2010 Brisbane International

2010 Brisbane International
Date	3–10 January 2010
Edition	2nd
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Brisbane, Australia
Venue	Queensland Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Andy Roddick[1]
Women's singles
Kim Clijsters[2]
Men's doubles
Jérémy Chardy / Marc Gicquel[3]
Women's doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková / 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

Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
USA	Andy Roddick	7	1
CZE	Radek Štěpánek	12	2
FRA	Gaël Monfils	13	3
CZE	Tomáš Berdych	20	4
USA	Sam Querrey	25	5
AUT	Jürgen Melzer	28	6
FRA	Jérémy Chardy	32	7
BRA	Thomaz Bellucci	36	8

• Rankings are as of 28 December 2009.[4]

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Carsten Ball
• John Millman
• Bernard Tomic

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr.
• Matthew Ebden
• Nick Lindahl
• Julian Reister

WTA entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
BEL	Kim Clijsters	18	1
RUS	Nadia Petrova	20	2
SRB	Ana Ivanovic	21	3
SVK	Daniela Hantuchová	24	4
RUS	Alisa Kleybanova	29	5
CAN	Aleksandra Wozniak	34	6
HUN	Melinda Czink	37	7
CZE	Iveta Benešová	38	8

• Rankings as of 28 December 2009.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Casey Dellacqua
• Justine Henin
• Alicia Molik

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Ekaterina Ivanova
• Sesil Karatantcheva
• Alla Kudryavtseva
• Galina Voskoboeva

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 2010 Brisbane International – Men's singles

Andy Roddick defeated Radek Štěpánek, 7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(9–7).[1]

• It was Roddick's first title of the year and 28th overall.

Women's singles

Main article: 2010 Brisbane International – Women's singles

Kim Clijsters defeated Justine Henin, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6^(8–6).[2]

• It was Clijsters' first title of the year and 36th of her career.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2010 Brisbane International – Men's doubles

Jérémy Chardy / Marc Gicquel defeated Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes, 6–3, 7–6^(7–5).[3]

Women's doubles

Main article: 2010 Brisbane International – Women's doubles

Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká defeated Melinda Czink / Arantxa Parra Santonja, 2–6, 7–6^(7–3), [10–4].

References

1. "Andy Roddick wins Brisbane International final against Radek Štěpánek". The Daily Telegraph. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
2. "Kim Clijsters beats Justine Henin in Brisbane thriller". BBC Sport. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
3. "Jérémy Chardy / Marc Gicquel vs. Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes". Eurosport. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
4. "ATP rankings as of December 28, 2009". Association of Tennis Professionals. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2010.

External links

• Official website

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