Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles title at the 2010 Australian Open. It was her fifth Australian Open singles title and twelfth major singles title overall, surpassing the Open Era record (jointly held by Margaret Court, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles and Evonne Goolagong Cawley) for the most Australian Open singles titles. This was Henin's first major since the 2008 Australian Open, following her retirement in May 2008. Henin was unseeded at a major for the first time since the 2001 Australian Open, and was awarded a wild card into the tournament.
Li Na entered the top 10 in the WTA rankings for the first time by reaching the semifinals, the first Chinese player to enter the top 10.
Seeds
Note: Yanina Wickmayer, who would have been placed in the entry list on the initial entry cutoff date of 7 December 2009 and seeded 16th, entered late and played the qualifying tournament.Comeback perfect for Yanina Wickmayer
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Championship match statistics Category S. Williams Henin 1st serve % 62/98 (63%) 39/76 (51%) 1st serve points won 37 of 62 = 60% 23 of 39 = 59% 2nd serve points won 17 of 36 = 47% 17 of 37 = 46% Total service points won 54 of 98 = 55.10% 40 of 76 = 52.63% Aces 12 4 Double faults 3 6 Winners 32 28 Unforced errors 37 32 Net points won 5 of 14 = 36% 8 of 15 = 53% Break points converted 6 of 11 = 55% 5 of 16 = 31% Return points won 36 of 76 = 47% 44 of 98 = 45% Total points won 90 84Source
References
External links 2010 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation