title: 2010 US Open – Women's doubles
text: # 2010 US Open – Women's doubles
  
  Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions. However, Serena withdrew from the tournament because of a foot injury and Venus chose to participate in the singles event only. Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova defeated Liezel Huber and Nadia Petrova 2–6, 6–4, $7–6^{(7–4)}$ in the final. This match was played over two days due to heavy rainfall on September 12.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)
  * Liezel Huber / Nadia Petrova (final)
  * Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez (first round)
  * Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
  * Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
  * Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova (champions)
  * Chan Yung-jan / Zheng Jie (semifinals)
  * Anabel Medina Garrigues / Yan Zi (second round)
  * Cara Black / Anastasia Rodionova (semifinals)
  * Maria Kirilenko / Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
  * Alisa Kleybanova / Ekaterina Makarova (second round)
  * Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (third round)
  * Monica Niculescu / Shahar Pe'er (third round)
  * Elena Vesnina / Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
  * Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals)
  * Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai (second 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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 9 | Cara Black Anastasia Rodionova | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 14 | Elena Vesnina Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | Cara Black Anastasia Rodionova | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 9 | Cara Black Anastasia Rodionova | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Cara Black Anastasia Rodionova | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova | 2 | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Liezel Huber Nadia Petrova | 6 | 4 | $6^4$ |
  | 7 | Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Liezel Huber Nadia Petrova | 6 | 4 | $6^4$ |
  | 15 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Meghann Shaughnessy | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Meghann Shaughnessy | 4 | 4 | | 7 | Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Liezel Huber Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Liezel Huber Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Liezel Huber Nadia Petrova | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | G Dulko F Pennetta | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Parra Santonja R Voráčová | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | G Dulko F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Flipkens J Wöhr | 7 | 0 | 3 | | S Cîrstea L Šafářová | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Cîrstea L Šafářová | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | G Dulko F Pennetta | $6^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | T Malek A Petkovic | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 13 | M Niculescu S Pe'er | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | A Glatch C Vandeweghe | 7 | $6^6$ | 6 | WC | A Glatch C Vandeweghe | 7 | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Krajicek M-È Pelletier | $6^4$ | 4 | | 13 | M Niculescu S Pe'er | $6^6$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | M Niculescu S Pe'er | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Dulko F Pennetta | 3 | 3 |
  | 12 | I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | V King Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 |
  | | A Amanmuradova K Barrois | 0 | 4 | | 12 | I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | $6^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Janković B Jovanovski | 6 | 3 | 4 | | K Date-Krumm A Morita | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Date-Krumm A Morita | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | $6^9$ | 6 | $6^9$ | | | | |
  | | L Dekmeijere A Kerber | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | V King Y Shvedova | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
  | | J Groth K Zakopalová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Groth K Zakopalová | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Kostanić Tošić R Oprandi | 3 | 0 | | 6 | V King Y Shvedova | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | V King Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 4 | 6 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Dulgheru M Rybáriková | 6 | 4 | 7 | | A Dulgheru M Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Gallovits K Jans | 5 | 6 | 6 | | E Gallovits K Jans | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Grandin A Spears | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | A Dulgheru M Rybáriková | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | S Arvidsson J Larsson | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 14 | E Vesnina V Zvonareva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Alt | V Diatchenko İ Şenoğlu | 6 | 2 | 6 | Alt | V Diatchenko İ Şenoğlu | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | H Barte L Burdette | 5 | 3 | | 14 | E Vesnina V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | E Vesnina V Zvonareva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | E Vesnina V Zvonareva | 6 | 5 | 4 |
  | 9 | C Black An Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | C Black An Rodionova | 4 | 7 | 6 |
  | Alt | A Brianti U Radwańska | 2 | 3 | | 9 | C Black An Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ar Rodionova O Savchuk | 7 | 4 | 3 | | A Kudryavtseva D Kustova | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Kudryavtseva D Kustova | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 9 | C Black An Rodionova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | J Görges A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | J Görges A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | A Rosolska C Scheepers | 3 | $6^3$ | | | J Görges A-L Grönefeld | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Schnyder Á Szávay | 1 | 4 | | 8 | A Medina Garrigues Z Yan | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | A Medina Garrigues Z Yan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Y-j Chan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Daniilidou T Pironkova | 2 | 3 | | 7 | Y-j Chan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | L Herring G Min | 1 | 4 | | | D Cibulková A Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Cibulková A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | Y-j Chan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Molik F Schiavone | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | P Hercog P Martić | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | P Hercog P Martić | 7 | 6 | | | P Hercog P Martić | 6 | $6^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Dushevina S Mirza | 7 | 2 | $6^3$ | 11 | A Kleybanova E Makarova | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | A Kleybanova E Makarova | $6^6$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Y-j Chan J Zheng | 6 | 6 |
  | 15 | B Mattek-Sands M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | B Mattek-Sands M Shaughnessy | 4 | 4 |
  | WC | C McHale R Zalameda | 0 | 3 | | 15 | B Mattek-Sands M Shaughnessy | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Hantuchová C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | D Hantuchová C Wozniacki | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 15 | B Mattek-Sands M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Errani R Vinci | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | K Peschke K Srebotnik | 4 | 1 | | | | |
  | WC | Ca Gullickson Ch Gullickson | 6 | 6 | | WC | Ca Gullickson Ch Gullickson | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Kvitová S Vögele | 1 | 2 | | 4 | K Peschke K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | K Peschke K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Kondratieva V Uhlířová | 1 | 2 | | 5 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C-j Chuang O Govortsova | 6 | 6 | | | C-j Chuang O Govortsova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Jurak K Kanepi | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | WC | J Hampton M Oudin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | M Kirilenko A Radwańska | 4 | $6^1$ | | | | | |
  | WC | J Craybas S Stephens | 5 | 0 | | WC | J Hampton M Oudin | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K-c Chang R Kops-Jones | 3 | 0 | | 10 | M Kirilenko A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | M Kirilenko A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 4 | 6 | 5 |
  | 16 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Huber N Petrova | 6 | 3 | 7 |
  | | E Dzehalevich T Poutchek | 3 | 3 | | 16 | S-w Hsieh S Peng | 6 | 3 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Keothavong A Sevastova | 6 | 3 | 2 | | T Bacsinszky T Garbin | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Bacsinszky T Garbin | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Bacsinszky T Garbin | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | A Rezaï Y Wickmayer | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | L Huber N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Coin A Cornet | 2 | 3 | | 2 | L Huber N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | L Huber N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  