Tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles

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This was the first edition of tennis at the Commonwealth Games. The competition was won by top seed, Somdev Devvarman of India, who beat Greg Jones of Australia 6-4, 6-2 in the final.

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Medalists

Gold Somdev Devvarman
Flag of India.svg  India
Silver Greg Jones
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze Matthew Ebden
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia

Seeds

  1. Flag of India.svg  Somdev Devvarman  (IND) (champion, gold medalist)
  2. Flag of Australia.svg  Peter Luczak  (AUS)(semifinals, fourth place)
  3. Flag of Australia.svg  Matthew Ebden  (AUS)(semifinals, bronze medalist)
  4. Flag of England.svg  James Ward  (ENG)(quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Australia.svg  Greg Jones  (AUS)(final, silver medalist)
  6. Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jose Statham  (NZL)(quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of England.svg  Josh Goodall  (ENG)(quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Wales 2.svg  Joshua Milton  (WAL)(quarterfinals)

Main draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final (gold-medal match)
          
1 Flag of India.svg  Somdev Devvarman  (IND)66 
3 Flag of Australia.svg  Matthew Ebden  (AUS)3 1  
1 Flag of India.svg  Somdev Devvarman  (IND)66 
5 Flag of Australia.svg  Greg Jones  (AUS)4 2  
5 Flag of Australia.svg  Greg Jones  (AUS)6466
2 Flag of Australia.svg  Peter Luczak  (AUS)774 2 Bronze-medal match
3 Flag of Australia.svg  Matthew Ebden  (AUS)66 
2 Flag of Australia.svg  Peter Luczak  (AUS)3 3  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of India.svg  Somdev Devvarman  (IND)66 
 Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Devin Mullings  (BAH)4 2  1 Flag of India.svg  S Devvarman  (IND)66 
 Flag of Bermuda.svg David Thomas (BER)1 2   Flag of Sri Lanka.svg R Jayawickreme (SRI)0 1  
 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Ruchika Jayawickreme (SRI)66 1 Flag of India.svg  S Devvarman  (IND)66 
 Flag of Wales 2.svg Christopher Lewis (WAL)75 1 6 Flag of New Zealand.svg  J Statham  (NZL)3 4  
 Flag of Scotland.svg  Colin Fleming  (SCO)5 76 Flag of Scotland.svg  C Fleming  (SCO)4 r  
 Flag of Barbados.svg  Haydn Lewis  (BAR)2 1  6 Flag of New Zealand.svg  J Statham  (NZL)6  
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jose Statham  (NZL)66 1 Flag of India.svg  S Devvarman  (IND)66
3 Flag of Australia.svg  Matthew Ebden  (AUS)66 3 Flag of Australia.svg  M Ebden  (AUS)3 1
 Flag of Guernsey.svg Patrick Ogier (GUE)3 2  3 Flag of Australia.svg  M Ebden  (AUS)67 
 Flag of Uganda.svg  Duncan Mugabe  (UGA)2 65  Flag of Pakistan.svg  A-u-H Qureshi  (PAK)4 5  
 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi  (PAK)677 3 Flag of Australia.svg  M Ebden  (AUS)63677
 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Thangarajah Dineshkanthan (SRI)61 0 7 Flag of England.svg  J Goodall  (ENG)771 63
 Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Marvin Rolle  (BAH)2 66 Flag of the Bahamas.svg  M Rolle  (BAH)4 3  
 Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Alberton Richelieu (LCA)2 2  7 Flag of England.svg  J Goodall  (ENG)66 
7 Flag of England.svg  Josh Goodall  (ENG)66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Australia.svg  Greg Jones  (AUS)66 
 Flag of Bermuda.svg Gavin Manders (BER)1 2  5 Flag of Australia.svg  G Jones  (AUS)776 
 Flag of Mauritius.svg  Kamil Patel  (MRI)4 1   Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  H Godamanna  (SRI)612  
 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Harshana Godamanna  (SRI)66 5 Flag of Australia.svg  G Jones  (AUS)66 
 Flag of Scotland.svg  Jamie Murray  (SCO)67 4 Flag of England.svg  J Ward  (ENG)3 2  
 Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Rodney Carey  (BAH)2 5   Flag of Scotland.svg  J Murray  (SCO)5 0  
 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Michael Leong  (SOL)1 1  4 Flag of England.svg  J Ward  (ENG)76 
4 Flag of England.svg  James Ward  (ENG)66 5 Flag of Australia.svg  G Jones  (AUS)6466
8 Flag of Wales 2.svg  Joshua Milton  (WAL)66 2 Flag of Australia.svg  P Luczak  (AUS)774 2
 Flag of Kenya.svg  Francis Mwangi  (KEN)0 2  8 Flag of Wales 2.svg  J Milton  (WAL)66 
 Flag of England.svg  Ross Hutchins  (ENG)677  Flag of England.svg  R Hutchins  (ENG)4 2  
 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Aqeel Khan  (PAK)2 63 8 Flag of Wales 2.svg  J Milton  (WAL)62 0
 Flag of India.svg  Rohan Bopanna  (IND)66 2 Flag of Australia.svg  P Luczak  (AUS)4 66
 Flag of Uganda.svg Robert Buyinza (UGA)1 4   Flag of India.svg  R Bopanna  (IND)2 65 
 Flag of Barbados.svg  Darian King  (BAR)3 3  2 Flag of Australia.svg  P Luczak  (AUS)677 
2 Flag of Australia.svg  Peter Luczak  (AUS)66 

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