# 2010 Italian Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated David Ferrer in the final, 7–5, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2010 Italian Open. It was his record-extending fifth Italian Open title.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Roger Federer (second round)
* Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals)
* Rafael Nadal (champion)
* Andy Murray (third round)
* Robin Söderling (third round)
* Fernando Verdasco (semifinals)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
* Marin Čilić (second round)
* Mikhail Youzhny (first round)
* Tomáš Berdych (second round)
* Ivan Ljubičić (third round, retired due to side strain)
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (first round)
* David Ferrer (final)
* John Isner (second round)
* Sam Querrey (first round)
* Juan Mónaco (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Ernests Gulbis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Feliciano López | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Feliciano López | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | Ernests Gulbis | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Stan Wawrinka | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stan Wawrinka | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | Rafael Nadal | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13 | David Ferrer | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | David Ferrer | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | David Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | David Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | 13 | David Ferrer | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Fernando Verdasco | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Fernando Verdasco | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | Fernando Verdasco | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| 2 | Novak Djokovic | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 2 | 2 | | | E Gulbis | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Gulbis | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | |
| WC | F Volandri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | F Volandri | 2 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | |
| Q | P Luczak | 4 | 3 | | WC | F Volandri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 7 | 3 | 7 | | J Benneteau | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Querrey | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | E Gulbis | 7 | 6 |
| 11 | I Ljubičić | 7 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | F López | 6$^6$ | 1 |
| | P-H Mathieu | 5 | 7 | 0 | 11 | I Ljubičić | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Almagro | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | N Almagro | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ł Kubot | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 11 | I Ljubičić | 0 | r | | | | |
| | B Becker | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | F López | 0 | | | | | |
| | F López | 6 | 6 | | | F López | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | M Čilić | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cuevas | 7 | 1 | 4 | | P Kohlschreiber | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | V Hănescu | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Berrer | 2 | 7 | 3 | | V Hănescu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 6$^4$ | 5 | | 16 | J Mónaco | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | J Mónaco | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Wawrinka | 4 | 1 |
| Q | M Granollers | 3 | 3 | | 10 | T Berdych | 6 | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Melzer | 1 | 2 | | | S Wawrinka | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | P Lorenzi | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | R Söderling | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Montañés | 6 | 4 | 3 | WC | P Lorenzi | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | R Söderling | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 3 | 6 | 1 | | V Troicki | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| SE | T de Bakker | 6 | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | 7 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Llodra | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | Q | S Giraldo | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Beck | 2 | 6 | 4 | Q | M Llodra | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | JC Ferrero | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J-W Tsonga | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 |
| | E Korolev | 4 | 1 | | 13 | D Ferrer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Hájek | 2 | 2 | | WC | P Starace | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 0 | 3 | | | A Seppi | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | F Verdasco | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Bolelli | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Bolelli | 6$^{11}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Greul | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | F Verdasco | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | G García López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G García López | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| Q | JI Chela | 2 | 2 | | | G García López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Hewitt | 6 | 4 | 6 | | L Hewitt | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | M Youzhny | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 6 | F Verdasco | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | J Isner | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 |
| | H Zeballos | 6 | 6$^5$ | 5 | 14 | J Isner | 6$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 6 | 3 | 6 | | T Bellucci | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Mayer | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | T Bellucci | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | J Chardy | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Juan Ignacio Chela (qualified)
* Michaël Llodra (qualified)
* Alejandro Falla (first round)
* Simon Greul (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Leonardo Mayer (qualified)
* Jarkko Nieminen (qualifying competition)
* Alexandr Dolgopolov (qualifying competition)
* Sergiy Stakhovsky (first round)
* Michael Russell (first round)
* Peter Luczak (qualified)
* Andrey Golubev (qualifying competition)
* Santiago Giraldo (qualified)
* Denis Istomin (first round)
* Jan Hájek (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Juan Ignacio Chela
* Michaël Llodra
* Marcel Granollers
* Peter Luczak
* Leonardo Mayer
* Santiago Giraldo
* Jan Hájek

### Lucky losers

* Simon Greul

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Federico Gaio | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Federico Gaio | 0 | 4 | | 1 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Óscar Hernández | 3 | 1 |
| | Óscar Hernández | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Óscar Hernández | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Michaël Llodra | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Flavio Cipolla | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | Flavio Cipolla | 3 | 6$^4$ | 2 | Michaël Llodra | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ |
| | | | | | Pere Riba | 6$^5$ | 6$^6$ |
| | Pere Riba | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Pere Riba | 6$^5$ | 6$^6$ |
| 13 | Denis Istomin | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Alejandro Falla | 5 | 1 | | | |
| | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 7 | 6 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | Marcel Granollers | 6 | 6 |
| | Marcel Granollers | 6 | 6 | Marcel Granollers | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Michael Russell | 4 | 3 | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Simon Greul | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Mischa Zverev | 6$^7$ | 1 | | | | |
| | Mischa Zverev | 6$^7$ | 1 | 4 | Simon Greul | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | 10 | Peter Luczak | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Alessandro Giannessi | 1 | 3 | 10 | Peter Luczak | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Peter Luczak | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Leonardo Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | Francesco Aldi | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| Alt | Francesco Aldi | 4 | 3 | 5 | Leonardo Mayer | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 11 | Andrey Golubev | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 |
| WC | Thomas Fabbiano | 4 | 3 | 11 | Andrey Golubev | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Andrey Golubev | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Jarkko Nieminen | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | Alberto Martín | 6$^4$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | |
| | Alberto Martín | 6$^4$ | 6$^3$ | | 6 | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 1 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | 12 | Santiago Giraldo | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Nicolás Lapentti | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | 12 | Santiago Giraldo | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 12 | Santiago Giraldo | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Gianluca Naso | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Gianluca Naso | 1 | 3 | 7 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | 14 | Jan Hájek | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Yuri Schukin | 3 | 2 | 14 | Jan Hájek | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Jan Hájek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |