2010 Wimbledon Championships

Men's singles

Rafael Nadal defeated Tomáš Berdych, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4

Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva, 6–3, 6–2

Men's doubles

Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner defeated Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău 6–1, 7–5, 7–5

Women's doubles

Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova defeated Elena Vesnina / Vera Zvonareva, 7–6^(8–6), 6–2

Mixed doubles

Leander Paes / Cara Black defeated Wesley Moodie / Lisa Raymond, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5)

Boys' singles

Márton Fucsovics defeated Benjamin Mitchell, 6–4, 6–4

Girls' singles

Kristýna Plíšková defeated Sachie Ishizu, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4

Boys' doubles

Liam Broady / Tom Farquharson defeated Lewis Burton / George Morgan, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4

Girls' doubles

Tímea Babos / Sloane Stephens defeated Irina Khromacheva / Elina Svitolina, 6–7^(7–9), 6–2, 6–2

Gentlemen's Invitation doubles

Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer defeated Wayne Ferreira / Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 6–3, 6–2

Senior Gentlemen's Invitation doubles

Pat Cash / Mark Woodforde defeated Jeremy Bates / Anders Järryd, 6–2, 7–6^(7–5)

Ladies' Invitation doubles

Martina Navratilova / Jana Novotná defeated Tracy Austin / Kathy Rinaldi, 7–5, 6–0

Wheelchair men's doubles

Robin Ammerlaan / Stefan Olsson defeated Stéphane Houdet / Shingo Kunieda, 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)

Wheelchair women's doubles

Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven defeated Daniela Di Toro / Lucy Shuker, 6–2, 6–3

Isner-Mahut match

In a record-setting match spanning three days, 23rd seed John Isner, attempting to win his first ever match at Wimbledon, faced off against qualifier Nicolas Mahut in the first round, on 22–24 June. With the score at 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7), 7–6(3), 59–59, the match was suspended due to darkness for the second straight day after a total of 9 hours and 58 minutes. Isner had already served a world record 98 aces by that time, with Mahut scoring 94 aces, both breaking Ivo Karlović's previous record of 78. The second day's play alone was at 7 hours 8 mins, longer than the longest previous complete match, and is therefore also the longest session of tennis played in a single day. Isner eventually defeated Mahut 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7), 7–6(3), 70–68. The match lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes, and the fifth set alone lasted 8 hours and 11 minutes. The match has been noted as officially the longest match ever in a tennis Open in terms of both times and games, beating the previous record set by (respectively) Pancho Gonzales defeating Charlie Pasarell in 112 games in 1969 at Wimbledon in the first round (before the introduction of the tie-break), as well as the match between Frenchmen Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clément at the 2004 French Open, which lasted 6 hours and 33 minutes. Time magazine named this match one of the Top 10 Sports Moments of 2010.

Queen visits Wimbledon

Elizabeth II visited Wimbledon on Thursday 24 June, her first visit to the annual tennis tournament in 33 years. The last time the Queen had attended the championships was in 1977, when she watched British player Virginia Wade win the ladies' singles title. Arriving shortly after 11 am, the Queen's visit included a tour of the grounds and an observation session of the All England Club's Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative on Court 14, before moving to the Members' Lawn where she greeted a line-up of players: the defending champions in singles Serena Williams and Roger Federer, multiple-time Wimbledon champions Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King and Venus Williams, and a selection of top professionals that consisted of Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Janković, Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick. She also met four British women's tennis players: Heather Watson, Elena Baltacha, Anne Keothavong and Laura Robson. Following that, she walked across the bridge to Centre Court, where she later had lunch in the Clubhouse with a selection of former and current tennis players. She finished her visit by watching Britain's fourth seed Andy Murray play Jarkko Nieminen in the Royal Box at Centre Court. Before and after the match, Murray and Nieminen bowed to the Royal Box, a tradition that had previously not been in use since 2003.

Records

In addition to all the records set during the Isner-Mahut match, the following records were also established:

Singles players

Men's Singles

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event.

Men's Singles

The Men's singles seeds is arranged on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula:

Women's Singles

For the Women's singles seeds, the seeding order follows the ranking list, except where in the opinion of the Committee, the grass court credentials of a particular player necessitates a change in the interest of achieving a balanced draw.

Wildcard entries

Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws.

Mixed doubles wildcard entries

1. Bob Bryan / Lindsay Davenport
2. Colin Fleming / Sarah Borwell
3. Ross Hutchins / Anne Keothavong
4. Jonathan Marray / Anna Smith
5. Jamie Murray / Laura Robson

Qualifiers entries

Below are the lists of the qualifiers entering in the main draws.

Prize money

All prize money is in pounds (£); doubles prize money is distributed per pair.

Media coverage

These are the Wimbledon television broadcasters