# 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, and won in the final 7–5, 5–7, 6–3, against Mikhail Youzhny.

## Seeds

* Roger Federer (withdrew due to a lung infection)
* Novak Djokovic (champion)
* Andy Murray (second round)
* Nikolay Davydenko (second round, retired due to a left wrist injury)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (second round)
* Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)
* Mikhail Youzhny (final)
* Gilles Simon (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Jürgen Melzer | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | |
| 7 | Mikhail Youzhny | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| 7 | Mikhail Youzhny | 7 | 7$^7$ | | 7 | Mikhail Youzhny | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| | Marcos Baghdatis | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Novak Djokovic | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 2 | 1 | | | T Robredo | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Melzer | 6 | 7 | | | J Melzer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | J Melzer | 7$^{10}$ | 7 | | | | |
| Q | S Koubek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | M Čilić | 6$^8$ | 5 | | | | |
| | F López | 6$^4$ | 4 | | Q | S Koubek | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Clément | 2 | 4 | | 6 | M Čilić | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Melzer | 5 | 6$^4$ |
| 3 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Youzhny | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| Q | I Kunitsyn | 2 | 3 | | 3 | A Murray | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | J Tipsarević | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | J Tipsarević | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | M Ghareeb | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | 7 | M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | B Phau | 3 | | | Q | B Phau | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lacko | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 1 | 7 | M Youzhny | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Youzhny | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | G Simon | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Baghdatis | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Chiudinelli | 4 | 5 | | Q | S Devvarman | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Devvarman | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Baghdatis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Berrer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | M Berrer | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | M Berrer | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Serra | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | 4 | N Davydenko | 3 | r | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | N Davydenko | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Baghdatis | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 |
| 5/WC | J-W Tsonga | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 |
| | M Llodra | 6$^9$ | r | | 5/WC | J-W Tsonga | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Ljubičić | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | I Ljubičić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | J Hernych | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | I Ljubičić | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | R Schüttler | 3 | 4 | | | V Troicki | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G García-López | 4 | 4 | | 2 | N Djokovic | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Igor Kunitsyn (qualified)
* Dušan Vemić (first round)
* Björn Phau (qualified)
* Stefan Koubek (qualified)
* Marsel İlhan (first round)
* Jan Hernych (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Somdev Devvarman (qualified)
* Ivan Sergeyev (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Igor Kunitsyn
* Somdev Devvarman
* Björn Phau
* Stefan Koubek

### Lucky loser

* Jan Hernych

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Igor Kunitsyn | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Mahmoud-Nader Al Baloushi | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Mahmoud-Nader Al Baloushi | 2 | 4 | 1 | Igor Kunitsyn | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 6 | Jan Hernych | 4 | 2 |
| | Sergei Bubka | 4 | 4 | 6 | Jan Hernych | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Jan Hernych | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Dušan Vemić | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | Dick Norman | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | Dick Norman | 6 | 7$^8$ | | Dick Norman | 6 | 6$^1$ | 1 |
| | | | | 7 | Somdev Devvarman | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| WC | Abdullah Maqdes | 2 | 2 | 7 | Somdev Devvarman | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 7 | Somdev Devvarman | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Björn Phau | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Brendan Evans | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Brendan Evans | 1 | 4 | 3 | Björn Phau | 7$^{10}$ | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Ivan Sergeyev | 6$^8$ | 4 |
| | Sébastien De Chaunac | | | 8 | Ivan Sergeyev | 6$^8$ | 4 |
| 8 | Ivan Sergeyev | w/o | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Stefan Koubek | 5 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Michael Lammer | 7 | 5$^d$ | | | | | | |
| | Michael Lammer | 7 | 5$^d$ | | 4 | Stefan Koubek | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | WC | Lukáš Dlouhý | 7 | 2 | 6$^3$ |
| WC | Lukáš Dlouhý | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | WC | Lukáš Dlouhý | 7 | 2 | 6$^3$ |
| 5 | Marsel İlhan | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | |