# 2010 US Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Kim Clijsters defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 US Open. It was her third US Open singles title and third major singles title overall. It was her third non-consecutive US Open title, having won on her last two appearances in 2005 and 2009 (she did not play in 2006 due to injury, and was retired from the sport in 2007 and 2008).
World No. 1 and three-time champion Serena Williams withdrew from the tournament due to a foot surgery sustained from an exhibition match. Caroline Wozniacki was in contention to gain the top ranking by winning the title, but lost to Zvonareva in the semifinals.
This was the final major appearance for former world No. 3 and Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva; she was defeated in the fourth round by Samantha Stosur.

## Seeds

    01. Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)
    02. Kim Clijsters (champion)
    03. Venus Williams (semifinals)
    04. Jelena Janković (third round)
    05. Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
    06. Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
    07. Vera Zvonareva (final)
    08. Li Na (first round)
    09. Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
    10. Victoria Azarenka (second round, retired due to concussion)
    11. Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
    12. Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
    13. Marion Bartoli (second round)
    14. Maria Sharapova (fourth round)
    15. Yanina Wickmayer (fourth round)
    16. Shahar Pe'er (fourth round)
    17. Nadia Petrova (first round)
    18. Aravane Rezaï (second round)
    19. Flavia Pennetta (third round)
    20. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (fourth round)
    21. Zheng Jie (second round)
    22. María José Martínez Sánchez (second round)
    23. Maria Kirilenko (third round)
    24. Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
    25. Alexandra Dulgheru (third round)
    26. Lucie Šafářová (first round)
    27. Petra Kvitová (third round)
    28. Alisa Kleybanova (second round)
    29. Alona Bondarenko (third round)
    30. Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
    31. Kaia Kanepi (quarterfinals)
    32. Tsvetana Pironkova (second round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Main draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominika Cibulková | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominika Cibulková | 2 | 5 | | 1 | Caroline Wozniacki | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 31 | Kaia Kanepi | 3 | 5 | | 7 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | Vera Zvonareva | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Francesca Schiavone | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Venus Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Venus Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 | | 3 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Kim Clijsters | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Samantha Stosur | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | Kim Clijsters | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ch Gullickson | 1 | 1 | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K-c Chang | 6 | 6 | | | K-c Chang | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | A Keothavong | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | Y-j Chan | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | Y-j Chan | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Y-j Chan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Paszek | 2 | 7 | 6 | Q | T Paszek | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | L Šafářová | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 |
| 18 | A Rezaï | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | M Sharapova | 3 | 4 |
| | M Rybáriková | 6$^5$ | 6$^7$ | | 18 | A Rezaï | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Capra | 6 | 6 | | WC | B Capra | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Šprem | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | B Capra | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | N Llagostera Vives | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | 14 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | I Benešová | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Groth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Sharapova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Date-Krumm | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Kulikova | 0 | 0$^r$ | | | A Sevastova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Meusburger | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 23 | M Kirilenko | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 6 | 5 | 0 | | Y Meusburger | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 5 | 4 | | 23 | M Kirilenko | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | M Kirilenko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | S Kuznetsova | 5 | 6$^4$ |
| 30 | Y Shvedova | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | D Cibulková | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| Q | L Domínguez Lino | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | L Domínguez Lino | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze | 3 | 3 | | PR | U Radwańska | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | U Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | L Domínguez Lino | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 2 | 6 | 5 | | D Cibulková | 6 | 5 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 2 | 6 | 6 | | K Bondarenko | 2 | 7 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | N Li | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | J Janković | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Halep | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | J Janković | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Molik | 6$^5$ | 1 | | Q | M Lučić | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Lučić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | J Janković | 2 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | |
| | C Scheepers | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 31 | K Kanepi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| Q | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Amanmuradova | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 6 | 1 | 0 | 31 | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | K Kanepi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | K Kanepi | 0 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 22 | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6$^2$ | 1 |
| WC | J Hampton | 4 | 6 | 0 | 22 | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 1 | 3 | | | P Schnyder | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Schnyder | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | R Oprandi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 15 | Y Wickmayer | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | J Görges | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva | 1 | 2 | | 15 | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Parra Santonja | 4 | 3 | | 9 | A Radwańska | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | S Peng | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Rogers | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | S Peng | | | | | | |
| | B Mattek-Sands | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Petkovic | w/o | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 4 | 1 | | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | A Petkovic | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | N Petrova | 2 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | A Petkovic | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | A Dulgheru | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 |
| | J Coin | 3 | 1 | | 25 | A Dulgheru | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 6 | 6 | | | S Arvidsson | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 25 | A Dulgheru | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| WC | C Vandeweghe | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 7 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | S Lisicki | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Z Kučová | 2 | 1 | | 7 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morita | 1 | 0 | | 6 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | ME Camerin | 6 | 6 | | Q | ME Camerin | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Ferguson | 4 | 0 | | | | | | 6 | F Schiavone | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | M Oudin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 29 | A Bondarenko | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | O Savchuk | 3 | 0 | | | M Oudin | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 0 | 7 | 4 | 29 | A Bondarenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | A Bondarenko | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 |
| 20 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 20 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 0 |
| | K Barrois | 4 | 1 | | 20 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Larcher de Brito | 3 | 2 | | Q | S Mirza | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 20 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G Dulko | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Kerber | 3 | 1 | | | G Dulko | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Niculescu | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | V Azarenka | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | V Azarenka | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | S Pe'er | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | J Kostanić Tošić | 4 | 5 | | 16 | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Parmentier | 4 | 6 | 7 | | P Parmentier | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Brianti | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | 16 | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Á Szávay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 19 | F Pennetta | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Záhlavová | 0 | 2 | | | Á Szávay | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Falconi | 2 | 1 | | 19 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | S Pe'er | 6$^3$ | 3 |
| 32 | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | R Voráčová | 3 | 4 | | 32 | T Pironkova | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 4 | 5 | | Q | M Minella | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Minella | 6 | 7 | | | | | | Q | M Minella | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | R Marino | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Pervak | 4 | 6 | 5 | Q | R Marino | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 4 | 1 | | 3 | V Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | S Stosur | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 6 | 6$^2$ | 1 | 5 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski | 5 | 4 | | | An Rodionova | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | An Rodionova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Errani | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | S Errani | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 6$^4$ | 2 | | 28 | A Kleybanova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | A Kleybanova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Stosur | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ |
| 24 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | E Dementieva | 3 | 6 | 6$^2$ |
| | D Safina | 3 | 4 | | 24 | D Hantuchová | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V King | 6 | 0 | 6 | | V King | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C McHale | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 24 | D Hantuchová | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | Z Ondrášková | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | 12 | E Dementieva | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 7 | 6 | | | S Bammer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 1 | 2 | | 12 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gallovits | 3 | 2 | 13 | M Bartoli | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | WC | V Razzano | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Zakopalová | 3 | 2 | | | | | WC | V Razzano | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | A Ivanovic | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 3 | 2 | | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bacsinszky | 6$^0$ | 6$^1$ | 21 | J Zheng | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | J Zheng | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | A Ivanovic | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | P Kvitová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 |
| | L Hradecká | 4 | 5 | 27 | P Kvitová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Baltacha | 6 | 6 | | E Baltacha | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Martić | 2 | 2 | | | | | 27 | P Kvitová | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | S Peers | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Wozniak | 0 | 1 | Q | S Peers | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Arn | 0 | 5 | 2 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Clijsters | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Championship match statistics

| Category | Clijsters | Zvonareva |
| 1st serve % | 37/48 (77%) | 27/41 (66%) |
| 1st serve points won | 29 of 37 = 78% | 13 of 27 = 48% |
| 2nd serve points won | 6 of 11 = 55% | 5 of 14 = 36% |
| Total service points won | 35 of 48 = 72.92% | 18 of 41 = 43.90% |
| Aces | 1 | 1 |
| Double faults | 2 | 4 |
| Winners | 17 | 6 |
| Unforced errors | 15 | 24 |
| Net points won | 10 of 12 = 83% | 4 of 9 = 44% |
| Break points converted | 4 of 5 = 80% | 0 of 2 = 0% |
| Return points won | 23 of 41 = 56% | 13 of 48 = 27% |
| Total points won | 58 | 31 |
| Source |||