title: 2010 USTA LA Tennis Open – Singles
text: # 2010 USTA LA Tennis Open – Singles
  
  Michael Russell was the defending champion, but he chose to compete at the French Open instead. Donald Young defeated 6–4, 6–4 Robert Kendrick in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Jesse Levine (second round)
  * Brian Dabul (second round)
  * Kevin Kim (first round)
  * Donald Young (champion)
  * Robert Kendrick (final)
  * Alex Kuznetsov (quarterfinals)
  * Nick Lindahl (second round)
  * Peter Polansky (semifinals)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Robert Kendrick | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 8 | Peter Polansky | $6^1$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | 8 | Peter Polansky | $6^1$ | 3 | | 5 | Robert Kendrick | 4 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 4 | Donald Young | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | Donald Young | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Donald Young | 6 | 6 |
  | | Lester Cook | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  
  ### Top 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | J Levine | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Gregorc | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | J Levine | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I van der Merwe | 7 | 3 | 3 | | M Matosevic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Matosevic | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Matosevic | 2 | $6^9$ | | | | |
  | | V Estrella | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | R Kendrick | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | J Statham | 5 | 6 | 4 | | V Estrella | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | W-S Jun | 4 | 3 | | 5 | R Kendrick | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | R Kendrick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Kendrick | 7 | 6 |
  | 3 | K Kim | 7 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | P Polansky | $6^1$ | 3 |
  | LL | D Kelly | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | LL | D Kelly | $6^2$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Sitak | $6^3$ | 1 | | | S Groth | 7 | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Groth | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | D Kelly | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | C Mamiit | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | P Polansky | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | J Baker | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | WC | J Baker | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Giron | 1 | 5 | | 8 | P Polansky | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | P Polansky | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | N Lindahl | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | ALT | M Raonic | 6 | $6^5$ | $6^5$ | 7 | N Lindahl | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Tavares | 4 | 1 | | | T Smyczek | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Smyczek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Smyczek | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | G Ouellette | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | D Young | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | PR | B Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | PR | B Reynolds | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Kosakowski | 1 | 1 | | 4 | D Young | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | D Young | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Young | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | A Kuznetsov | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Cook | 6 | 1 | 1 |
  | | T Suzuki | 5 | 2 | | 6 | A Kuznetsov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | E Nunez | 1 | 7 | 6 | Q | E Nunez | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Gremelmayr | 6 | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | 6 | A Kuznetsov | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | P Capdeville | 6 | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | L Cook | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | L Cook | 2 | 6 | 7 | | L Cook | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Ryderstedt | 3 | 5 | | 2 | B Dabul | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | B Dabul | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  