| 2010 Italian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 24 – May 2 (men) April 30 – May 8 (women) | 
| Edition | 67th | 
| Surface | Clay / Outdoor | 
| Location | Rome, Italy | 
| Venue | Foro Italico | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
|  Rafael Nadal | |
| Women's singles | |
|  María José Martínez Sánchez[1] | |
| Men's doubles | |
|  Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan | |
| Women's doubles | |
|  Gisela Dulko /  Flavia Pennetta | |
The 2010 Italian Open[1] (also known as the 2010 Rome Masters[2][3] 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.
ATP entrants
Seeds
| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Federer | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 
| Novak Djokovic |  Serbia | 2 | 2 | 
| Rafael Nadal |  Spain | 3 | 3 | 
| Andy Murray |  Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 
| Robin Söderling |  Sweden | 8 | 5 | 
| Fernando Verdasco |  Spain | 9 | 6 | 
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |  France | 10 | 7 | 
| Marin Čilić |  Croatia | 11 | 8 | 
| Mikhail Youzhny |  Russia | 13 | 9 | 
| Tomáš Berdych |  Czech Republic | 14 | 10 | 
| Ivan Ljubičić |  Croatia | 15 | 11 | 
| Juan Carlos Ferrero |  Spain | 16 | 12 | 
| David Ferrer |  Spain | 17 | 13 | 
| John Isner |  United States | 22 | 14 | 
| Sam Querrey |  United States | 23 | 15 | 
| Juan Mónaco |  Argentina | 24 | 16 | 
- Rankings are as of April 19, 2010.
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 Juan Ignacio Chela
 Santiago Giraldo Santiago Giraldo
 Marcel Granollers Marcel Granollers
 Jan Hájek Jan Hájek
 Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra
.svg.png.webp) Peter Luczak Peter Luczak
 Leonardo Mayer Leonardo Mayer
The following player received the lucky loser spot:
Withdrawals
The following notable players withdrew from the event:
 Nikolay Davydenko (broken wrist) [2] Nikolay Davydenko (broken wrist) [2]
 Juan Martín del Potro (right wrist) [2] Juan Martín del Potro (right wrist) [2]
 Tommy Haas (right hip surgery) Tommy Haas (right hip surgery)
 Fernando González (knee injury) Fernando González (knee injury)
 Ivo Karlović (achilles heel injury) Ivo Karlović (achilles heel injury)
 Gaël Monfils (left wrist) Gaël Monfils (left wrist)
 David Nalbandian (right leg) David Nalbandian (right leg)
 Tommy Robredo (back injury) Tommy Robredo (back injury)
 Andy Roddick (free exemption) [2] Andy Roddick (free exemption) [2]
 Gilles Simon (right knee) Gilles Simon (right knee)
 Radek Štěpánek (fatigue) Radek Štěpánek (fatigue)
WTA entrants
Seeds
| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Serena Williams |  United States | 1 | 1 | 
| Caroline Wozniacki |  Denmark | 2 | 2 | 
| Dinara Safina |  Russia | 3 | 3 | 
| Venus Williams |  United States | 4 | 4 | 
| Svetlana Kuznetsova |  Russia | 5 | 5 | 
| Elena Dementieva |  Russia | 6 | 6 | 
| Jelena Janković |  Serbia | 7 | 7 | 
| Agnieszka Radwańska |  Poland | 8 | 8 | 
| Victoria Azarenka |  Belarus | 9 | 9 | 
| Samantha Stosur | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 10 | 10 | 
| Yanina Wickmayer | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 12 | 11 | 
| Flavia Pennetta |  Italy | 15 | 12 | 
| Francesca Schiavone |  Italy | 17 | 13 | 
| Nadia Petrova |  Russia | 18 | 14 | 
| Vera Zvonareva |  Russia | 19 | 15 | 
| Shahar Pe'er |  Israel | 20 | 16 | 
- 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 Akgul Amanmuradova
 Gréta Arn Gréta Arn
 Bojana Jovanovski Bojana Jovanovski
 Sesil Karatantcheva Sesil Karatantcheva
 Varvara Lepchenko Varvara Lepchenko
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands Bethanie Mattek-Sands
 Ayumi Morita Ayumi Morita
 Karolina Šprem Karolina Šprem
The following player received the lucky loser spot:
Withdrawals
The following notable player withdrew from the event:
.svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur (Fatigue, Sore Right Arm) Samantha Stosur (Fatigue, Sore Right Arm)
Finals
Men's singles
 Rafael Nadal defeated
 Rafael Nadal defeated  David Ferrer, 7–5, 6–2
 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.
- Nadal tied Andre Agassi's record of most Masters victories, 17 in total.
Women's singles
 María José Martínez Sánchez defeated
 María José Martínez Sánchez defeated  Jelena Janković, 7–6(5), 7–5
 Jelena Janković, 7–6(5), 7–5
- It was Martínez Sánchez' first title of the year and 3rd of her career.
- Martínez Sánchez was the first Spaniard to make the final since Conchita Martínez in 1997.
Men's doubles
 Bob Bryan /
 Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan defeated
 Mike Bryan defeated  John Isner /
 John Isner /  Sam Querrey, 6–2, 6–3
 Sam Querrey, 6–2, 6–3
Women's doubles
 Gisela Dulko /
 Gisela Dulko /  Flavia Pennetta defeated
 Flavia Pennetta defeated  Nuria Llagostera Vives /
 Nuria Llagostera Vives /  María José Martínez Sánchez, 6–4, 6–2
 María José Martínez Sánchez, 6–4, 6–2
References
- 1 2 "Martinez Sanchez beats Jankovic to win Italian Open". BBC Sport. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 "Roddick pulls out of Rome Masters". ESPN. Associated Press. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ↑ "Rafael Nadal beats David Ferrer to claim a fifth Rome Masters". The Guardian. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
