The 2010 Golden Horses Health Sanctuary Malaysian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the WTA Tour. The event took place from 22 February to 28 February at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort.
The event was headlined by the participation of world No. 7 and Olympic champion Elena Dementieva in the main draw. Other participants include recent Australian Open semi-finalists, World No. 10 Li Na and World No. 20 Zheng Jie and last years Wimbledon quarter-finalist and Family Circle Cup champion, Sabine Lisicki. Fourth-seeded Alisa Kleybanova won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Alisa Kleybanova defeated Elena Dementieva 6–3, 6–2 It was Kleybanova's 1st career singles title.
Doubles
Chan Yung-jan / Zheng Jie defeated Anastasia Rodionova / Arina Rodionova 6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–7]
Entrants
Seeds Country Player Ranking1 Seeding Elena Dementieva 7 1 Li Na 10 2 Zheng Jie 20 3 Alisa Kleybanova 31 4 Melinda Czink 44 5 Sybille Bammer 50 6 Magdaléna Rybáriková 53 7 Olga Govortsova 56 8
1 Rankings as of February 15, 2010.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Alicia Molik Yan Zi
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Elena Bovina Anna Gerasimou Ksenia Pervak Yurika Sema
References
External links World Tennis tournament details WTA tournament draws Players announcement