2010 US Open – Women's Doubles facts for kids
| 2010 US Open | ||||||||||
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| Champion |  Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova |
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| Runner-up | Liezel Huber Nadia Petrova |
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| Final score | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(4) | |||||||||
| Events | ||||||||||
| Singles | men | women | boys | girls | ||||||
| Doubles | men | women | mixed | boys | girls | |||||
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| Legends | men | women | mixed | |||||||
| WC Singles | men | women | quad | |||||||
| WC Doubles | men | women | quad | |||||||
The 2010 US Open Women's Doubles was a big tennis tournament where teams of two women played against each other. It was part of the famous US Open event.
The sisters Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the champions from the year before. This means they had won the tournament in 2009. However, Serena Williams could not play in 2010 because of a foot injury.
In the final match, Vania King from the USA and Yaroslava Shvedova from Kazakhstan won the championship. They played against Liezel Huber from the USA and Nadia Petrova from Russia. The final score was 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(4), which means it was a very close and exciting match!
Top Teams (Seeds)
In tennis, "seeds" are the top-ranked players or teams in a tournament. They are placed in the draw so they don't play against each other too early. This helps make sure the best teams meet in the later rounds, like the semifinals or finals. Here are the top 16 seeded teams for the 2010 US Open Women's Doubles:
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The Tournament Path
The tournament had many rounds, starting with the First Round and leading up to the Finals. Here's a quick look at how the top teams progressed:
Quarterfinals
- Team King/Shvedova won against Dulko/Pennetta.
- Team Black/Rodionova won against Vesnina/Zvonareva.
- Team Chan/Zheng won against Mattek-Sands/Shaughnessy.
- Team Huber/Petrova won against Raymond/Stubbs.
Semifinals
- Team King/Shvedova won against Black/Rodionova.
- Team Huber/Petrova won against Chan/Zheng.
Final Match
- Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova became the champions by defeating Liezel Huber and Nadia Petrova in a thrilling three-set match!
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Abierto de Estados Unidos 2010 (dobles femenino) para niños
