2010 Serena Williams tennis season

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2010 Serena Williams tennis season
Melbourne Australian Open 2010 Serena Serve.jpg
Serena Williams at the Australian Open
Full nameSerena Jameka Williams
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
Calendar prize money$4,266,011
Singles
Season record25–4 (86%)
Calendar titles2
Year-end ranking4
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease2.svg 3
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open W
French Open QF
Wimbledon W
US Open A
Doubles
Season record19–1 (95%)
Calendar titles3
Year-end rankingNo. 11
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease2.svg 8
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open W
French Open W
Wimbledon QF
US Open A

Serena Williams's 2010 tennis season officially began at the 2010 Medibank International Sydney in Sydney. Williams started 2010 as the world no. 1.

Contents

Year in detail

Early hard court season and Australian Open

Medibank International Sydney

Williams' came into 2010 as the world no. 1 and began her 2010 campaign at Medibank International Sydney. She received a bye in the first round being the top seed and faced María José Martínez Sánchez in the next round, whom she defeated convincingly. [1] In the quarterfinals she faced Vera Dushevina and won in two sets. [2] Her next opponent was Frenchwoman Aravane Rezaï, who took the first set and lead in the second set and was serving the match out. However, Williams went on a streak and won the next six games in a row to take the second set and take a lead in the third set. Rezaï broke back at the 2nd and 8th game, but Williams broke again in the 9th game and served it out, beating Rezaï to advance to the final. [3] In the final, Williams fell to Elena Dementieva after being hampered by a troublesome left knee she had strapped for the match. [4]

Australian Open

Williams won both the singles and doubles title with sister Venus. Melbourne Australian Open 2010 Venus and Serena Hands (cropped).jpg
Williams won both the singles and doubles title with sister Venus.

Williams' then entered the Australian Open as the top seed and favorite to win the title. Her campaign began against Poland's Urszula Radwańska, who she beat comfortably. [5] In the second round she defeated Petra Kvitová. Williams hit 34 winners to Kvitová's 17.[ citation needed ] Williams then faced Carla Suárez Navarro, Williams won the first set, however, Williams had difficulty closing the first set needing eight set points in a game that went to deuce 13 times and lasted longer than the previous five games combined. But Suarez Navarro could not capitalize on the opportunities and Williams won the set. Williams then broke Suarez Navarro to win the match. [6] Williams then faced Australia's Samantha Stosur and ended the Australian's hope by winning in straight sets and hitting 10 aces along the way. [7] Williams' next opponent was Victoria Azarenka, whom Williams dropped the opening set to and was trailing 0–4 in the second set. Williams mounted a comeback, taking the next five games in a row, winning the second set in a tie-break; and took the match by winning the third set. [8] Williams won against China's Li Na; Williams won in two straight tie-break sets to advance to the final. [9] Williams then faced rival Justine Henin in their first match in a slam final. Williams broke in the fourth game, Henin then broke to get back on serve. However, Williams then broke once again to take the first set. Henin saved two break points in a four-game run in the second set, winning 13 of the last 14 points to claim the set. She continued on her streak in the last set, increasing that to 18 of 19 points, but Williams held serve to even the third set. The two then traded breaks which saw Williams lead with a break, and never looked back as Williams took the final three games to win the grand slam title. Williams' five Australian singles titles is the most by any woman in the Open Era (since 1968), surpassing the four held by Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Steffi Graf, and Monica Seles. Court holds 11 Australian Open titles overall, most coming before the Open Era. [10] [11] [12] Williams also is the first female player to win consecutive Australian Open singles titles since Jennifer Capriati in 2001–02. [13]

Serena Williams also competed in the doubles with sister Venus. In the first two rounds they defeated wild cards Sophie Ferguson and Jessica Moore, and Raluca Olaru and Olga Savchuk. They then faced the Czech team of Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká and won in two sets. In the quarterfinals they struggled against the pairing of American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Yan Zi in three tight sets. They also had to fight through against Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs. In the final they faced the number 1 team of Cara Black and Liezel Huber and won it in straight sets. [14]

Rest of early hard court

A leg injury then caused Williams to withdraw from five consecutive tournaments, including the Premier 5 Dubai Tennis Championships and the Premier Mandatory Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne.

Clay court season and French Open

Internazionali BNL d'Italia

As the world no. 1, Williams received a wild card at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. As the top seed she received a bye into the second round, where she faced Timea Bacsinszky, Bacsinszky lead twice and had three set points, however Williams took it to a tie-break and won the first set. Williams then cruised with the second set. [15] In the third round, she faced Andrea Petkovic, Williams broke Petkovic fifth and seventh and won the first set. Petkovic won the second set. Williams dominated the 3rd set. [16] In the quarterfinals, she faced Russian Maria Kirilenko and Williams won in two sets. [17] In the semifinals, a rematch of the 2008 US Open final, when Williams faced Jelena Janković, with both trading sets. Williams served for the match and had a match point, but the match went to a tie-break. Williams led 5–2 in the tie-break and lost 5 points in a row for Janković to get the win. [18]

Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open

Williams won singles and doubles title with sister Venus in Madrid. Serena Williams.jpg
Williams won singles and doubles title with sister Venus in Madrid.

Williams then played the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open. She received a first round bye. She faced Vera Dushevina in her first match, Williams had three set point in the first set, but Dushevina came back and won it in the tie-break. In the second set Williams faced a match point on serve but saved it and went on to win the set in a tie-break. In the final set Williams led early, but squandered the lead as the set went to a tie-break, which Williams won despite trailing 4–0 in the tie-break. 73 unforced errors in the match. Williams made 7It was Williams longest match in her career with the match taking 3 hours, 26 minutes. [19] In the next round she faced another Russian Nadia Petrova, however this time the result wasn't in Williams' favor as she lost in three sets. [20]

In the doubles Williams played with sister Venus. After having a bye in the first round the faced Alicja Rosolska and Yaroslava Shvedova and won in two sets. They then faced Maria Kirilenko and Agnieszka Radwańska and also won in straight sets. In the semifinals they won comfortably over Shahar Pe'er and Francesca Schiavone. In the final, they faced up-and-coming doubles team Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta and won in two sets for their second title of the year. [21]

French Open

Williams entered the French Open as the world no. 1 and top seed. In her first match, she faced Swiss Stefanie Vögele, who was controlling the first set, but Williams hung on to win it in a tie-break. Williams then cruised in the second set. [22] In the second round, she faced German Julia Görges, Williams took nine straight games in the first set and won in straight sets.[ citation needed ] She then faced Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Williams took the first set, however Williams fell behind and was visited by the trainer, Pavlyuchenkova eventually won the set. In the third set, Williams saved 3 break points and won the match. [23] In the fourth round, Williams had a relatively easy win over Israel's Shahar Pe'er. [24] In the quarterfinals, Williams faced Samantha Stosur, Stosur took the first set and served for the match, however Williams came back and won in a tie-break. However Stosur saved a match point at 4–5 on serve and then eventually broke Williams in the deciding set and took the match. Williams was too erratic making nine double faults and 46 enforced errors, while Stosur only made 24 unforced errors. It was the first Grand Slam tournament that Williams had not won or been defeated by the eventual champion since the 2008 French Open. Williams has not been able to get past the quarterfinals since 2003. [25]

Williams again competed in doubles partnering sister Venus. In the first round they made quick work of Kirsten Flipkens and Tamarine Tanasugarn and then received a walkover over Daniela Hantuchová and Caroline Wozniacki. They then won their next two matches with relative ease defeating the teams of Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká, and Maria Kirilenko and Agnieszka Radwańska. In the semifinals, they had a bit of a struggle against Liezel Huber and Anabel Medina Garrigues when they lost the first set, but came back to win the second and third. With the win, this assured Williams the no. 1 spot in doubles, making her only the sixth woman to hold the no. 1 spot in singles and doubles. [25] In the final they faced the team of Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik which they won with ease in straight sets. This marked their fourth consecutive doubles slam. They're only the third women's doubles pair to win four major titles in a row. Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver did it in 1983–84, and Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva did it in 1992–93. [26]

Wimbledon Championships

Williams was entering Wimbledon as the world no. 1, defending champion, and 3 time former champion. She started her campaign for a fourth title against a young Portuguese in Michelle Larcher de Brito. Williams won comfortably beating de Brito in straight sets. [27] In the following round, she faced former world no. 5 Anna Chakvetadze, Williams won the first 11 games, before Chakvetadze was able to get a game, and in the end Williams won in two sets. She also hit 27 winners to her opponents 6. [28] In the third round, she faced another youngster in Dominika Cibulková, Williams served her third 6–0 set of the tournament in the first in just 18 minutes. The second set went on serve until Williamd broke to take the second set and the match. Williams hit 20 aces to her opponents 1. [29] It was followed by a clash against former world no. 1 Maria Sharapova, the first set went to a tie-break and Sharapova served for the set, but Williams pegged her back and won the tie-break. Williams then took the second set. [30] In the quarterfinals, Williams faced China's Li Na, the first set went on served until Williams broke Li late and closed the set. Williams then cruised in the second set.[ citation needed ] In her following match, Williams took on Petra Kvitová, who has lost in the first round of her previous two appearances at Wimbledon. Kvitová took an early lead breaking Williams in the fifth game, however Williams broke in the eight game and the set went to a tie-break. Williams won the tie-break. As with her previous two matches Williams took the second set with east. [31] Competing in her 6th Wimbledon final, Williams took on surprised finalist Vera Zvonareva, the first set went on serve in the 8th game when Williams broke the Russian's serve with a forehand winner and won the set. The American broke Zvonareva's serve in the first and fifth games of the second set, giving her the Wimbledon title. Williams won an astonishing 31 of the 33 first serves she put in play, ripping nine more aces, running her record tournament total to 89. This win also pushed Williams to her 13th slam, getting ahead of Billie Jean King. [32] After the match, Martina Navratilova said that Williams is in the top 5 of all the women's tennis players in all of history, which she said that "it's not just about how many Slams you win or how many tournaments you win—it's just your game overall. And she's definitely got all the goods." [33]

In the doubles, she once again played with sister Venus as the top seeds. They cruised through their first three matches winning it straight sets, over the teams of Julie Ditty and Renata Voráčová, Timea Bacsinszky and Tathiana Garbin, and Dominika Cibulková and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. However, they were upset by the Russian team of Elena Vesnina and Vera Zvonareva in the quarterfinals. This ended their 27 consecutive wins in slams and 18 match winning streak. This is also their first loss as a team in the year. [34]

US Open Series, Asian Swing and WTA Tour Championships

In Munich on July 7, Williams stepped on broken glass while in a restaurant. [35] She received 18 stitches, but the following day she lost an exhibition match to Kim Clijsters in Brussels before a world-record crowd for a tennis match, 35,681 at the King Baudouin Stadium. [36] The cut foot turned out to be a serious injury, requiring surgery and preventing her from playing for the remainder of 2010. As a result, she lost the world no. 1 ranking to Dane Caroline Wozniacki on October 11, 2010. [37]

All matches

Singles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponentRankResultScore
Medibank International Sydney
Sydney, Australia
WTA Premier
Hard
10–15 January 2010
1RBye
5472R Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez #25Win6–1, 6–2
548QF Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina #43Win6–2, 6–2
549SF Flag of France.svg Aravane Rezaï #27Win3–6, 7–5, 6–4
550F Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva #5Loss3–6, 2–6
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
18–31 January 2010
5511R Flag of Poland.svg Urszula Radwańska #72Win6–2, 6–1
5522R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová #77Win6–2, 6–1
5533R Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro #33Win6–0, 6–3
5544R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur #13Win6–2, 6–4
555QF Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Victoria Azarenka #7Win4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
556SF Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na #17Win7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–1)
557F Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin NRWin6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
Clay, Red
3–9 May 2010
1RBye
5582R Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky #48Win7–6(7–2), 6–1
5593R Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic #49Win6–2, 3–6, 6–0
560QF Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko #37Win6–1, 6–4
561SF Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Jelena Janković #7Loss6–4, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
Clay, Red
10–16 May 2010
1RBye
5622R Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina #43Win6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
5633R Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova #18Loss6–4, 2–6, 3–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, Red
24 May – 6 June 2010
5641R Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefanie Vögele #76Win7–6(7–2), 6–2
5652R Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges #77Win6–1, 6–1
5663R Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #29Win6–1, 1–6, 6–2
5674R Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er #18Win6–2, 6–2
568QF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur #7Loss2–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–8
Wimbledon
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass
21 June – 4 July 2010
5691R Flag of Portugal.svg Michelle Larcher de Brito #148Win6–0, 6–4
5702R Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze #118Win6–0, 6–1
5713R Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková #46Win6–0, 7–5
5724R Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova #17Win7–6(11–9), 6–4
573QF Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na #12Win7–5, 6–3
574SF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová #62Win7–6(7–5), 6–2
575F Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva #21Win6–3, 6–2

Doubles matches

TournamentMatchRoundPartnerOpponentsRankResultScore
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
18–31 January 2010
1551R Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sophie Ferguson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jessica Moore
#
#
Win6–1, 6–1
1562R Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru
Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk
#96
#76
Win6–1, 6–2
1573R Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
#52
#42
Win6–3, 6–2
158QF Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi
#17
#23
Win6–4, 4–6, 6–4
159SF Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
#19
#7
Win6–3, 7–6(8–6)
160F Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
#1
#1
Win6–4, 6–3
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
Clay, Red
10–16 May 2010
1R Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Bye
Bye
1612R Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of Poland.svg Alicja Rosolska
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova
#49
#54
Win7–6(7–4) 6–2
162QF Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
#23
#36
Win6–2, 6–4
163SF Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone
#72
#25
Win7–5, 6–2
164F Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of Argentina.svg Gisela Dulko
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
#18
#20
Win6–2, 7–5
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, Red
24 May – 6 June 2010
1651R Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens
Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn
#263
#83
Win6–0, 6–1
2R Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
#47
#108
Walkover
1663R Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
#44
#36
Win6–1, 6–2
167QF Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
#18
#32
Win6–2, 6–3
168SF Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues
#1
#14
Win2–6, 6–2, 6–4
169F Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
#22
#28
Win6–2, 6–3
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass, outdoor
21 June – 4 July 2010
1701R Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of the United States.svg Julie Ditty
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová
#569
#54
Win6–4, 6–2
1712R Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky
Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin
#74
#39
Win6–1, 7–6(7–2)
1723R Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
#206
#97
Win6–1, 6–2
173QF Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
#45
#193
Loss6–3, 3–6, 4–6

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Williams' 2010 singles tournament schedule is as follows:

DateChampionshipLocationCategorySurfacePointsOutcome
10 January 2010–
15 January 2010
Medibank International Sydney Sydney (AUS) WTA Premier Hard320Final
lost to Elena Dementieva, 2–6, 3–6
18 January 2010–
31 January 2010
Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam Hard2000Winner
defeated Justine Henin, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
3 May 2010–
9 May 2010
Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome (ITA) WTA Premier 5 Clay, Red395Semifinals
lost to Jelena Janković, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
10 May 2010–
16 May 2010
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid (ESP) WTA Premier Mandatory Clay, Red140Second round
lost to Nadia Petrova 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
24 May 2010–
6 June 2010
French Open Paris (FRA) Grand Slam Clay500Quarterfinals
lost to Samantha Stosur, 2–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–8
21 June 2010–
4 July 2010
The Championships, Wimbledon Wimbledon (GBR) Grand Slam Grass2000Winner
defeated Vera Zvonareva, 6–3, 6–2
Total year-end points5355

Doubles schedule

Williams' 2010 doubles tournament schedule is as follows:

DateChampionshipLocationCategoryPartnerSurfacePointsOutcome
18 January 2010–
31 January 2010
Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Hard2000Winner
defeated Black/Huber, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(5–7)
10 May 2010–
16 May 2010
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid (ESP) WTA Premier Mandatory Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Clay, Red1000Winner
defeated Dulko/Pennetta, 6–2, 7–5
24 May 2010–
6 June 2010
French Open Paris (FRA) Grand Slam Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Clay2000Winner
defeated Peschke/Srebotnik, 6–2, 6–3
21 June 2010–
4 July 2010
The Championships, Wimbledon Wimbledon (GBR) Grand Slam Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Grass500Quarterfinals
lost to Vesnina/Zvonareva, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Total year-end points5500

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Ordered by percentage of wins

Finals

Singles: 2 (2–1)

Legend
Grand Slam (2–0)
WTA Premier (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (1–0)
Finals by venue
Outdoors (2–1)
OutcomeNo.DateChampionshipSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up14.January 15, 2010 Sydney, AustraliaHard Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva 3–6, 2–6
Winner36.January 30, 2010 Melbourne, AustraliaHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Winner37.July 3, 2010 London U.K.Grass Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 3 (3–0)

Legend
Grand Slam (2–0)
Premier 5 (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay(1–0)
Grass (1–0)
Titles by surface
Outdoors (3–0)
OutcomeNo.DateChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner18.January 29, 2010Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia (4)Hard Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
6–4, 6–3
Winner19.May 15, 2010 Madrid, Spain (1)Clay Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of Argentina.svg Gisela Dulko
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
6–2, 7–5
Winner20.June 3, 2010French Open, Paris, France (2)Clay Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
6–2, 6–3

Earnings

#EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
1 Medibank International Sydney $53,100$53,100
2 Australian Open $1,744,460$1,797,560
Australian Open (doubles)$186,907$1,984,467
3 Internazionali BNL d'Italia $87,500$2,071,967
4 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open $38,028$2,109,995
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open (doubles)$135,519$2,245,514
5 French Open $185,983$2,431,497
French Open (doubles)$212,552$2,644,049
6 Wimbledon $1,597,936$4,241,985
Wimbledon (doubles)$24,026$4,266,011
$4,266,011

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

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Jelena Janković is a Serbian former world No. 1 tennis player. Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the 2008 US Open. Janković won 15 WTA Tour singles titles and two doubles titles, with career highlights including the 2007 Wimbledon mixed-doubles title partnering Jamie Murray.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions</span> Tennis tournament

The 2009 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions was a singles-only tennis tournament that was played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions and was part of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was held at the Bali International Convention Centre in Bali, Indonesia, from November 4 through November 8, 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 WTA Tour</span> Womens tennis circuit

The 2010 WTA Tour or 2010 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, and the year-end championships. Also included in the 2010 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which does not distribute ranking points and is organized by the ITF.

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2010. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

The 2010 WTA Tour Championships was held in Doha, Qatar from October 26 to October 31. It was the third and final time that the Khalifa International Tennis Complex hosted the WTA Tour Year-End Singles and Doubles Championships. In 2011 the competition will move to Istanbul, Turkey.

The 2011 WTA Tour Championships was a tennis tournament played at Istanbul, Turkey from October 25 to October 30, 2011. It was the first time Turkey hosted the WTA Tour Championships. It was the 41st edition of the singles event and the 36th edition of the doubles competition. The tournament was held at the Sinan Erdem Dome and was contested by eight singles players and four doubles teams. It was the larger of two season ending championships on the 2011 WTA Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 WTA Tour Championships</span> Tennis tournament

The 2012 WTA Tour Championships was a tennis tournament played at Istanbul, Turkey from October 23 to October 28, 2012. It was the 42nd edition of the singles event and the 37th edition of the doubles competition. The tournament was held at the Sinan Erdem Dome and was contested by eight singles players and four doubles teams. It was the larger of two season ending championships on the 2012 WTA Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 Serena Williams tennis season</span>

The 2012 Serena Williams tennis season officially began on 2 January with the start of the 2012 WTA Tour. Williams won the most WTA singles titles of the season with seven, including two majors at Wimbledon and the US Open. She also won the WTA Championships and her first singles Olympics gold. She also suffered her first opening-round loss in a major at the French Open, losing to Virginie Razzano.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Serena Williams tennis season</span>

Serena Williams's 2011 tennis season officially began at the 2011 Aegon International after missing the first half of the year due to a pulmonary embolism.

The 2010 Australian Open described in detail, in the form of day-by-day summaries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Serena Williams tennis season</span>

Serena Williams's 2009 tennis season officially began at the 2009 Medibank International Sydney. Williams finished the year ranked world no. 1 for the second time in her career, having played in 16 tournaments, more than any other year. She also broke the record previously set by Justine Henin for the most prize money earned by a female tennis player in one year, with Williams earning $6,545,586. In doubles, she finished the year ranked world no. 3, despite playing only six tournaments as a pair. She won five Grand Slam titles, putting her total Grand Slam titles at 23.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Serena Williams tennis season</span>

Serena Williams's 2008 tennis season officially began at the 2008 Australian Open. Williams finished the year ranked world no. 2, finishing in the top 5 for the first time since 2003. She also won her 9th slam at the US Open.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2007 Serena Williams tennis season</span>

Serena Williams's 2007 tennis season officially began at the Moorilla Hobart International. Williams finished the year ranked world no. 7, finishing in the top 10 and reaching the quarterfinals of all slams for the first time in two years. She also won her 8th slam at the Australian Open.

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