2010 Brisbane International – Women's singles
# 2010 Brisbane International – Women's singles

Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.

Kim Clijsters won in the final 6–3, 4–6, $7–6^{(8–6)},$ against her compatriot Justine Henin, saving two match points in the third set. Henin marked her return from the tournament after her first retirement.

## Seeds

* Kim Clijsters (champion)
* Nadia Petrova (first round)
* Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
* Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals)
* Alisa Kleybanova (first round)
* Aleksandra Wozniak (second round)
* Melinda Czink (quarterfinals)
* Iveta Benešová (first round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Andrea Petkovic | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Andrea Petkovic | 4 | 2 | 1 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 4 | $7^8$ |
| | | | | WC | Justine Henin | 3 | 6 | $6^6$ |
| 3 | Ana Ivanovic | 3 | 2 | WC | Justine Henin | 3 | 6 | $6^6$ |
| WC | Justine Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 2 | 1 | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Molik | 6 | 1 | 6 | WC | A Molik | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | L Šafářová | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | A-L Grönefeld | 7 | 4 | 1 | | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Voskoboeva | 2 | 2 | | 6 | A Wozniak | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Wozniak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | D Hantuchová | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Petkovic | 4 | 2 |
| Q | E Ivanova | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 7 | 4 | 2 | | Á Szávay | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Szávay | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | D Hantuchová | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | A Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V King | 6 | 6 | | | V King | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | A Petkovic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | I Benešová | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | A Kleybanova | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 2 | 6 | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani | 4 | 6 | 2 | | R Vinci | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | $6^6$ | | | | | |
| | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | A Kudryavtseva | 4 | $6^3$ | | | T Bacsinszky | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Dokić | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Ivanovic | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Ivanovic | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | M Czink | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | J Henin | 6 | 6 |
| | L Hradecká | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | M Czink | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 4 | 1 | | | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | M Czink | 2 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | |
| WC | C Dellacqua | 2 | 6 | $6^1$ | | | | | | WC | J Henin | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | S Karatantcheva | 6 | 0 | 7 | Q | S Karatantcheva | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Henin | 7 | 7 | | WC | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | N Petrova | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
