# 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles

Five-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Fernando Verdasco in the final, 6–0, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2010 Monte-Carlo Masters. It was his first title in 11 months, and he lost only 14 games and no sets en route to the title.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
* Rafael Nadal (champion)
* Andy Murray (second round)
* Marin Čilić (third round)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round)
* Fernando Verdasco (final)
* Mikhail Youzhny (second round)
* Ivan Ljubičić (third round)
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (quarterfinals)
* Tomáš Berdych (third round)
* David Ferrer (semifinals)
* Tommy Robredo (third round)
* Stan Wawrinka (third round)
* Juan Mónaco (second round)
* Jürgen Melzer (second round)
* Marcos Baghdatis (first 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | David Nalbandian | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | David Nalbandian | 2 | 3 | | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Fernando Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Albert Montañés | 3 | 7$^7$ | 0 | 6 | Fernando Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Fernando Verdasco | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Fernando Verdasco | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | 6 | Fernando Verdasco | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | David Ferrer | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 5 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 5 | 6$^1$ | | 11 | David Ferrer | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 9 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 4 | 2 | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Serra | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 | | F Serra | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Robert | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | S Wawrinka | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Chiudinelli | 3 | 2 | | | E Gulbis | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | 2 | 4 | | 13 | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | PR | D Nalbandian | 2 | 3 |
| | H Zeballos | 3 | 3 | | 12 | T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 4 | 6 | 6 | | V Troicki | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ł Kubot | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 12 | T Robredo | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| PR | D Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | PR | D Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Beck | 3 | 1 | | PR | D Nalbandian | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | M Youzhny | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | M Čilić | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 6 | 6 | | | I Andreev | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Bolelli | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | M Čilić | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | O Rochus | 6$^3$ | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | A Montañés | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | A Seppi | 6$^1$ | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Montañés | 6 | 6 | | | A Montañés | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Baghdatis | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Montañés | 3 | 7$^7$ | 0 |
| 10 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 |
| | F López | 3 | 1 | | 10 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Gimeno Traver | 2 | 6 | 2 | WC | R Gasquet | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Gasquet | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | T Berdych | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | F Verdasco | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | O Dolgopolov Jr. | 4 | 7 | 2 | | J Benneteau | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 8 | I Ljubičić | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 3 | 3 | | | M Llodra | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | M Llodra | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | I Ljubičić | 0 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | J Chardy | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | 11 | D Ferrer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | A Golubev | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | A Golubev | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Luczak | 2 | 4 | | 11 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | D Ferrer | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| 15 | J Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | P Kohlschreiber | 5 | 6$^1$ |
| | P-H Mathieu | 3 | 2 | | 15 | J Melzer | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | G García López | 3 | 6 | 2 | | P Petzschner | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Petzschner | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | P Petzschner | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3/WC | A Murray | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | J-W Tsonga | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Almagro | 3 | 7 | 6 | | N Almagro | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Greul | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | 5 | J-W Tsonga | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | B Tomic | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 9 | JC Ferrero | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | B Becker | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Granollers | 0 | 3 | | 9 | JC Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | JC Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | JC Ferrero | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | J Mónaco | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| Q | J Nieminen | 5 | 5 | | 14 | J Mónaco | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Berrer | 6 | 6 | | | M Berrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Korolev | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | M Berrer | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | T de Bakker | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Schwank | 3 | 5 | | Q | T de Bakker | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Sergiy Stakhovsky (first round)
* Alexandr Dolgopolov (qualified)
* Jarkko Nieminen (qualified)
* Peter Luczak (qualified)
* Thiemo de Bakker (qualified)
* Illya Marchenko (first round)
* Arnaud Clément (qualifying competition)
* Óscar Hernández (qualifying competition)
* Mischa Zverev (qualifying competition)
* Marcel Granollers (qualified)
* Andrey Golubev (qualified)
* Daniel Gimeno Traver (qualified)
* Igor Kunitsyn (qualifying competition)
* Teymuraz Gabashvili (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Daniel Gimeno Traver
* Alexandr Dolgopolov
* Jarkko Nieminen
* Peter Luczak
* Thiemo de Bakker
* Marcel Granollers
* Andrey Golubev

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Iván Navarro | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Iván Navarro | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Iván Navarro | 6 | 6$^6$ | 0 |
| | | | | | 12 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 2 | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| WC | Thomas Oger | 3 | 1 | | 12 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 2 | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| 12 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Santiago Ventura Bertomeu | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Santiago Ventura Bertomeu | 4 | 4 | 2 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 9 | Mischa Zverev | 3 | 4 |
| | David Guez | 6$^7$ | 4 | 9 | Mischa Zverev | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Mischa Zverev | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Jarkko Nieminen | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Sergei Bubka | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Sergei Bubka | 5 | 2 | | 3 | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Óscar Hernández | 3 | 3 |
| | Ivan Dodig | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Óscar Hernández | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Óscar Hernández | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Peter Luczak | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Stefan Koubek | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Stefan Koubek | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | 4 | Peter Luczak | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | Igor Kunitsyn | 1 | 2 |
| | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6$^2$ | 3 | | 13 | Igor Kunitsyn | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Igor Kunitsyn | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Thiemo de Bakker | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Alberto Martín | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | Alberto Martín | 2 | 5 | 5 | Thiemo de Bakker | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 14 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 4 | 5 |
| Alt | George Bastl | 2 | 2 | 14 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Illya Marchenko | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Benjamin Balleret | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Benjamin Balleret | 6 | 6 | WC | Benjamin Balleret | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| | | | | 10 | Marcel Granollers | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| | Josselin Ouanna | 1 | 5 | 10 | Marcel Granollers | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| 10 | Marcel Granollers | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Arnaud Clément | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Artem Smirnov | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Artem Smirnov | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | Arnaud Clément | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | 11 | Andrey Golubev | 6 | 6 |
| | Fred Gil | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6$^4$ | 11 | Andrey Golubev | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Andrey Golubev | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |