"second set of her third round match against Maria Sharapova). It was also the Grand Slam tournament debut of future world No. 1 and 2018 French Open champion Simona Halep, she was defeated by Stosur in the first round. 2010 French Open – Women's Singles Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Maria Kirilenko. For the first time since the 1979 Australian Open, none of the semi-finalists had previously won a Grand Slam title. Francesca Schiavone won her maiden Grand Slam title, defeating maiden Grand Slam finalist Samantha Stosur, 6–4, 7–6, in the final."
"2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams successfully defended her title, defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. She did not lose a set throughout the entire tournament. The victory meant that Serena and her sister Venus had won nine of the last eleven Wimbledon titles between them, with only 2004 and 2006 going to another player. Zvonareva reached her first ever Grand Slam final in singles competition, and became the second lowest-ranked woman to play in a Wimbledon singles final. The 2010 French Open women's"
"2010 French Open – Women's Doubles Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual were the defending champions, but they decided not to compete together. Ruano Pascual partnered up with Meghann Shaughnessy, but they lost in the first round against Cara Black and Elena Vesnina. Medina Garrigues partnered up with Liezel Huber, but they lost in the semifinals to Serena Williams and Venus Williams. The Williams sisters won in the final 6–2, 6–3, against Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik. With this win, the Americans became the sixth and seventh women to have completed a non-calendar year Grand Slam in Women's Doubles."
"2010 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles The 2010 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles was the women's singles event of the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, a WTA Premier Mandatory tennis tournament held in March. Vera Zvonareva was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Samantha Stosur. Jelena Janković won in the final against Caroline Wozniacki, 6–2, 6–4. This tournament marked the first WTA main draw appearance of future World No. 3 and US Open Champion Sloane Stephens, who advanced to the second round before losing to Vera Zvonareva. All seeds receive a bye into the second"
"for the first time following the tournament. In the final, Schiavone faced Stosur in a rematch of their first-round meeting at the 2009 French Open which Stosur had won easily (6–4, 6–2). Because of this previous result, and Stosur's victories over four-time French Open champion Justine Henin, world No. 1 Serena Williams and world No. 4 Janković en-route to the final, Stosur was considered a heavy favorite-. However, on 5 June 2010, Schiavone defied expectations to become the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title, beating Stosur 6–4, 7–6. The victory made her only the third Italian"
"2010 French Open The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 114th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 23 May through 6 June 2010. Roger Federer and Svetlana Kuznetsova were the defending champions. Federer lost to Robin Söderling in the quarterfinals, while Kuznetsova lost to Maria Kirilenko in the third round. The 2010 French Open also featured the return of four-time champion Justine Henin, who retired immediately before the 2008 French Open,"
"Open, Mladenovic won her first round match against the 2010 French Open singles champion Francesca Schiavone, and defeated her former doubles partner Tímea Babos in the second. She lost in the third round to world No. 1 and defending champion, Serena Williams, 4–6, 6–7, [10–12], after she had a set point at 9–8 in the tiebreak. Mladenovic won the women's doubles event partnering Caroline Garcia, beating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final. It was the first Grand Slam women's doubles crown for Garcia and Mladenovic and they became the first all-French pair to win the French Open women's"
"Additionally, the Williams sisters achieved the World No. 1 doubles ranking for the first time, becoming the first sisters to be co-ranked World No. 1 in doubles. 2010 French Open – Women's Doubles Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual were the defending champions, but they decided not to compete together. Ruano Pascual partnered up with Meghann Shaughnessy, but they lost in the first round against Cara Black and Elena Vesnina. Medina Garrigues partnered up with Liezel Huber, but they lost in the semifinals to Serena Williams and Venus Williams. The Williams sisters won in the final 6–2, 6–3, against"
"round. 2010 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles The 2010 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles was the women's singles event of the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, a WTA Premier Mandatory tennis tournament held in March. Vera Zvonareva was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Samantha Stosur. Jelena Janković won in the final against Caroline Wozniacki, 6–2, 6–4. This tournament marked the first WTA main draw appearance of future World No. 3 and US Open Champion Sloane Stephens, who advanced to the second round before losing to Vera Zvonareva. All seeds receive a bye into the"
"2010 French Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Robin Söderling, which allowed the Swede to make a second successive final here. This was the first time since the 2004 French Open that Federer did not reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament. Between the 2004 French Open and the 2017 French Open, this was the only Grand Slam not to feature either Federer or Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Rafael Nadal won his fifth French Open title by defeating Söderling in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4. Nadal finished the"
"Francesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone (; born 23 June 1980 in Milan) is a former Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. Her career-high ranking is world No. 4, achieved on 31 January 2011. To date, Schiavone is the last one-handed-backhand player to win a Grand Slam title on the women's tour. She won eight WTA singles titles in total, including Roland Garros. In doubles, her career-high ranking is world"
"replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded players Melanie Oudin and Kateryna Bondarenko, who became the #33 and #34 seeds. 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams successfully defended her title, defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. She did not lose a set throughout the entire tournament. The victory meant that Serena and her sister Venus had won nine of the last eleven Wimbledon titles between them, with only 2004 and 2006 going to another player. Zvonareva reached her first ever Grand Slam final"
"2010 US Open – Women's Singles Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, and successfully defended her 2009 title, after she won 6–2, 6–1, against Vera Zvonareva in the final. World No. 1 and three-time champion Serena Williams withdrew from the tournament due to foot surgery sustained following from an exhibition match in Munich. This promoted defending finalist Caroline Wozniacki to top seed and she was in contention to gain the WTA no. 1 ranking by winning the title, but lost to Zvonareva in the semifinals. This was the final Grand Slam appearance for 2004 US Open finalist and former World"
"2010 Italian Open – Women's Singles Dinara Safina was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Alexandra Dulgheru. Unseeded María José Martínez Sánchez won in the final 7–6, 7–5, against Jelena Janković. Top seed and world No. 1 Serena Williams made it to the semifinals, but was edged by Janković after failing to convert a match point. Unseeded and former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic also made a surprise run into the semifinals by beating two top 10 players and a top 15 player, but failed to defeat Martínez Sánchez. The top eight seeds receive a bye"
"Frenchwoman to win a WTA Premier singles title since Marion Bartoli in June 2011. In addition, Mladenovic competed in doubles with Daria Gavrilova; this was the first time Mladenovic played with someone other than Garcia in over a year. The pair were defeated in the semifinals. In the Fed Cup World Group quarterfinals against Switzerland, Mladenovic won her first singles match against Belinda Bencic. However, she then lost to Timea Bacsinszky in her next singles match. France lost the tie 1-4, resulting in France needing to win the Fed Cup World Group Play-off tie to earn the right to play"
"into the second round. 2010 Italian Open – Women's Singles Dinara Safina was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Alexandra Dulgheru. Unseeded María José Martínez Sánchez won in the final 7–6, 7–5, against Jelena Janković. Top seed and world No. 1 Serena Williams made it to the semifinals, but was edged by Janković after failing to convert a match point. Unseeded and former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic also made a surprise run into the semifinals by beating two top 10 players and a top 15 player, but failed to defeat Martínez Sánchez. The top eight"
"2016 French Open – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final by Garbiñe Muguruza, 5–7, 4–6. Williams was attempting, for the third time, to equal Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22 major singles titles. She was also attempting to become only the second player, after Steffi Graf, to complete a quadruple Career Grand Slam. Muguruza became just the second Spanish woman in history, after three-time champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, to win the French Open. Williams retained the WTA no. 1 singles ranking after Agnieszka Radwańska and Angelique Kerber lost in fourth and"
"title and his 14th Grand Slam title. The victory made Nadal the first tennis player to have won 5 consecutive French Open titles, in addition to becoming the only man with at least one Grand Slam title in 10 consecutive years. Serena Williams was the defending women's singles champion. Williams failed to defend her title, losing to Garbiñe Muguruza in the second round. Maria Sharapova won the women's singles, defeating Simona Halep to win her second French Open title and her 5th Grand Slam title. This was first time that both singles winners of the Australian Open (Li Na and"
"the semifinals. Serena Williams was the defending champion in the women's singles, but she lost to Garbiñe Muguruza in the final. Roger Federer withdrew before the tournament due to a knee injury, making this tournament the first Grand Slam he missed since the 2000 Australian Open. Furthermore, nine-time champion Rafael Nadal withdrew during the tournament due to injury, for the first time in his French Open career. Novak Djokovic's victory at this tournament in his 20th Grand Slam final completed his career Grand Slam of all four major tournaments, the eighth man to do so in singles and the fifth"
"2010 Polsat Warsaw Open The 2010 Polsat Warsaw Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 14th edition of the Warsaw Tournament, and was part of the Premier-level tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the Legia Tennis Centre in Warsaw, Poland, from May 17–23, 2009. Alexandra Dulgheru won the singles title. Alexandra Dulgheru defeated Zheng Jie, 6–3, 6–4 Virginia Ruano Pascual / Meghann Shaughnessy deafated Cara Black / Yan Zi, 6–3, 6–4 The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:"
"2010 BGL Luxembourg Open The 2010 BGL Luxembourg Open was a women's tennis tournament on indoor hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the Fortis Championships Luxembourg, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It was held in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, from October 16 through October 24, 2010. Roberta Vinci won the singles title. Roberta Vinci defeated Julia Görges 6–3, 6–4. Timea Bacsinszky / Tathiana Garbin defeated Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–4, 6–4 The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: The"
"2008 French Open – Women's Singles Justine Henin was the three-time defending champion, but she retired from the sport on May 14, 2008. Her retirement left Serena Williams as the only former French Open champion remaining in the women's draw. Williams was defeated in the third round by Katarina Srebotnik, meaning that there would be a first-time French Open champion in 2008. Ana Ivanovic, the runner-up to Henin in 2007, won her first and only Grand Slam singles title, beating first-time finalist Dinara Safina, 6–4, 6–3 in the final. Ivanovic became the new WTA No. 1 singles ranking by reaching"
"was also the conclusion of a series of matches between them during the preceding clay court season, with Kuznetsova beating Safina to win the title in Stuttgart, and Safina avenging the loss by beating Kuznetsova in Rome. 2009 French Open – Women's Singles Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Victoria Azarenka. Svetlana Kuznetsova, the seventh seed and runner-up to Justine Henin in the 2006 final, won in the final 6–4, 6–2, against Dinara Safina in 74 minutes. It was the third all-Russian final in Grand Slam history, and the first since 2004. Kuznetsova"
"the Family Circle Cup defeating Vera Zvonareva 6–0, 6–3 and in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, losing to Justine Henin 6–4, 2–6, 6–1. This was Stosur's debut in the singles of the Year-End Championships after twice winning in doubles. Francesca Schiavone won her first Grand Slam title at the 2010 French Open beating Samantha Stosur 6–4, 7–6. This was the first time that Schiavone had gone past the quarterfinals. It also made her the first Italian to win a Grand Slam and the highest ranked Italian when she reached the height of world number 6. However, along with co-finalist Samantha"
"back to back titles in Indian Wells and Miami, followed by a record ninth title at the German Open in May. She then successfully defended the three Grand Slam titles she won the year before. In a close French Open final, Graf again overcame Sánchez Vicario, taking the third-set 10–8. Graf had led 4-1 in the second set tiebreak, only to lose six points in a row and force a decider. Twice in the third set Sánchez Vicario served for the championship but was broken each time by Graf. It was the longest French Open women's singles final in history,"
"following player received the Lucky Loser spot: 2010 BGL Luxembourg Open The 2010 BGL Luxembourg Open was a women's tennis tournament on indoor hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the Fortis Championships Luxembourg, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It was held in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, from October 16 through October 24, 2010. Roberta Vinci won the singles title. Roberta Vinci defeated Julia Görges 6–3, 6–4. Timea Bacsinszky / Tathiana Garbin defeated Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–4, 6–4 The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players"
"2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Akgul Amanmuradova. Kim Clijsters defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, despite Sharapova having three match points. It was Sharapova's second final defeat in as many weeks, having lost the Stanford final to Victoria Azarenka just two weeks earlier. Ana Ivanovic, ranked a lowly World No. 62 entering the tournament, upset Azarenka in the first round, having trailed 2–6, 2–5 before fighting back to win the match, 2–6, 7–6, 6–2. She then went on to"
"2009 French Open – Women's Singles Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Victoria Azarenka. Svetlana Kuznetsova, the seventh seed and runner-up to Justine Henin in the 2006 final, won in the final 6–4, 6–2, against Dinara Safina in 74 minutes. It was the third all-Russian final in Grand Slam history, and the first since 2004. Kuznetsova won her first Grand Slam since the 2004 US Open, where she also won in an all-Russian final over Elena Dementieva, and second overall. Safina fell to 0–3 in Grand Slam finals with the loss. The match"
"2011 French Open – Women's Singles Francesca Schiavone was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Li Na, 6–4, 7–6, making Li the first Asian and Chinese Grand Slam singles champion. The top two seeds, Caroline Wozniacki and Kim Clijsters, were in contention for the WTA No. 1 ranking. Clijsters lost in the second round to Arantxa Rus—her earliest exit at a Grand Slam since the 2002 Wimbledon Championships—meaning Wozniacki retained the No. 1 ranking, despite losing in the third round to Daniela Hantuchová. This was the first time in the Open Era that neither of the top"
"The following player received the lucky loser spot: 2010 Polsat Warsaw Open The 2010 Polsat Warsaw Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 14th edition of the Warsaw Tournament, and was part of the Premier-level tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the Legia Tennis Centre in Warsaw, Poland, from May 17–23, 2009. Alexandra Dulgheru won the singles title. Alexandra Dulgheru defeated Zheng Jie, 6–3, 6–4 Virginia Ruano Pascual / Meghann Shaughnessy deafated Cara Black / Yan Zi, 6–3, 6–4 The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The"
"McHale, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Irina-Camelia Begu all in straight sets. By doing so, Williams reached her third final of the year, hoping to finally capture her 70th overall title. In the final, Williams faced fellow American Madison Keys in a rare all-American clay court final. After a tense first set, Williams was able to defeat Keys 7-6(5), 6-3 for her 70th overall singles title in her career. Following her victory in Rome, Williams returned to Paris as the defending champion and the favorite to defend her French Open crown. However, she had to face the task of defending her No."
"reach her second Grand Slam semifinal. Despite losing in the final, Sharapova managed to return to the No. 1 ranking for the second time. After withdrawing from the Australian Open due to marital problems, Justine Henin returned for Paris in February. She later won titles in Dubai and Doha that month. Kim Clijsters bade a tearful farewell to her home crowd in Belgium, playing Antwerp for the final time due to her planned retirement in October. She lost the final to Amélie Mauresmo, who won the unique diamond racket for winning the event three times. Martina Hingis won the title"
"a score of 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–0. Dinara Safina Dinara Mubinovna Safina (; , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow) is a former world No. 1 Russian tennis player. Safina was runner-up in singles at the 2008 French Open, 2009 Australian Open, and the 2009 French Open, falling to Ana Ivanovic, Serena Williams, and Svetlana Kuznetsova, respectively. She has had success at Grand Slam events in women's doubles by winning the 2007 US Open with Nathalie Dechy. She also won the Olympic silver medal in women's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Safina retired in 2014 after a lengthy"