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2010 French Open – Women's singles

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Francesca Schiavone defeated Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 French Open. It was her first and only major singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a singles major. Schiavone was the first woman in the Open Era to win the title without being a top-10 seed. The final was also a rematch of the pair's first-round match from the previous year. With the win, Schiavone made her top 10 debut in the rankings. She remains the last woman with a one-handed backhand to win a singles major.

Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Maria Kirilenko.

With the loss of Serena Williams in the quarterfinals, a first-time major champion was guaranteed. This was the first major since the 1979 Australian Open where none of the semifinalists had previously won a major title, and the final was the first since the 2004 tournament to feature two first-time major finalists.

This tournament marked the last French Open appearance of four-time champion Justine Henin, who was defeated by Stosur in the fourth round. It was also the major debut of future world No. 1 and two-time major champion Simona Halep, who was defeated by Stosur in the first round.

Seeds

USA Serena Williams (quarterfinals) USA Venus Williams (fourth round) DEN Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals) SRB Jelena Janković (semifinals) RUS Elena Dementieva (semifinals, retired because of left gastrocnemius muscle strain) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round) AUS Samantha Stosur (final) POL Agnieszka Radwańska (second round) RUS Dinara Safina (first round) BLR Victoria Azarenka (first round) CHN Li Na (third round) RUS Maria Sharapova (third round) FRA Marion Bartoli (third round) ITA Flavia Pennetta (fourth round) FRA Aravane Rezaï (third round) BEL Yanina Wickmayer (third round) ITA Francesca Schiavone (champion) ISR Shahar Pe'er (fourth round) RUS Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals) ESP María José Martínez Sánchez (first round) RUS Vera Zvonareva (second round) BEL Justine Henin (fourth round) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round) CZE Lucie Šafářová (second round) CHN Zheng Jie (second round) SVK Dominika Cibulková (third round) UKR Alona Bondarenko (third round) RUS Alisa Kleybanova (third round) RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round) RUS Maria Kirilenko (fourth round) ROU Alexandra Dulgheru (third round) UKR Kateryna Bondarenko (second round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2010 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Finals

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Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Championship match statistics

Category	ITA Schiavone	AUS Stosur
1st serve %	46/71 (65%)	42/65 (65%)
1st serve points won	35 of 46 = 76%	30 of 42 = 71%
2nd serve points won	15 of 25 = 60%	13 of 23 = 57%
Total service points won	50 of 71 = 70.42%	43 of 65 = 66.15%
Aces	6	3
Double faults	1	1
Winners	26	25
Unforced errors	19	28
Net points won	12 of 12 = 100%	8 of 17 = 47%
Break points converted	2 of 7 = 29%	1 of 2 = 50%
Return points won	22 of 65 = 34%	21 of 71 = 30%
Total points won	72	64

References

(5 June 2010). "Italy's Francesca Schiavone wins French Open title". BBC Sport.
(6 June 2010). "French Open 2010: Francesca Schiavone beats Sam Stosur to win women's final". The Telegraph.
(3 June 2010). "Schiavone in Final After Dementieva Retires". The New York Times.
(31 May 2010). "Stosur Ends Justine Henin's French Open Streak". The New York Times.

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