2010 French Open – Women's singles

Francesca Schiavone defeated Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–4, 7–6^(7–2) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 French Open. It was her first and only major singles title, and she became the first Italian woman to win a singles major. Schiavone was also the first woman in the Open Era to win the title without being a top-10 seed. The final was also a rematch of the pair's first round match from the previous year. With the win, Schiavone made her top 10 debut in the rankings.^[1][2] Schiavone remains the last woman with a one-handed backhand to win a singles major.

Women's singles
2010 French Open
Champion	Francesca Schiavone
Runner-up	Samantha Stosur
Score	6–4, 7–6(7–2)

Main article: 2010 French Open

Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Maria Kirilenko.

This tournament marked the last French Open appearance of four-time champion Justine Henin, who was defeated by Stosur in the fourth round.^[3] It was also the major debut of future world No. 1 and two-time major champion Simona Halep, who was defeated by Stosur in the first round.

With the loss of Serena Williams in the quarterfinals, a maiden major champion was guaranteed. This was the first major since the 1979 Australian Open where none of the semifinalists had previously won a major title, and the final was the first since the 2004 tournament to feature two first-time major finalists.^[4]

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (quarterfinals)

02.   Venus Williams (fourth round)

03.   Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)

04.   Jelena Janković (semifinals)

05.   Elena Dementieva (semifinals, retired because of left gastrocnemius muscle strain)

06.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)

07.   Samantha Stosur (final)

08.   Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)

09.   Dinara Safina (first round)

10.   Victoria Azarenka (first round)

11.   Li Na (third round)

12.   Maria Sharapova (third round)

13.   Marion Bartoli (third round)

14.   Flavia Pennetta (fourth round)

15.   Aravane Rezaï (third round)

16.   Yanina Wickmayer (third round)

17.   Francesca Schiavone (champion)

18.   Shahar Pe'er (fourth round)

19.   Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)

20.   María José Martínez Sánchez (first round)

21.   Vera Zvonareva (second round)

22.   Justine Henin (fourth round)

23.   Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round)

24.   Lucie Šafářová (second round)

25.   Zheng Jie (second round)

26.   Dominika Cibulková (third round)

27.   Alona Bondarenko (third round)

28.   Alisa Kleybanova (third round)

29.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)

30.   Maria Kirilenko (fourth round)

31.   Alexandra Dulgheru (third round)

32.   Kateryna Bondarenko (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 2010 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

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							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	2	77	6
	7	Samantha Stosur	6	62	8
								7	Samantha Stosur	6	6
								4	Jelena Janković	1	2
	4	Jelena Janković	7	6
		Yaroslava Shvedova	5	4
															7	Samantha Stosur	4	62
															17	Francesca Schiavone	6	77
	17	Francesca Schiavone	6	6
	3	Caroline Wozniacki	2	3
								17	Francesca Schiavone	77	0
								5	Elena Dementieva	63	0r
	5	Elena Dementieva	2	6	6
	19	Nadia Petrova	6	2	0

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Williams	77	6
		S Vögele	62	2				1	S Williams	6	6
		M Czink	2	3					J Görges	1	1
		J Görges	6	6											1	S Williams	6	1	6
		K O'Brien	0	6	2										29	A Pavlyuchenkova	1	6	2
		J Craybas	6	4	6				J Craybas	4	1
		A Cornet	4	2				29	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
	29	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6																		1	S Williams	6	6
	18	S Pe'er	6	6																		18	S Pe'er	2	2
	Q	N Llagostera Vives	1	4				18	S Pe'er	3	6	6
		V King	2	2				LL	B Mattek-Sands	6	0	1
	LL	B Mattek-Sands	6	6											18	S Pe'er	79	6
		S Perry	64	0											13	M Bartoli	67	2
	WC	O Sanchez	77	6				WC	O Sanchez	5	2
		ME Camerin	2	3				13	M Bartoli	7	6
	13	M Bartoli	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	M Sharapova	6	6
	Q	K Pervak	3	2				12	M Sharapova	6	6
		A Morita	1	4					K Flipkens	3	3
		K Flipkens	6	6											12	M Sharapova	2	6	3
		K Zakopalová	77	4	6										22	J Henin	6	3	6
	PR	K Srebotnik	63	6	2				K Zakopalová	3	3
		T Pironkova	4	3				22	J Henin	6	6
	22	J Henin	6	6																		22	J Henin	6	1	4
	25	J Zheng	7	6																		7	S Stosur	2	6	6
		E Bychkova	5	4				25	J Zheng	4	3
	Q	A Pivovarova	6	6				Q	A Pivovarova	6	6
		R Olaru	4	3											Q	A Pivovarova	3	2
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	62	3											7	S Stosur	6	6
		R de los Ríos	77	6					R de los Ríos	6	1	0
	Q	S Halep	5	1				7	S Stosur	4	6	6
	7	S Stosur	7	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	J Janković	6	6
		A Molik	0	4				4	J Janković	6	3	6
	Q	K Kanepi	6	6				Q	K Kanepi	2	6	4
		P Parmentier	3	1											4	J Janković	6	77
		S Arvidsson	77	3	2										27	A Bondarenko	4	63
		M Rybáriková	62	6	6				M Rybáriková	3	3
		V Dushevina	77	3	4			27	A Bondarenko	6	6
	27	A Bondarenko	63	6	6																	4	J Janković	6	6
	23	D Hantuchová	6	6																		23	D Hantuchová	4	2
		T Tanasugarn	1	1				23	D Hantuchová	7	6
		O Govortsova	711	6					O Govortsova	5	3
		C Suárez Navarro	69	1											23	D Hantuchová	7	6
		M Duque Mariño	0	1											16	Y Wickmayer	5	3
		S Bammer	6	6					S Bammer	64	6	5
		S Záhlavová	1	1				16	Y Wickmayer	77	1	7
	16	Y Wickmayer	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	D Safina	6	4	5
		K Date-Krumm	3	6	7				K Date-Krumm	0	3
	WC	J Groth	6	6				WC	J Groth	6	6
		Y-j Chan	2	3											WC	J Groth	6	5	6
		A Rodionova	6	6												A Rodionova	3	7	2
		E Makarova	3	2					A Rodionova	6	6
		A Brianti	3	1				21	V Zvonareva	4	4
	21	V Zvonareva	6	6																		WC	J Groth	4	3
	28	A Kleybanova	6	6																			Y Shvedova	6	6
		M Koryttseva	2	1				28	A Kleybanova	6	6
		K-c Chang	3	3					A Ivanovic	3	0
		A Ivanovic	6	6											28	A Kleybanova	2	6	0
		S Errani	1	5												Y Shvedova	6	4	6
		Y Shvedova	6	7					Y Shvedova	7	6
		E Baltacha	0	5				8	A Radwańska	5	3
	8	A Radwańska	6	7

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		S Cîrstea	3	1				6	S Kuznetsova	4	7	6
		E Vesnina	6	1	4				A Petkovic	6	5	4
		A Petkovic	4	6	6										6	S Kuznetsova	3	6	4
		Y Meusburger	77	6											30	M Kirilenko	6	2	6
	WC	C Feuerstein	64	3					Y Meusburger	3	3
		K Šprem	65	4				30	M Kirilenko	6	6
	30	M Kirilenko	77	6																		30	M Kirilenko	4	4
	17	F Schiavone	5	6	6																	17	F Schiavone	6	6
		R Kulikova	7	3	4			17	F Schiavone	6	6
		P Kvitová	6	2	2			Q	S Ferguson	2	2
	Q	S Ferguson	1	6	6										17	F Schiavone	6	6
		S Dubois	77	1	3										11	N Li	4	2
	WC	S Cohen-Aloro	63	6	6			WC	S Cohen-Aloro	2	2
	WC	K Mladenovic	5	3				11	N Li	6	6
	11	N Li	7	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	F Pennetta	6	6
		A Keothavong	2	2				14	F Pennetta	6	6
		R Vinci	7	6					R Vinci	1	1
		V Razzano	5	2											14	F Pennetta	6	6
	Q	M Doi	3	0												P Hercog	3	0
		P Hercog	6	6					P Hercog	6	6
		J Dokić	2	2				24	L Šafářová	1	2
	24	L Šafářová	6	6																		14	F Pennetta	65	77	2
	31	A Dulgheru	77	4	6																	3	C Wozniacki	77	64	6
		L Hradecká	61	6	3			31	A Dulgheru	6	6
		T Bacsinszky	6	6					T Bacsinszky	4	2
		T Malek	2	3											31	A Dulgheru	3	4
		K Barrois	6	67	3										3	C Wozniacki	6	6
		T Garbin	1	79	6				T Garbin	3	1
		A Kudryavtseva	0	3				3	C Wozniacki	6	6
	3	C Wozniacki	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	E Dementieva	6	6
		P Martić	1	1				5	E Dementieva	6	77
		M Oudin	5	2					A Medina Garrigues	2	63
		A Medina Garrigues	7	6											5	E Dementieva	62	6	6
		A Wozniak	6	6												A Wozniak	77	3	4
		I Benešová	3	3					A Wozniak	6	6
		J Coin	1	2				32	K Bondarenko	4	1
	32	K Bondarenko	6	6																		5	E Dementieva	6	6
	20	MJ Martínez Sánchez	2	4																		Q	C Scheepers	1	3
		A Amanmuradova	6	6					A Amanmuradova	77	6
		J Larsson	6	6					J Larsson	62	2
		A Sevastova	2	2												A Amanmuradova	3	3
	WC	M Johansson	2	4											Q	C Scheepers	6	6
	Q	C Scheepers	6	6				Q	C Scheepers	3	6	6
		G Dulko	6	6					G Dulko	6	3	4
	10	V Azarenka	1	2

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	A Rezaï	6	6
	Q	H El Tabakh	1	1				15	A Rezaï	6	2	6
		A Chakvetadze	7	62	4				A Kerber	2	6	3
		A Kerber	5	77	6										15	A Rezaï	77	4	8
		Á Szávay	6	6											19	N Petrova	62	6	10
	WC	S Foretz	2	2					Á Szávay	1	2
	Q	S Zhang	0	3				19	N Petrova	6	6
	19	N Petrova	6	6																		19	N Petrova	6	6
	26	D Cibulková	6	6																		2	V Williams	4	3
	Q	E Ivanova	2	0				26	D Cibulková	4	6	6
	WC	C McHale	5	3					V Lepchenko	6	2	0
		V Lepchenko	7	6											26	D Cibulková	3	4
		A Parra Santonja	6	6											2	V Williams	6	6
	Q	K Nara	2	2					A Parra Santonja	2	4
		P Schnyder	3	3				2	V Williams	6	6
	2	V Williams	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	Schiavone	Stosur
1st serve %	46/71 (65%)	42/65 (65%)
1st serve points won	35 of 46 = 76%	30 of 42 = 71%
2nd serve points won	15 of 25 = 60%	13 of 23 = 57%
Total service points won	50 of 71 = 70.42%	43 of 65 = 66.15%
Aces	6	3
Double faults	1	1
Winners	26	25
Unforced errors	19	28
Net points won	12 of 12 = 100%	8 of 17 = 47%
Break points converted	2 of 7 = 29%	1 of 2 = 50%
Return points won	22 of 65 = 34%	21 of 71 = 30%
Total points won	72	64
Source

External links

• Main Draw
• 2010 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

References

1. "Italy's Francesca Schiavone wins French Open title". BBC Sport. 5 June 2010.
2. Ramsay, Alix (6 June 2010). "French Open 2010: Francesca Schiavone beats Sam Stosur to win women's final". The Telegraph.
3. "Stosur Ends Justine Henin's French Open Streak". The New York Times. 31 May 2010.
4. "Schiavone in Final After Dementieva Retires". The New York Times. 3 June 2010.