2010 Italian Open (tennis)

2010 Italian Open
Date24 April – 2 May (men)
30 April – 8 May (women)
Edition67th
SurfaceClay /outdoor
LocationRome, Italy
VenueForo Italico
Champions
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal[1]
Women's singles
María José Martínez Sánchez[2]
Men's doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan[3]
Women's doubles
Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta

The 2010 Italian Open[2] (also known as the 2010 Rome Masters[4][5] and sponsored title 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia) was a tennis tournament, being played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 67th edition of the event and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2010 WTA Tour. The men's event took place from April 24 to May 2, 2010 while the women's event took place from April 30 to May 8, 2010.

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 2010 Italian Open – Men's singles

Rafael Nadal defeated David Ferrer, 7–5, 6–2

  • It was Nadal's second title of the year and 38th of his career. It was his 5th win at Rome, also winning in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009.

Women's singles

Main article: 2010 Italian Open – Women's singles

María José Martínez Sánchez defeated Jelena Janković, 7–6(5), 7–5

  • It was Martínez Sánchez' first title of the year and 3rd of her career.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2010 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated John Isner / Sam Querrey, 6–2, 6–3

Women's doubles

Main article: 2010 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta defeated Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez, 6–4, 6–2

ATP entrants

Seeds

Athlete Nationality Ranking* Seeding
Roger Federer  Switzerland 1 1
Novak Djokovic Serbia 2 2
Rafael Nadal Spain 3 3
Andy Murray Great Britain 5 4
Robin Söderling Sweden 8 5
Fernando Verdasco Spain 9 6
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga France 10 7
Marin Čilić Croatia 11 8
Mikhail Youzhny Russia 13 9
Tomáš Berdych Czech Republic 14 10
Ivan Ljubičić Croatia 15 11
Juan Carlos Ferrero Spain 16 12
David Ferrer Spain 17 13
John Isner United States 22 14
Sam Querrey United States 23 15
Juan Mónaco Argentina 24 16
  • Rankings are as of April 19, 2010.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following player received special exempt into the main draw:

The following players received entry via qualifying:

The following player received the lucky loser spot:

Withdrawals

The following notable players withdrew from the event:

WTA entrants

Seeds

Athlete Nationality Ranking* Seeding
Serena Williams United States 1 1
Caroline Wozniacki Denmark 2 2
Dinara Safina Russia 3 3
Venus Williams United States 4 4
Svetlana Kuznetsova Russia 5 5
Elena Dementieva Russia 6 6
Jelena Janković Serbia 7 7
Agnieszka Radwańska Poland 8 8
Victoria Azarenka Belarus 9 9
Samantha Stosur Australia 10 10
Yanina Wickmayer Belgium 12 11
Flavia Pennetta Italy 15 12
Francesca Schiavone Italy 17 13
Nadia Petrova Russia 18 14
Vera Zvonareva Russia 19 15
Shahar Pe'er Israel 20 16
  • Rankings are as of April 19, 2010.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry via qualifying:

The following player received the lucky loser spot:

Withdrawals

The following notable player withdrew from the event:

References

  1. ^ "2010 Rome – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ a b "Martinez Sanchez beats Jankovic to win Italian Open". BBC Sport. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. ^ "2010 Rome – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  4. ^ a b c d "Roddick pulls out of Rome Masters". ESPN. Associated Press. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Rafael Nadal beats David Ferrer to claim a fifth Rome Masters". The Guardian. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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