2010 HP Open
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| 2010 HP Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11–17 October |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $220,000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Osaka, Japan |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn | |
| Doubles | |
| Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen / United States Lilia Osterloh | |
The 2010 HP Open, also known as the HP Japan Women's Open Tennis, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the HP Open, and was classified as one of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It was played in Osaka, Japan from October 11 to October 17, 2010. Unseeded Tamarine Tanasugarn won the singles title.[1][2]
Finals
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm, 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
- It was Tanasugarn's only singles title of the year and the 4th and last of her career.
- It was the oldest known final ever, at a combined age of 73.
Doubles
[edit | edit source]Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen / United States Lilia Osterloh defeated Japan Shuko Aoyama / Japan Rika Fujiwara, 6–0, 6–3
WTA players
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Samantha Stosur | 8 | 1 |
| File:Flag of France.svg FRA | Marion Bartoli | 14 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Israel.svg ISR | Shahar Pe'er | 18 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS | Maria Kirilenko | 26 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS | Alla Kudryavtseva | 56 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 57 | 6 |
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE | Iveta Benešová | 70 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Hungary.svg HUN | Gréta Arn | 88 | 8 |
- Seeds are based on the rankings of October 4, 2010.
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- South Africa Natalie Grandin
- United States Christina McHale
- United Kingdom Laura Robson
- Japan Tomoko Yonemura