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2010 Billie Jean King Cup

FieldValue
nameBillie Jean King Cup
logo size150px
cityManhattan, New York
countryUnited States
venueMadison Square Garden
tierExhibition
surfaceHardcourt / Indoor
draw4S
prize moneyUS$ 1,200,000
websitethegarden.com

The 2010 Billie Jean King Cup was the 2nd edition of this tennis exhibition tournament. Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, 2009 French Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, and 2009 US Open Champion Kim Clijsters participated. 2009 Australian Open and Wimbledon Champion Serena Williams had to withdraw from the event due to a leg injury. She was replaced by 2008 French Open Champion Ana Ivanovic. In the first semifinal, Clijsters defeated Ivanovic in a tiebreaker (7–2), despite Ivanovic having match point at 5–4 up. Williams defeated Kuznetsova in the second semifinal, 6–4. Williams defeated Clijsters in the championship match by a score of 6–4 3–6 7–5.

Players

File:Ana Ivanović 2010, Stuttgart.jpg|Ana Ivanovic-2008 Roland Garros Grand Slam singles champion File:Kim Clijsters.JPG| Kim Clijsters-2009 US Open Grand Slam singles champion File:Kuznetsova Australian Open 2006.jpg|Svetlana Kuznetsova-2009 Roland Garros Grand Slam singles champion File:Venus Williams at the 2009 French Open 3.jpg| Venus Williams-2008 Wimbledon Grand Slam singles champion

Draw

| team-width=175 | RD1-team1=BEL Kim Clijsters | RD1-seed1= | RD1-score1-1=7 | RD1-team2=SRB Ana Ivanovic | RD1-seed2=Alt | RD1-score2-1=62 | RD1-team3=USA Venus Williams | RD1-seed3=WC | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-team4=RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova | RD1-seed4= | RD1-score4-1=4 | RD2-team1=BEL Kim Clijsters | RD2-seed1= | RD2-score1-1=4 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score1-3=5 | RD2-team2=USA Venus Williams | RD2-seed2=WC | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score2-2=3 | RD2-score2-3=7

References

References

  1. [http://www.stargamesinc.com/bnpparibasshowdown.html History of Tennis at Madison Square Garden and the Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup]
  2. (2013-12-11). "The Latest Top 20 WTA rankings as of December 2013". Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.
  3. AP. "Venus Williams defeats Kim Clijsters to win Billie Jean King Cup | Sport". theguardian.com.
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