The 2010 Medibank International Sydney was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 118th edition of the event known that year as the Medibank International Sydney, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 10 through 16 January 2010.
| 2010 Medibank International Sydney | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10–16 January 2010 |
| Edition | 118th |
| Category | ATP World Tour 250 WTA Premier |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Venue | NSW Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Marcos Baghdatis | |
| Women's singles | |
 Elena Dementieva | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Daniel Nestor /  Nenad Zimonjić | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Cara Black /  Liezel Huber | |
Coverage of the event was on Channel Seven, with live coverage of the day sessions and delayed coverage of the night sessions.
WTA entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Serena Williams | 1 | 1 |
| RUS
|
Dinara Safina | 2 | 2 |
| RUS
|
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 3 | 3 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 4 | 4 |
| RUS
|
Elena Dementieva | 5 | 5 |
 BLR
|
Victoria Azarenka | 7 | 6 |
| SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 8 | 7 |
| RUS
|
Vera Zvonareva | 9 | 8 |
- As of 4 January 2010
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Casey Dellacqua
Justine Henin (withdrew due to left gluteal strain)
The following players received entry into the singles main draw through qualifying:
The following players received entry into the singles main draw through the virtue of being a lucky loser:
ATP entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 FRA
|
Gaël Monfils | 13 | 1 |
 CZE
|
Tomáš Berdych | 20 | 2 |
 SUI
|
Stanislas Wawrinka | 21 | 3 |
 AUS
|
Lleyton Hewitt | 22 | 4 |
| USA
|
Sam Querrey | 25 | 5 |
| SRB
|
Victor Troicki | 29 | 6 |
| RUS
|
Igor Andreev | 35 | 7 |
 GER
|
Benjamin Becker | 40 | 8 |
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry into the singles main draw through qualifying:
The following players received the lucky loser spot:
Finals edit
Men's singles edit
Marcos Baghdatis defeated Richard Gasquet, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
- It was Baghdatis' first title of the year and fourth of his career.
Women's singles edit
Elena Dementieva defeated Serena Williams, 6–3, 6–2
- It was Dementieva's first title of the year, 15th of her career, and her second consecutive title at the event.
Men's doubles edit
Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić defeated 
Ross Hutchins / Jordan Kerr, 6–3, 7–6(7–5).
Women's doubles edit
Cara Black / Liezel Huber defeated 
Tathiana Garbin / Nadia Petrova, 6–1, 3–6, [10–3]
External links edit