2010 Wimbledon Championships

2010 Wimbledon Championships
The 2010 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 124th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 2010. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. The Queen of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II attended on Thursday 24 June 2010, for the first time in more than 30 years.
Roger Federer was the defending men's champion and first seed (was actually ranked 2nd), but he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Tomáš Berdych. Berdych also defeated third seed Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals, but was defeated in straight sets by Rafael Nadal in the final. Nadal won his second Wimbledon title, having previously won the 2008 title. Serena Williams successfully defended the women's crown, defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final to win her fourth Wimbledon title.
Point and prize money distribution
Point distribution
Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.
Prize money
The total prize money for 2010 championships was £13,725. The winner of the men's and women's singles title earned £1,000,000.
* per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal def. Tomáš Berdych, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
It was Nadal's fifth title of the year and 41st of his career. It was his 8th Grand Slam title and second at Wimbledon, also winning in 2008.
Women's singles
Serena Williams def. Vera Zvonareva, 6–3, 6–2
This was Williams' second title of the year and 37th of her career. The title was Williams' 4th Wimbledon title and 13th major victory which ranked her 6th all-time.
Men's doubles
Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner def. Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău, 6–1, 7–5, 7–5
It was the first title for both Melzer and Petzschner.
Women's doubles
Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova def. Elena Vesnina / Vera Zvonareva, 7–6(8–6), 6–2
It was King and Shvedova's third tournament as a team, and their first title together.
Mixed doubles
Leander Paes / Cara Black def. Wesley Moodie / Lisa Raymond, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Juniors
Boys' singles
Márton Fucsovics def. Benjamin Mitchell, 6–4, 6–4
Girls' singles
Kristýna Plíšková def. Sachie Ishizu, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Boys' doubles
Liam Broady / Tom Farquharson def. Lewis Burton / George Morgan, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Girls' doubles
Tímea Babos / Sloane Stephens def. Irina Khromacheva / Elina Svitolina, 6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–2
Invitation
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer def. Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 6–3, 6–2
Ladies' invitation doubles
Martina Navratilova / Jana Novotná def. Tracy Austin / Kathy Rinaldi, 7–5, 6–0
Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles
Pat Cash / Mark Woodforde def. Jeremy Bates / Anders Järryd, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Wheelchair events
Wheelchair men's doubles
Robin Ammerlaan / Stefan Olsson def. Stéphane Houdet / Shingo Kunieda, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Wheelchair women's doubles
Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven def. Daniela Di Toro / Lucy Shuker, 6–2, 6–3
Events
Isner–Mahut match
In a record-setting match spanning three days, 23rd seed John Isner, attempting to win his first ever match at Wimbledon, faced off against qualifier Nicolas Mahut in the first round, between 22 and 24 June. With the score at 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7), 7–6(3), 59–59, the match was suspended due to failing daylight for the second straight day, after a total of 9 hours and 58 minutes of play. Isner had already served a world record 98 aces by that time, with Mahut scoring 94 aces, both breaking Ivo Karlović's previous record of 78. The second day's play alone totalled 7 hours and 8 minutes, more than the longest previous complete match, therefore also making it the longest session of tennis ever played in a single day. Isner eventually defeated Mahut 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7), 7–6(3), 70–68. The match lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes in total, and the fifth set alone lasted 8 hours and 11 minutes.
The match has been noted as officially the longest match ever in a tennis Open in terms of both times and games, beating the previous records set (respectively) by the match between Frenchmen Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clément at the 2004 French Open, which lasted for 6 hours and 33 minutes, and the first round match at Wimbledon in 1969 where Pancho Gonzales defeated Charlie Pasarell in 112 games (before the introduction of the tie-break). Time magazine named the Isner–Mahut match one of the Top 10 Sports Moments of 2010.
Queen visits Wimbledon
Queen Elizabeth II visited Wimbledon on Thursday 24 June, her first visit to the annual tennis tournament in 33 years. The last time the Queen had attended the championships was in 1977, when she watched British player Virginia Wade win the ladies' singles title. Arriving shortly after 11 am, the Queen's visit included a tour of the grounds and an observation session of the All England Club's Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative on Court 14, before moving to the Members' Lawn where she greeted a line-up of players: the defending champions in singles Serena Williams and Roger Federer, multiple-time Wimbledon champions Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King and Venus Williams, and a selection of top professionals: Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Janković, Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick. She also met four British women's tennis players: Heather Watson, Elena Baltacha, Anne Keothavong and Laura Robson. Following that, she walked across the bridge to Centre Court, where she later had lunch in the Clubhouse with a selection of former and current tennis players.
The Queen finished her visit by watching Britain's fourth seed Andy Murray play Jarkko Nieminen on Centre Court, from the Royal Box. Before and after the match, Murray and Nieminen bowed to the Royal Box, a tradition that had previously not been in use since 2003.
Records
In addition to all the records set during the match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut, the following records were also established:
Novak Djokovic's first-round match against Olivier Rochus was the latest-ever finish at Wimbledon, ending at 22:58, two minutes before the 23:00 curfew. Djokovic won the match 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2.
In a second-round match against Djokovic, Taylor Dent broke the serve speed record at Wimbledon, at 148 mph (beating the record set by Andy Roddick at 146 mph in 2009). Djokovic won the match 7–6(7–5), 6–1, 6–4.
Serena Williams recorded the most aces served by a female at a Grand Slam, with 89 aces.
Singles players
Gentlemen's singles
Ladies' singles
Day-by-day summaries
Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 14 June 2010. Rankings and points before are as of 21 June 2010.
Men's singles
The Men's singles seeds is arranged on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula:
ESP points as at a week before The Championships
Add 100% points earned for all grass court tournaments in the past 12 months
add 75% points earned for best grass court tournament in the 12 months before that.
†The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2009. Accordingly, this was the 18th best result deducted instead.
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
Women's singles
For the Women's singles seeds, the seeding order follows the ranking list, except where in the opinion of the Committee, the grass court credentials of a particular player necessitates a change in the interest of achieving a balanced draw.
†The player did not qualify the tournament in 2009. Accordingly, this was the 16th best result deducted instead.
The following player would have been seeded, but she withdrew from the event.
Main draw wild card entries
The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.
Men's singles
Jamie Baker
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Nicolas Kiefer
Andrey Kuznetsov
Kei Nishikori
Women's singles
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Katie O'Brien
Alison Riske
Laura Robson
Chanelle Scheepers
Melanie South
Heather Watson
Men's doubles
Alex Bogdanovic / Alexander Slabinsky
Jamie Delgado / Josh Goodall
Chris Eaton / Dominic Inglot
Jonathan Marray / Jamie Murray
Women's doubles
Naomi Broady / Katie O'Brien
Naomi Cavaday / Anna Smith
Anne Keothavong / Melanie South
Sally Peers / Laura Robson
Mixed doubles
Bob Bryan / Lindsay Davenport
Colin Fleming / Sarah Borwell
Ross Hutchins / Anne Keothavong
Jonathan Marray / Anna Smith
Jamie Murray / Laura Robson
Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
Men's Singles
Máximo González
Robin Haase
Dmitry Tursunov
Kristof Vliegen
Women's Singles
Casey Dellacqua
Qualifiers entries
Below are the lists of the qualifiers entering in the main draws.
Men's singles
Men's singles qualifiers
Taylor Dent
Martin Fischer
Ilija Bozoljac
Carsten Ball
Rik de Voest
Ivan Dodig
Guillermo Alcaide
Bernard Tomic
Tobias Kamke
Jesse Huta Galung
Marsel İlhan
Robert Kendrick
Nicolas Mahut
Brendan Evans
Jesse Witten
Ričardas Berankis
Lucky losers
Jesse Levine
Ryan Sweeting
Stefan Koubek
Go Soeda
Julian Reister
Santiago Ventura Bertomeu
Ramón Delgado
Women's singles
Women's singles qualifiers
Kaia Kanepi
Nuria Llagostera Vives
Romina Oprandi
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Shenay Perry
Anastasiya Yakimova
Gréta Arn
Mirjana Lučić
Kurumi Nara
Monica Niculescu
Andrea Hlaváčková
Eleni Daniilidou
Lucky losers
Stéphanie Dubois
Anastasia Pivovarova
Men's doubles
Men's doubles qualifiers
Somdev Devvarman / Treat Huey
Rik de Voest / Mischa Zverev
Jesse Levine / Ryan Sweeting
Ilija Bozoljac / Harsh Mankad
Lucky losers
Tomasz Bednarek / Mateusz Kowalczyk
Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana
Women's doubles
Women's doubles qualifiers
Mariya Koryttseva / Darya Kustova
Eleni Daniilidou / Jasmin Wöhr
Kaia Kanepi / Zhang Shuai
Jill Craybas / Marina Erakovic
Lucky losers
Katalin Marosi / Kathrin Wörle
Chang Kai-chen / Ayumi Morita
Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or personal reasons.
Men's singles
Before the tournament
Mario Ančić → replaced by Julian Reister
Pablo Cuevas → replaced by Jesse Levine
Juan Martín del Potro → replaced by Robby Ginepri
Richard Gasquet → replaced by Ryan Sweeting
Fernando González → replaced by Frederico Gil
Ernests Gulbis → replaced by Santiago Ventura Bertomeu
Tommy Haas → replaced by Dustin Brown
Ivo Karlović → replaced by Stefan Koubek
Juan Mónaco → replaced by Óscar Hernández
David Nalbandian → replaced by Ramón Delgado
Radek Štěpánek → replaced by Go Soeda
During the tournament
Illya Marchenko
Women's singles
Before the tournament
Elena Dementieva → replaced by Maria Elena Camerin
Sabine Lisicki → replaced by Varvara Lepchenko
María José Martínez Sánchez → replaced by Anastasia Pivovarova
Peng Shuai → replaced by Karolina Šprem
Virginie Razzano → replaced by Michelle Larcher de Brito
Dinara Safina → replaced by Stéphanie Dubois
Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by Jarmila Groth
Media coverage
These are the Wimbledon television broadcasters:
Asia: Star Sports, Star Cricket (Star Sports were also showing 2010 FIFA World Cup matches, so Star Cricket showed some Live Wimbledon coverage)
Europe:
Albania: Supersport, M Ryci Ltd
Austria: ORF
Belgium: RTBF, VRT
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sport Klub, BHRT
Bulgaria: Diema Vision Plc, TV Sedem JSC, TV7
Croatia: HRT
Czech Republic: Nova Sport
Denmark: TV2 Sport
France: Canal+
Germany: Sky, SPORT1
Greece: Nova Sports
Hungary: Sport 1, Sport 2
Ireland: TG4
Italy: Sky Sport Italy
Kosovo:Kohavision
Lithuania: Sport 1
Macedonia: Sport Klub
Malta: Go Multiplus
Montenegro: Sport Klub, TV In, B92
Netherlands: NOS, SBS, Sport 1, Utd Football Broadcasting
Norway: Canal+
Poland: Polsat
Portugal: Sport TV
Romania: MPI / Sport Radio TV, Sport.ro
Russia: NTV Plus
Serbia: Sport Klub, B92
Slovakia: Nova Sport
Slovenia: Sport Klub
Spain: Canal+
Sweden: TV4
Switzerland: SRG-SSR, SSR TV
Turkey: NTV Spor
United Kingdom: BBC
Israel: Sport 5, Sport 5+, 5+ Live, Sport 5 HD
United States: NBC, ESPN, Tennis Channel, DirecTV Experience
Canada: RDS, TSN, Global
Brazil: SporTV
Australia: Nine Network, Fox Sports
Hong Kong: ATV
Japan: Wowow, NHK, Gaora
Malaysia: Star Sports
Venezuela: Meridiano
Nigeria: NRK
Middle East: Jsc Sports
New Zealand: Sky Sport, TVNZ
South Africa: Supersport
Fiji: Fiji TV
References
External links
Official Wimbledon Championships website
2010 Wimbledon Official website archived
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