11:00 Venus Williams v Tsvetana Pironkova
- Residence: Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
- DOB: June 17, 1980
- Birthplace: Lynwood, CA, USA
- Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
- Weight: 160 lbs. (72.5 kg)
- Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
- Status: Pro (October 31, 1994)
2010 - Sixth Top 5 season (finishing No.5 - first Top 5 finish since 2002); reached QF or better at eight of nine events played, winning 42nd and 43rd WTA titles at Dubai (d. Azarenka in final) and Acapulco (d. Hercog in final) and extending win streak to 15 matches by reaching final of Miami (l. to Clijsters - was longest WTA win streak of season); reached fourth final of year at Madrid (l. to Rezai); SF once, at US Open (l. to Clijsters); QF three times, at Australian Open (l. to Li), Rome (l. to Jankovic) and Wimbledon (l. to Pironkova); only pre-QF loss of year came at Roland Garros (l. to Petrova in 4r); w/S.Williams, won 11th and 12th Grand Slam doubles titles (Australian Open, Wimbledon - now 12-0 together in Grand Slam doubles finals) and another title at Madrid; rose to No.1 in doubles on June 7 (co-No.1 w/S.Williams; third pair ever to occupy Top 2 spots in both singles and doubles, after Hingis/Novotna and Hingis/Davenport); withdrew from Stuttgart w/right knee tendonitis and from Cincinnati, Montréal, Beijing and WTA Championships w/knee injury.
- Residence: Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- DOB: September 13, 1987
- Birthplace: Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
- Weight: 143 lbs. (65 kg)
- Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
- Status: Pro (2002)
2010 - First Top 40 season; reached first Grand Slam SF at Wimbledon (l. to Zvonareva; had never been past 2r at a Grand Slam before but became first Bulgarian, male or female, to reach a Grand Slam SF); QF at Warsaw; reached 2r nine times (incl. Australian Open, US Open); fell 1r four times (incl. Roland Garros) and in qualifying seven times; withdrew from Budapest w/right wrist injury.
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