2010 Italian Open (tennis)
The 2010 Italian Open 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, 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, 6–3Women's doubles
Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta defeated Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez, 6–4, 6–2ATP entrants
Seeds
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:
- Juan Ignacio Chela
- Santiago Giraldo
- Marcel Granollers
- Jan Hájek
- Michaël Llodra
- Peter Luczak
- Leonardo Mayer
Withdrawals
The following notable players withdrew from the event:- Nikolay Davydenko
- Juan Martín del Potro
- Tommy Haas
- Fernando González
- Ivo Karlović
- Gaël Monfils
- David Nalbandian
- Tommy Robredo
- Andy Roddick
- Gilles Simon
- Radek Štěpánek
WTA entrants
Seeds
- 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:
- Akgul Amanmuradova
- Gréta Arn
- Bojana Jovanovski
- Sesil Karatantcheva
- Varvara Lepchenko
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands
- Ayumi Morita
- Karolina Šprem