2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
Final
Champion Flag of France.svg Aravane Rezaï
Runner-up Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Score6–2, 7–5
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2009  · Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open ·  2011  

Aravane Rezaï defeated Venus Williams in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 Madrid Open.

Contents

Dinara Safina was the defending champion, but lost to Klára Zakopalová in the first round.

Seeds

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (third round)
  2. Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki (second round)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina (first round)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams (final)
  5. Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
  6. Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva (second round)
  7. Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
  9. Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
  10. Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka (first round, retired due to right adductor strain)
  11. Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova (first round)
  12. Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli (second round)
  13. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na (quarterfinals)
  14. Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta (second round)
  15. Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone (third round)
  16. Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)

Bye

The four Rome semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They are as follows:

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
16 Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova 1 64
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová 61 6
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová 1 0r 
  Flag of France.svg Aravane Rezaï 60  
  Flag of France.svg Aravane Rezaï 76 
7 Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković 5 4  
  Flag of France.svg Aravane Rezaï 67 
4 Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams 2 5  
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur 3 3  
4 Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams 66 
4 Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams 66 
  Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er 3 0  
  Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er 63 6
13 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na 4 64

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Flag of the United States.svg S Williams 6277
  Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina 66   Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina 76565
Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Flipkens 2 1  1 Flag of the United States.svg S Williams 62 3
  Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova 67 16 Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova 4 66
  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová 4 62   Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova 2 5  
  Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina 62 3 16 Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova 67 
16 Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova 4 6616 Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova 1 64
11 Flag of Russia.svg M Sharapova 4 3    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Šafářová 61 6
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Šafářová 66   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Šafářová 4 67
  Flag of Belarus.svg O Govortsova 76   Flag of Belarus.svg O Govortsova 62 5
LL Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin 5 2    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Šafářová 6467
  Flag of Romania.svg A Dulgheru 60    Flag of Romania.svg A Dulgheru 71 66
  Flag of Hungary.svg M Czink 1 0r   Flag of Romania.svg A Dulgheru 63 7
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A Wozniak 0 1  6 Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva 1 65
6 Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva 66 

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Flag of Russia.svg D Safina 6163 
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Zakopalová 77 Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Zakopalová 3 5  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J Henin 65 0   Flag of France.svg A Rezaï 67 
  Flag of France.svg A Rezaï 4 76  Flag of France.svg A Rezaï 67 
  Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic 6367  Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic 4 68 
  Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 71 5   Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic 76 
  Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 1 61 14 Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta 633  
14 Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta 61 6  Flag of France.svg A Rezaï 76 
12 Flag of France.svg M Bartoli 3 667 Flag of Serbia.svg J Janković 5 4  
  Flag of Slovenia.svg P Hercog 64 4 12 Flag of France.svg M Bartoli 2 0  
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg J Zheng 63 2   Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 3 66  Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 2 0  
7 Flag of Serbia.svg J Janković 66 
WC Flag of Serbia.svg A Ivanovic 64 1
7 Flag of Serbia.svg J Janković 4 66

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 77 
  Flag of Argentina.svg G Dulko 635  8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 76 
  Flag of Spain.svg MJ Martínez Sánchez 624  
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 76 
  Flag of Hungary.svg Á Szávay 2r   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder 632  
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder 5     Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder 3 66
  Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 2 2  9 Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska 64 4
9 Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska 66 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 3 3  
15 Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 66 4 Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 66 
Q Flag of France.svg A Cornet 2 2  15 Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 66 
  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Shvedova 4 63 WC Flag of Austria.svg S Bammer 2 1  
WC Flag of Austria.svg S Bammer 63 615 Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 61 2
  Flag of Russia.svg V Zvonareva 66 4 Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 3 66
  Flag of the United States.svg M Oudin 3 4    Flag of Russia.svg V Zvonareva 5 3  
Q Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg S Vögele 4 2  4 Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 76 
4 Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 66 

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova 3 60
  Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 62 6  Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 76 
Q Flag of Uzbekistan.svg A Amanmuradova 3 2    Flag of Russia.svg A Kleybanova 640  
  Flag of Russia.svg A Kleybanova 66   Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 76 
WC Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual 3 2  WC Flag of Spain.svg A Parra Santonja 5 2  
WC Flag of Spain.svg A Parra Santonja 66 WC Flag of Spain.svg A Parra Santonja 1 76
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng 3   WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng 6613
10 Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka 0r   Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 63 6
13 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg N Li 66 13 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg N Li 4 64
Q Flag of Spain.svg B García Vidagany 0 2  13 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg N Li 63 7
  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Cibulková 66   Flag of Slovakia.svg D Cibulková 2 65
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg I Benešová 2 2  13 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg N Li 66 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg M Rybáriková 61 4   Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko 3 4  
  Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko 2 66  Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko 66 
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Kvitová 4 2  2 Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 2 3  
2 Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 66 

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