| 2010 Italian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 April – 2 May (men) 30 April – 8 May (women) | 
| Edition | 67th | 
| Surface | Clay /outdoor | 
| Location | Rome, Italy | 
| Venue | Foro Italico | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
|  Rafael Nadal  [1] | |
| Women's singles | |
|  María José Martínez Sánchez  [2] | |
| Men's doubles | |
|  Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan  [3] | |
| Women's doubles | |
|  Gisela Dulko /  Flavia Pennetta | |
The 2010 Italian Open [2] (also known as the 2010 Rome Masters [4] [5] and sponsored title 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia) was a tennis tournament, being played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 67th edition of the event and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2010 WTA Tour. The men's event took place from April 24 to May 2, 2010 while the women's event took place from April 30 to May 8, 2010.
  Rafael Nadal defeated
  Rafael Nadal defeated   David Ferrer, 7–5, 6–2
  David Ferrer, 7–5, 6–2
  María José Martínez Sánchez defeated
  María José Martínez Sánchez defeated   Jelena Janković, 7–6(5), 7–5
  Jelena Janković, 7–6(5), 7–5
  Bob Bryan /
  Bob Bryan /   Mike Bryan defeated
  Mike Bryan defeated   John Isner /
  John Isner /   Sam Querrey, 6–2, 6–3
  Sam Querrey, 6–2, 6–3
  Gisela Dulko /
  Gisela Dulko /   Flavia Pennetta defeated
  Flavia Pennetta defeated   Nuria Llagostera Vives /
  Nuria Llagostera Vives /   María José Martínez Sánchez, 6–4, 6–2
  María José Martínez Sánchez, 6–4, 6–2
| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Federer |  Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 
| Novak Djokovic |  Serbia | 2 | 2 | 
| Rafael Nadal |  Spain | 3 | 3 | 
| Andy Murray |  Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 
| Robin Söderling |  Sweden | 8 | 5 | 
| Fernando Verdasco |  Spain | 9 | 6 | 
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |  France | 10 | 7 | 
| Marin Čilić |  Croatia | 11 | 8 | 
| Mikhail Youzhny |  Russia | 13 | 9 | 
| Tomáš Berdych |  Czech Republic | 14 | 10 | 
| Ivan Ljubičić |  Croatia | 15 | 11 | 
| Juan Carlos Ferrero |  Spain | 16 | 12 | 
| David Ferrer |  Spain | 17 | 13 | 
| John Isner |  United States | 22 | 14 | 
| Sam Querrey |  United States | 23 | 15 | 
| Juan Mónaco |  Argentina | 24 | 16 | 
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player received special exempt into the main draw:
The following players received entry via qualifying:
 Juan Ignacio Chela
  Juan Ignacio Chela  Santiago Giraldo
  Santiago Giraldo  Marcel Granollers
  Marcel Granollers  Jan Hájek
  Jan Hájek  Michaël Llodra
  Michaël Llodra  Peter Luczak
  Peter Luczak  Leonardo Mayer
  Leonardo Mayer The following player received the lucky loser spot:
The following notable players withdrew from the event:
 Nikolay Davydenko (broken wrist)  [4]
  Nikolay Davydenko (broken wrist)  [4]  Juan Martín del Potro (right wrist)  [4]
  Juan Martín del Potro (right wrist)  [4]  Tommy Haas (right hip surgery)
  Tommy Haas (right hip surgery) Fernando González (knee injury)
  Fernando González (knee injury) Ivo Karlović (achilles heel injury)
  Ivo Karlović (achilles heel injury) Gaël Monfils (left wrist)
  Gaël Monfils (left wrist) David Nalbandian (right leg)
  David Nalbandian (right leg) Tommy Robredo (back injury)
  Tommy Robredo (back injury) Andy Roddick (free exemption)  [4]
  Andy Roddick (free exemption)  [4]  Gilles Simon (right knee)
  Gilles Simon (right knee) Radek Štěpánek (fatigue)
  Radek Štěpánek (fatigue)| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Serena Williams |  United States | 1 | 1 | 
| Caroline Wozniacki |  Denmark | 2 | 2 | 
| Dinara Safina |  Russia | 3 | 3 | 
| Venus Williams |  United States | 4 | 4 | 
| Svetlana Kuznetsova |  Russia | 5 | 5 | 
| Elena Dementieva |  Russia | 6 | 6 | 
| Jelena Janković |  Serbia | 7 | 7 | 
| Agnieszka Radwańska |  Poland | 8 | 8 | 
| Victoria Azarenka |  Belarus | 9 | 9 | 
| Samantha Stosur |  Australia | 10 | 10 | 
| Yanina Wickmayer |  Belgium | 12 | 11 | 
| Flavia Pennetta |  Italy | 15 | 12 | 
| Francesca Schiavone |  Italy | 17 | 13 | 
| Nadia Petrova |  Russia | 18 | 14 | 
| Vera Zvonareva |  Russia | 19 | 15 | 
| Shahar Pe'er |  Israel | 20 | 16 | 
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry via qualifying:
 Akgul Amanmuradova
  Akgul Amanmuradova  Gréta Arn
  Gréta Arn  Bojana Jovanovski
  Bojana Jovanovski  Sesil Karatantcheva
  Sesil Karatantcheva  Varvara Lepchenko
  Varvara Lepchenko  Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  Bethanie Mattek-Sands  Ayumi Morita
  Ayumi Morita  Karolina Šprem
  Karolina Šprem The following player received the lucky loser spot:
The following notable player withdrew from the event:
 Samantha Stosur (Fatigue, Sore Right Arm)
  Samantha Stosur (Fatigue, Sore Right Arm)