# 2010 Qatar Open – Singles

Nikolay Davydenko defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 0–6, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 6–4, saving two championship points in the 2nd set tiebreak.
Andy Murray was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.

## Seeds

* Roger Federer (semifinals)
* Rafael Nadal (final)
* Nikolay Davydenko (champion)
* Mikhail Youzhny (first round)
* Viktor Troicki (semifinals)
* Albert Montañés (first round)
* Ivo Karlović (quarterfinals)
* Guillermo García-López (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Roger Federer | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | 6 | 3 | Nikolay Davydenko | 0 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6$^8$ | 4 |
| 5 | Viktor Troicki | 1 | 3 | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6$^8$ | 4 |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 |
| 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rochus | 1 | 2 | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Korolev | 6 | 6 | | E Korolev | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Argüello | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ó Hernández | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | E Gulbis | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6 | 7 | | A Seppi | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 6 | 7 | | E Gulbis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Montañés | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 |
| Q | M Kukushkin | 2 | 0 | 3 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Lorenzi | 5 | 3 | | M Chiudinelli | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Chiudinelli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | N Davydenko | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ | | | | | |
| | D Köllerer | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | 7 | I Karlović | 6$^4$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | B Becker | 5 | | Q | B Becker | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 4 | 4 | 7 | I Karlović | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | I Karlović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 |
| 5 | V Troicki | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gimeno-Traver | 1 | 5 | 5 | V Troicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Rochus | 6 | 6 | | O Rochus | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Haji | 1 | 0 | | | | | 5 | V Troicki | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| WC | K Maamoun | 0 | 2 | | | | | | Ł Kubot | 6 | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | |
| | Ł Kubot | 6 | 6 | | Ł Kubot | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky | 7$^{13}$ | 6 | | S Stakhovsky | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Youzhny | 6$^{11}$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | V Troicki | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | G García-López | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| Q | S Darcis | 6 | 6 | Q | S Darcis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R DeHeart | 6$^3$ | 6$^4$ | WC | Y El Aynaoui | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y El Aynaoui | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | Q | S Darcis | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | F Gil | 2 | 0 | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | P Starace | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli | 3 | 3 | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Benjamin Becker (qualified)
* Karol Beck (qualifying competition)
* Steve Darcis (qualified)
* Mikhail Kukushkin (qualified)
* Stefan Koubek (qualifying competition)
* Laurent Recouderc (second round)
* Thierry Ascione (first round)
* Albert Ramos Viñolas (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Benjamin Becker
* Ryler DeHeart
* Steve Darcis
* Mikhail Kukushkin

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Benjamin Becker | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Izak van der Merwe | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Izak van der Merwe | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Benjamin Becker | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Michał Przysiężny | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Hamad Al Mulla | 0 | 1 | | | Michał Przysiężny | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | |
| | Michał Przysiężny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michał Przysiężny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Benjamin Becker | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Martin Fischer | 6$^6$ | 4 |
| | Ivo Klec | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Martin Fischer | 6$^6$ | 4 |
| | Martin Fischer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Fischer | 6 | 7 | | | Martin Fischer | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sergei Bubka | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Sergei Bubka | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | Sergei Bubka | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| 7 | Thierry Ascione | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Karol Beck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henri Kontinen | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henri Kontinen | 1 | 2 | | 2 | Karol Beck | w/o | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Marc López | | | | | | | |
| | Marc López | 6 | 6 | | | Marc López | | | | | | | |
| WC | Mohammad Ghareeb | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Mohammad Ghareeb | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | Karol Beck | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Ryler DeHeart | 6 | 6 |
| | Federico Delbonis | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Ryler DeHeart | 6 | 6 |
| | Ryler DeHeart | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryler DeHeart | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 6 | | Ryler DeHeart | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Laurent Recouderc | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Amir El-Bayoumy | 1 | 0 | | 6 | Laurent Recouderc | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 6 | Laurent Recouderc | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Steve Darcis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivan Dodig | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivan Dodig | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 3 | Steve Darcis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dan Evans | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Dan Evans | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | Dan Evans | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Ivan Sergeyev | 6 | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivan Sergeyev | 6 | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | 3 | Steve Darcis | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Conor Niland | 6 | 1 | 6$^4$ |
| | Conor Niland | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | Conor Niland | 6 | 1 | 6$^4$ |
| | Dick Norman | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dick Norman | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ | | | Conor Niland | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Antonio Veić | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 8 | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Reda El Amrani | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Reda El Amrani | 6$^5$ | 4 | 4 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Goran Tošić | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Abdullah Maqdes | 4 | 2 | | Goran Tošić | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Goran Tošić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Goran Tošić | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 5 | Stefan Koubek | 2 | 4 |
| | Malek Jaziri | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Stefan Koubek | 2 | 4 |
| | Philipp Oswald | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Philipp Oswald | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Philipp Oswald | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Stefan Koubek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Michael Lammer | 6$^1$ | 2 | 5 | Stefan Koubek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Stefan Koubek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |