2010 Open Sud de France

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2010 Open Sud de France
Open Sud de France 2010 Poster.jpg
Date25–31 October
Edition24th
Category World Tour 250 Series
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money€575,250
SurfaceHard / indoor
Location Montpellier, France
Venue Arena Montpellier
Champions
Singles
Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils [1]
Doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Huss / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Hutchins [2]
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The 2010 Open Sud de France was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the Open Sud de France, and was part of the World Tour 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Arena Montpellier in Montpellier, France, from 25 October through 31 October 2010. It was the first edition to be held under the new title and the first in Montpellier, after Lyon lost the tournament. The tournament marked the first time since 1993 that top level professional tennis was played in the city. Gaël Monfils won the singles title.

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ATP entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Nikolay Davydenko 111
Flag of France.svg  FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 132
Flag of France.svg  FRA Gaël Monfils 153
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Ivan Ljubičić 174
Flag of the United States.svg USA John Isner 205
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Albert Montañés 236
Flag of France.svg  FRA Richard Gasquet 287
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG David Nalbandian 318

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 France.svg Gaël Monfils defeated Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Ljubičić, 6–2, 5–7, 6–1

Doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Huss / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Hutchins defeated Flag of Spain.svg Marc López / Flag of Argentina.svg Eduardo Schwank, 6–2, 4–6, [10–7]

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References

  1. "2010 Montpellier – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "2010 Montpellier – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).