2010 US Open (tennis) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 2010 US Open (tennis) |
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| Date: | August 30 – September 13 | |||
| Edition: | 130th | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Location: | New York City, USA | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Rafael Nadal |
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| Women's Singles | ||||
 Kim Clijsters |
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| Men's Doubles | ||||
 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan |
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| Women's Doubles | ||||
Vania King /  Yaroslava Shvedova |
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| Mixed Doubles | ||||
| Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan |
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| Boys' Singles | ||||
| Jack Sock |
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| Girls' Singles | ||||
 Daria Gavrilova |
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| Boys' Doubles | ||||
 Duilio Beretta /  Roberto Quiroz |
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| Girls' Doubles | ||||
 Tímea Babos / Sloane Stephens |
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| Wheelchair Men's Singles | ||||
 Shingo Kunieda |
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| Wheelchair Women's Singles | ||||
 Esther Vergeer |
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| Wheelchair Quad Singles | ||||
| David Wagner |
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| Wheelchair Men's Doubles | ||||
| Maikel Scheffers / Ronald Vink |
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| Wheelchair Women's Doubles | ||||
| Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven |
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| Wheelchair Quad Doubles | ||||
| Nick Taylor / David Wagner |
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US Open (tennis)
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The 2010 US Open was a tennis event played on an outdoor hard courts, held between August 30 and September 13, 2010 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, United States.
The men's singles final was initially going to be played on September 12. Rain postponed the final till the following day. In the past two years the final was also pushed forward because of rain.
Seniors finals
Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal beat 
Novak Djokovic, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Women's Singles
Kim Clijsters beat Vera Zvonareva, 6–2, 6–1
Men's Doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan beat 
Rohan Bopanna / 
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, 7–6(5), 7–6(4).
Women's Doubles
Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova beat Liezel Huber / Nadia Petrova, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(4)
Mixed Doubles
Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan beat 
Květa Peschke / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, 6–4, 6–4.
Juniors finals
Boys' Singles
Jack Sock beat Denis Kudla, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Girls' Singles
Daria Gavrilova beat Yulia Putintseva, 6–3, 6–2
Boys' Doubles
Duilio Beretta / Roberto Quiroz beat 
Oliver Golding / Jiří Veselý, 6–1, 7–5
Girls' Doubles
Tímea Babos / Sloane Stephens beat An-Sophie Mestach / 
Silvia Njirić, walkover
Wheelchair finals
Wheelchair Men's Singles
Shingo Kunieda beat 
Nicolas Peifer, walkover
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Esther Vergeer beat 
Daniela Di Toro, 6–0, 6–0
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Maikel Scheffers / Ronald Vink beat Nicolas Peifer / Jon Rydberg, 6–0, 6–0
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven beat Daniela Di Toro / Aniek van Koot, 6–3, 6–3
Wheelchair Quad Singles
David Wagner beat Peter Norfolk, 6–0, 2–6, 6–3
Wheelchair Quad Doubles
Nick Taylor / David Wagner beat 
Johan Andersson / Peter Norfolk, 7–5, 7–6(4)
Qualifying stages
Before the 2010 US Open began a series of qualifying matches were held for players who were not able to automatically enter the main draws.
Men's SinglesMain page: 2010 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
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Women's SinglesMain page: 2010 US Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
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Boys' SinglesMain page: 2010 US Open – Boys' Singles Qualifying
The following player received the lucky loser spot:
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Girls' SinglesMain page: 2010 US Open – Girls' Singles Qualifying
The following player received the lucky loser spot:
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| Preceded by 2009 US Open |
US Open |
Succeeded by 2011 US Open |
| Preceded by 2010 Wimbledon |
Grand Slams |
Succeeded by 2011 Australian Open |
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Images for kids
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Vera Zvonareva reached her first US Open final by defeating top seed Caroline Wozniacki in the semi-finals.
