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2010 BNP Paribas Open
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| date | March 8–21 |
| edition | 37th (ATP) / 22nd (WTA) |
| prize_money | $3,645,000 |
| category | World Tour Masters 1000 (ATP) |
| Premier Mandatory (WTA) | |
| surface | Hard / outdoor |
| location | Indian Wells, California, US |
| venue | Indian Wells Tennis Garden |
| champms | CRO Ivan Ljubičić |
| champws | SRB Jelena Janković |
| champmd | ESP Rafael Nadal / ESP Marc López |
| champwd | CZE Květa Peschke / SLO Katarina Srebotnik |
| main_name | Indian Wells Open |
Premier Mandatory (WTA)
The 2010 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2010. It was the 37th edition of the men's event (22nd for the women), also known as the Indian Wells Open, and is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2010 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States from March 8 through March 21, 2010.
The year's tournament saw a couple of withdrawals; The women's side saw the draw without the top two rank players with World no. 2 Dinara Safina withdrawing with a recurring back problem and world no. 1 Serena Williams with sister Venus Williams continue their boycott from the tournament since Serena won the event in 2001. The men's side saw the withdrawals of Tommy Haas and Lleyton Hewitt due to hip surgeries. Juan Martín del Potro also withdrew due to a right wrist injury and Fernando González withdrew to aid his country Chile after an earthquake. Stanislas Wawrinka also withdrew due to the birth of his child. Mikhail Youzhny also withdrew.
Finals
Men's singles
Main article: 2010 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles
CRO Ivan Ljubičić defeated USA Andy Roddick, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)
- It was Ljubicic's first title of the year and 10th of his career. It was his first Masters 1000 title in four finals. He became the first Croatian to win the title.
Women's singles
Main article: 2010 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles
SRB Jelena Janković defeated DEN Caroline Wozniacki, 6–2, 6–4
- It was Janković's first title of the year and 12th of her career.
Men's doubles
Main article: 2010 BNP Paribas Open – Men's doubles
ESP Marc López / ESP Rafael Nadal defeated CAN Daniel Nestor / SRB Nenad Zimonjić, 7–6(10–8), 6–3
Women's doubles
Main article: 2010 BNP Paribas Open – Women's doubles
CZE Květa Peschke / SLO Katarina Srebotnik defeated RUS Nadia Petrova / AUS Samantha Stosur, 6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
ATP entrants
Seeds
| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Federer | Switzerland | 1 | 1 |
| Novak Djokovic | Serbia | 2 | 2 |
| Rafael Nadal | Spain | 3 | 3 |
| Andy Murray | Great Britain | 4 | 4 |
| Nikolay Davydenko | Russia | 6 | 5 |
| Robin Söderling | Sweden | 7 | 6 |
| Andy Roddick | United States | 8 | 7 |
| Marin Čilić | Croatia | 9 | 8 |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | France | 11 | 9 |
| Fernando Verdasco | Spain | 12 | 10 |
| Juan Carlos Ferrero | Spain | 14 | 11 |
| Gaël Monfils | France | 15 | 12 |
| David Ferrer | Spain | 16 | 13 |
| Radek Štěpánek | Czech Republic | 17 | 14 |
| John Isner | United States | 20 | 15 |
| Gilles Simon | France | 21 | 16 |
| Sam Querrey | United States | 22 | 17 |
| Tommy Robredo | Spain | 23 | 18 |
| Tomáš Berdych | Czech Republic | 25 | 19 |
| Ivan Ljubičić | Croatia | 26 | 20 |
| Juan Mónaco | Argentina | 27 | 21 |
| Jürgen Melzer | Austria | 28 | 22 |
| Ivo Karlović | Croatia | 29 | 23 |
| Philipp Kohlschreiber | Germany | 30 | 24 |
| Albert Montañés | Spain | 31 | 25 |
| Thomaz Bellucci | Brazil | 32 | 26 |
| Marcos Baghdatis | Cyprus | 33 | 27 |
| Feliciano López | Spain | 34 | 28 |
| Viktor Troicki | Serbia | 35 | 29 |
| Janko Tipsarević | Serbia | 36 | 30 |
| Igor Andreev | Russia | 37 | 31 |
| Julien Benneteau | France | 38 | 32 |
- Rankings are as of March 1, 2010.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- USA Robby Ginepri
- USA Ryan Harrison
- USA Jesse Levine
- ESP Carlos Moyá
- ARG David Nalbandian
The following player received entry using a protected ranking:
- CRO Mario Ančić
The following players received entry via qualifying:
- BRA Thiago Alves
- RSA Kevin Anderson
- ARG Brian Dabul
- PAR Ramón Delgado
- AUT Stefan Koubek
- TPE Lu Yen-hsun
- AUS Marinko Matosevic
- BRA Ricardo Mello
- GER Björn Phau
- USA Bobby Reynolds
- USA Tim Smyczek
- GER Rainer Schüttler
Withdrawals
The following notable players withdrew from the tournament:
- ARG José Acasuso
- ARG Juan Martín del Potro (wrist injury)
- FRA Marc Gicquel
- CHI Fernando González (helping with aid in Chile)
- ARG Máximo González
- GER Tommy Haas (hip surgery)
- AUS Lleyton Hewitt (hip surgery)
- FRA Fabrice Santoro
- SUI Stanislas Wawrinka
- RUS Mikhail Youzhny
WTA entrants
Seeds
| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | Russia | 3 | 1 |
| Caroline Wozniacki | Denmark | 4 | 2 |
| Victoria Azarenka | Belarus | 6 | 3 |
| Elena Dementieva | Russia | 7 | 4 |
| Agnieszka Radwańska | Poland | 8 | 5 |
| Jelena Janković | Serbia | 9 | 6 |
| Li Na | China | 10 | 7 |
| Samantha Stosur | Australia | 11 | 8 |
| Flavia Pennetta | Italy | 12 | 9 |
| Maria Sharapova | Russia | 13 | 10 |
| Marion Bartoli | France | 14 | 11 |
| Vera Zvonareva | Russia | 15 | 12 |
| Yanina Wickmayer | Belgium | 16 | 13 |
| Kim Clijsters | Belgium | 17 | 14 |
| Francesca Schiavone | Italy | 18 | 15 |
| Nadia Petrova | Russia | 19 | 16 |
| Shahar Pe'er | Israel | 20 | 17 |
| Zheng Jie | China | 21 | 18 |
| Aravane Rezaï | France | 22 | 19 |
| Alyona Bondarenko | Ukraine | 23 | 20 |
| Daniela Hantuchová | Slovakia | 24 | 21 |
| Sabine Lisicki | Germany | 25 | 22 |
| Alisa Kleybanova | Russia | 26 | 23 |
| Ana Ivanovic | Serbia | 27 | 24 |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Russia | 28 | 25 |
| Dominika Cibulková | Slovakia | 29 | 26 |
| Ágnes Szávay | Hungary | 31 | 27 |
| María José Martínez Sánchez | Spain | 33 | 28 |
| Anabel Medina Garrigues | Spain | 34 | 29 |
| Aleksandra Wozniak | Canada | 35 | 30 |
| Gisela Dulko | Argentina | 36 | 31 |
| Maria Kirilenko | Russia | 37 | 32 |
- Rankings are as of March 1, 2010.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- GRE Eleni Daniilidou
- USA Alexa Glatch
- BEL Justine Henin
- USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands
- USA Christina McHale
- AUS Alicia Molik
- AUT Tamira Paszek
- CRO Ajla Tomljanović
The following players received entry via qualifying:
- UZB Akgul Amanmuradova
- GBR Elena Baltacha
- TPE Chan Yung-jan
- ROU Edina Gallovits
- UKR Viktoriya Kutuzova
- POR Michelle Larcher de Brito
- ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives
- CRO Petra Martić
- USA Shenay Perry
- BUL Tsvetana Pironkova
- USA Sloane Stephens
- CRO Karolina Šprem
The following player received the lucky loser spot:
- THA Tamarine Tanasugarn
Withdrawals
The following notable players withdrew from the event:
- UKR Kateryna Bondarenko
- GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld
- IND Sania Mirza
- RUS Dinara Safina (back injury)
- RUS Elena Vesnina
- USA Serena Williams (continue to boycott event since 2001)
- USA Venus Williams (continue to boycott event since 2001)
References
References
- "2010 Indian Wells – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- "2010 Indian Wells – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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