2010 in tennis

This page covers all the important events in the sport oftennisin 2010. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both theATPandWTATours, theDavis Cup,and theFed Cup.

ITF

Grand Slam events

Championship	Category	Champion(s)	Finalist(s)	Score in the final
Australian Open (January 18–31)	Men's singles	Roger Federer	Andy Murray	6–3, 6–4, 7–6(11)
	Women's singles	Serena Williams	Justine Henin	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
	Men's doubles	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	6–3, 6–7(5), 6–3
	Women's doubles	Serena Williams Venus Williams	Cara Black Liezel Huber	6–4, 6–3
	Mixed doubles	Cara Black Leander Paes	Ekaterina Makarova Jaroslav Levinský	7–5, 6–3

Championship	Category	Champion(s)	Finalist(s)	Score in the final
French Open (May 23 – June 6)	Men's singles	Rafael Nadal	Robin Söderling	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
	Women's singles	Francesca Schiavone	Samantha Stosur	6–4, 7–6(2)
	Men's doubles	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes	7–5, 6–2
	Women's doubles	Serena Williams Venus Williams	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	6–2, 6–3
	Mixed doubles	Katarina Srebotnik Nenad Zimonjić	Yaroslava Shvedova Julian Knowle	4–6, 7–6(5), [11–9]

Championship	Category	Champion(s)	Finalist(s)	Score in the final
Wimbledon Championships (June 21 – July 4)	Men's singles	Rafael Nadal	Tomáš Berdych	6–3, 7–5, 6–4
	Women's singles	Serena Williams	Vera Zvonareva	6–3 6–2
	Men's doubles	Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner	Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău	6–1, 7–5, 7–5
	Women's doubles	Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova	Elena Vesnina Vera Zvonareva	7–6(6), 6–2
	Mixed doubles	Cara Black Leander Paes	Lisa Raymond Wesley Moodie	6–4, 7–6(5)

Championship	Category	Champion(s)	Finalist(s)	Score in the final
US Open (August 30 – September 13)	Men's singles	Rafael Nadal	Novak Djokovic	6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
	Women's singles	Kim Clijsters	Vera Zvonareva	6–2, 6–1
	Men's doubles	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	7–6(5), 7–6(4)
	Women's doubles	Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova	Liezel Huber Nadia Petrova	2–6, 6–4, 7–6(4)
	Mixed doubles	Liezel Huber Bob Bryan	Květa Peschke Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	6–4, 6–4

• Just five male players reached at least the third round of all four grand slams:Roger Federer,Rafael Nadal,Novak Djokovic,Andy MurrayandAlbert Montañés.Only Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic reached the fourth round at all four major, but all three also reached all four quarterfinals.
• Just six female players reached at least the third round of all four grand slams:Caroline Wozniacki,Venus Williams,Jelena Janković,Yanina Wickmayer,Maria Kirilenko,andAlona Bondarenko.Only Wozniacki and Williams reached the fourth round of all four majors.

Davis Cup

World Group Draw

• S-Seeded
• U-Unseeded
• * Choice of ground

	First round 5–7 March					Quarterfinals 9–11 July					Semifinals 17–19 September					Final 3–5 December
	Logroño,Spain (clay)
	1	Spain	4
						Clermont-Ferrand,France (indoor hard)
		Switzerland	1
						1	Spain	0
	Toulon,France (indoor hard)
							France	5
		France	4
											Lyon,France (indoor hard)
	8	Germany	1
												France	5
	Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)
											5	Argentina	0
	4	Russia	3
						Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)
		India	2
						4	Russia	2
	Stockholm,Sweden (indoor hard)
						5	Argentina	3
		Sweden	2
																Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)
	5	Argentina	3
																	France	2
	Varaždin,Croatia (indoor hard)
																	Serbia	3
	6	Croatia	5
						Split,Croatia (indoor hard)
		Ecuador	0
						6	Croatia	1
	Belgrade,Serbia (indoor clay)
							Serbia	4
		Serbia	3
											Belgrade,Serbia (indoor hard)
	3	United States	2
												Serbia	3
	Coquimbo,Chile (clay) Mar 6–8
											2	Czech Republic	2
		Chile	4
						Coquimbo,Chile (clay)
	7	Israel	1
							Chile	1
	Bree,Belgium (indoor clay)
						2	Czech Republic	4
		Belgium	1
	2	Czech Republic	4

Fed Cup

World Group Draw

• S-Seeded
• U-Unseeded
• * Choice of ground

	Quarterfinals 6–7 February					Semifinals 24–25 April					Final 6–7 November
	Kharkiv,Ukraine(indoor hard)
		Ukraine	1
						Rome, Italy, (clay)
	1	Italy	4
						1	Italy	4
	Brno,Czech Republic(indoor hard)
						4	Czech Republic	0
	4	Czech Republic	3
											San Diego,USA, (indoor hard)
		Germany	2
											1	Italy	3
	Belgrade,Serbia(indoor hard)
											2	United States	1
		Serbia	2
						Birmingham, Alabama,United States, (indoor hard)
	3	Russia	3
						3	Russia	2
	Liévin,France, (indoor clay)
						2	United States	3
		France	1
	2	United States	4

Important events

Further information:2010 ATP World Tour,2010 WTA Tour,and2010 US Open Series

January

• Nikolay Davydenkobecame the second player to beat both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the same tournament on separate occasions en route to winning the2010 Qatar ExxonMobil Open.
• Justine Heninmade her return to theWTA Tourby competing in and reaching the final of the2010 Brisbane International.
• By winning the2010 Australian Open,Serena WilliamstiedBillie Jean Kingwith 12 Grand Slam Singles titles.
• Roger Federerwon his 16th Grand Slam Singles title (at theAustralian Open) to improve his record of most Grand Slam Singles titles won by a man in the open era.
• Andy Roddick,Kim Clijsters,Marin Čilić,Yanina Wickmayer,Marcos Baghdatis,Elena Dementieva,John Isner,andAlona Bondarenkoalso won titles.

February

• By successfully defending his title inZagreb,Marin Čilićopened 2010 with an impressive 15–1 record.
• After being denied a visa the previous year,Shahar Pe'erreached the semi-finals of the2010 Dubai Tennis Championshipsin a dream run, where she took out three seeded players, including top-seedCaroline Wozniacki.
• Venus Williamsearned her 42nd and 43rd career titles in Dubai andAcapulco,the most by an active player. She also defeatedSvetlana KuznetsovaandKim Clijstersto win the2010 Billie Jean King Cup.
• Chiledecided to still plan to host its Davis Cup series against Israel despite the devastating earthquake that killed at least 700 people in the South American country.
• Feliciano López,Thomaz Bellucci,Fernando Verdasco,Robin Söderling,Juan Carlos Ferrero(2),Elena Dementieva,Vera Zvonareva,Michaël Llodra,Ernests Gulbis,Sam Querrey,Maria Sharapova,Mariana Duque Mariño,Novak Djokovic,David Ferrer,andAlisa Kleybanovaalso won titles.

March

• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkovawon her first tour singles title inMonterrey.
• Marco Chiudinelliwas awarded the 2009 Comeback Player of the Year Award.
• French officials stated that theFrench Openmight leaveRoland Garros,the tournament's home for 82 years, if improvements are not made to the infrastructure.
• The 2009WTA Awardswere awarded on March 24 at theSony Ericsson Open.Winners included theWilliams Sisters,Yanina Wickmayer,Liezel Huber,Kim Clijsters,Melanie Oudin,andElena Dementieva.

Championship	Category	Champion(s)	Finalist(s)	Score in the final
Indian Wells (March 8–21)	Men's singles	Ivan Ljubičić	Andy Roddick	7–6(3), 7–6(5)
	Women's singles	Jelena Janković	Caroline Wozniacki	6–2, 6–4
	Men's doubles	Marc López Rafael Nadal	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	7–6(8), 6–3
	Women's doubles	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	Nadia Petrova Samantha Stosur	6–4, 2–6, 10–5

Championship	Category	Champion(s)	Finalist(s)	Score in the final
Miami (March 22 – April 4)	Men's singles	Andy Roddick	Tomáš Berdych	7–5, 6–4
	Women's singles	Kim Clijsters	Venus Williams	6–2, 6–1
	Men's doubles	Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi	6–2, 7–5
	Women's doubles	Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta	Nadia Petrova Samantha Stosur	6–3, 4–6, [10–7]

April

• After a three-month hiatus due to knee injury, world number oneSerena Williamsannounced her return to take place at the2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia.
• By successfully defending his title inMonte Carlo,Rafael Nadalbecame the first player in the open era to win six back to back titles at a single tournament.
• Justine Heninwon her first tournament since her comeback at thePorsche Tennis Grand Prix.
• TheAustralian,Belgian,French,andSlovakFed Cupteams won spots in the 2011 World Group.
• Stanislas Wawrinka,Juan Ignacio Chela,Caroline Wozniacki,Flavia Pennetta,Samantha Stosur,Francesca Schiavone,Fernando Verdasco,andIveta Benešováalso won titles.

Championship	Category	Champion(s)	Finalist(s)	Score in the final
Rome (April 24 – May 2)-Men (April 30 – May 8)-Women	Men's singles	Rafael Nadal	David Ferrer	7–5, 6–2
	Women's singles	María José Martínez Sánchez	Jelena Janković	7–6(5), 7–5
	Men's doubles	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	John Isner Sam Querrey	6–2, 6–3
	Women's doubles	Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta	Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez	6–4, 6–2

May

• Organizers announced that theMadrid Openwill be the first tennis tournament to be broadcast for the general public in3Doutside tournament grounds.
• Sam QuerreyandJohn Isnerset up the first all-American clay court final in 19 years at theSerbia Open,with Querrey being the victor.
• By winning the2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open,Rafael Nadal broke three Open Era records. The win gave him a record 18Masters Seriescareer titles, made him the first player to hold all three clay court Masters Series events in the same season, and also made him the first player to win three consecutive Masters events.
• By virtue of winning the Madrid Open, theBryan brothersmatched the record for most doubles titles won in the open era with 61 titles.
• Argentinadefeated the United States in theWorld Team Cupfinal.
• Mikhail Youzhny,Albert Montañés,Anastasija Sevastova,Richard Gasquet,Alexandra Dulgheru,andMaria Sharapovaalso won titles.

Championship	Category	Champion(s)	Finalist(s)	Score in the final
Madrid (May 7–16)	Men's singles	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer	6–4, 7–6(5)
	Women's singles	Aravane Rezaï	Venus Williams	6–2, 7–5
	Men's doubles	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	6–3, 6–4
	Women's doubles	Serena Williams Venus Williams	Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta	6–2, 7–5

June

• Justine Henin's record-tying streak of 40 consecutive sets won at theFrench Openwas broken by Russian,Maria Sharapova,in the third round.(Occurred in May)
• Roger Federer's open era record of 23 consecutiveGrand Slamsemifinals came to an end when he lost toRobin Söderlingin the quarterfinals of theFrench Open.
• Francesca Schiavonebecame the first Italian woman in the Open Era to reach the semifinal and final of and to win a Grand Slam at theFrench Open.
• By winning the2010 French Open,Rafael Nadalbecame the first man to qualify for the2010 ATP World Tour Finals,as well as becoming the first man to complete 'the Clay Slam', by winning all 3 Masters 1000 titles (Monte Carlo, Rome and Madrid), as well as the French Open, in the same calendar year.
• Serena Williamsbecame the sixth woman to hold the number one rankings in both singles and doubles (withVenus Williams). It is also the first time in the Open Era that the number one ranked doubles team holds the first and second ranks in singles. The pair also became the third partnership in the women's game to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time.
• Lleyton Hewitt,Sam Querrey,Li Na,Sergiy Stakhovsky,Michaël Llodra,Ekaterina Makarova,andJustine Heninalso won titles.

July

• John IsnerdefeatedNicolas Mahut6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7), 7–6(3), 70–68 in the longest match in tennis history in thefirst roundof Wimbledon. The match broke numerous records and was played over a course of three days. (Occurred in June)
• Rafael Nadalwon his 14th consecutive match atWimbledonto earn his second Wimbledon title.
• Serena Williamswon her 13th Grand Slam title atWimbledon,her fourth at the Championships.
• Bob and Mike Bryanwon their record 62nd doubles title as a team, surpassingThe Woodies(Todd WoodbridgeandMark Woodforde), by defeatingEric ButoracandJean-Julien Rojerin the final of theFarmers Classic.
• Mardy Fish,Ágnes Szávay(2),Aravane Rezaï,Albert Montañés,Nicolás Almagro(2),Kaia Kanepi,Andrey Golubev,Anna Chakvetadze,Julia Görges,andJuan Carlos Ferreroalso won titles.

US Open Series Week	Date	Men's Events	Women's Events
1	July 19–25	Atlanta 2010 Champion:Mardy Fish	No Series Event Held This Week
2	July 26 – Aug 1	Los Angeles 2010 Champion:Sam Querrey	Stanford 2010 Champion:Victoria Azarenka

August

• Andy Roddickdropped to number eleven on August 8, and for the first time ever, no U.S. men were ranked inside the top ten on the ATP Tour.
• For the first time since 1976 the top two ranked men in the world teamed up in a doubles event.Rafael NadalandNovak Djokovicplayed together at the2010 Rogers Cup.
• Roger Federerbecame the second man to qualify for theATP World Tour Finals.
• Andy MurrayandCaroline Wozniackiwere the2010 US Open Serieschampions.
• Caroline Wozniackiwon the inaugurale-Boks Danish Open.

US Open Series Week	Date	Men's Events	Women's Events
3	Aug 2–8	Washington, D.C. 2010 Champion:David Nalbandian	San Diego 2010 Champion:Svetlana Kuznetsova
4	Aug 9–15	Toronto 2010 Champion:Andy Murray	Cincinnati 2010 Champion:Kim Clijsters
5	Aug 16–22	Cincinnati 2010 Champion:Roger Federer	Montreal 2010 Champion:Caroline Wozniacki
6	Aug 23–29	New Haven 2010 Champion:Sergiy Stakhovsky	New Haven 2010 Champion:Caroline Wozniacki

September

• Rafael Nadalbecame the seventh man to win the career Grand Slam by defeatingNovak Djokovicin theUS Openfinal.
• Kim Clijsterswon her 21st consecutive match at the US Open to successfully defend her 2009 title.
• Vania KingandYaroslava Shvedovawon the doubles event at the US Open, accumulating an impressive 12–0 record at Grand Slam tournaments.
• TheUnited States,Austrian,German,Swedish,Indian,Belgian,Kazakhstani,andRomanianDavis Cup teams won spots in the2011 World Group.
• After an eight-month hiatus due to a wrist injury,2009 US Openchamp,Juan Martín del Potro,returned to the tour at the2010 PTT Thailand Open.
• Caroline Wozniackibecame the first woman to qualify for theWTA Tour Championshipsen route to her victory at theToray Pan Pacific Open.
• Jarmila Groth,Tamira Paszek,Gilles Simon,Juan Ignacio Chela,Alisa Kleybanova,Alla Kudryavtseva,Guillermo García López,andMikhail Youzhnyalso won titles.

October

• Serena Williams,Kim Clijsters,andVera Zvonarevabecame the next group of women to qualify for theWTA Tour Championships.Four days later,Francesca SchiavoneandSamantha Stosuralso qualified for the event.Venus Williamswould have also qualified, but announced that her knee injury would keep her from competing for the remainder of the year. Three days after Schiavone and Stosur gained entry,Jelena JankovićandElena Dementievarounded up the elite eight. On October 19, Serena Williams stated that because of a foot injury, she would not be able to compete in the event. By winning theKremlin Cup,Victoria Azarenkabecame the final qualifier for the Championships.
• Novak Djokovicbecame the third man to qualify for theATP World Tour Finals.The following two weeks,Andy MurrayandRobin Söderlingalso qualified.
• For the first time in 2010, all twenty of the top twenty ranked men competed in the same tournament at theShanghai Masters.Andy Murraywas the champion at the penultimate ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament.
• Rafael Nadal,Ana Ivanovic,Tamarine Tanasugarn,Viktor Troicki,Roger Federer,Roberta Vinci,Mikhail Kukushkin,Jürgen Melzer,andGaël Monfilsalso won titles.

Championship	Category	Champion(s)	Finalist(s)	Score in the final
Beijing (October 4–10)	Men's singles	Novak Djokovic	David Ferrer	6–2, 6–4
	Women's singles	Caroline Wozniacki	Vera Zvonareva	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
	Men's doubles	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	6–1, 7–6(5)
	Women's doubles	Chuang Chia-jung Olga Govortsova	Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta	7–6(2), 1–6, 10–7

Championship	Category	Champion(s)	Finalist(s)	Score in the final
Tour Championships – Doha (October 26–31)	Women's singles	Kim Clijsters	Caroline Wozniacki	6–3, 5–7, 6–3
	Women's doubles	Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	7–5, 6–4

November

• Italywon its second consecutive Fed Cup final, defeating theUnited States3–1.
• Tomáš Berdych,David Ferrer,andAndy Roddickwere the final qualifiers for theATP World Tour Finals.
• David Ferrer,Roger Federer,andRobin Söderlingalso won titles.

Championship	Category	Champion(s)	Finalist(s)	Score in the final
Tournament of Champions – Bali (November 4–7)	Women's singles	Ana Ivanovic	Alisa Kleybanova	6–2, 7–6(5)

Championship	Category	Champion(s)	Finalist(s)	Score in the final
ATP World Tour Finals – London (November 21–28)	Men's singles	Roger Federer	Rafael Nadal	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
	Men's doubles	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi	7–6(6), 6–4

December

• The 2010WTA Awardswere awarded on December 1 at a press conference inSt. Petersburg, Florida.Kim Clijsterswas voted Player of the Year whileGisela DulkoandFlavia Pennettawere voted Doubles Team of the Year. Other winners includedPetra Kvitová,Justine Henin,Elena Dementieva,andMaria Sharapova.
• Novak DjokovicledSerbiato the country's first everDavis Cupvictory, after defeatingFrance3–2.
• Rafael NadalandCaroline Wozniacki,the year-end world number ones, were named the ITF World Champions for 2010.

International Tennis Hall of Fame

• Class of 2010:
  • Mark Woodforde,player
  • Natasha Zvereva,player
  • Derek Hardwick,contributor
  • Brad Parks,contributor

External links

• Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
• Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
• Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)