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2010 Family Circle Cup
Women's tennis tournament
Women's tennis tournament
The 2010 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event on the 2010 WTA Tour, which took place from April 12 to April 18. It was the 38th edition of the tournament and was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It was the second and last event of the clay court season played on green clay. The total prize money offered at this tournament was US$700,000. Samantha Stosur won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Main article: 2010 Family Circle Cup – Singles
AUS Samantha Stosur defeated RUS Vera Zvonareva, 6–0, 6–3
- It was Stosur's first title of the year and second of her career.
Doubles
Main article: 2010 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
USA Liezel Huber / RUS Nadia Petrova defeated USA Vania King / NED Michaëlla Krajicek, 6–3, 6–4
Entrants
Seeds
| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Wozniacki | DEN Denmark | 2 | 1 |
| Jelena Janković | SRB Serbia | 7 | 2 |
| Victoria Azarenka | BLR Belarus | 9 | 3 |
| Samantha Stosur | AUS Australia | 11 | 4 |
| Marion Bartoli | FRA France | 12 | 5 |
| Nadia Petrova | RUS Russia | 18 | 6 |
| Vera Zvonareva | RUS Russia | 22 | 7 |
| Daniela Hantuchová | SVK Slovakia | 24 | 8 |
| Alona Bondarenko | UKR Ukraine | 25 | 9 |
| Elena Vesnina | RUS Russia | 33 | 10 |
| Virginie Razzano | FRA France | 34 | 11 |
| Aleksandra Wozniak | CAN Canada | 39 | 12 |
| Melanie Oudin | USA United States | 41 | 13 |
| Vera Dushevina | RUS Russia | 46 | 14 |
| Melinda Czink | HUN Hungary | 47 | 15 |
| Patty Schnyder | SUI Switzerland | 49 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of April 5, 2010.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- USA Mallory Cecil
- USA Carly Gullickson
- USA Alison Riske
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- AUS Monique Adamczak (as a lucky loser)
- COL Catalina Castaño
- AUS Sophie Ferguson
- RUS Ekaterina Ivanova
- USA Christina McHale
- RSA Chanelle Scheepers
- GEO Anna Tatishvili
- USA Mashona Washington
- GBR Heather Watson
Notable withdrawals
The following players withdrew from the tournament for various reasons:
- UKR Kateryna Bondarenko (left knee injury)
- SVK Dominika Cibulková (right groin injury)
- RUS Alisa Kleybanova (bilateral plantar fasciitis)
- GER Sabine Lisicki (left ankle injury)
- RUS Maria Sharapova (right elbow bone bruise)
- USA Serena Williams (left knee injury)
References
References
- (August 30, 2015). "Tourney to take a ride with Volvo Tennis cup's new sponsor might help draw big names". [[The Post and Courier]].
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