2010 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2010 Kremlin Cup
Final
Champion Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw30
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2009  · Kremlin Cup ·  2011  

Francesca Schiavone was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.

Contents

Victoria Azarenka won the title, defeating Maria Kirilenko in the final 6–3, 6–4.

Seeds

The top two seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković (second round)
  2. Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka (champion)
  3. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na (first round)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)
  5. Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta (first round)
  6. Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko (final)
  7. Flag of Russia.svg Alisa Kleybanova (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez (semifinals)

Main draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
6 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina 1 1  
6 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko 3 4  
2 Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 66 
8 Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez 3 3  
2 Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 66 

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Serbia.svg J Janković 1 2  
Q Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Z Diyas 66177Q Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Z Diyas 66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg G Dulko 3 7765Q Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Z Diyas 1 2  
  Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko 66766 Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Kvitová 3 791   Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko 0 0  
  Flag of Romania.svg A Dulgheru 2 2  6 Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 66 
6 Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 66 6 Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 66 
3/WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg N Li 4 2    Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina 1 1  
  Flag of Russia.svg A Chakvetadze 66   Flag of Russia.svg A Chakvetadze 66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Zakopalová 63 5 Q Flag of Ukraine.svg M Koryttseva 1 2  
Q Flag of Ukraine.svg M Koryttseva 3 67  Flag of Russia.svg A Chakvetadze 3 67 
  Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina 76   Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina 679 
  Flag of Russia.svg E Makarova 5 0    Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina 62 6  Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina 4 2  
5 Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta 4 62

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of Spain.svg MJ Martínez Sánchez 65 6
WC Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva 1 71 8 Flag of Spain.svg MJ Martínez Sánchez 61 6
WC Flag of Russia.svg D Gavrilova 5 1    Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko 4 61
  Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko 76 8 Flag of Spain.svg MJ Martínez Sánchez 66 
Q Flag of Russia.svg K Pervak 1 62   Flag of Slovakia.svg D Cibulková 2 3  
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg T Pironkova 63 6  Flag of Bulgaria.svg T Pironkova 4 1  
  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Cibulková 772 6  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Cibulková 66 
4 Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova 6560 8 Flag of Spain.svg MJ Martínez Sánchez 3 3  
7 Flag of Russia.svg A Kleybanova 664772 Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka 66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Šafářová 2 77617 Flag of Russia.svg A Kleybanova 776 
  Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 66   Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 604  
Q Flag of Ukraine.svg O Savchuk 3 4  7 Flag of Russia.svg A Kleybanova 1 3  
  Flag of Belarus.svg O Govortsova 65 0 2 Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic 0 76  Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic 4 61
2 Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka 62 6

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