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2010 BNP Paribas Masters

The 2010 BNP Paribas Masters was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the tournament known that year as the BNP Paribas Masters after the sponsor BNP Paribas. It was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2010 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 6 November through 14 November 2010. The top eight seeds were Roger Federer, defending champion Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Robin Söderling, Tomáš Berdych, Fernando Verdasco, David Ferrer and Andy Roddick.

Robin Söderling defeated Gaël Monfils 6–1, 7–6(7–1) in the final to win his first Masters 1000 championship and rise to a career-high world ranking of No. 4. Monfils was playing in his second successive Paris Masters final having saved five match points in defeating Roger Federer in the semifinals.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2010 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles

SWE Robin Söderling defeated FRA Gaël Monfils 6–1, 7–6(7–1)

  • It was Söderling's second title of the year and 6th of his career. It was his first Masters title.

Doubles

Main article: 2010 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles

IND Mahesh Bhupathi / BLR Max Mirnyi defeated BAH Mark Knowles / ISR Andy Ram 7–5, 7–5

Entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
SUIRoger Federer21
SRBNovak Djokovic32
GBRAndy Murray43
SWERobin Söderling54
CZETomáš Berdych65
ESPFernando Verdasco76
ESPDavid Ferrer87
USAAndy Roddick98
RUSMikhail Youzhny109
RUSNikolay Davydenko1110
AUTJürgen Melzer1211
FRAGaël Monfils1412
CROMarin Čilić1513
ESPNicolás Almagro1614
CROIvan Ljubičić1715
USAJohn Isner1916
  • Seeds are based on the rankings of November 1, 2010.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

  • FRA Arnaud Clément
  • FRA Nicolas Mahut
  • FRA Florent Serra

The following player received a special exempt into the singles main draw:

  • ESP Marcel Granollers

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • GER Benjamin Becker
  • ITA Fabio Fognini
  • COL Santiago Giraldo
  • UKR Illya Marchenko
  • FIN Jarkko Nieminen
  • FRA Josselin Ouanna

The following players received entry as a Lucky loser into the singles main draw:

  • USA Michael Russell

Notable withdrawals

  • ESP Rafael Nadal (shoulder injury)
  • FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (knee injury)
  • CYP Marcos Baghdatis (shoulder injury)
  • ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (knee & wrist surgery)
  • USA Mardy Fish (ankle injury)

References

References

  1. "2010 Paris – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "2010 Paris – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. (2010-11-05). "Nadal misses Paris Masters with shoulder injury".
  4. (2010-11-03). "Knee Injury Rules Out Tsonga Out For Season". Sports AP.
  5. (2010-11-02). "Marcos Baghdatis Pulls the Plug on His Season". bleacher report.
  6. (2010-11-07). "Ferrero Undergoes Knee And Wrist Surgery". ATP World Tour.
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