The 2010 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament and was played at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. The centre court, Pat Rafter Arena is named in honour of Australian tennis hero Patrick Rafter. It took place from 3 to 10 January 2010. It was part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year. Justine Henin has announced that she will make her return to professional tennis at the 2010 Brisbane International.
Television coverage of the tournament was on Channel Seven, with live coverage of the day sessions and delayed coverage of the night sessions between 4 and 10 January.
Finals
Men's singles
Andy Roddick defeated Radek Štěpánek, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(9–7). It was Roddick's first title of the year and 28th overall.
Women's singles
Kim Clijsters defeated Justine Henin, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6). It was Clijsters' first title of the year and 36th of her career.
Men's doubles
Jérémy Chardy / Marc Gicquel defeated Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes, 6–3, 7–6(7–5).
Women's doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká defeated Melinda Czink / Arantxa Parra Santonja, 2–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–4]
ATP entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedAndy Roddick71Radek Štěpánek122Gaël Monfils133Tomáš Berdych204Sam Querrey255Jürgen Melzer286Jérémy Chardy327Thomaz Bellucci368 Rankings are as of 28 December 2009.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Carsten Ball John Millman Bernard Tomic
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. Matthew Ebden Nick Lindahl Julian Reister
WTA entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedKim Clijsters181Nadia Petrova202Ana Ivanovic213Daniela Hantuchová244Alisa Kleybanova295Aleksandra Wozniak346Melinda Czink377Iveta Benešová388 Rankings as of 28 December 2009.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Casey Dellacqua Justine Henin Alicia Molik
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ekaterina Ivanova Sesil Karatantcheva Alla Kudryavtseva Galina Voskoboeva
References
External links Official website