2010 Family Circle Cup

2010 Family Circle Cup
DateApril 12–18
Edition38th
CategoryPremier Mandatory
Draw56S / 16D
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationCharleston, South Carolina, U.S.
VenueFamily Circle Tennis Center
Attendance95,767 [1]
Champions
Singles
Australia Samantha Stosur
Doubles
United States Liezel Huber / Russia Nadia Petrova
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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 event 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.

Entrants

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Seeds

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Athlete Nationality Ranking* Seeding
Caroline Wozniacki Denmark Denmark 2 1
Jelena Janković Serbia Serbia 7 2
Victoria Azarenka Belarus Belarus 9 3
Samantha Stosur Australia Australia 11 4
Marion Bartoli France France 12 5
Nadia Petrova Russia Russia 18 6
Vera Zvonareva Russia Russia 22 7
Daniela Hantuchová Slovakia Slovakia 24 8
Alona Bondarenko Ukraine Ukraine 25 9
Elena Vesnina Russia Russia 33 10
Virginie Razzano France France 34 11
Aleksandra Wozniak Canada Canada 39 12
Melanie Oudin United States United States 41 13
Vera Dushevina Russia Russia 46 14
Melinda Czink Hungary Hungary 47 15
Patty Schnyder Switzerland Switzerland 49 16
  • Rankings are as of April 5, 2010.

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Notable withdrawals

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The following players withdrew from the tournament for various reasons:

Finals

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Singles

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Australia Samantha Stosur defeated Russia Vera Zvonareva, 6–0, 6–3

  • It was Stosur's first title of the year and second of her career.

Doubles

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United States Liezel Huber / Russia Nadia Petrova defeated United States Vania King / Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek, 6–3, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ Gene Sapakoff (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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