2010 Guangzhou International Women's Open
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The 2010 Guangzhou International Women's Open (also known as the Landsky Lighting Guangzhou International Women's Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis
tournament on outdoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open
, and part of the WTA International tournaments
of the 2010 WTA Tour
. It took place in Guangzhou
, People's Republic of China
, from September 13 through September 19, 2010.
into the singles main draw: Han Xinyun
Lu Jing-jing Xu Yi-Fan
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Hsieh Su-wei
Kim So-jung
Junri Namigata
Sun Shengnan
Jarmila Groth def. 
Alla Kudryavtseva
6–1, 6–4
Edina Gallovits
/
Sania Mirza
def.
Han Xinyun
/ Liu Wanting, 7–5, 6–3
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament on outdoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open
Guangzhou International Women's Open
The Guangzhou International Women's Open is a tennis tournament held in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Held since 2004, the inaugural tournament had Li Na as the first ever Chinese singles title winner. -Singles:-Doubles:-External links:* *...
, and part of the WTA International tournaments
WTA International tournaments
The International Tournaments is the new category for tennis tournaments of Women's Tennis Association from the 2009 WTA Tour. Tournaments are replacing Tier III and Tier IV events...
of the 2010 WTA Tour
2010 WTA Tour
The Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end...
. It took place in Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, from September 13 through September 19, 2010.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
Jarmila Groth | 60 | 1 |
 Chinese Taipei |
Chan Yung-jan Chan Yung-jan Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a professional female tennis player from Republic of China . She has won 13 ITF singles titles; and 7 WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. Her career highlights include semifinals in the Japan Open in 2006 and finals in the PTT Bangkok Open in 2007 Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a... |
77 | 2 |
 Uzbekistan |
Akgul Amanmuradova Akgul Amanmuradova Akgul Amanmuradova is a professional female tennis player from Uzbekistan.In 2005, she reached her first ever WTA singles final in Tashkent, the capital of her home country. In the final she lost to 16-year old Michaëlla Krajicek of the Netherlands... |
78 | 3 |
 Japan |
Ayumi Morita Ayumi Morita is a Japanese female tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of 42nd in the world on June 6, 2011 and is currently the highest ranked Japanese player in the world at World No. 46, the seventh overall in Asia. At Junior level, she reached a career high ranking of No. 3.Morita is known for... |
83 | 4 |
| Chinese Taipei |
Chang Kai-chen | 84 | 5 |
 Serbia |
Bojana Jovanovski Bojana Jovanovski Bojana Jovanovski is a Serbian tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Jovanovski is ranked World No. 56 and is the third highest ranked Serbian player, after World No. 14 Jelena Janković and No. 26 Ana Ivanović... |
87 | 6 |
 Italy |
Alberta Brianti Alberta Brianti Alberta Brianti is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On June 13, 2011, Brianti achieved her career-high singles ranking of 55... |
89 | 7 |
 South Africa |
Chanelle Scheepers Chanelle Scheepers Chanelle Scheepers is a South African professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is No. 37, which she reached on 10 October 2011. Her career high doubles ranking is 91, set at 30 August 2010.... |
92 | 8 |
- 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of August 30, 2010.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcardsWild card (sports)
The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...
into the singles main draw: Han Xinyun
Han Xinyun
Han Xinyun is a Chinese tennis player. Her career highest ranking is 165th in the world, which she achieved on February 1, 2010. Han had reached a WTA tour doubles final before in China were she and her partner Xu Yifan lost to the pairing of Caroline Wozniacki and Anabel Medina Garrigues. Han has...
Lu Jing-jing Xu Yi-Fan
Xu Yi-Fan
Xu Yi-Fan is a professional Chinese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On February 11, 2008, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 258. On July 21, 2008, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 88...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Hsieh Su-wei
Hsieh Su-wei
Hsieh Su-wei is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player. As of July 12, 2010 she is ranked 322nd in the WTA Tour singles rankings and is the fourth-highest ranked Taiwanese women's singles player. -2006–2007:...
Kim So-jung
Kim So-jung
Kim So-Jung is a South Korean tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 214, which she reached on August 9, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 382, which she reached on July 17, 2006. She won silver for the mixed double teams event after defeat the Taiwanese team at the 2009 Universiade...
Junri Namigata
Junri Namigata
Junri Namigata is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 105, which she reached on February 28, 2011. Her career high doubles ranking is 109, set on April 14, 2008. U- Singles 12 :- Doubles 22 :...
Sun Shengnan
Sun Shengnan
Sun Shengnan is a Chinese female tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 233rd, which she reached on May 28, 2007. Her career high in doubles is 50th, which she reached on September 17, 2007....
Singles
Jarmila Groth def. Alla KudryavtsevaAlla Kudryavtseva
Alla Alexandrovna Kudryavtseva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She currently lives in Moscow, where she is coached by Nick Rybakov...
6–1, 6–4
- It was Jarmila's first title on the WTA Tour.
Doubles
Edina GallovitsEdina Gallovits
Klaudia Edina Gallovits-Hall is a Romanian female tennis player of Hungarian descent on her father's side. She is currently ranked 75th in the world and her career highest ranking of No. 54 was achieved on April 28, 2008...
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Sania MirzaSania Mirza
Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
def.
Han XinyunHan Xinyun
Han Xinyun is a Chinese tennis player. Her career highest ranking is 165th in the world, which she achieved on February 1, 2010. Han had reached a WTA tour doubles final before in China were she and her partner Xu Yifan lost to the pairing of Caroline Wozniacki and Anabel Medina Garrigues. Han has...
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Liu Wanting, 7–5, 6–3