2010 Bank of the West Classic
# 2010 Bank of the West Classic

The 2010 Bank of the West Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 39th edition of the Bank of the West Classic, and is a part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, California, United States, from July 26 through August 1, 2010. It was the first women's event on the 2010 US Open Series. Victoria Azarenka won the singles title.

## Champions

### Singles

Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova, 6–4, 6–1.

* It was Azarenka's first title of the year and 4th of her career.

### Doubles

Lindsay Davenport / Liezel Huber defeated Chan Yung-jan / Zheng Jie, 7–5, $6–7^{(8–10)},$ 10–8.

## Entrants

### Seeds

| Player | Nationality | Ranking* | Seed |
| - | - | - | - |
| Samantha Stosur | Australia | 5 | 1 |
| Elena Dementieva | Russia | 6 | 2 |
| Agnieszka Radwańska | Poland | 11 | 3 |
| Marion Bartoli | France | 14 | 4 |
| Maria Sharapova | Russia | 15 | 5 |
| Shahar Pe'er | Israel | 16 | 6 |
| Yanina Wickmayer | Belgium | 17 | 7 |
| Victoria Azarenka | Belarus | 18 | 8 |

* Seedings are based on the rankings of July 19, 2010.
* Vera Zvonareva has withdrawn from the tournament.

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

* Victoria Azarenka
* Hilary Barte
* Ana Ivanovic
* Dinara Safina

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

* Chang Kai-chen
* Mirjana Lučić
* Christina McHale
* Olga Savchuk

The following player received entry from a protected ranking:

* Ashley Harkleroad
