2010 Italian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
2010 Italian Open
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	David Ferrer
Score	7–5, 6–2

Main article: 2010 Italian Open (tennis)

Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated David Ferrer in the final, 7–5, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2010 Italian Open. It was his record-extending fifth Italian Open title.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Roger Federer (second round)
2. Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals)
3. Rafael Nadal (champion)
4. Andy Murray (third round)
5. Robin Söderling (third round)
6. Fernando Verdasco (semifinals)
7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
8. Marin Čilić (second round)
9. Mikhail Youzhny (first round)
10. Tomáš Berdych (second round)
11. Ivan Ljubičić (third round, retired due to side strain)
12. Juan Carlos Ferrero (first round)
13. David Ferrer (final)
14. John Isner (second round)
15. Sam Querrey (first round)
16. Juan Mónaco (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Ernests Gulbis	7	6
		Feliciano López	66	1
									Ernests Gulbis	4	6	4
								3	Rafael Nadal	6	3	6
	3	Rafael Nadal	6	6
		Stanislas Wawrinka	4	1
															3	Rafael Nadal	7	6
															13	David Ferrer	5	2
	7	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	4	1
	13	David Ferrer	6	6
								13	David Ferrer	7	6
								6	Fernando Verdasco	5	3
	6	Fernando Verdasco	7	3	6
	2	Novak Djokovic	64	6	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Federer	6	1	5
		M Baghdatis	2	2					E Gulbis	2	6	7
		E Gulbis	6	6												E Gulbis	6	3	7
	WC	F Volandri	6	6											WC	F Volandri	2	6	64
	Q	P Luczak	4	3				WC	F Volandri	6	6
		J Benneteau	7	3	7				J Benneteau	2	0
	15	S Querrey	66	6	62																		E Gulbis	7	6
	11	I Ljubičić	7	61	6																		F López	66	1
		P-H Mathieu	5	7	0			11	I Ljubičić	7	7
		N Almagro	63	6	6				N Almagro	5	63
		Ł Kubot	7	2	3										11	I Ljubičić	0	r
		B Becker	4	3												F López	0
		F López	6	6					F López	2	7	6
								8	M Čilić	6	62	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	R Nadal	6	6
		P Cuevas	7	1	4				P Kohlschreiber	1	3
		P Kohlschreiber	61	6	6										3	R Nadal	6	6
		V Hănescu	6	65	6											V Hănescu	3	2
		M Berrer	2	7	3				V Hănescu	7	6
		I Andreev	64	5				16	J Mónaco	64	4
	16	J Mónaco	7	7																		3	R Nadal	6	6
	10	T Berdych	6	6																			S Wawrinka	4	1
	Q	M Granollers	3	3				10	T Berdych	6	3	66
		J Melzer	1	2					S Wawrinka	2	6	7
		S Wawrinka	6	6												S Wawrinka	6	6
	WC	P Lorenzi	2	6	6										5	R Söderling	3	2
		A Montañés	6	4	3			WC	P Lorenzi	1	5
								5	R Söderling	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	J-W Tsonga	6	6
		V Troicki	3	6	1				V Troicki	2	3
	SE	T de Bakker	6	1	0r										7	J-W Tsonga	6	6
	Q	M Llodra	6	3	6										Q	S Giraldo	3	4
		A Beck	2	6	4			Q	M Llodra	3	2
	Q	S Giraldo	6	6				Q	S Giraldo	6	6
	12	JC Ferrero	0	3																		7	J-W Tsonga	4	1
	13	D Ferrer	6	6																		13	D Ferrer	6	6
		E Korolev	4	1				13	D Ferrer	7	6
	Q	J Hájek	2	2				WC	P Starace	5	2
	WC	P Starace	6	6											13	D Ferrer	6	6
		A Seppi	6	6											4	A Murray	3	4
		F Fognini	0	3					A Seppi	2	4
								4	A Murray	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	F Verdasco	7	6
	WC	S Bolelli	6	6				WC	S Bolelli	611	3
	LL	S Greul	4	1											6	F Verdasco	6	7
		G García López	6	6												G García López	4	62
	Q	JI Chela	2	2					G García López	6	6
		L Hewitt	6	4	6				L Hewitt	2	3
	9	M Youzhny	4	6	3																	6	F Verdasco	7	3	6
	14	J Isner	4	7	7																	2	N Djokovic	64	6	4
		H Zeballos	6	65	5			14	J Isner	67	5
		T Bellucci	6	3	6				T Bellucci	7	7
	Q	L Mayer	4	6	1											T Bellucci	4	4
		J Tipsarević	4	4											2	N Djokovic	6	6
		J Chardy	6	6					J Chardy	1	1
								2	N Djokovic	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Juan Ignacio Chela (qualified)
2. Michaël Llodra (qualified)
3. Alejandro Falla (first round)
4. Simon Greul (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
5. Leonardo Mayer (qualified)
6. Jarkko Nieminen (qualifying competition)
7. Alexandr Dolgopolov (qualifying competition)
8. Sergiy Stakhovsky (first round)
9. Michael Russell (first round)
10. Peter Luczak (qualified)
11. Andrey Golubev (qualifying competition)
12. Santiago Giraldo (qualified)
13. Denis Istomin (first round)
14. Jan Hájek (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Juan Ignacio Chela
2. Michaël Llodra
3. Marcel Granollers
4. Peter Luczak
5. Leonardo Mayer
6. Santiago Giraldo
7. Jan Hájek

Lucky losers

1. Simon Greul

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Juan Ignacio Chela	6	6
	WC	Federico Gaio	0	4
								1	Juan Ignacio Chela	6	6
									Óscar Hernández	3	1
		Óscar Hernández	4	6	6
	8	Sergiy Stakhovsky	6	4	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Michaël Llodra	6	77
		Flavio Cipolla	3	64
								2	Michaël Llodra	77	78
									Pere Riba	65	66
		Pere Riba	6	77
	13	Denis Istomin	4	64

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Alejandro Falla	5	1
		Daniel Gimeno Traver	7	6
									Daniel Gimeno Traver	2	4
									Marcel Granollers	6	6
		Marcel Granollers	6	6
	9	Michael Russell	4	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Simon Greul	79	6
		Mischa Zverev	67	1
								4	Simon Greul	2	2
								10	Peter Luczak	6	6
	WC	Alessandro Giannessi	1	3
	10	Peter Luczak	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Leonardo Mayer	6	6
	Alt	Francesco Aldi	4	3
								5	Leonardo Mayer	65	6	6
								11	Andrey Golubev	77	1	4
	WC	Thomas Fabbiano	4	3
	11	Andrey Golubev	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Jarkko Nieminen	77	77
		Alberto Martín	64	63
								6	Jarkko Nieminen	6	1	63
								12	Santiago Giraldo	3	6	77
		Nicolás Lapentti	77	4	2
	12	Santiago Giraldo	63	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Alexandr Dolgopolov	6	6
	WC	Gianluca Naso	1	3
								7	Alexandr Dolgopolov	6	2	3
								14	Jan Hájek	3	6	6
		Yuri Schukin	3	2
	14	Jan Hájek	6	6

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Singles