title: 2010 Proton Malaysian Open – Singles
text: # 2010 Proton Malaysian Open – Singles
  
  Nikolay Davydenko was the defending champion but lost in the second round, $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 5–7, 6–3, against fellow Russian and qualifier Igor Andreev. In the end, it was another Russian, Mikhail Youzhny, who won in the final, $6–7^{(7–9)},$ 6–2, $7–6^{(7–3)},$ against Andrey Golubev from Kazakhstan.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Robin Söderling (quarterfinals)
  * Nikolay Davydenko (second round)
  * Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)
  * Mikhail Youzhny (champion)
  * David Ferrer (semifinals)
  * Marcos Baghdatis (quarterfinals)
  * Sergiy Stakhovsky (second round)
  * Andrey Golubev (final)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Andrey Golubev | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
  | 5 | David Ferrer | 5 | $6^4$ | | | | | | |
  | 5 | David Ferrer | 5 | $6^4$ | | 8 | Andrey Golubev | $7^9$ | 2 | $6^3$ |
  | | | | | | 4 | Mikhail Youzhny | $6^7$ | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | 4 | Mikhail Youzhny | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Mikhail Youzhny | $6^7$ | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | Q | Igor Andreev | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | F Čermák | 0 | 4 | | | É Roger-Vasselin | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | R Söderling | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | A Falla | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 8 | A Golubev | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | K Anderson | 6 | 3 | 7 | | K Anderson | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y-h Lu | 5 | 2 | | 8 | A Golubev | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | A Golubev | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Golubev | 7 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 5 | $6^4$ |
  | | | | | | 3 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M İlhan | 6 | 3 | 4 | | D Istomin | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Istomin | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | T Berdych | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
  | WC | YM Si | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Y Bhambri | 6 | 6 | | WC | Y Bhambri | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | B Tomic | 3 | 4 | | 5 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Nishikori | 1 | 1 | | 6 | M Baghdatis | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Przysiężny | $6^8$ | 1 | | | S Giraldo | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Giraldo | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | M Baghdatis | $7^7$ | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | M Youzhny | $6^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | L Recourderc | 3 | 1 | | | A Dolgopolov | 1 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | M Youzhny | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Youzhny | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | 7 | S Stakhovsky | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | I Andreev | 6 | 0 | 2 |
  | | M Russell | 6 | $6^4$ | 3 | 7 | S Stakhovsky | $7^{10}$ | $6^9$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Kunitsyn | $6^6$ | 3 | | Q | M Raonic | $6^8$ | $7^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Raonic | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Raonic | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | G Soeda | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | I Andreev | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | I Andreev | 6 | 6 | | Q | I Andreev | $7^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | N Davydenko | $6^5$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  