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Women's U.S. Open August 31, 2010 6:53 AM by GT Staff
2010    Women’s U.S. Open
Saturday,September 11, 2010
c/o M Resort & Las Vegas Hilton
 
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Hilton
Serena Williams
2-1
2-1
Kim Clijsters
2-1
7-2
Maria Sharapova
4-1
6-1
Venus Williams
4-1
10-1
Victoria Azarenka
6-1
10-1
Caroline Wozniacki
8-1
15-1
Samantha Stosur
10-1
20-1
Elena Dementieva
15-1
25-1
Jelena Jankovic
12-1
25-1
Vera Zvonareva
15-1
25-1
Svetlana Kuznetsova
10-1
25-1
Aravane Rezai
18-1
40-1
Ana Ivanovic
15-1
25-1
Yanina Wickmayer
18-1
50-1
Na Li
18-1
60-1
Petra Kvitova
30-1
60-1
Nadia Petrova
35-1
60-1
Dinara Safina
25-1
13-2
Melanie Oudin
50-1
80-1
Tsvetana Pironkova
45-1
13-2
Jie Zheng
75-1
13-2
Flavia Pennetta
75-1
13-2
Shahar Peer
75-1
13-2
Alisa Kleybanova
50-1
13-2
Francesca Schiavone
75-1
13-2
Marion Bartoli
50-1
13-2
A. Pavlyuchenkova
30-1
13-2
Field
4-1
13-2
Odds subject to change
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