 Caroline Wozniacki finished the year as WTA world No. 1 for the first time in her career, though Kim Clijsters was named the Player of the Year. Wozniacki won six tournaments during the season, including three Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 events. Clijsters won five tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open, the WTA Tour Championships, and two Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 events. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 2 – November 7, 2010 |
| Edition | 40th |
| Tournaments | 57 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships (2) WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (10) WTA International (32) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Caroline Wozniacki (6) |
| Most tournament finals | Caroline Wozniacki (8) |
| Prize money leader |  Kim Clijsters (US$5,035,060) |
| Points leader | Caroline Wozniacki (7,270) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Kim Clijsters |
| Doubles team of the year |  Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta |
| Most improved player of the year | Francesca Schiavone |
| Newcomer of the year |  Petra Kvitová |
| Comeback player of the year | Justine Henin |
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Serena Williams won her fifth Australian Open title, defeating former World No. 1, Justine Henin in the final. Williams went on to win her sixth Wimbledon title, defeating first-time finalist Vera Zvonareva. Francesca Schiavone claimed her maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open and becoming the first Italian player to win the Grand Slam. Kim Clijsters won her third US Open, defeating Zvonareva in the final.
The 2010 WTA Tour or 2010 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (its sponsored name) calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5 and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions and the WTA Tour Championships). Also included in the 2010 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which does not distribute ranking points and is organized by the ITF.