# 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles

Defending champion Roger Federer defeated Mardy Fish in the final, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2010 Cincinnati Masters. It was his fourth Cincinnati Masters title, his record-equaling 17th Masters title overall (tying Andre Agassi's tally), and his 63rd career title overall (tying Björn Borg's tally).

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)
* Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals)
* Roger Federer (champion)
* Andy Murray (quarterfinals)
* Robin Söderling (third round)
* Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals)
* Tomáš Berdych (third round)
* Fernando Verdasco (second round)
* Andy Roddick (semifinals)
* David Ferrer (third round)
* Marin Čilić (first round)
* Mikhail Youzhny (first round)
* Jürgen Melzer (second round)
* Nicolás Almagro (first round)
* Ivan Ljubičić (first round)
* Gaël Monfils (first round)

## Main 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 | Final |
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Marcos Baghdatis | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Roger Federer | 6 | 7 | | 3 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Nikolay Davydenko | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Nikolay Davydenko | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | Roger Federer | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | WC | Mardy Fish | 7$^7$ | 6$^1$ | 4 |
| WC | Mardy Fish | 6$^7$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Mardy Fish | 7$^7$ | 6$^1$ | 4 |
| 4 | Andy Murray | 7$^9$ | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Andy Murray | 7$^9$ | 1 | 6$^5$ | WC | Mardy Fish | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Andy Roddick | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | |
| 9 | Andy Roddick | 6 | 7 | | 9 | Andy Roddick | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | |
| 2 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Dent | 6 | 6 | | Q | T Dent | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 5 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Llodra | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | J Benneteau | 7 | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | S Wawrinka | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | N Almagro | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | M Čilić | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Baghdatis | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | M Baghdatis | 6 | 7 | | | M Baghdatis | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | T Bellucci | 2 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Becker | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | | M Baghdatis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 7 | T Berdych | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | 7$^8$ | 6$^2$ | 3 | | P-H Mathieu | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Istomin | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Istomin | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Blake | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | R Federer | | | | | | | |
| | H Zeballos | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | P Kohlschreiber | w/o | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Falla | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Falla | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | G Monfils | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | D Ferrer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Davydenko | 4 | 5 |
| | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | D Ferrer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | S Querrey | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Petzschner | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | D Ferrer | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | R Ginepri | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 6 | N Davydenko | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | S Devvarman | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 2 | WC | R Ginepri | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | | 8 | F Verdasco | 6$^1$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Simon | 6$^4$ | 5 | | WC | M Fish | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Fish | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | WC | M Fish | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Berrer | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | R Gasquet | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | T Robredo | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^8$ | | M Berrer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gasquet | 2 | 6 | 6 | | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Youzhny | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | M Fish | 6$^7$ | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 13 | J Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 7$^9$ | 1 | 6$^5$ |
| Q | S Giraldo | 1 | 4 | | 13 | J Melzer | 7$^{10}$ | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | E Gulbis | 6$^8$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Young | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | E Gulbis | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| Q | F Mayer | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | J Chardy | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | J Chardy | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | R Söderling | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Hewitt | 6 | 4 | | | L Hewitt | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-h Lu | 4 | 0 | r | | | | | | 5 | R Söderling | 4 | 7$^9$ | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | J Mónaco | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | 9 | A Roddick | 6 | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | T de Bakker | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | T de Bakker | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 9 | A Roddick | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Roddick | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Roddick | 6 | 7 |
| 15 | I Ljubičić | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 4 | 5 |
| PR | D Nalbandian | 7 | 6 | | PR | D Nalbandian | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Isner | 6 | 6 | | | J Isner | 5 | r | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ł Kubot | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | PR | D Nalbandian | 1 | 6$^7$ | | | | | |
| | R Štěpánek | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 7 | 6 | | | V Troicki | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Andrey Golubev (first round, retired)
* Florian Mayer (qualified)
* Denis Istomin (qualified)
* Santiago Giraldo (qualified)
* Jarkko Nieminen (qualifying competition)
* Alejandro Falla (qualified)
* Marco Chiudinelli (first round)
* Florent Serra (qualifying competition)
* Illya Marchenko (first round)
* Benjamin Becker (qualified)
* Arnaud Clément (qualifying competition)
* Simon Greul (qualifying competition)
* Taylor Dent (qualified)
* Michael Russell (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Benjamin Becker
* Florian Mayer
* Denis Istomin
* Santiago Giraldo
* Taylor Dent
* Alejandro Falla
* Somdev Devvarman

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Andrey Golubev | 3 | 1$^r$ | | | | |
| | Fabio Fognini | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Fabio Fognini | 6 | 3 | | Fabio Fognini | 6$^1$ | 1 |
| | | | | 10 | Benjamin Becker | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Gilles Müller | 3 | 4 | 10 | Benjamin Becker | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 10 | Benjamin Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Florian Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Andreas Beck | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Andreas Beck | 3 | 4 | 2 | Florian Mayer | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 14 | Michael Russell | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| WC | Jesse Witten | 6$^2$ | 3 | 14 | Michael Russell | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Michael Russell | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Denis Istomin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Bobby Reynolds | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Bobby Reynolds | 1 | 4 | 3 | Denis Istomin | 6 | 7$^{11}$ |
| | | | | 12 | Simon Greul | 2 | 6$^9$ |
| | Rajeev Ram | 4 | 3 | 12 | Simon Greul | 2 | 6$^9$ |
| 12 | Simon Greul | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Santiago Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Marsel İlhan | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Marsel İlhan | 0 | 3 | 4 | Santiago Giraldo | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Florent Serra | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| WC | Devin Britton | 6$^2$ | 4 | 8 | Florent Serra | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Florent Serra | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Jarkko Nieminen | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ryan Sweeting | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Ryan Sweeting | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Jarkko Nieminen | 7$^9$ | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | 13 | Taylor Dent | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 |
| | Go Soeda | 1 | 4 | | 13 | Taylor Dent | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Taylor Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Alejandro Falla | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Grega Žemlja | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Grega Žemlja | 3 | 3 | 6 | Alejandro Falla | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 11 | Arnaud Clément | 4 | 5 |
| | Ramón Delgado | 4 | 3 | 11 | Arnaud Clément | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Arnaud Clément | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Marco Chiudinelli | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | Somdev Devvarman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Somdev Devvarman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | Somdev Devvarman | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Tim Smyczek | 3 | 2 |
| WC | Tim Smyczek | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | Tim Smyczek | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Illya Marchenko | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |