2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles

Singles
2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Champion Rafael Nadal
Runner-up Fernando Verdasco
Score6–0, 6–1
Draw56 (7 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds16

Five-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Fernando Verdasco in the final, 6–0, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2010 Monte-Carlo Masters. It was his first title in 11 months, and he lost only 14 games and no sets en route to the title. This would also be the first leg of Nadal’s “Clay Slam”, winning all three clay Masters 1000 titles & the Roland Garros title in the same year.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
  2. Rafael Nadal (champion)
  3. Andy Murray (second round)
  4. Marin Čilić (third round)
  5. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round)
  6. Fernando Verdasco (final)
  7. Mikhail Youzhny (second round)
  8. Ivan Ljubičić (third round)
  9. Juan Carlos Ferrero (quarterfinals)
  10. Tomáš Berdych (third round)
  11. David Ferrer (semifinals)
  12. Tommy Robredo (third round)
  13. Stan Wawrinka (third round)
  14. Juan Mónaco (second round)
  15. Jürgen Melzer (second round)
  16. Marcos Baghdatis (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Novak Djokovic 6 6  
PR David Nalbandian 2 3  
1 Novak Djokovic 2 2  
6 Fernando Verdasco 6 6  
  Albert Montañés 3 77 0
6 Fernando Verdasco 6 64 6
6 Fernando Verdasco 0 1  
2 Rafael Nadal 6 6  
11 David Ferrer 7 77  
  Philipp Kohlschreiber 5 61  
11 David Ferrer 2 3  
2 Rafael Nadal 6 6  
9 Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 2  
2 Rafael Nadal 6 6  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 N Djokovic 6 6  
  F Serra 78 3 6   F Serra 2 3  
  S Robert 66 6 4 1 N Djokovic 6 6  
  E Gulbis 6 6   13 S Wawrinka 4 4  
  M Chiudinelli 3 2     E Gulbis 1 4  
  V Hănescu 2 4   13 S Wawrinka 6 6  
13 S Wawrinka 6 6   1 N Djokovic 6 6  
12 T Robredo 6 6   PR D Nalbandian 2 3  
  H Zeballos 3 3   12 T Robredo 6 6  
  V Troicki 4 6 6   V Troicki 4 3  
  Ł Kubot 6 2 2 12 T Robredo 3 4  
PR D Nalbandian 6 6   PR D Nalbandian 6 6  
  A Beck 3 1   PR D Nalbandian 4 6 77
7 M Youzhny 6 3 65

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 M Čilić 64 6 6
  I Andreev 6 6     I Andreev 77 1 4
WC S Bolelli 3 4   4 M Čilić 4 4  
  O Rochus 63 0r     A Montañés 6 6  
  A Seppi 77 0     A Seppi 61 6 0
  A Montañés 6 6     A Montañés 77 3 6
16 M Baghdatis 4 2     A Montañés 3 77 0
10 T Berdych 6 6   6 F Verdasco 6 64 6
  F López 3 1   10 T Berdych 6 6  
Q D Gimeno Traver 2 6 2 WC R Gasquet 2 0  
WC R Gasquet 6 4 6 10 T Berdych 7 3 2
  J Benneteau 6 5 6 6 F Verdasco 5 6 6
Q O Dolgopolov Jr. 4 7 2   J Benneteau 2 1  
6 F Verdasco 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 I Ljubičić 6 77  
  F Fognini 3 3     M Llodra 3 63  
  M Llodra 6 6   8 I Ljubičić 0 64  
  J Chardy 2 62   11 D Ferrer 6 77  
Q A Golubev 6 77   Q A Golubev 3 2  
Q P Luczak 2 4   11 D Ferrer 6 6  
11 D Ferrer 6 6   11 D Ferrer 7 77  
15 J Melzer 6 6     P Kohlschreiber 5 61  
  P-H Mathieu 3 2   15 J Melzer 64 2  
  G García López 3 6 2   P Petzschner 77 6  
  P Petzschner 6 2 6   P Petzschner 3 4  
  T Bellucci 6 3 63   P Kohlschreiber 6 6  
  P Kohlschreiber 2 6 77   P Kohlschreiber 6 6  
3/WC A Murray 2 1  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 J-W Tsonga 77 7  
  N Almagro 3 7 6   N Almagro 65 5  
  S Greul 6 5 2 5 J-W Tsonga 1 6 5
WC B Tomic 4 2   9 JC Ferrero 6 3 7
  B Becker 6 6     B Becker 3 4  
Q M Granollers 0 3   9 JC Ferrero 6 6  
9 JC Ferrero 6 6   9 JC Ferrero 4 2  
14 J Mónaco 7 7   2 R Nadal 6 6  
Q J Nieminen 5 5   14 J Mónaco 4 4  
  M Berrer 6 6     M Berrer 6 6  
  E Korolev 1 4     M Berrer 0 1  
Q T de Bakker 6 7   2 R Nadal 6 6  
  E Schwank 3 5   Q T de Bakker 1 0
2 R Nadal 6 6

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Sergiy Stakhovsky (first round)
  2. Alexandr Dolgopolov (qualified)
  3. Jarkko Nieminen (qualified)
  4. Peter Luczak (qualified)
  5. Thiemo de Bakker (qualified)
  6. Illya Marchenko (first round)
  7. Arnaud Clément (qualifying competition)
  8. Óscar Hernández (qualifying competition)
  9. Mischa Zverev (qualifying competition)
  10. Marcel Granollers (qualified)
  11. Andrey Golubev (qualified)
  12. Daniel Gimeno Traver (qualified)
  13. Igor Kunitsyn (qualifying competition)
  14. Teymuraz Gabashvili (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Sergiy Stakhovsky 6 3 4
Iván Navarro 3 6 6
Iván Navarro 6 66 0
12 Daniel Gimeno Traver 2 78 6
WC Thomas Oger 3 1
12 Daniel Gimeno Traver 6 6

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6 6
Santiago Ventura Bertomeu 4 4
2 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6 6
9 Mischa Zverev 3 4
David Guez 67 4
9 Mischa Zverev 79 6

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Jarkko Nieminen 7 6
WC Sergei Bubka 5 2
3 Jarkko Nieminen 6 6
8 Óscar Hernández 3 3
Ivan Dodig 6 3 3
8 Óscar Hernández 2 6 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Peter Luczak 63 6 6
Stefan Koubek 77 3 3
4 Peter Luczak 6 6
13 Igor Kunitsyn 1 2
Édouard Roger-Vasselin 62 3
13 Igor Kunitsyn 77 6

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Thiemo de Bakker 6 7
Alberto Martín 2 5
5 Thiemo de Bakker 6 7
14 Teymuraz Gabashvili 4 5
Alt George Bastl 2 2
14 Teymuraz Gabashvili 6 6

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Illya Marchenko 2 4
WC Benjamin Balleret 6 6
WC Benjamin Balleret 4 77 3
10 Marcel Granollers 6 65 6
Josselin Ouanna 1 5
10 Marcel Granollers 6 7

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Arnaud Clément 5 7 6
WC Artem Smirnov 7 5 2
7 Arnaud Clément 1 2
11 Andrey Golubev 6 6
Fred Gil 6 64 64
11 Andrey Golubev 3 77 77