2010 Wimbledon Championships
The 2010 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 124th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 21 June to 4 July 2010. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. The Queen of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II attended on Thursday 24 June 2010, for the first time in more than 30 years.
Roger Federer was the defending men's champion and first seed, but he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Tomáš Berdych. Berdych also defeated third seed Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals, but was defeated in straight sets by Rafael Nadal in the final. Nadal won his second Wimbledon title, having previously won the 2008 title. Serena Williams successfully defended the women's crown, defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final to win her fourth Wimbledon title.
Point and prize money distribution
Point distribution
Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.| Event | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | ||||||||
| Men's singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| Men's doubles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 100 | 5 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Prize money
The total prize money for 2010 championships was £13,725. The winner of the men's and women's singles title earned £1,000,000.| Event | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | |||||||
| Singles | £1,000,000 | £500,000 | £250,000 | £125,000 | £62,500 | £31,250 | £18,750 | £11,250 | £7,000 | £3,500 | £1,750 |
| Doubles* | £240,000 | £120,000 | £60,000 | £30,000 | £16,000 | £9,000 | £5,250 | ||||
| Mixed doubles* | £92,000 | £46,000 | £23,000 | £10,500 | £5,200 | £2,600 | £1,300 | ||||
| * | £7,000 | £4,000 | |||||||||
| Invitation doubles | £17,500 | £14,500 |
* per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal def. Tomáš Berdych, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4- It was Nadal's fifth title of the year and 41st of his career. It was his 8th Grand Slam title and second at Wimbledon, also winning in 2008.
Women's singles
- This was Williams' second title of the year and 37th of her career. The title was Williams' 4th Wimbledon title and 13th major victory which ranked her 6th all-time.
Men's doubles
- It was the first title for both Melzer and Petzschner.
Women's doubles
- It was King and Shvedova's third tournament as a team, and their first title together.
Mixed doubles
Juniors
Boys' singles
Márton Fucsovics def. Benjamin Mitchell, 6–4, 6–4Girls' singles
Kristýna Plíšková def. Sachie Ishizu, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4Boys' doubles
Liam Broady / Tom Farquharson def. Lewis Burton / George Morgan, 7–6, 6–4Girls' doubles
Tímea Babos / Sloane Stephens def. Irina Khromacheva / Elina Svitolina, 6–7, 6–2, 6–2Invitation
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer def. Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 6–3, 6–2Ladies' invitation doubles
Martina Navratilova / Jana Novotná def. Tracy Austin / Kathy Rinaldi, 7–5, 6–0Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles
Pat Cash / Mark Woodforde def. Jeremy Bates / Anders Järryd, 6–2, 7–6Wheelchair events
Wheelchair men's doubles
Robin Ammerlaan / Stefan Olsson def. Stéphane Houdet / Shingo Kunieda, 6–4, 7–6Wheelchair women's doubles
Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven def. Daniela Di Toro / Lucy Shuker, 6–2, 6–3Events
Isner–Mahut match
In a record-setting match spanning three days, 23rd seed John Isner, attempting to win his first ever match at Wimbledon, faced off against qualifier Nicolas Mahut in the first round, between 22 and 24 June. With the score at 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 7–6, 59–59, the match was suspended due to failing daylight for the second straight day, after a total of 9 hours and 58 minutes of play. Isner had already served a world record 98 aces by that time, with Mahut scoring 94 aces, both breaking Ivo Karlović's previous record of 78. The second day's play alone totalled 7 hours and 8 minutes, more than the longest previous complete match, therefore also making it the longest session of tennis ever played in a single day. Isner eventually defeated Mahut 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 7–6, 70–68. The match lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes in total, and the fifth set alone lasted 8 hours and 11 minutes.The match has been noted as officially the longest match ever in a tennis Open in terms of both times and games, beating the previous records set by the match between Frenchmen Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clément at the 2004 French Open, which lasted for 6 hours and 33 minutes, and the first round match at Wimbledon in 1969 where Pancho Gonzales defeated Charlie Pasarell in 112 games. Time magazine named the Isner–Mahut match one of the Top 10 Sports Moments of 2010.
Queen visits Wimbledon
visited Wimbledon on Thursday 24 June, her first visit to the annual tennis tournament in 33 years. The last time the Queen had attended the championships was in 1977, when she watched British player Virginia Wade win the ladies' singles title. Arriving shortly after 11 am, the Queen's visit included a tour of the grounds and an observation session of the All England Club's Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative on Court 14, before moving to the Members' Lawn where she greeted a line-up of players: the defending champions in singles Serena Williams and Roger Federer, multiple-time Wimbledon champions Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King and Venus Williams, and a selection of top professionals: Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Janković, Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick. She also met four British women's tennis players: Heather Watson, Elena Baltacha, Anne Keothavong and Laura Robson. Following that, she walked across the bridge to Centre Court, where she later had lunch in the Clubhouse with a selection of former and current tennis players.The Queen finished her visit by watching Britain's fourth seed Andy Murray play Jarkko Nieminen on Centre Court, from the Royal Box. Before and after the match, Murray and Nieminen bowed to the Royal Box, a tradition that had previously not been in use since 2003.
Records
In addition to all the records set during the match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut, the following records were also established:- Novak Djokovic's first-round match against Olivier Rochus was the latest-ever finish at Wimbledon, ending at 22:58, two minutes before the 23:00 curfew. Djokovic won the match 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2.
- In a second-round match against Djokovic, Taylor Dent broke the serve speed record at Wimbledon, at 148 mph. Djokovic won the match 7–6, 6–1, 6–4.
- Serena Williams recorded the most aces served by a female at a Grand Slam, with 89 aces.
Singles players
;Ladies' singles
Day-by-day summaries
Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 14 June 2010. Rankings and points before are as of 21 June 2010.Men's singles
The Men's singles seeds is arranged on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula:- ESP points as at a week before The Championships
- Add 100% points earned for all grass court tournaments in the past 12 months
- add 75% points earned for best grass court tournament in the 12 months before that.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status | ||||||
| 1 | 2 |  Women's singlesFor the Women's singles seeds, the seeding order follows the ranking list, except where in the opinion of the Committee, the grass court credentials of a particular player necessitates a change in the interest of achieving a balanced draw.
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