2010 Malaysian Open

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2010 Malaysian Open
DateFebruary 22–28
Edition1st
Category International tournament
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$220,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Champions
Singles
Flag of Russia.svg Alisa Kleybanova
Doubles
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie
Malaysian Open ·  2011  

The 2010 Golden Horses Health Sanctuary Malaysian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the WTA Tour. The event took place from February 22 to February 28 at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort.

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The event was headlined by the participation of World No. 7 and Olympic champion Elena Dementieva in the main draw. Other participants include recent Australian Open semi-finalists, World No. 10 Li Na and World No. 20 Zheng Jie and last years Wimbledon quarter-finalist and Family Circle Cup champion, Sabine Lisicki.

Finals

Singles

Flag of Russia.svg Alisa Kleybanova defeated Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva 6–3, 6–2 [1]

Doubles

Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anastasia Rodionova / Flag of Russia.svg Arina Rodionova 6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–7]

Entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRanking1Seeding
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Dementieva 71
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Li Na 102
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zheng Jie 203
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Alisa Kleybanova 314
Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Melinda Czink 445
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Sybille Bammer 506
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková 537
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Olga Govortsova 568

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

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