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2010 Dubai Tennis Championships
February 14–20 (women) WTA Premier 5 event (woman)
The 2010 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships was a 500 Series event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2010 WTA Tour. Both of the events took place at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place from February 14 to February 20, 2010, while the men's tournament took place from February 22 to February 28, 2010 (it was planned, that the tournament would end on February 27, 2010, but due to rain the final was suspended). Novak Djokovic and Venus Williams won the singles titles.
Finals
Men's singles
Main article: 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles
SRB Novak Djokovic defeated RUS Mikhail Youzhny, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3
- It was Djokovic's first title of the year and 17th of his career. It was his second consecutive title at the event.
Women's singles
Main article: 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles
USA Venus Williams defeated BLR Victoria Azarenka, 6–3, 7–5
- It was Williams' first title of the year, 42nd title of her career, and her second consecutive title of the event.
Men's doubles
Main article: 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's doubles
SWE Simon Aspelin / AUS Paul Hanley defeated CZE Lukáš Dlouhý / IND Leander Paes, 6–2, 6–3
Women's doubles
Main article: 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's doubles
ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives / ESP María José Martínez Sánchez defeated CZE Květa Peschke / SLO Katarina Srebotnik, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
WTA entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 3 | 1 |
| RUS | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4 | 2 |
| USA | Venus Williams | 5 | 3 |
| BLR | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 4 |
| RUS | Elena Dementieva | 7 | 5 |
| SRB | Jelena Janković | 8 | 6 |
| POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 9 | 7 |
| CHN | Li Na | 10 | 8 |
| AUS | Samantha Stosur | 11 | 9 |
| ITA | Flavia Pennetta | 12 | 10 |
| FRA | Marion Bartoli | 13 | 11 |
| RUS | Vera Zvonareva | 14 | 12 |
| BEL | Yanina Wickmayer | 15 | 13 |
| ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 18 | 14 |
| RUS | Nadia Petrova | 19 | 15 |
| CHN | Zheng Jie | 20 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 8, 2010.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- RUS Maria Kirilenko
- ITA Flavia Pennetta
- TUN Selima Sfar
- SWI Stefanie Vögele
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- TPE Chan Yung-jan
- BEL Kirsten Flipkens
- GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld
- RUS Regina Kulikova
- RUS Ekaterina Makarova
- RUS Vesna Manasieva
- AUS Alicia Molik
- LAT Anastasija Sevastova
The following player received the lucky loser spot:
- ITA Alberta Brianti
ATP entrants
Seeds
| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Federer | SUI Switzerland | 1 | 1 |
| Novak Djokovic | SRB Serbia | 2 | 2 |
| Andy Murray | GBR Great Britain | 4 | 3 |
| Nikolay Davydenko | RUS Russia | 6 | 4 |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | FRA France | 9 | 5 |
| Marin Čilić | CRO Croatia | 10 | 6 |
| Mikhail Youzhny | RUS Russia | 15 | 7 |
| Gilles Simon | FRA France | 16 | 8 |
- Rankings as of February 15, 2010
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- KUW Mohammed Ghareeb
- GER Rainer Schüttler
- FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- IND Somdev Devvarman
- AUT Stefan Koubek
- RUS Igor Kunitsyn
- GER Björn Phau
The following player received the lucky loser spot:
- CZE Jan Hernych
References
References
- "Djokovic In Command Before Rain Hits". [[Association of Tennis Professionals]].
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