2010 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

The 2010 BWF World Championships was the 18th tournament of the World Badminton Championships. It was held at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France, from August 23 to August 29, 2010. Following the results of the women's singles.

Seeds

 * 1) 🇨🇳 Wang Yihan (third round)
 * 2) 🇮🇳 Saina Nehwal (quarterfinals)
 * 3) 🇨🇳 Wang Xin (finalist)
 * 4) Tine Baun (semifinals)
 * 5) 🇫🇷 Pi Hongyan (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇨🇳 Wang Shixian (semifinals)
 * 7) 🇨🇳 Wang Lin (champion)
 * 8) 🇩🇪 Juliane Schenk (third round)
 * 9) 🇭🇰 Zhou Mi (first round, retired)
 * 10) 🇯🇵 Eriko Hirose (quarterfinals)
 * 11) Yao Jie (third round)
 * 12) 🇭🇰 Yip Pui Yin (third round)
 * 13) 🇷🇺 Ella Diehl (third round)
 * 14) 🇰🇷 Bae Seung-hee (second round)
 * 15) 🇧🇬 Petya Nedelcheva (third round)
 * 16) 🇰🇷 Kim Moon-hi (third round)