2010 US Open – Girls' Doubles facts for kids
The 2010 US Open Girls' Doubles tournament was a big tennis event for young female players. It was part of the famous US Open, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments in tennis. In this competition, two players team up to play against another team of two.
The winners of the 2010 US Open Girls' Doubles title were Tímea Babos from Hungary and Sloane Stephens from the USA. They won the championship without even playing the final match! Their opponents, An-Sophie Mestach from Belgium and Silvia Njirić from Croatia, had to withdraw. This is called a "walkover" in tennis, meaning one team wins because the other cannot play.
Top Players (Seeds)
In tennis tournaments, some players or teams are given a "seed" number. This means they are considered the strongest players and are ranked to avoid playing each other early on. It helps make sure the best teams meet in the later rounds.
Here were some of the top-seeded teams in the 2010 US Open Girls' Doubles:
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Daria Gavrilova / Irina Khromacheva (They reached the Semifinals) - #
Karolína Plíšková / Kristýna Plíšková (They lost in the First Round) - #
Tímea Babos / 
Sloane Stephens (The Champions!) - #
Caroline Garcia / 
Mónica Puig (They lost in the First Round) - #
Jana Čepelová / Chantal Škamlová (They reached the Quarterfinals) - #
Verónica Cepede Royg / 
Cristina Dinu (They lost in the Second Round) - #
Ons Jabeur / Yulia Putintseva (They reached the Quarterfinals) - #
Eugenie Bouchard / Gabriela Dabrowski (They lost in the Second Round)
How the Champions Won
Tímea Babos and Sloane Stephens were the third-seeded team. They played very well throughout the tournament. In the semifinals, they faced the top-seeded team, Daria Gavrilova and Irina Khromacheva. Babos and Stephens won that match with a score of 6-2, 7-5.
Their opponents in the final were An-Sophie Mestach and Silvia Njirić. Mestach and Njirić had a tough semifinal match, winning in three sets against Tang Haochen and Tian Ran. However, before the final match could even begin, Mestach and Njirić had to pull out of the tournament. This meant that Tímea Babos and Sloane Stephens won the championship by "walkover," making them the champions of the 2010 US Open Girls' Doubles.
