | 13 |
| | | | | | 8 | J Schenk | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L Cheah | 16 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Schenk | 21 | 13 | 19 | | | | |
| 14 | Bae S-h | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Cheng S-c | 19 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | S Egelstaff | 15 | 16 | | 14 | Bae S-h | 14 | 23 | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nieminen | 18 | 11 | | | Cheng S-c | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cheng S-c | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | M Chan | 11 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Firdasari | 21 | 21 | | A Firdasari | 21 | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Santos | 11 | 15 | 16 | Kim M-h | 13 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Kim M-h | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 16 | Kim M-h | 21 | 15 | 14 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Pi HY | 16 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | E Prus | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Pi HY | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Pi HY | 13 | 15 |
| | A Goto | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wang X | 21 | 21 |
| | A Zaitsava | 9 | 9 | | A Goto | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zetchiri | | | | L Zetchiri | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Zhou M | wo | | | | | | | | A Goto | 13 | 13 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wang X | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | C Reid | 15 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Wang X | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | K Ludíková | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Wang | 18 | 9 | | | K Ludíková | 13 | 21 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | Xing AY | 17 | 21 | 8 | 11 | Yao J | 21 | 16 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Yao J | 21 | 9 | 21 | | | | | | 11 | Yao J | 13 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Wang SX | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Ponsana | 15 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Wang SX | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Wang SX | 21 | 21 |
| | K Schnaase | 16 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Nehwal | 8 | 14 |
| | Wong MC | 21 | 21 | | | Wong MC | 21 | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Cicognini | 15 | 15 | | 13 | E Diehl | 11 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | E Diehl | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 13 | E Diehl | 14 | 18 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Nehwal | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chen H-h | 22 | 15 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Nehwal | 20 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |

## Final stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 10 | Eriko Hirose | 16 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Wang Lin | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Wang Lin | 21 | 21 | 7 | Wang Lin | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Tine Baun | 11 | 8 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Tine Baun | 21 | 21 | 4 | Tine Baun | 11 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | Cheng Shao-chieh | 18 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cheng Shao-chieh | 18 | 13 | | | | | | 7 | Wang Lin | 21 | 19 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wang Xin | 11 | 21 | 13 |
| 5 | Pi Hongyan | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wang Xin | 11 | 21 | 13 |
| 3 | Wang Xin | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Wang Xin | 21 | 21 | 3 | Wang Xin | 21 | 11 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Wang Shixian | 19 | 21 | 16 | | | | | |
| 6 | Wang Shixian | 21 | 21 | 6 | Wang Shixian | 19 | 21 | 16 | | | | | |
| 2 | Saina Nehwal | 8 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |