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2010 Medibank International Sydney
WTA Premier
The 2010 Medibank International Sydney was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 118th edition of the event known that year as the Medibank International Sydney, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 10 through 16 January 2010.
Coverage of the event was on Channel Seven, with live coverage of the day sessions and delayed coverage of the night sessions.
Finals
Men's singles
Main article: 2010 Medibank International Sydney – Men's singles
CYP Marcos Baghdatis defeated FRA Richard Gasquet, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
- It was Baghdatis' only singles title of the year and the fourth and last of his career.
Women's singles
Main article: 2010 Medibank International Sydney – Women's singles
Russia Elena Dementieva defeated USA Serena Williams, 6–3, 6–2
- It was Dementieva's first title of the year, 15th of her career, and her second consecutive title at the event.
Men's doubles
Main article: 2010 Medibank International Sydney – Men's doubles
CAN Daniel Nestor / SRB Nenad Zimonjić defeated GBR Ross Hutchins / AUS Jordan Kerr, 6–3, 7–6(7–5).
Women's doubles
Main article: 2010 Medibank International Sydney – Women's doubles
ZIM Cara Black / USA Liezel Huber defeated ITA Tathiana Garbin / RUS Nadia Petrova, 6–1, 3–6, [10–3]
WTA entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Serena Williams | 1 | 1 |
| RUS | Dinara Safina | 2 | 2 |
| RUS | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 3 | 3 |
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 4 | 4 |
| RUS | Elena Dementieva | 5 | 5 |
| BLR | Victoria Azarenka | 7 | 6 |
| SRB | Jelena Janković | 8 | 7 |
| RUS | Vera Zvonareva | 9 | 8 |
- As of 4 January 2010
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- AUS Casey Dellacqua
- BEL Justine Henin (withdrew due to left gluteal strain)
The following players received entry into the singles main draw through qualifying:
- USA Jill Craybas
- JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm
- RUS Vera Dushevina
- GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld
- USA Varvara Lepchenko
- HUN Ágnes Szávay
The following players received entry into the singles main draw through the virtue of being a lucky loser:
- SWI Timea Bacsinszky
ATP entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | Gaël Monfils | 13 | 1 |
| CZE | Tomáš Berdych | 20 | 2 |
| SUI | Stanislas Wawrinka | 21 | 3 |
| AUS | Lleyton Hewitt | 22 | 4 |
| USA | Sam Querrey | 25 | 5 |
| SRB | Victor Troicki | 29 | 6 |
| RUS | Igor Andreev | 35 | 7 |
| GER | Benjamin Becker | 40 | 8 |
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- AUS Carsten Ball
- AUS Nick Lindahl
- AUS Peter Luczak
The following players received entry into the singles main draw through qualifying:
- ARG Juan Ignacio Chela
- POR Frederico Gil
- AUS Marinko Matosevic
- ARG Leonardo Mayer
The following players received the lucky loser spot:
- USA Taylor Dent
- ESP Daniel Gimeno Traver
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