2010 Brisbane International
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{{TennisEventInfo|2010|Brisbane International|
| date= 3–10 January 2010
| edition=2nd
| location=Brisbane, Australia
| venue=Queensland Tennis Centre
| surface=Hard / outdoor
| champms={{flagicon|USA}} Andy Roddick
| champws={{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Clijsters
| champmd={{flagicon|FRA}} Jérémy Chardy / {{flagicon|FRA}} Marc Gicquel
| champwd={{flagicon|CZE}} Andrea Hlaváčková / {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká
}}
The 2010 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament and was played at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. The centre court, Pat Rafter Arena is named in honour of Australian tennis hero Patrick Rafter. It took place from 3 to 10 January 2010. It was part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year. Justine Henin has announced that she will make her return to professional tennis at the 2010 Brisbane International.
Television coverage of the tournament was on Channel Seven, with live coverage of the day sessions and delayed coverage of the night sessions between 4 and 10 January.
ATP entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| {{flagu|USA}}
|7 |1 |
| {{flag|CZE}}
|12 |2 |
| {{flag|FRA}}
|13 |3 |
| {{flag|CZE}}
|20 |4 |
| {{flagu|USA}}
|25 |5 |
| {{flag|AUT}}
|28 |6 |
| {{flag|FRA}}
|32 |7 |
| {{flag|BRA}}
|36 |8 |
=Other entrants=
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Carsten Ball
- {{flagicon|AUS}} John Millman
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Bernard Tomic
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- {{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr.
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Ebden
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Lindahl
- {{flagicon|GER}} Julian Reister
WTA entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| {{flag|BEL}}
|18 |1 |
| {{flag|RUS}}
|20 |2 |
| {{flag|SRB}}
|21 |3 |
| {{flag|SVK}}
|24 |4 |
| {{flag|RUS}}
|29 |5 |
| {{flag|CAN}}
|34 |6 |
| {{flag|HUN}}
|37 |7 |
| {{flag|CZE}}
|38 |8 |
- Rankings as of 28 December 2009.
=Other entrants=
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Casey Dellacqua
- {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Alicia Molik
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterina Ivanova
- {{flagicon|KAZ}} Sesil Karatantcheva
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Alla Kudryavtseva
- {{flagicon|KAZ}} Galina Voskoboeva
Finals
=Men's singles=
{{main|2010 Brisbane International – Men's singles}}
{{flagicon|USA}} Andy Roddick defeated {{flagicon|CZE}} Radek Štěpánek, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(9–7).{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/atptour/6961726/Andy-Roddick-wins-Brisbane-International-final-against-Radek-Stepanek.html|title=Andy Roddick wins Brisbane International final against Radek Štěpánek|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=14 November 2010|date=10 January 2010}}
- It was Roddick's first title of the year and 28th overall.
=Women's singles=
{{main|2010 Brisbane International – Women's singles}}
{{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Clijsters defeated {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6).{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8449882.stm|title=Kim Clijsters beats Justine Henin in Brisbane thriller|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 November 2010|date=9 January 2010}}
- It was Clijsters' first title of the year and 36th of her career.
=Men's doubles=
{{main|2010 Brisbane International – Men's doubles}}
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jérémy Chardy / {{flagicon|FRA}} Marc Gicquel defeated {{flagicon|CZE}} Lukáš Dlouhý / {{flagicon|IND}} Leander Paes, 6–3, 7–6(7–5).{{Cite web|url=http://au.eurosport.com/tennis/brisbane-international/2010/leander-paes-lukas-dlouhy-marc-gicquel-jeremy-chardy_mtc365398/live.shtml|title=Jérémy Chardy / Marc Gicquel vs. Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=14 November 2010}}
=Women's doubles=
{{main|2010 Brisbane International – Women's doubles}}
{{flagicon|CZE}} Andrea Hlaváčková / {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká defeated {{flagicon|HUN}} Melinda Czink / {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Parra Santonja, 2–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–4].
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.brisbaneinternational.com.au/ Official website]
{{Brisbane International tournaments}}
{{2010 ATP World Tour}}
{{2010 WTA Tour}}
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