The 2010 Italian Open (also known as the 2010 Rome Masters 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
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
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
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated John Isner / Sam Querrey, 6–2, 6–3
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 1 1 Novak Djokovic 2 2 Rafael Nadal 3 3 Andy Murray 5 4 Robin Söderling 8 5 Fernando Verdasco 9 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 10 7 Marin Čilić 11 8 Mikhail Youzhny 13 9 Tomáš Berdych 14 10 Ivan Ljubičić 15 11 Juan Carlos Ferrero 16 12 David Ferrer 17 13 John Isner 22 14 Sam Querrey 23 15 Juan Mónaco 24 16 Rankings are as of April 19, 2010.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Simone Bolelli Paolo Lorenzi Potito Starace Filippo Volandri
The following player received special exempt into the main draw: Thiemo de Bakker
The following players received entry via qualifying: Juan Ignacio Chela Santiago Giraldo Marcel Granollers Jan Hájek Michaël Llodra Peter Luczak Leonardo Mayer
The following player received the lucky loser spot: Simon Greul
Withdrawals The following notable players withdrew from the event: Nikolay Davydenko (broken wrist) Juan Martín del Potro (right wrist) Tommy Haas (right hip surgery) Fernando González (knee injury) Ivo Karlović (achilles heel injury) Gaël Monfils (left wrist) David Nalbandian (right leg) Tommy Robredo (back injury) Andy Roddick (free exemption) Gilles Simon (right knee) Radek Štěpánek (fatigue)
WTA entrants Seeds Athlete Nationality Ranking* Seeding Serena Williams 1 1 Caroline Wozniacki 2 2 Dinara Safina 3 3 Venus Williams 4 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova 5 5 Elena Dementieva 6 6 Jelena Janković 7 7 Agnieszka Radwańska 8 8 Victoria Azarenka 9 9 Samantha Stosur 10 10 Yanina Wickmayer 12 11 Flavia Pennetta 15 12 Francesca Schiavone 17 13 Nadia Petrova 18 14 Vera Zvonareva 19 15 Shahar Pe'er 20 16 Rankings are as of April 19, 2010.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Maria Elena Camerin Corinna Dentoni Romina Oprandi Serena Williams
The following players received entry via qualifying: Akgul Amanmuradova Gréta Arn Bojana Jovanovski Sesil Karatantcheva Varvara Lepchenko Bethanie Mattek-Sands Ayumi Morita Karolina Šprem
The following player received the lucky loser spot: Pauline Parmentier
Withdrawals The following notable player withdrew from the event: Samantha Stosur (Fatigue, Sore Right Arm)
References
External links
WTA tournament draws ATP tournament profile WTA tournament profile