title: 2010 Italian Open – Men's singles
text: # 2010 Italian Open – Men's singles
  
  Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated David Ferrer in the final, 7–5, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2010 Italian Open. It was his record-extending fifth Italian Open title.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Roger Federer (second round)
  * Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals)
  * Rafael Nadal (champion)
  * Andy Murray (third round)
  * Robin Söderling (third round)
  * Fernando Verdasco (semifinals)
  * Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
  * Marin Čilić (second round)
  * Mikhail Youzhny (first round)
  * Tomáš Berdych (second round)
  * Ivan Ljubičić (third round, retired due to side strain)
  * Juan Carlos Ferrero (first round)
  * David Ferrer (final)
  * John Isner (second round)
  * Sam Querrey (first round)
  * Juan Mónaco (second round)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ernests Gulbis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Feliciano López | $6^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Feliciano López | $6^6$ | 1 | | | Ernests Gulbis | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | 3 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Stanislas Wawrinka | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Stanislas Wawrinka | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | Rafael Nadal | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | David Ferrer | 5 | 2 |
  | 7 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | David Ferrer | 5 | 2 |
  | 13 | David Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | David Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | 13 | David Ferrer | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | Fernando Verdasco | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Fernando Verdasco | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | Fernando Verdasco | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 2 | Novak Djokovic | $6^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Baghdatis | 2 | 2 | | | E Gulbis | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Gulbis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Gulbis | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | |
  | WC | F Volandri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | F Volandri | 2 | 6 | $6^4$ | | | |
  | Q | P Luczak | 4 | 3 | | WC | F Volandri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Benneteau | 7 | 3 | 7 | | J Benneteau | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | S Querrey | $6^6$ | 6 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | E Gulbis | 7 | 6 |
  | 11 | I Ljubičić | 7 | $6^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | F López | $6^6$ | 1 |
  | | P-H Mathieu | 5 | 7 | 0 | 11 | I Ljubičić | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Almagro | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | N Almagro | 5 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ł Kubot | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 11 | I Ljubičić | 0 | r | | | | |
  | | B Becker | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | F López | 0 | | | | | |
  | | F López | 6 | 6 | | | F López | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | M Čilić | 6 | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 3 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Cuevas | 7 | 1 | 4 | | P Kohlschreiber | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Kohlschreiber | $6^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | V Hănescu | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | V Hănescu | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | M Berrer | 2 | 7 | 3 | | V Hănescu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Andreev | $6^4$ | 5 | | 16 | J Mónaco | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | J Mónaco | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 |
  | 10 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Wawrinka | 4 | 1 |
  | Q | M Granollers | 3 | 3 | | 10 | T Berdych | 6 | 3 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Melzer | 1 | 2 | | | S Wawrinka | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | P Lorenzi | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | R Söderling | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | A Montañés | 6 | 4 | 3 | WC | P Lorenzi | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | R Söderling | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 7 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Troicki | 3 | 6 | 1 | | V Troicki | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | SE | T de Bakker | 6 | 1 | $0^r$ | | | | | 7 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | M Llodra | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | Q | S Giraldo | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | A Beck | 2 | 6 | 4 | Q | M Llodra | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | JC Ferrero | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J-W Tsonga | 4 | 1 |
  | 13 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 |
  | | E Korolev | 4 | 1 | | 13 | D Ferrer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Hájek | 2 | 2 | | WC | P Starace | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | F Fognini | 0 | 3 | | | A Seppi | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 6 | F Verdasco | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Bolelli | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Bolelli | $6^{11}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | S Greul | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | F Verdasco | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | G García López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G García López | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
  | Q | JI Chela | 2 | 2 | | | G García López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Hewitt | 6 | 4 | 6 | | L Hewitt | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | M Youzhny | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 6 | F Verdasco | 7 | 3 | 6 |
  | 14 | J Isner | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | $6^4$ | 6 | 4 |
  | | H Zeballos | 6 | $6^5$ | 5 | 14 | J Isner | $6^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Bellucci | 6 | 3 | 6 | | T Bellucci | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Mayer | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | T Bellucci | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | J Tipsarević | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | J Chardy | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Juan Ignacio Chela (qualified)
  * Michaël Llodra (qualified)
  * Alejandro Falla (first round)
  * Simon Greul (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Leonardo Mayer (qualified)
  * Jarkko Nieminen (qualifying competition)
  * Alexandr Dolgopolov (qualifying competition)
  * Sergiy Stakhovsky (first round)
  * Michael Russell (first round)
  * Peter Luczak (qualified)
  * Andrey Golubev (qualifying competition)
  * Santiago Giraldo (qualified)
  * Denis Istomin (first round)
  * Jan Hájek (qualified)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Juan Ignacio Chela
  * Michaël Llodra
  * Marcel Granollers
  * Peter Luczak
  * Leonardo Mayer
  * Santiago Giraldo
  * Jan Hájek
  
  ### Lucky losers
  
  * Simon Greul
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Federico Gaio | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
  | WC | Federico Gaio | 0 | 4 | | 1 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Óscar Hernández | 3 | 1 |
  | | Óscar Hernández | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Óscar Hernández | 3 | 1 |
  | 8 | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Michaël Llodra | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | Flavio Cipolla | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | |
  | | Flavio Cipolla | 3 | $6^4$ | 2 | Michaël Llodra | $7^7$ | $7^8$ |
  | | | | | | Pere Riba | $6^5$ | $6^6$ |
  | | Pere Riba | 6 | $7^7$ | | Pere Riba | $6^5$ | $6^6$ |
  | 13 | Denis Istomin | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Alejandro Falla | 5 | 1 | | | |
  | | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 7 | 6 | | | |
  | | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 7 | 6 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 2 | 4 |
  | | | | | Marcel Granollers | 6 | 6 |
  | | Marcel Granollers | 6 | 6 | Marcel Granollers | 6 | 6 |
  | 9 | Michael Russell | 4 | 3 | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Simon Greul | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | Mischa Zverev | $6^7$ | 1 | | | | |
  | | Mischa Zverev | $6^7$ | 1 | 4 | Simon Greul | 2 | 2 |
  | | | | | 10 | Peter Luczak | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Alessandro Giannessi | 1 | 3 | 10 | Peter Luczak | 6 | 6 |
  | 10 | Peter Luczak | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Fifth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Leonardo Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Alt | Francesco Aldi | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | Alt | Francesco Aldi | 4 | 3 | 5 | Leonardo Mayer | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 11 | Andrey Golubev | $7^7$ | 1 | 4 |
  | WC | Thomas Fabbiano | 4 | 3 | 11 | Andrey Golubev | $7^7$ | 1 | 4 |
  | 11 | Andrey Golubev | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Sixth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Jarkko Nieminen | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
  | | Alberto Martín | $6^4$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | |
  | | Alberto Martín | $6^4$ | $6^3$ | | 6 | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 1 | $6^3$ |
  | | | | | | 12 | Santiago Giraldo | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | Nicolás Lapentti | $7^7$ | 4 | 2 | 12 | Santiago Giraldo | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | 12 | Santiago Giraldo | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Seventh qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Gianluca Naso | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | WC | Gianluca Naso | 1 | 3 | 7 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 2 | 3 |
  | | | | | 14 | Jan Hájek | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | Yuri Schukin | 3 | 2 | 14 | Jan Hájek | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | 14 | Jan Hájek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  