2010 Brisbane International

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2010 Brisbane International
Date3–10 January 2010
Edition2nd
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Brisbane, Australia
Venue Queensland Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick [1]
Women's singles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters [2]
Men's doubles
Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy / Flag of France.svg Marc Gicquel [3]
Women's doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
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The 2010 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament and was played at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. The centre court, Pat Rafter Arena is named in honour of Australian tennis hero Patrick Rafter. It took place from 3 to 10 January 2010. It was part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year. Justine Henin has announced that she will make her return to professional tennis at the 2010 Brisbane International.

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Television coverage of the tournament was on Channel Seven, with live coverage of the day sessions and delayed coverage of the night sessions between 4 and 10 January.

ATP entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the United States.svg USA Andy Roddick 71
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Radek Štěpánek 122
Flag of France.svg  FRA Gaël Monfils 133
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Tomáš Berdych 204
Flag of the United States.svg USA Sam Querrey 255
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Jürgen Melzer 286
Flag of France.svg  FRA Jérémy Chardy 327
Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Thomaz Bellucci 368

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

WTA entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Kim Clijsters 181
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Nadia Petrova 202
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Ana Ivanovic 213
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Daniela Hantuchová 244
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Alisa Kleybanova 295
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Aleksandra Wozniak 346
Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Melinda Czink 377
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Iveta Benešová 388

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(9–7). [1]

Women's singles

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters defeated Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6). [2]

Men's doubles

Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy / Flag of France.svg Marc Gicquel defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý / Flag of India.svg Leander Paes, 6–3, 7–6(7–5). [3]

Women's doubles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká defeated Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Czink / Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Parra Santonja, 2–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–4].

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References

  1. 1 2 "Andy Roddick wins Brisbane International final against Radek Štěpánek". The Daily Telegraph . 10 January 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Kim Clijsters beats Justine Henin in Brisbane thriller". BBC Sport. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Jérémy Chardy / Marc Gicquel vs. Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes". Eurosport . Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  4. "ATP rankings as of December 28, 2009". Association of Tennis Professionals. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2010.

Coordinates: 27°31′30″S153°0′26″E / 27.52500°S 153.00722°E / -27.52500; 153.00722 (Queensland Tennis Centre)