2010 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Serena Williams was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating the unranked Justine Henin in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, to win the Women's Singles title at the 2010 Australian Open. This was Henin's first Grand Slam tournament since the 2008 Australian Open, following her retirement in May 2008. Henin was unseeded for a Grand Slam for the first time since the 2001 Australian Open and was awarded a Wild Card. With her win, Serena broke the Open Era record held by Margaret Court, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles and Evonne Goolagong Cawley for the largest number of Australian Open titles.

Women's Singles
2010 Australian Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Justine Henin
Final score	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Draw	128 (12Q / 8WC)
Seeds	32

Main article: 2010 Australian Open

Li Na entered the WTA top 10 for the first time in her career by reaching the semifinal, becoming the first Chinese player to achieve this feat.[1]

Seeds

1. Serena Williams (Champion)
2. Dinara Safina (Fourth round, retired because of a lower back injury)
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Fourth round)
4. Caroline Wozniacki (Fourth round)
5. Elena Dementieva (Second round)
6. Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
7. Victoria Azarenka (Quarterfinals)
8. Jelena Janković (Third round)
9. Vera Zvonareva (Fourth round)
10. Agnieszka Radwańska (Third round)
11. Marion Bartoli (Third round)
12. Flavia Pennetta (Second round)
13. Samantha Stosur (Fourth round)
14. Maria Sharapova (First round)
15. Kim Clijsters (Third round)
16. Li Na (Semifinals)
17. Francesca Schiavone (Fourth round)
18. Virginie Razzano (First round)
19. Nadia Petrova (Quarterfinals)
20. Ana Ivanovic (Second round)
21. Sabine Lisicki (Second round)
22. Daniela Hantuchová (Third round)
23. Dominika Cibulková (First round)
24. María José Martínez Sánchez (Second round)
25. Anabel Medina Garrigues (First round)
26. Aravane Rezaï (Second round)
27. Alisa Kleybanova (Third round)
28. Elena Vesnina (First round)
29. Shahar Pe'er (Third round)
30. Kateryna Bondarenko (Second round)
31. Alona Bondarenko (Fourth round)
32. Carla Suárez Navarro (Third round)

Note: Yanina Wickmayer, who would have been placed in the entry list on the initial entry cutoff date of 7 December 2009 and seeded 16th, entered late and played the qualifying tournament.[2]

Qualifying

Main article: 2010 Australian 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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	4	7^7	6
	7	Victoria Azarenka	6	6^4	2
								1	Serena Williams	7^7	7^7
								16	Li Na	6^4	6^1
	16	Li Na	2	7^7	7
	6	Venus Williams	6	6^4	5
															1	Serena Williams	6	3	6
															WC	Justine Henin	4	6	2
	WC	Justine Henin	7^7	7
	19	Nadia Petrova	6^3	5
								WC	Justine Henin	6	6
									Zheng Jie	1	0
		Zheng Jie	6	6
		Maria Kirilenko	1	3

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Williams	6	6
		U Radwańska	2	1				1	S Williams	6	6
		P Kvitová	6	7					P Kvitová	2	1
		J Craybas	1	5											1	S Williams	6	6
	Q	R Voráčová	2	4											32	C Suárez Navarro	0	3
		A Petkovic	6	6					A Petkovic	1	4
		A Morita	5	4				32	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	32	C Suárez Navarro	7	6																		1	S Williams	6	6
	21	S Lisicki	6	6																		13	S Stosur	4	2
		P Martić	1	4				21	S Lisicki	6	4	4
		V Lepchenko	0	6	1				A Brianti	2	6	6
		A Brianti	6	3	6											A Brianti	4	1
		K Barrois	6	7^8											13	S Stosur	6	6
		A Amanmuradova	0	6^6					K Barrois	5	3
	Q	X Han	1	6	2			13	S Stosur	7	6
	13	S Stosur	6	3	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	V Zvonareva	6	6
		K Kučová	2	0				9	V Zvonareva	6	6
		K-c Chang	5	2					I Benešová	0	3
		I Benešová	7	6											9	V Zvonareva	6	7
	Q	Z Kučová	0	7	5											G Dulko	1	5
		G Dulko	6	5	7				G Dulko	6^6	7	6
	Q	S Perry	2	3				20	A Ivanovic	7^8	5	4
	20	A Ivanovic	6	6																		9	V Zvonareva	6	4	0
	28	E Vesnina	6^5	4																		7	V Azarenka	4	6	6
		T Garbin	7^7	6					T Garbin	6^5	6	6
		K Date-Krumm	4	2					Y Shvedova	7^7	2	0
		Y Shvedova	6	6												T Garbin	0	2
		S Vögele	7	6^5	9										7	V Azarenka	6	6
		M Czink	5	7^7	7				S Vögele	4	0
	WC	S Cohen-Aloro	2	0				7	V Azarenka	6	6
	7	V Azarenka	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	C Wozniacki	6	6
		A Wozniak	4	2				4	C Wozniacki	6	6
	PR	T Paszek	0	6	3				J Görges	3	1
		J Görges	6	3	6										4	C Wozniacki	6	6
		G Voskoboeva	4	4											29	S Pe'er	4	0
		T Pironkova	6	6					T Pironkova	1	4
		L Hradecká	7^7	2	1			29	S Pe'er	6	6
	29	S Pe'er	6^5	6	6																	4	C Wozniacki	4	3
	22	D Hantuchová	3	6	7																	16	N Li	6	6
		V Kutuzova	6	1	5			22	D Hantuchová	6	6
	WC	J Groth	2	6	4			Q	S Arvidsson	4	1
	Q	S Arvidsson	6	4	6										22	D Hantuchová	5	6	2
		S Dubois	3	2											16	N Li	7	3	6
		Á Szávay	6	6					Á Szávay	6	5	2
	PR	M Erakovic	2	0				16	N Li	3	7	6
	16	N Li	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	A Radwańska	6	6
		T Malek	1	0				10	A Radwańska	6	6
		M Oudin	6	5	5				A Kudryavtseva	0	2
		A Kudryavtseva	2	7	7										10	A Radwańska	2	2
		J Coin	3	7^7	6										17	F Schiavone	6	6
	WC	A Molik	6	6^4	3				J Coin	3	4
		A Cornet	6	5	0			17	F Schiavone	6	6
	17	F Schiavone	0	7	6																	17	F Schiavone	6	2	1
	25	A Medina Garrigues	3	2																		6	V Williams	3	6	6
		K Šprem	6	6					K Šprem	6^4	6^6
		A Yakimova	2	6	4			WC	C Dellacqua	7^7	7^8
	WC	C Dellacqua	6	3	6										WC	C Dellacqua	1	6^4
		A Parra Santonja	3	2											6	V Williams	6	7^7
		S Bammer	6	6					S Bammer	2	5
		L Šafářová	2	2				6	V Williams	6	7
	6	V Williams	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	E Dementieva	6	6
		V Dushevina	2	1				5	E Dementieva	5	6^6
		K Flipkens	4	3				WC	J Henin	7	7^8
	WC	J Henin	6	6											WC	J Henin	3	6	6
		S Cîrstea	6	2	6										27	A Kleybanova	6	4	2
	WC	O Rogowska	3	6	2				S Cîrstea	4	3
		J Dokić	1	5				27	A Kleybanova	6	6
	27	A Kleybanova	6	7																		WC	J Henin	7^7	1	6
	18	V Razzano	2	3																		Q	Y Wickmayer	6^3	6	3
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	2	3
		K Zakopalová	2	6^5					S Errani	6	6
		S Errani	6	7^7												S Errani	1	7^7	3
	Q	Y Wickmayer	1	7	10										Q	Y Wickmayer	6	6^4	6
		A Dulgheru	6	5	8			Q	Y Wickmayer	7^7	6
		A Chakvetadze	3	6	2			12	F Pennetta	6^2	1
	12	F Pennetta	6	3	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	15	K Clijsters	6	6
	Q	V Tétreault	0	4				15	K Clijsters	6	6
	WC	S Karatantcheva	1	6^0					T Tanasugarn	3	3
		T Tanasugarn	6	7^7											15	K Clijsters	0	1
		Y-j Chan	6^4	2											19	N Petrova	6	6
		K Kanepi	7^7	6					K Kanepi	4	4
		E Gallovits	3	4				19	N Petrova	6	6
	19	N Petrova	6	6																		19	N Petrova	6	3	6
	26	A Rezaï	6	6																		3	S Kuznetsova	3	6	1
		S Mirza	4	2				26	A Rezaï	2	3
		O Govortsova	3	3				Q	A Kerber	6	6
	Q	A Kerber	6	6											Q	A Kerber	6	5	4
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6											3	S Kuznetsova	3	7	6
		A Sevastova	2	4					A Pavlyuchenkova	2	2
		An Rodionova	1	2				3	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	3	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	J Janković	6	6
		M Niculescu	4	0				8	J Janković	6	6
		P Mayr	3	3					K O'Brien	2	2
		K O'Brien	6	6											8	J Janković	2	3
	Q	Y Fedak	4	0											31	A Bondarenko	6	6
		P Hercog	6	6					P Hercog	4	5
	Q	K Wörle	2	2				31	A Bondarenko	6	7
	31	A Bondarenko	6	6																		31	A Bondarenko	6^5	4
	24	MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6																			J Zheng	7^7	6
		E Rodina	0	0				24	MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	2	3
		J Zheng	0	6	6				J Zheng	2	6	6
		S Peng	6	1	2											J Zheng	5	6	6
	WC	C Vandeweghe	0	1											11	M Bartoli	7	3	0
		S Záhlavová	6	6					S Záhlavová	4	4
		R de los Ríos	4	1				11	M Bartoli	6	6
	11	M Bartoli	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	M Sharapova	6^4	6	4
		M Kirilenko	7^7	3	6				M Kirilenko	6	6
	Q	Y Meusburger	6	4	6			Q	Y Meusburger	3	1
		T Bacsinszky	4	6	2											M Kirilenko	7	7^7
		A-L Grönefeld	5	4												R Vinci	5	6^4
		R Vinci	7	6					R Vinci	7^9	7
		V King	6	6^5	7				V King	6^7	5
	23	D Cibulková	3	7^7	5																		M Kirilenko	5
	30	K Bondarenko	6	7^8																		2	D Safina	4^r
		R Olaru	2	6^6				30	K Bondarenko	2	5
		P Parmentier	4	6	5				E Baltacha	6	7
		E Baltacha	6	3	7											E Baltacha	1	2
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	7^7	6^10	6										2	D Safina	6	6
	Q	R Kulikova	6^5	7^12	3				B Záhlavová-Strýcová	3	4
		M Rybáriková	4	4				2	D Safina	6	6
	2	D Safina	6	6

References

1. "Li Na makes to historical WTA top 10, Zheng 20th". China Daily. Xinhua. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
2. Comeback perfect for Yanina Wickmayer

External links

• 2010 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2009 US Open – Women's Singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2010 French Open – Women's Singles