2010 Family Circle Cup

The 2010 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event on the 2010 WTA Tour, which took place from April 12 to April 18. It was the 38th edition of the tournament and was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It was the second and last event of the clay court season played on green clay. The total prize money offered at this tournament was US$700,000. Samantha Stosur won the singles title.

2010 Family Circle Cup
Date	April 12–18
Edition	38th
Category	Premier Mandatory
Draw	56S / 16D
Prize money	$700,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Venue	Family Circle Tennis Center
Attendance	95,767 [1]
Champions
Singles
Samantha Stosur
Doubles
Liezel Huber / Nadia Petrova

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2010 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Samantha Stosur defeated Vera Zvonareva, 6–0, 6–3

• It was Stosur's first title of the year and second of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 2010 Family Circle Cup – Doubles

Liezel Huber / Nadia Petrova defeated Vania King / Michaëlla Krajicek, 6–3, 6–4

Entrants

Seeds

Athlete	Nationality	Ranking*	Seeding
Caroline Wozniacki	Denmark	2	1
Jelena Janković	Serbia	7	2
Victoria Azarenka	Belarus	9	3
Samantha Stosur	Australia	11	4
Marion Bartoli	France	12	5
Nadia Petrova	Russia	18	6
Vera Zvonareva	Russia	22	7
Daniela Hantuchová	Slovakia	24	8
Alona Bondarenko	Ukraine	25	9
Elena Vesnina	Russia	33	10
Virginie Razzano	France	34	11
Aleksandra Wozniak	Canada	39	12
Melanie Oudin	United States	41	13
Vera Dushevina	Russia	46	14
Melinda Czink	Hungary	47	15
Patty Schnyder	Switzerland	49	16

• Rankings are as of April 5, 2010.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Mallory Cecil
• Carly Gullickson
• Alison Riske

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Monique Adamczak (as a lucky loser)
• Catalina Castaño
• Sophie Ferguson
• Ekaterina Ivanova
• Christina McHale
• Chanelle Scheepers
• Anna Tatishvili
• Mashona Washington
• Heather Watson

Notable withdrawals

The following players withdrew from the tournament for various reasons:

• Kateryna Bondarenko (left knee injury)
• Dominika Cibulková (right groin injury)
• Alisa Kleybanova (bilateral plantar fasciitis)
• Sabine Lisicki (left ankle injury)
• Maria Sharapova (right elbow bone bruise)
• Serena Williams (left knee injury)