2010 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge
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The 2010 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge
was a women's tennis
tournament on the 2010 ITF Women's Circuit
under the tier of the 2010 WTA Tour
. It took place in Dubai
from 13-19 December. The prize money was US$ 75,000.
Silvia Njirić
Tamaryn Hendler
Valeria Savinykh
Julia Babilon
Anna Fitzpatrick
Korina Perkovic
Maryna Zanevska
Alexandra Cadanţu
Sania Mirza
def.
Bojana Jovanovski
, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
Julia Görges
/
Petra Martić
def. Sania Mirza
/
Vladimíra Uhlířová
, 6-4, 7-6(7)
Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge
The Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge is a women's tennis tournament on the ITF Women's Circuit, under the tier of the WTA Tour. It is held yearly since 1999 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The prize money is US$75,000. The 2004 event was cancelled.-Singles:...
was a women's tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament on the 2010 ITF Women's Circuit
2010 ITF Women's Circuit
The 2010 ITF Women's Circuit was the 2010 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It was organised by the International Tennis Federation and was a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's Circuit included tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 up to $100,000...
under the tier of the 2010 WTA Tour
2010 WTA Tour
The Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end...
. It took place in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
from 13-19 December. The prize money was US$ 75,000.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Seed |
|---|---|---|
| Germany |
Julia Görges Julia Görges Julia Görges is a professional tennis player from Germany. Görges reached career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 16 on 6 June 2011 and a doubles ranking of 31 on 6 June 2011... |
1 |
 Latvia |
Anastasija Sevastova Anastasija Sevastova Anastasija Sevastova is a Latvian tennis player. On January 31, 2011, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 36. On August 31, 2009, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 195... |
2 |
 Austria |
Sybille Bammer Sybille Bammer Sybille Bammer is a former professional female tennis player from Austria. Her career high ranking is No. 19, achieved on 17 December 2007.... |
3 |
 Spain |
Anabel Medina Garrigues Anabel Medina Garrigues Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No. 16 on 4 May 2009, and has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual... |
4 |
| Serbia |
Bojana Jovanovski Bojana Jovanovski Bojana Jovanovski is a Serbian tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Jovanovski is ranked World No. 56 and is the third highest ranked Serbian player, after World No. 14 Jelena Janković and No. 26 Ana Ivanović... |
5 |
 Russia |
Ksenia Pervak Ksenia Pervak Ksenia Yuryevna Pervak is a professional left-handed Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 37th, which she reached on 19 September 2011... |
6 |
| Austria |
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | 7 |
| Russia |
Evgeniya Rodina Evgeniya Rodina Evgeniya Sergeyevna Rodina is a Russian professional tennis player. She achieved her career-high ranking of #74 on February 28, 2011.-Career summary:Rodina has made strong progress up through the world rankings to reach a career high of World No... |
8 |
Wildcards
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:Silvia Njirić
Silvia Njirić
Silvia Njirić is a junior Croatian tennis player. Having already played Fed Cup for Croatia, Njirić made semi-finals at the 2010 junior French Open, losing to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.-ITF Circuit singles finals :...
Tamaryn Hendler
Tamaryn Hendler
Tamaryn Hendler , better known as Tammy Hendler, is a Belgian tennis player.Hendler reached the Quarter Finals in the 2008 US Open Girls' singles tournament and the Semi-finals at 2008 Junior Wimbledon. She has won 4 ITF Singles titles and 2 ITF Doubles titles in her career according to the ITF...
Valeria Savinykh
Valeria Savinykh
Valeria Savinykh is a Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 133, which she reached on September 12, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 124, achieved on September 12, 2011.-External links:...
Julia Babilon
Julia Babilon
Julia Babilon is a professional German tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is World No. 357, which she reached on 20 June 2005...
Qualifiers
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:Anna Fitzpatrick
Anna Fitzpatrick
Anna Fitzpatrick is a professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. She is the British number 12 with a world ranking of No.384 . She trains at Hallamshire Tennis and Squash Club and plays right-handed. Her career-high ranking is world no. 318...
Korina Perkovic
Korina Perkovic
Korina Perkovic is an German tennis player. She was born on the 14th of April, 1987 in Frankfurt and still resided there. She took part in the 2010 Dubai ITF Open but lost in the second round to Sania Mirza...
Maryna Zanevska
Maryna Zanevska
Maryna Zanevska is a Ukrainian tennis player and winner of the 2009 US Open - Girls' Doubles with her Russian double partner Valeria Solovieva...
Alexandra Cadanţu
Alexandra Cadanţu
Alexandra Cadanțu is a professional Romanian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On October 3, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 102. Her highest doubles ranking was nr. 207 on October 3, 2011...
Singles champion
Sania MirzaSania Mirza
Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
def.
Bojana JovanovskiBojana Jovanovski
Bojana Jovanovski is a Serbian tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Jovanovski is ranked World No. 56 and is the third highest ranked Serbian player, after World No. 14 Jelena Janković and No. 26 Ana Ivanović...
, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
Doubles champions
Julia GörgesJulia Görges
Julia Görges is a professional tennis player from Germany. Görges reached career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 16 on 6 June 2011 and a doubles ranking of 31 on 6 June 2011...
/
Petra MartićPetra Martic
Petra Martić is a professional tennis player from Croatia. Her career high ranking is #47, achieved on September 26th 2011.-Early Career: 2006–2009:...
def.
Sania MirzaSania Mirza
Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
/
Vladimíra UhlířováVladimíra Uhlírová
Vladimíra Uhlířová is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Uhlířová reached her highest doubles ranking of World number 18 on October 1, 2007. Uhlířová has won 17 ITF doubles titles and 5 WTA doubles titles, but no singles titles of either type.-Doubles: 17 :-External links:...
, 6-4, 7-6(7)