2010 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2010 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships was a 500 Series event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2010 WTA Tour.
Both of the events took place at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place from February 14 to February 20, 2010, while the men's tournament took place from February 22 to February 28, 2010 (it was planned, that the tournament would end on February 27, 2010, but due to rain the final was suspended). Novak Djokovic and Venus Williams won the singles titles.
| 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 22–28 (men) February 14–20 (women) |
| Edition | 18th (men) / 10th (women) |
| Category | ATP World Tour 500 (men) WTA Premier 5 event (woman) |
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Venue | Aviation Club Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Novak Djokovic | |
| Women's singles | |
 Venus Williams | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Simon Aspelin /  Paul Hanley | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez | |
Finals
Men's singles
Novak Djokovic defeated 
Mikhail Youzhny, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3
- It was Novak Djokovic's first title of the year and 17th of his career. It was his second consecutive title at the event.
Women's singles
Venus Williams defeated 
Victoria Azarenka, 6–3, 7–5
- It was Venus Williams' first title of the year, 42nd title of her career, and her second consecutive title of the event.
Men's doubles
Simon Aspelin / Paul Hanley defeated 
Lukáš Dlouhý / 
Leander Paes, 6–2, 6–3
Women's doubles
Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez defeated Květa Peschke / 
Katarina Srebotnik, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
WTA entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 3 | 1 |
| RUS | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4 | 2 |
| USA | Venus Williams | 5 | 3 |
| BLR | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 4 |
| RUS | Elena Dementieva | 7 | 5 |
| SRB | Jelena Janković | 8 | 6 |
 POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 9 | 7 |
 CHN | Li Na | 10 | 8 |
| AUS | Samantha Stosur | 11 | 9 |
 ITA | Flavia Pennetta | 12 | 10 |
 FRA | Marion Bartoli | 13 | 11 |
| RUS | Vera Zvonareva | 14 | 12 |
 BEL | Yanina Wickmayer | 15 | 13 |
| ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 18 | 14 |
| RUS | Nadia Petrova | 19 | 15 |
| CHN | Zheng Jie | 20 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 8, 2010.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Chan Yung-jan
Kirsten Flipkens
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Regina Kulikova- Ekaterina Makarova
- Vesna Manasieva
Alicia Molik
Anastasija Sevastova
The following player received the lucky loser spot:
ATP entrants
Seeds
| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Federer |  Switzerland | 1 | 1 |
| Novak Djokovic | Serbia | 2 | 2 |
| Andy Murray |  Great Britain | 4 | 3 |
| Nikolay Davydenko | Russia | 6 | 4 |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | France | 9 | 5 |
| Marin Čilić |  Croatia | 10 | 6 |
| Mikhail Youzhny | Russia | 15 | 7 |
| Gilles Simon | France | 16 | 8 |
- Rankings as of February 15, 2010
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received the lucky loser spot:
References
External links
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