2010 Mercury Insurance Open

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2010 Mercury Insurance Open
DateAugust 2–8
Edition30th
Category WTA Premier
Draw28S /16D
Prize money$700,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location San Diego, California, U.S.
Champions
Singles
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Doubles
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie
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The 2010 Mercury Insurance Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the Southern California Open since the tournament left the tour in 2007. It was classified as one of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It was played in San Diego, California, United States. Unseeded Svetlana Kuznetsova won the singles title.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska, 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–3

Doubles

Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie defeated Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs, 6–4, 6–4

WTA entrants

Seeds

PlayerNationalityRanking*Seed
Jelena Janković Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 21
Samantha Stosur Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia52
Vera Zvonareva Flag of Russia.svg Russia93
Agnieszka Radwańska Flag of Poland.svg Poland114
Flavia Pennetta Flag of Italy.svg Italy125
Marion Bartoli Flag of France.svg France146
Shahar Pe'er Flag of Israel.svg Israel 167
Yanina Wickmayer Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium178

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry by a lucky loser spot:

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