2010 Open GDF Suez
| 2010 Open GDF Suez | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8–14 February |
| Edition | 18th |
| Category | Premier |
| Draw | 30S / 16D |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Venue | Stade Pierre de Coubertin |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Elena Dementieva | |
| Doubles | |
 Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | |
The 2010 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the Open GDF Suez (formerly known as the Open Gaz de France) and was a Premier tournament on the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France from February 8 through February 14, 2010.
The top two seeds were Elena Dementieva, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist in singles and a 2009 Wimbledon semifinalist and Flavia Pennetta. Also participating in the tournament were Yanina Wickmayer, home favourite Aravane Rezaï, Shahar Pe'er, and Alizé Cornet. Serena Williams, the 2010 Australian Open singles champion withdrew before the main draw was released.
Entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUS
|
Elena Dementieva | 7 | 1 |
 ITA
|
Flavia Pennetta | 12 | 2 |
 BEL
|
Yanina Wickmayer | 15 | 3 |
| ITA
|
Francesca Schiavone | 18 | 4 |
 FRA
|
Aravane Rezaï | 21 | 5 |
 ISR
|
Shahar Pe'er | 22 | 6 |
| FRA
|
Virginie Razzano | 24 | 7 |
| RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 29 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 1, 2010.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] Elena Dementieva defeated Lucie Šafářová, 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–4
- It was Dementieva's second title of the year and sixteenth of her career. It was also Dementieva's last career title after her retirement at the end of the year.
Doubles
[edit] Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová defeated 
Cara Black / 
Liezel Huber, walkover