title: 2010 Medibank International Sydney – Men's singles
text: # 2010 Medibank International Sydney – Men's singles
  
  David Nalbandian was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.
  
  In the final, Marcos Baghdatis defeated Richard Gasquet, 6–4, $7–6^{(7–2)}.$
  
  It was his first maiden ATP Tour title.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds receive a bye to the second round.
  
  * Gaël Monfils (withdrew due to a shoulder injury)
  * Tomáš Berdych (second round)
  * Stanislas Wawrinka (withdrew due to a neck injury)
  * Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals)
  * Sam Querrey (first round)
  * Viktor Troicki (second round)
  * Igor Andreev (first round)
  * Benjamin Becker (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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Richard Gasquet | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | Julien Benneteau | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | Julien Benneteau | 4 | 5 | | Richard Gasquet | 4 | $6^2$ |
  | | | | | Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | 7 |
  | Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | $6^7$ | 7 | Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | 7 |
  | Mardy Fish | 4 | 7 | $6^5$ | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | LL | D Gimeno Traver | 3 | 2 | r | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | P Starace | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | F Gil | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | P Starace | 3 | $6^7$ | | | | |
  | | F López | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | R Gasquet | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | R Gasquet | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | JI Chela | 3 | 3 | | 8 | B Becker | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Gasquet | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Benneteau | 4 | 5 |
  | | | | | | LL | T Dent | 3 | 7 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | J Benneteau | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Sela | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | J Benneteau | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | |
  | | M Llodra | 2 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | Q | L Mayer | 4 | 7 | 0 | | | |
  | | P Cuevas | 6 | 7 | | | P Cuevas | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Mayer | $6^7$ | 6 | 7 | Q | L Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | I Andreev | 7 | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | V Troicki | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Serra | $6^5$ | 4 | | 6 | V Troicki | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | N Lindahl | 2 | 5 | | | M Baghdatis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Baghdatis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Baghdatis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | M Matosevic | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | L Hewitt | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | A Seppi | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Baghdatis | 6 | $6^7$ | 7 |
  | 5 | S Querrey | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | M Fish | 4 | 7 | $6^5$ |
  | | E Korolev | 6 | 5 | 6 | | E Korolev | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Ball | 4 | $6^4$ | | | M Fish | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Fish | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Fish | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | P Luczak | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | P Luczak | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
  | | J Acasuso | $6^1$ | 4 | | WC | P Luczak | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | T Berdych | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying draw
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Arnaud Clément (withdrew)
  * Florent Serra (moved into main draw)
  * Michaël Llodra (moved into main draw)
  * Fred Gil (qualified)
  * Daniel Gimeno Traver (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Juan Ignacio Chela (qualified)
  * Leonardo Mayer (qualified)
  * Taylor Dent (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Juan Ignacio Chela
  * Marinko Matosevic
  * Leonardo Mayer
  * Fred Gil
  
  ### Lucky loser
  
  * Daniel Gimeno Traver
  * Taylor Dent
  
  ### First qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alt | Ivan Sergeyev | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 6 | | | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 4 | 0 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Ryan Sweeting | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Karol Beck | 6 | 2 | 1 | | Ryan Sweeting | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Ryan Sweeting | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ryan Sweeting | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Ryan Sweeting | 6 | 4 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Juan Ignacio Chela | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | Martín Vassallo Argüello | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Juan Ignacio Chela | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | Robert Kendrick | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Robert Kendrick | 3 | 4 | | | Martín Vassallo Argüello | 5 | $6^4$ | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | Alejandro Falla | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | 6 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Second qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alt | Sergei Bubka | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | Benjamin Balleret | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | Benjamin Balleret | 3 | 6 | 4 | Alt | Sergei Bubka | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 6 | | | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | James Duckworth | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | James Duckworth | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 1 | 4 |
  | Alt | Philipp Oswald | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 1 | 4 |
  | | Mischa Zverev | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mischa Zverev | 3 | 4 | | Alt | Philipp Oswald | $7^7$ | 5 | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | $6^2$ | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Im Kyu-tae | 1 | $6^8$ | | 5 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | $6^2$ | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | 5 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Third qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alt | Brydan Klein | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 3 | 6 | 7 | | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Martin Fischer | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Christophe Rochus | 3 | 7 | $6^4$ | | Martin Fischer | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Martin Fischer | 6 | 5 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Martin Fischer | 6 | 5 | $7^7$ | | | | | | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | $6^7$ | 6 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Leonardo Mayer | $7^9$ | 2 | 6 |
  | WC | Jason Kubler | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Leonardo Mayer | $7^9$ | 2 | 6 |
  | | Rajeev Ram | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Rajeev Ram | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Rajeev Ram | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | Leonardo Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Federico Delbonis | $6^3$ | 3 | | 7 | Leonardo Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 7 | Leonardo Mayer | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Fourth qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Fred Gil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Sébastien de Chaunac | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Sébastien de Chaunac | 4 | 2 | | 4 | Fred Gil | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Julian Reister | $6^6$ | 1 | | | | | |
  | WC | Matthew Ebden | 6 | 5 | 3 | | Julian Reister | $6^6$ | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Julian Reister | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Julian Reister | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Fred Gil | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Taylor Dent | 3 | 3 |
  | | Guillaume Rufin | 2 | $7^9$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Taylor Dent | 3 | 3 |
  | | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | $6^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | $6^7$ | 6 | | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | Taylor Dent | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Greg Jones | $6^3$ | 3 | | 8 | Taylor Dent | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 8 | Taylor Dent | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  