The 2010 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas was a tennis

Tennis

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 tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 18th edition of the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, and was on the International category

WTA International tournaments

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 of the 2010 WTA Tour

2010 WTA Tour

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. It took place at the Club Campestre El Rancho

Club Campestre El Rancho

The Club Campestre El Rancho is a tennis venue in Bogotá, Colombia. The club is the host of the Copa Colsanitas, a WTA Tour Tier-III event. The club previously hosted an ATP Tour event from 1994-2001. The club has 25 clay courts and a stadium court for 2,500 spectators.- External links :*...

 in Bogotá

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, Colombia

Colombia

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, from February 15 through February 21, 2010.

Last year's finalist Gisela Dulko

Gisela Dulko

Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...

 was the top-seeded player. Also in the field were 2008 semifinalist

2008 Copa Colsanitas - Singles

Roberta Vinci was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.Nuria Llagostera Vives won in the final 6–0, 6–4, against María Emilia Salerni.-Seeds:# Flavia Pennetta # Alizé Cornet ...

 Carla Suárez Navarro

Carla Suarez Navarro

Carla Suárez Navarro is a Spanish tennis player. She began playing for Spain in the 2008 Fed Cup. On May 18, 2009, she reached her career high ranking at World No. 22.-2008:...

, Italian

Italy

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 Sara Errani

Sara Errani

Sara Errani , nicknamed "Poco Gigante", is a professional female tennis player from Italy. On February 23, 2009, she reached a new career high of No. 31 on the Tour rankings...

, last year's semifinalist Patricia Mayr

Patricia Mayr

Patricia Mayr-Achleitner is a professional Austrian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 70th, which she reached on May 4, 2009...

, Klára Zakopalová, Angelique Kerber

Angelique Kerber

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, and Arantxa Parra Santonja

Arantxa Parra Santonja

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.

Seeds

Country	Player	Ranking1	Seeding
Argentina	Gisela Dulko Gisela Dulko Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...	35	1
Spain	Carla Suárez Navarro Carla Suarez Navarro Carla Suárez Navarro is a Spanish tennis player. She began playing for Spain in the 2008 Fed Cup. On May 18, 2009, she reached her career high ranking at World No. 22.-2008:...	42	2
Italy	Sara Errani Sara Errani Sara Errani , nicknamed "Poco Gigante", is a professional female tennis player from Italy. On February 23, 2009, she reached a new career high of No. 31 on the Tour rankings...	45	3
Slovenia	Polona Hercog Polona Hercog Polona Hercog is a Slovenian tennis player. Her highest ranking is No. 35 in singles and No. 56 in doubles. Hercog has won two WTA Tour doubles title and one singles title. She also enjoyed success on the ITF Circuit, winning nine singles and five doubles titles...	63	4
Germany	Angelique Kerber Angelique Kerber Angelique Kerber is a professional German tennis player of Polish descent, who has considered representing Poland. She began playing tennis aged five. Kerber has a career high ranking of World No. 30 achieved on 3 October 2011...	85	5
Czech Republic	Sandra Záhlavová Sandra Záhlavová Sandra Záhlavová is a Czech tennis player. On 21 June 2010, she achieved her career-high WTA Event singles ranking of No. 78. On June 12, 2006, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 165...	86	6
Czech Republic	Klára Zakopalová	90	7
Spain	Arantxa Parra Santonja Arantxa Parra Santonja Arantxa Parra Santonja is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She turned pro in 2000.On 12 July 2010, Parra Santonja reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...	93	8

• ¹ Rankings as of February 8, 2010.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcard

Wild card (sports)

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s into the main draw:
Bianca Botto

Bianca Botto

Bianca Botto is a professional Peruvian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 255, which she reached on July 19, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 237, which she reached on October 4, 2010. She is currently coached by Ariel Ruiz.- Singles 9 :- Doubles 4 :-External links:...

 Catalina Castaño

Catalina Castaño

Catalina Castaño Alvarez is a professional female Colombian tennis player. On July 10, 2006, Catalina reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 35. Since November 2006, she is the highest ranked South American female tennis player...

 Paula Zabala

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Kristina Antoniychuk

Kristina Antoniychuk

Kristina Antoniychuk, is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 172, which she reached on February 22, 2010...

 Gréta Arn

Gréta Arn

Gréta Arn is a professional tennis player from Hungary, and the current Hungarian No. 1. Arn turned professional in 1997....

 Corinna Dentoni

Corinna Dentoni

Corinna Dentoni is a professional Italian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 132, which she reached on June 22, 2009. Her career-high in doubles is 151, which she reached on May 25, 2009....

 Laura Pous Tió

Laura Pous Tio

Laura Pous Tio is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She won the gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games by defeating compatriot Nuria Llagostera Vives. Pous Tio reached her career high of No. 73 on the WTA tour in July 2011.-Grand Slam Singles performance timeline:-External links:...

Singles

  Mariana Duque Mariño

Mariana Duque Marino

Mariana Duque Mariño is a Colombian tennis player, born in Bogotá. Her career high rank is #94, achieved on February 22, 2010....

def.   Angelique Kerber

Angelique Kerber

Angelique Kerber is a professional German tennis player of Polish descent, who has considered representing Poland. She began playing tennis aged five. Kerber has a career high ranking of World No. 30 achieved on 3 October 2011...

 6-4, 6-3

• It was Duque Mariño's first career title.

Doubles

  Gisela Dulko

Gisela Dulko

Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...

/   Edina Gallovits

Edina Gallovits

Klaudia Edina Gallovits-Hall is a Romanian female tennis player of Hungarian descent on her father's side. She is currently ranked 75th in the world and her career highest ranking of No. 54 was achieved on April 28, 2008...

def.   Olga Savchuk

Olga Savchuk

Olga Savchuk is a female tennis player. Her best accomplishment to date was reaching the third round of the 2006 Australian Open. Her career high ranking was #79, achieved on May 19, 2008....

 /   Anastasiya Yakimova

Anastasiya Yakimova

Anastasiya Yakimova is a female tennis player from Belarus. She made it to the third round of the 2007 Australian Open, defeating Ai Sugiyama of Japan, a seeded player, on the way in the second round.-2009:...

, 6–2, 7–6(6)

External links

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