2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open

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2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
and Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open
DateAugust 14–22 (men)
August 7–15 (women)
Edition109th (men) / 82nd (women)
SurfaceHard / Outdoor
Location Mason, Ohio, United States
Venue Lindner Family Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
Women's singles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Women's doubles
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka / Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko
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  2009  · Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open ·  2011  

The 2010 Cincinnati Masters (also known as the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament that were played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, United States, with the men playing from August 14 through August 22, 2010, and the women from August 7 through August 15, 2010. It was the 109th edition of the Cincinnati Masters (82nd for the women), and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour.

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ATP entrants

Roger Federer is the men's defending champion. He successfully defended his title. R federer.jpg
Roger Federer is the men's defending champion. He successfully defended his title.

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank [a] Seed [b]
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Rafael Nadal 11
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Novak Djokovic 32
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Roger Federer 23
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Andy Murray 44
Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Robin Söderling 55
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Nikolay Davydenko 66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Tomáš Berdych 77
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Fernando Verdasco 98
Flag of the United States.svg USA Andy Roddick 119
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP David Ferrer 1210
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Marin Čilić 1311
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Mikhail Youzhny 1412
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Jürgen Melzer 1513
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Nicolás Almagro 1614
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Ivan Ljubičić 1715
Flag of France.svg  FRA Gaël Monfils 1816

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Notable withdrawals

WTA entrants

Jelena Jankovic was the women's defending champion Jankovic cincy 2009.JPG
Jelena Janković was the women's defending champion

Seeds

PlayerNationalityRanking*Seed
Jelena Janković Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 21
Caroline Wozniacki Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark32
Elena Dementieva Flag of Russia.svg Russia63
Kim Clijsters Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium74
Francesca Schiavone Flag of Italy.svg Italy85
Vera Zvonareva Flag of Russia.svg Russia96
Agnieszka Radwańska Flag of Poland.svg Poland107
Li Na Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 118
Victoria Azarenka Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 129
Maria Sharapova Flag of Russia.svg Russia1310
Flavia Pennetta Flag of Italy.svg Italy1511
Yanina Wickmayer Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium1612
Shahar Pe'er Flag of Israel.svg Israel 1713
Aravane Rezaï Flag of France.svg France1814
Nadia Petrova Flag of Russia.svg Russia1915
Marion Bartoli Flag of France.svg France2016

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Notable withdrawals

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer defeated Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–1), 6–4

Women's singles

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters defeated Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan defeated Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi 6–3, 6–4.

Women's doubles

Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka / Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko defeated Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs 7–6(7–4), 7–6(10–8)

Preceded by 2010 US Open Series
Men's Events
Succeeded by
Preceded by 2010 US Open Series
Women's Events
Succeeded by

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