2010 HP Open
| 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 | |
| Tamarine Tanasugarn | |
| Doubles | |
| Chang Kai-chen / 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
Singles
Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated 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
Chang Kai-chen / Lilia Osterloh defeated Shuko Aoyama / Rika Fujiwara, 6–0, 6–3
WTA players
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | Samantha Stosur | 8 | 1 |
| FRA | Marion Bartoli | 14 | 2 |
| ISR | Shahar Pe'er | 18 | 3 |
| RUS | Maria Kirilenko | 26 | 4 |
| RUS | Alla Kudryavtseva | 56 | 5 |
| JPN | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 57 | 6 |
| CZE | Iveta Benešová | 70 | 7 |
| HUN | Gréta Arn | 88 | 8 |
- Seeds are based on the rankings of October 4, 2010.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
References
- ^ "Tanasugarn wins historic final". Women's Tennis Association. 17 October 2010. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Tanasugarn stops Date's bid for oldest WTA champ". Tennis.com. October 17, 2010.