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Singles
Singles
2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open
Final
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Score	2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Kim Clijsters defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 2–6, 7–6^(7–4), 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 Cincinnati Masters. She saved three championship points en route to the title. It was Sharapova's second final defeat in as many weeks, having lost the Stanford final to Victoria Azarenka just two weeks earlier.

Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Akgul Amanmuradova.

Ana Ivanovic, ranked as the world No. 62 entering the tournament, upset Azarenka in the first round, having trailed 2–6, 2–5 before fighting back to win the match, 2–6, 7–6^(8–6), 6–2.^[1] She then went on to make her third semifinal of the year, being forced to retire against Clijsters after injuring her foot.^[2]

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Jelena Janković (third round)
Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
Elena Dementieva (second round)
Kim Clijsters (champion)
Francesca Schiavone (second round)
Vera Zvonareva (third round)
Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
Li Na (third round)
Victoria Azarenka (first round)
Maria Sharapova (final)
Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)
Yanina Wickmayer (quarterfinals)
Shahar Pe'er (third round)
Aravane Rezaï (first round)
Nadia Petrova (first round, retired due to heat illness)
Marion Bartoli (quarterfinals)

Main draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

Q	Akgul Amanmuradova	1	3

	Ana Ivanovic	6	6
						Ana Ivanovic	1^r

					4	Kim Clijsters	2
4	Kim Clijsters	7⁸	6

11	Flavia Pennetta	6⁶	4
										4	Kim Clijsters	2	7⁷	6

										10	Maria Sharapova	6	6⁴	2
12	Yanina Wickmayer	5	6	1

	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	7	3	6
						Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	4	6	2

					10	Maria Sharapova	6	3	6
10	Maria Sharapova	6	6

16	Marion Bartoli	1	4

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					1	J Janković	6	3	6
Q	V Dushevina	6	7		Q	V Dushevina	4	6	1
Q	A Rodionova	2	6⁷							1	J Janković	6³	4
Q	K Date-Krumm	1	2							Q	A Amanmuradova	7	6
Q	A Amanmuradova	6	6		Q	A Amanmuradova	6	6
Q	B Jovanovski	4	6	6	Q	B Jovanovski	2	0
14	A Rezaï	6	3	4										Q	A Amanmuradova	1	3
9	V Azarenka	6	6⁶	2											A Ivanovic	6	6
	A Ivanovic	2	7	6		A Ivanovic	6	7
	Y Shvedova	7	6			Y Shvedova	1	5
Q	A Kudryavtseva	5	4								A Ivanovic	6	6
	E Vesnina	6	6								E Vesnina	0	3
	M Oudin	2	3			E Vesnina	6	6
					5	F Schiavone	4	4

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					4	K Clijsters	7	6
	D Safina	7	6			D Safina	5	2
	R Vinci	5	4							4	K Clijsters	6	6
Q	A Morita	7	6							WC	C McHale	1	1
	A Parra Santonja	6⁷	2		Q	A Morita	2	4
WC	C McHale	7	5		WC	C McHale	6	6
15	N Petrova	6⁴	3	r										4	K Clijsters	7	6
11	F Pennetta	6	6											11	F Pennetta	6⁶	4
	J Zheng	4	2		11	F Pennetta	6	6
Q	M Niculescu	6	6		Q	M Niculescu	0	1
	S Lisicki	3	0							11	F Pennetta	6	6
	M Kirilenko	6	6							6	V Zvonareva	4	3
	K Bondarenko	1	3			M Kirilenko	5	6	6²
					6	V Zvonareva	7	2	7

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					8	N Li	6	6
WC	J Hampton	4	2			S Errani	2	2
	S Errani	6	6						8	N Li	6	2	6⁴
	G Dulko	6	6						12	Y Wickmayer	2	6	7
	L Šafářová	4	3			G Dulko	6³	2
Q	G Arn	2	2		12	Y Wickmayer	7	6
12	Y Wickmayer	6	6											12	Y Wickmayer	5	6	1
13	S Pe'er	6	4												A Pavlyuchenkova	7	3	6
	O Govortsova	3	1	r	13	S Pe'er	6	6
Q	V King	6	3	1	Q	N Llagostera Vives	3	2
Q	N Llagostera Vives	3	6	6					13	S Pe'er	7	4	4
	D Hantuchová	3	4							A Pavlyuchenkova	5	6	6
	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6			A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
					3	E Dementieva	1	3

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

					7	A Radwańska	6	6
	A Kleybanova	6	6			A Kleybanova	4	2
	A Dulgheru	4	4						7	A Radwańska	2	3
	A Petkovic	7	6						10	M Sharapova	6	6
WC	C Vandeweghe	6¹	1			A Petkovic	3	1
	S Kuznetsova	4	6	2	10	M Sharapova	6	6
10	M Sharapova	6	1	6									10	M Sharapova	6	6
16	M Bartoli	6	6										16	M Bartoli	1	4
	A Medina Garrigues	4	0		16	M Bartoli	7	6
	D Cibulková	6	2	3		A Bondarenko	6⁴	1
	A Bondarenko	3	6	6					16	M Bartoli	6	6
	S Bammer	7	6						2	C Wozniacki	4	1
Q	S Cîrstea	6⁵	2			S Bammer	0	2
					2	C Wozniacki	6	6

References

[1] Ivanovic turns back clock in Cincinnati - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[2] Injured Ivanovic relinquishes final spot - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles