2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles← 2009 ·Wimbledon Championships· 2011 →2010 tennis event resultsDefending champion Serena Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. It was her fourth Wimbledon singles title and 13th major singles title overall. Williams did not lose a set during the tournament.
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2010 US Open – Women's singles← 2009·US Open·2011 →Defending champion Kim Clijsters defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 US Open. It was her third US Open singles title and third major singles title overall. It was her third non-consecutive US Open title, having won on her last two appearances in 2005 and 2009 (she did not play in 2006 due to injury, and was retired from the sport in 2007 and 2008).
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles← 2004 ·Summer Olympics· 2012 →2008 tennis event results← 20042012 →Russia's Elena Dementieva defeated compatriot Dinara Safina in the final, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 to win the gold medal in women's singles tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the bronze medal match, Russia's Vera Zvonareva defeated China's Li Na 6–0, 7–5. This was the first Olympic medal sweep in tennis since 1908, when three British women won medals in the outdoor women's singles tournament.2008 WTA Tour Championships – Singles← 2007·WTA Tour Championships·2009 →Venus Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–7, 6–0, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 WTA Tour Championships. It was her first Tour Finals title.2009 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles← 2008 ·BNP Paribas Open· 2010 →2009 tennis event resultsVera Zvonareva defeated the defending champion Ana Ivanovic in the final, 7–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Indian Wells Masters. The match was a rematch of the previous year's quarterfinal. SeedsAll seeds received a bye into the second round.
2006 US Open – Women's doubles← 2005·US Open·2007 →Nathalie Dechy and Vera Zvonareva defeated Dinara Safina and Katarina Srebotnik in the final, 7–6, 7-5 to win the women's doubles title at the 2006 US Open. Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur were the defending champions and first seed, but lost in the semifinals to Safina and Srebotnik. Martina Navratilova made her final major appearance, marking the end of a 33-year career.Nathalie DechyNathalie Dechy (born 21 February 1979) is a former professional tennis player from France. Personal lifeDechy was born to a father from continental France and a Canadian mother from the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She holds dual French-Canadian citizenship. On 25 January 2010 she gave birth to a son.
Svetlana KuznetsovaSvetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (born 27 June 1985) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles and No. 3 in doubles by the WTA. During her career, Kuznetsova won 18 singles and 16 doubles titles, including two singles majors at the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open, and two doubles majors at the 2005 and 2012 Australian Opens. Kuznetsova first took part in a WTA Tour event in 2001.
Women's Tennis AssociationThe Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. The association governs the WTA Tour, which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, and was founded to create a better future for women's tennis. The WTA's corporate headquarters are in St. Petersburg, Florida, with its European headquarters in London and its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Beijing.
Grand Slam (tennis)Tennis term for winning all four major championshipsThe Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year. In doubles, a Grand Slam may be achieved as a team or as an individual with different partners.
TennisTennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The objective is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.