# 2010 Medibank International Sydney – Men's singles

David Nalbandian was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.
In the final, Marcos Baghdatis defeated Richard Gasquet, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$.
It was his first maiden ATP Tour title.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye to the second round.
* Gaël Monfils (withdrew due to a shoulder injury)
* Tomáš Berdych (second round)
* Stanislas Wawrinka (withdrew due to a neck injury)
* Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals)
* Sam Querrey (first round)
* Viktor Troicki (second round)
* Igor Andreev (first round)
* Benjamin Becker (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Richard Gasquet | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Julien Benneteau | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| Julien Benneteau | 4 | 5 | | Richard Gasquet | 4 | 6$^2$ |
| | | | | Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | 7 |
| Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | 6$^7$ | 7 | Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | 7 |
| Mardy Fish | 4 | 7 | 6$^5$ | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | LL | D Gimeno Traver | 3 | 2 | r | | | | | | | | |
| | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | P Starace | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Gil | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | P Starace | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| | F López | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | R Gasquet | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | R Gasquet | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | JI Chela | 3 | 3 | | 8 | B Becker | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Gasquet | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Benneteau | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | LL | T Dent | 3 | 7 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | J Benneteau | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sela | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | J Benneteau | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | |
| | M Llodra | 2 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | Q | L Mayer | 4 | 7 | 0 | | | |
| | P Cuevas | 6 | 7 | | | P Cuevas | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Mayer | 6$^7$ | 6 | 7 | Q | L Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | I Andreev | 7 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | V Troicki | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Serra | 6$^5$ | 4 | | 6 | V Troicki | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Lindahl | 2 | 5 | | | M Baghdatis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Baghdatis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Matosevic | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | L Hewitt | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | A Seppi | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6$^7$ | 7 |
| 5 | S Querrey | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | M Fish | 4 | 7 | 6$^5$ |
| | E Korolev | 6 | 5 | 6 | | E Korolev | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Ball | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | M Fish | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fish | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Fish | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | P Luczak | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | P Luczak | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso | 6$^1$ | 4 | | WC | P Luczak | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | T Berdych | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying draw
### Seeds

* Arnaud Clément (withdrew)
* Florent Serra (moved into main draw)
* Michaël Llodra (moved into main draw)
* Fred Gil (qualified)
* Daniel Gimeno Traver (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Juan Ignacio Chela (qualified)
* Leonardo Mayer (qualified)
* Taylor Dent (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

### Qualifiers

* Juan Ignacio Chela
* Marinko Matosevic
* Leonardo Mayer
* Fred Gil

### Lucky loser

* Daniel Gimeno Traver
* Taylor Dent

### First 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 |
| Alt | Ivan Sergeyev | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 6 | | | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ryan Sweeting | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Karol Beck | 6 | 2 | 1 | | Ryan Sweeting | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ryan Sweeting | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Sweeting | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Ryan Sweeting | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Juan Ignacio Chela | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Martín Vassallo Argüello | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Juan Ignacio Chela | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Robert Kendrick | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Kendrick | 3 | 4 | | | Martín Vassallo Argüello | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Alejandro Falla | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 6 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| Alt | Sergei Bubka | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Benjamin Balleret | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Benjamin Balleret | 3 | 6 | 4 | Alt | Sergei Bubka | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 6 | | | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | James Duckworth | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | James Duckworth | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 1 | 4 |
| Alt | Philipp Oswald | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 1 | 4 |
| | Mischa Zverev | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mischa Zverev | 3 | 4 | | Alt | Philipp Oswald | 7$^7$ | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 6$^2$ | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Im Kyu-tae | 1 | 6$^8$ | | 5 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 6$^2$ | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| Alt | Brydan Klein | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 3 | 6 | 7 | | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Martin Fischer | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Christophe Rochus | 3 | 7 | 6$^4$ | | Martin Fischer | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Martin Fischer | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Fischer | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 6$^7$ | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Leonardo Mayer | 7$^9$ | 2 | 6 |
| WC | Jason Kubler | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Leonardo Mayer | 7$^9$ | 2 | 6 |
| | Rajeev Ram | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rajeev Ram | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Rajeev Ram | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Leonardo Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Federico Delbonis | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 7 | Leonardo Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Leonardo Mayer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth 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 |
| 4 | Fred Gil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sébastien de Chaunac | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sébastien de Chaunac | 4 | 2 | | 4 | Fred Gil | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Julian Reister | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Matthew Ebden | 6 | 5 | 3 | | Julian Reister | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | Julian Reister | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julian Reister | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Fred Gil | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Taylor Dent | 3 | 3 |
| | Guillaume Rufin | 2 | 7$^9$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Taylor Dent | 3 | 3 |
| | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Taylor Dent | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Greg Jones | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 8 | Taylor Dent | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Taylor Dent | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |