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, against her compatriot Justine Henin, saving two match points in the third set. Henin marked her return from the tournament after her first retirement.

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Kim Clijsters	6	6
		Andrea Petkovic	4	2
								1	Kim Clijsters	6	4	7
								WC	Justine Henin	3	6	6
	3	Ana Ivanovic	3	2
	WC	Justine Henin	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							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	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	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				A Petkovic	4	6	6
	8	I Benešová	7	2	1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							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
		T Bacsinszky	6	7											3	A Ivanovic	6	7
	Q	A Kudryavtseva	4	6					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
	WC	C Dellacqua	2	6	6										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

• Main draw Archived 19 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
• Qualifying draw Archived 7 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine

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