title: 2010 Australian Open – Mixed doubles
text: # 2010 Australian Open – Mixed doubles
  
  Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi were the defending champions, but withdrew before their first round match against Carly Gullickson and Bernard Tomic. They were replaced in the draw by Akgul Amanmuradova and Rik de Voest.
  
  Cara Black and Leander Paes won the mixed doubles title at the 2010 Australian Open, defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Jaroslav Levinský in the final 7–5, 6–3.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Cara Black / Leander Paes (champions)
  * Daniela Hantuchová / Daniel Nestor (second round, withdrew)
  * Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Bob Bryan (second round)
  * Nuria Llagostera Vives / Michal Mertiňák (first round)
  * Maria Kirilenko / Nenad Zimonjić (first round)
  * Alisa Kleybanova / Max Mirnyi (second round)
  * Lisa Raymond / Wesley Moodie (semifinals)
  * Elena Vesnina / Andy Ram (quarterfinals)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cara Black Leander Paes | $6^6$ | 7 | [10] | | | | |
  | 7 | Lisa Raymond Wesley Moodie | 7 | $6^5$ | [7] | | | | |
  | 7 | Lisa Raymond Wesley Moodie | 7 | $6^5$ | [7] | 1 | Cara Black Leander Paes | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Ekaterina Makarova Jaroslav Levinský | 5 | 3 |
  | | Flavia Pennetta Marcelo Melo | 0 | 6 | [8] | | Ekaterina Makarova Jaroslav Levinský | 5 | 3 |
  | | Ekaterina Makarova Jaroslav Levinský | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | C Black L Paes | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Ferguson C Ball | 5 | 5 | | 1 | C Black L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | A Amanmuradova R de Voest | 7 | 6 | | Alt | A Amanmuradova R de Voest | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Gullickson B Tomic | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | C Black L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | A-L Grönefeld C Kas | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | E Vesnina A Ram | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Peers P Luczak | 5 | 4 | | | A-L Grönefeld C Kas | 6 | 5 | [6] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Molik M Ebden | 0 | 3 | | 8 | E Vesnina A Ram | 3 | 7 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | E Vesnina A Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Black L Paes | $6^6$ | 7 | [10] |
  | 3 | B Mattek-Sands B Bryan | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | L Raymond W Moodie | 7 | $6^5$ | [7] |
  | | S-w Hsieh B Soares | 2 | 6 | [7] | 3 | B Mattek-Sands B Bryan | 5 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Huber R Hutchins | 2 | 4 | | | C-j Chuang F Polášek | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C-j Chuang F Polášek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C-j Chuang F Polášek | 3 | 6 | [10] | | | | | |
  | | I Benešová L Dlouhý | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | L Raymond W Moodie | 6 | 3 | [12] | | | | | |
  | | Z Yan M Fyrstenberg | 4 | $6^2$ | | | I Benešová L Dlouhý | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Ruano Pascual S Huss | 3 | 0 | | 7 | L Raymond W Moodie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | L Raymond W Moodie | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | A Kleybanova M Mirnyi | 6 | 3 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Rodionova P Hanley | 3 | 6 | [3] | 6 | A Kleybanova M Mirnyi | 6 | 3 | [7] | | | | | | | |
  | | B Záhlavová-Strýcová O Marach | 6 | 7 | | | B Záhlavová-Strýcová O Marach | 3 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | |
  | | R Stubbs T Parrott | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | B Záhlavová-Strýcová O Marach | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | | M Niculescu J Knowle | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | F Pennetta M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | F Pennetta M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | F Pennetta M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Groth S Groth | 7 | 7 | | WC | J Groth S Groth | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | N Llagostera Vives M Mertiňák | $6^5$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | F Pennetta M Melo | 0 | 6 | [8] |
  | 5 | M Kirilenko N Zimonjić | 3 | 6 | [9] | | | | | | | | | E Makarova J Levinský | 6 | 4 | [10] |
  | | R Kops-Jones D Norman | 6 | 3 | [11] | | R Kops-Jones D Norman | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Dellacqua J Kerr | 3 | 6 | [8] | | L Hradecká F Čermák | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Hradecká F Čermák | 6 | 2 | [10] | | | | | | R Kops-Jones D Norman | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | | K Peschke M Matkowski | 4 | 7 | [6] | | | | | | E Makarova J Levinský | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | E Makarova J Levinský | 6 | 5 | [10] | | E Makarova J Levinský | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Medina Garrigues A Sá | 3 | 6 | [6] | 2 | D Hantuchová D Nestor | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | D Hantuchová D Nestor | 6 | 3 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  