2010 Wimbledon Championships

The 2010 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.[1][2] It was the 124th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 2010. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. The Queen of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II attended on Thursday 24 June 2010, for the first time in more than 30 years.[3]

2010 Wimbledon Championships
Date21 June – 4 July
Edition124th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 48XD
Prize money£13,725,000
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Attendance489,946
Champions
Men's singles
Spain Rafael Nadal
Women's singles
United States Serena Williams
Men's doubles
Austria Jürgen Melzer / Germany Philipp Petzschner
Women's doubles
United States Vania King / Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
Mixed doubles
India Leander Paes / Zimbabwe Cara Black
Wheelchair men's doubles
Netherlands Robin Ammerlaan / Sweden Stefan Olsson
Wheelchair women's doubles
Netherlands Esther Vergeer / Netherlands Sharon Walraven
Boys' singles
Hungary Márton Fucsovics
Girls' singles
Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková
Boys' doubles
United Kingdom Liam Broady / United Kingdom Tom Farquharson
Girls' doubles
Hungary Tímea Babos / United States Sloane Stephens
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
United States Donald Johnson / United States Jared Palmer
Ladies' invitation doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / Czech Republic Helena Suková
Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles
Australia Pat Cash / Australia Mark Woodforde
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Roger Federer was the defending men's champion and first seed (was actually ranked 2nd), but he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Tomáš Berdych. Berdych also defeated third seed Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals, but was defeated in straight sets by Rafael Nadal in the final. Nadal won his second Wimbledon title, having previously won the 2008 title.[4] Serena Williams successfully defended the women's crown, defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final to win her fourth Wimbledon title.[5]

Point and prize money distribution

Point distribution

Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128QQ3Q2Q1
Men's singles20001200720360180904510251680
Men's doubles0000
Women's singles140090050028016010056050402
Women's doubles5000

Prize money

The total prize money for 2010 championships was £13,725. The winner of the men's and women's singles title earned £1,000,000.[6][7][8]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1
Singles£1,000,000£500,000£250,000£125,000£62,500£31,250£18,750£11,250£7,000£3,500£1,750
Doubles*£240,000£120,000£60,000£30,000£16,000£9,000£5,250
Mixed doubles*£92,000£46,000£23,000£10,500£5,200£2,600£1,300
Wheelchair doubles*£7,000£4,000£2,250£1,250
Invitation doubles£17,500£14,500£11,500£10,500£9,500

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Rafael Nadal def. Tomáš Berdych, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4[9]

  • It was Nadal's fifth title of the year and 41st of his career. It was his 8th Grand Slam title and second at Wimbledon, also winning in 2008.

Women's singles

Serena Williams def. Vera Zvonareva, 6–3, 6–2[10]

  • This was Williams' second title of the year and 37th of her career. The title was Williams' 4th Wimbledon title and 13th major victory which ranked her 6th all-time.

Men's doubles

Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner def. Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău, 6–1, 7–5, 7–5[11]

  • It was the first title for both Melzer and Petzschner.

Women's doubles

Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova def. Elena Vesnina / Vera Zvonareva, 7–6(8–6), 6–2[12]

  • It was King and Shvedova's third tournament as a team, and their first title together.

Mixed doubles

Leander Paes / Cara Black def. Wesley Moodie / Lisa Raymond, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)[13]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Márton Fucsovics def. Benjamin Mitchell, 6–4, 6–4[14]

Girls' singles

Kristýna Plíšková def. Sachie Ishizu, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4[15]

Boys' doubles

Liam Broady / Tom Farquharson def. Lewis Burton / George Morgan, 7–6(7–4), 6–4

Girls' doubles

Tímea Babos / Sloane Stephens def. Irina Khromacheva / Elina Svitolina, 6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–2[16]

Invitation

Gentlemen's invitation doubles

Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer def. Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 6–3, 6–2

Ladies' invitation doubles

Martina Navratilova / Jana Novotná def. Tracy Austin / Kathy Rinaldi, 7–5, 6–0

Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles

Pat Cash / Mark Woodforde def. Jeremy Bates / Anders Järryd, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)

Wheelchair events

Wheelchair men's doubles

Robin Ammerlaan / Stefan Olsson def. Stéphane Houdet / Shingo Kunieda, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)

Wheelchair women's doubles

Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven def. Daniela Di Toro / Lucy Shuker, 6–2, 6–3

Events

Isner–Mahut match

In a record-setting match spanning three days, 23rd seed John Isner, attempting to win his first ever match at Wimbledon, faced off against qualifier Nicolas Mahut in the first round, between 22 and 24 June. With the score at 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7), 7–6(3), 59–59, the match was suspended due to failing daylight for the second straight day, after a total of 9 hours and 58 minutes of play. Isner had already served a world record 98 aces by that time, with Mahut scoring 94 aces, both breaking Ivo Karlović's previous record of 78.[17] The second day's play alone totalled 7 hours and 8 minutes, more than the longest previous complete match, therefore also making it the longest session of tennis ever played in a single day. Isner eventually defeated Mahut 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7), 7–6(3), 70–68.[18] The match lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes in total, and the fifth set alone lasted 8 hours and 11 minutes.[19]

The match has been noted as officially the longest match ever in a tennis Open in terms of both times and games,[20] beating the previous records set (respectively) by the match between Frenchmen Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clément at the 2004 French Open, which lasted for 6 hours and 33 minutes, and the first round match at Wimbledon in 1969 where Pancho Gonzales defeated Charlie Pasarell in 112 games (before the introduction of the tie-break). Time magazine named the Isner–Mahut match one of the Top 10 Sports Moments of 2010.[21]

Queen visits Wimbledon

Queen Elizabeth II visited Wimbledon on Thursday 24 June, her first visit to the annual tennis tournament in 33 years. The last time the Queen had attended the championships was in 1977, when she watched British player Virginia Wade win the ladies' singles title.[22] Arriving shortly after 11 am, the Queen's visit included a tour of the grounds and an observation session of the All England Club's Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative on Court 14, before moving to the Members' Lawn where she greeted a line-up of players: the defending champions in singles Serena Williams and Roger Federer, multiple-time Wimbledon champions Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King and Venus Williams, and a selection of top professionals: Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Janković, Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick. She also met four British women's tennis players: Heather Watson, Elena Baltacha, Anne Keothavong and Laura Robson. Following that, she walked across the bridge to Centre Court, where she later had lunch in the Clubhouse with a selection of former and current tennis players.

The Queen finished her visit by watching Britain's fourth seed Andy Murray play Jarkko Nieminen on Centre Court, from the Royal Box.[23] Before and after the match, Murray and Nieminen bowed to the Royal Box, a tradition that had previously not been in use since 2003.[24]

Records

In addition to all the records set during the match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut, the following records were also established:

  • Novak Djokovic's first-round match against Olivier Rochus was the latest-ever finish at Wimbledon, ending at 22:58, two minutes before the 23:00 curfew.[25] Djokovic won the match 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2.[26]
  • In a second-round match against Djokovic, Taylor Dent broke the serve speed record at Wimbledon, at 148 mph (beating the record set by Andy Roddick at 146 mph in 2009). Djokovic won the match 7–6(7–5), 6–1, 6–4.[27]
  • Serena Williams recorded the most aces served by a female at a Grand Slam, with 89 aces.

Singles players

Gentlemen's singles
Ladies' singles

Day-by-day summaries

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 14 June 2010. Rankings and points before are as of 21 June 2010.

Men's singles

The Men's singles seeds is arranged on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula:

  • ESP points as at a week before The Championships
  • Add 100% points earned for all grass court tournaments in the past 12 months
  • add 75% points earned for best grass court tournament in the 12 months before that.[28]
SeedRankPlayerPoints
before
Points
defending
Points
won
Points
after
Status
12 Roger Federer8,5252,0003606,885Quarter-finals lost to Tomáš Berdych [12]
21 Rafael Nadal8,74502,00010,745Champion, defeated Tomáš Berdych [12]
33 Novak Djokovic6,5453607206,905Semi-finals lost to Tomáš Berdych [12]
44 Andy Murray5,1557207205,155Semi-finals lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
57 Andy Roddick4,51012001803,490Fourth round lost to Lu Yen-hsun
66 Robin Söderling4,7551803604,935Quarter-finals lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
75 Nikolay Davydenko4,78590454,740Second round lost to Daniel Brands
89 Fernando Verdasco3,645180103,475First round lost to Fabio Fognini
911 David Ferrer3,010901803,100Fourth round lost to Robin Söderling [6]
1010 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga3,185903603,455Quarter-finals lost to Andy Murray [4]
1112 Marin Čilić2,94590102,865First round lost to Florian Mayer
1213 Tomáš Berdych2,82518012003,845Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
1314 Mikhail Youzhny2,66510452,700Second round lost to Paul-Henri Mathieu
1417 Juan Carlos Ferrero2,095360101,745First round lost to Xavier Malisse
1526 Lleyton Hewitt1,5653601801,385Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic [3]
1616 Jürgen Melzer2,125901802,215Fourth round lost to Roger Federer [1]
1715 Ivan Ljubičić2,1900102,200First round lost to Michał Przysiężny
1821 Sam Querrey1,755451801,890Fourth round lost to Andy Murray [4]
1918 Nicolás Almagro1,96090101,890First round lost to Andreas Seppi
2023 Stan Wawrinka1,690180101,520First round lost to Denis Istomin
2120 Gaël Monfils1,9050901,995Third round lost to Lleyton Hewitt [15]
2230 Feliciano López1,45510901,535Third round lost to Jürgen Melzer [16]
2319 John Isner1,925(45)451,925Second round lost to Thiemo de Bakker
2427 Marcos Baghdatis1,5450101,555First round lost to Lukáš Lacko
2524 Thomaz Bellucci1,652(20)901,722Third round lost to Robin Söderling [6]
2632 Gilles Simon1,305180901,215Third round lost to Andy Murray [4]
2729 Ernests Gulbis1,4594501,414Withdrew with right thigh muscle tear[29]
2831 Albert Montañés1,40590901,405Third round lost to Novak Djokovic [3]
2935 Philipp Kohlschreiber1,23090901,230Third round lost to Andy Roddick [5]
3036 Tommy Robredo1,15590101,075First round lost to Peter Luczak
3138 Victor Hănescu1,07045901,115Third round retired against Daniel Brands
3240 Julien Benneteau1,059101801,229Fourth round lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [10]
3341 Philipp Petzschner1,05590901,055Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [2]

†The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2009. Accordingly, this was the 18th best result deducted instead.

The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.

RankPlayerPoints
before
Points
defending
Points
after
Withdrawal reason
8 Juan Martín del Potro4,395454,350Right wrist injury[30]
22 Fernando González1,710901,620Knee injury[31]
25 Radek Štěpánek1,6451801,465Knee injury[32]
28 Juan Mónaco1,475101,465Wrist injury[33]
33 Ivo Karlović1,285360925Foot injury[34]
34 Tommy Haas1,230720510Right hip surgery[35]

Women's singles

For the Women's singles seeds, the seeding order follows the ranking list, except where in the opinion of the Committee, the grass court credentials of a particular player necessitates a change in the interest of achieving a balanced draw.

SeedRankPlayerPoints
before
Points
defending
Points
won
Points
after
Status
11 Serena Williams8,4752,0002,0008,475Champion, defeated Vera Zvonareva [21]
22 Venus Williams6,5061,4005005,606Quarter-finals lost to Tsvetana Pironkova
33 Caroline Wozniacki5,6302802805,630Fourth round lost to Petra Kvitová
44 Jelena Janković5,7801602805,900Fourth round retired against Vera Zvonareva [21]
56 Francesca Schiavone4,92050054,425First round lost to Vera Dushevina
67 Samantha Stosur5,04516054,890First round lost to Kaia Kanepi [Q]
79 Agnieszka Radwańska3,9505002803,730Fourth round lost to Li Na [9]
88 Kim Clijsters4,01005004,510Quarter-finals lost to Vera Zvonareva [21]
912 Li Na3,4161605003,756Quarter-finals lost to Serena Williams [1]
1010 Flavia Pennetta3,4501601603,450Third round lost to Klára Zakopalová
1113 Marion Bartoli3,2461602803,366Fourth round lost to Tsvetana Pironkova
1214 Nadia Petrova3,1952801603,075Third round lost to Justine Henin [17]
1315 Shahar Pe'er3,1751001003,175Second round lost to Angelique Kerber
1411 Victoria Azarenka3,4305001603,090Third round lost to Petra Kvitová
1518 Yanina Wickmayer2,98051603,135Third round lost to Vera Zvonareva [21]
1617 Maria Sharapova3,0801002803,260Fourth round lost to Serena Williams [1]
1716 Justine Henin3,13502803,415Fourth round lost to Kim Clijsters [8]
1820 Aravane Rezaï2,8251001002,825Second round lost to Klára Zakopalová
1919 Svetlana Kuznetsova2,9401601002,880Second round lost to Anastasia Rodionova
2022 Dinara Safina2,63290001,732Withdrew due to lower back injury[36]
2121 Vera Zvonareva2,7251601,4003,965Runner-up, lost to Serena Williams [1]
2223 María José Martínez Sánchez2,540502,535Withdrew due to knee injury[37]
2324 Zheng Jie2,2961001002,296Second round lost to Petra Kvitová
2425 Daniela Hantuchová2,2852801002,105Second round lost to Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
2526 Lucie Šafářová2,075552,075First round lost to Dominika Cibulková
2627 Alisa Kleybanova2,0101001602,070Third round lost to Venus Williams [2]
2728 Maria Kirilenko1,9851001602,045Third round lost to Kim Clijsters [8]
2830 Alona Bondarenko1,85551602,010Third round lost to Jelena Janković [4]
2932 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova1,8501001601,910Third round lost to Caroline Wozniacki [3]
3029 Yaroslava Shvedova1,8601001001,860Second round lost to Regina Kulikova
3131 Alexandra Dulgheru1,855(30)1601,985Third round lost to Kaia Kanepi [Q]
3234 Sara Errani1,6601001601,720Third round lost to Agnieszka Radwańska [7]
3335 Melanie Oudin1,5133401001,273Second round lost to Jarmila Groth
3436 Kateryna Bondarenko1,48110051,386First round lost to Gréta Arn [Q]

†The player did not qualify the tournament in 2009. Accordingly, this was the 16th best result deducted instead.

The following player would have been seeded, but she withdrew from the event.

RankPlayerPoints
before
Points
defending
Points
after
Withdrawal reason
5 Elena Dementieva5,5709004,670Torn left calf muscle[38]

Main draw wild card entries

The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.

Mixed doubles

  1. Bob Bryan / Lindsay Davenport
  2. Colin Fleming / Sarah Borwell
  3. Ross Hutchins / Anne Keothavong
  4. Jonathan Marray / Anna Smith
  5. Jamie Murray / Laura Robson

Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

Qualifiers entries

Below are the lists of the qualifiers entering in the main draws.

Withdrawals

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or personal reasons.

Media coverage

These are the Wimbledon television broadcasters:[39]

References

External links

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