# 2010 Proton Malaysian Open – Singles

Nikolay Davydenko was the defending champion but lost in the second round, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 5–7, 6–3, against fellow Russian and qualifier Igor Andreev. In the end, it was another Russian, Mikhail Youzhny, who won in the final, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, against Andrey Golubev from Kazakhstan.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Robin Söderling (quarterfinals)
* Nikolay Davydenko (second round)
* Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)
* Mikhail Youzhny (champion)
* David Ferrer (semifinals)
* Marcos Baghdatis (quarterfinals)
* Sergiy Stakhovsky (second round)
* Andrey Golubev (final)

## 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 |
| 8 | Andrey Golubev | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| 5 | David Ferrer | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | |
| 5 | David Ferrer | 5 | 6$^4$ | | 8 | Andrey Golubev | 7$^9$ | 2 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | 4 | Mikhail Youzhny | 6$^7$ | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 4 | Mikhail Youzhny | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Mikhail Youzhny | 6$^7$ | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| Q | Igor Andreev | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Čermák | 0 | 4 | | | É Roger-Vasselin | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | R Söderling | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Falla | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 8 | A Golubev | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Anderson | 6 | 3 | 7 | | K Anderson | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-h Lu | 5 | 2 | | 8 | A Golubev | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Golubev | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Golubev | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 5 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | 3 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M İlhan | 6 | 3 | 4 | | D Istomin | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | T Berdych | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | YM Si | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Y Bhambri | 6 | 6 | | WC | Y Bhambri | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Tomic | 3 | 4 | | 5 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | D Ferrer | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nishikori | 1 | 1 | | 6 | M Baghdatis | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Przysiężny | 6$^8$ | 1 | | | S Giraldo | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giraldo | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | M Baghdatis | 7$^7$ | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | M Youzhny | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | L Recourderc | 3 | 1 | | | A Dolgopolov | 1 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | M Youzhny | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Youzhny | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | S Stakhovsky | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | I Andreev | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| | M Russell | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | 7 | S Stakhovsky | 7$^{10}$ | 6$^9$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kunitsyn | 6$^6$ | 3 | | Q | M Raonic | 6$^8$ | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Raonic | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Raonic | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | G Soeda | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | I Andreev | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | I Andreev | 6 | 6 | | Q | I Andreev | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Davydenko | 6$^5$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |