| 2010 Family Circle Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | April 12–18 | |||
| Edition | 38th | |||
| Category | Premier Mandatory | |||
| Draw | 56S / 16D | |||
| Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
| Location | Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | |||
| Venue | Family Circle Tennis Center | |||
| Attendance | 95,767[1] | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Samantha Stosur | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Liezel Huber / Nadia Petrova | ||||
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The2010Family Circle Cup was a women'stennis event on the2010 WTA Tour, which took place from April 12 to April 18. It was the 38th edition of the event and was hosted at theFamily Circle Tennis Center, inCharleston, South Carolina, United States. It was the second and last event of the clay court season played on green clay. The total prize money offered at this tournament was US$700,000.Samantha Stosur won the singles title.
Samantha Stosur defeatedVera Zvonareva, 6–0, 6–3
Liezel Huber /Nadia Petrova defeatedVania King /
Michaëlla Krajicek, 6–3, 6–4
| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Wozniacki |  Denmark | 2 | 1 |
| Jelena Janković |  Serbia | 7 | 2 |
| Victoria Azarenka |  Belarus | 9 | 3 |
| Samantha Stosur | Australia | 11 | 4 |
| Marion Bartoli |  France | 12 | 5 |
| Nadia Petrova | Russia | 18 | 6 |
| Vera Zvonareva | Russia | 22 | 7 |
| Daniela Hantuchová |  Slovakia | 24 | 8 |
| Alona Bondarenko |  Ukraine | 25 | 9 |
| Elena Vesnina | Russia | 33 | 10 |
| Virginie Razzano | France | 34 | 11 |
| Aleksandra Wozniak |  Canada | 39 | 12 |
| Melanie Oudin | United States | 41 | 13 |
| Vera Dushevina | Russia | 46 | 14 |
| Melinda Czink |  Hungary | 47 | 15 |
| Patty Schnyder |  Switzerland | 49 | 16 |
The following players receivedwildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Monique Adamczak(as alucky loser)
Catalina CastañoSophie FergusonEkaterina IvanovaChristina McHale
Chanelle Scheepers
Anna TatishviliMashona Washington
Heather WatsonThe following players withdrew from the tournament for various reasons:
Kateryna Bondarenko (left knee injury)Dominika Cibulková (right groin injury)Alisa Kleybanova (bilateralplantar fasciitis)
Sabine Lisicki (left ankle injury)Maria Sharapova (right elbow bone bruise)Serena Williams (left knee injury)