2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic

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2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
DateAugust 1–8
Edition42nd
Category ATP World Tour 500
Draw48S / 16D
Prize money$1,165,500
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationWashington, D.C., United States
Champions
Singles
Flag of Argentina.svg David Nalbandian [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish / Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles [2]
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The 2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 42nd edition of this event and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour. It took place at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., USA, from August 1 through August 8, 2010. Unseeded David Nalbandian, who entered the main draw on a wildcard, won the singles title. [3]

Contents

ATP entrants

List of Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles entrants, as of July 26, 2010.

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank [a] Seed [b]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Tomáš Berdych 81
Flag of the United States.svg USA Andy Roddick 92
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Fernando Verdasco 103
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Marin Čilić 134
Flag of the United States.svg USA John Isner 195
Flag of the United States.svg USA Sam Querrey 206
Flag of Switzerland.svg   SUI Stanislas Wawrinka 247
Flag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Marcos Baghdatis 268
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Ernests Gulbis 289
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Radek Štěpánek 2910
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lleyton Hewitt 3011
Flag of France.svg  FRA Julien Benneteau 3212
Flag of France.svg  FRA Gilles Simon 3313
Flag of France.svg  FRA Michaël Llodra 3414
Flag of the United States.svg USA Mardy Fish 3515
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Andrey Golubev 3716

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

Flag of Argentina.svg David Nalbandian defeated Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish / Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek, 4–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–7]

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