2010 Qatar Open – Singles

Nikolay Davydenko defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 0–6, 7–6^(10–8), 6–4, saving two championship points in the 2nd set tiebreak.^[1]

Singles
2010 Qatar Open
Champion	Nikolay Davydenko
Runner-up	Rafael Nadal
Score	0–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–4
Draw	32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8

Main article: 2010 Qatar Open

Andy Murray was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.

Seeds

1. Roger Federer (semifinals)
2. Rafael Nadal (final)
3. Nikolay Davydenko (champion)
4. Mikhail Youzhny (first round)
5. Viktor Troicki (semifinals)
6. Albert Montañés (first round)
7. Ivo Karlović (quarterfinals)
8. Guillermo García-López (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	4	4
	3	Nikolay Davydenko	6	6
								3	Nikolay Davydenko	0	710	6
								2	Rafael Nadal	6	68	4
	5	Viktor Troicki	1	3
	2	Rafael Nadal	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	R Federer	6	6
		C Rochus	1	2				1	R Federer	6	6
		E Korolev	6	6					E Korolev	2	4
		M Argüello	2	3											1	R Federer	6	4	6
		Ó Hernández	4	5												E Gulbis	2	6	4
		A Seppi	6	7					A Seppi	4	5
		E Gulbis	6	7					E Gulbis	6	7
	6	A Montañés	2	5																		1	R Federer	4	4
	3	N Davydenko	6	6																		3	N Davydenko	6	6
	Q	M Kukushkin	2	0				3	N Davydenko	6	6
		P Lorenzi	5	3					M Chiudinelli	3	4
		M Chiudinelli	7	6											3	N Davydenko	77	79
		D Köllerer	1r												7	I Karlović	64	67
	Q	B Becker	5					Q	B Becker	6	3	2
		F Fognini	4	4				7	I Karlović	4	6	6
	7	I Karlović	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	V Troicki	6	7
		D Gimeno-Traver	1	5				5	V Troicki	6	6
		O Rochus	6	6					O Rochus	2	2
	WC	A Haji	1	0											5	V Troicki	4	6	77
	WC	K Maamoun	0	2												Ł Kubot	6	4	61
		Ł Kubot	6	6					Ł Kubot	6	77
		S Stakhovsky	713	6					S Stakhovsky	2	65
	4	M Youzhny	611	2																		5	V Troicki	1	3
	8	G García-López	4	1																		2	R Nadal	6	6
	Q	S Darcis	6	6				Q	S Darcis	6	6
	Q	R DeHeart	63	64				WC	Y El Aynaoui	3	1
	WC	Y El Aynaoui	77	77											Q	S Darcis	1	0r
		F Gil	2	0											2	R Nadal	6	2
		P Starace	6	6					P Starace	2	2
		S Bolelli	3	3				2	R Nadal	6	6
	2	R Nadal	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Benjamin Becker (qualified)
2. Karol Beck (qualifying competition)
3. Steve Darcis (qualified)
4. Mikhail Kukushkin (qualified)
5. Stefan Koubek (qualifying competition)
6. Laurent Recouderc (second round)
7. Thierry Ascione (first round)
8. Albert Ramos Viñolas (second round)

Qualifiers

1. Benjamin Becker
2. Ryler DeHeart
3. Steve Darcis
4. Mikhail Kukushkin

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Benjamin Becker	6	4	6
		Izak van der Merwe	2	6	2
								1	Benjamin Becker	4	77	6
									Michał Przysiężny	6	62	4
	WC	Hamad Al Mulla	0	1
		Michał Przysiężny	6	6
															1	Benjamin Becker	78	6
																Martin Fischer	66	4
		Ivo Klec	4	5
		Martin Fischer	6	7
									Martin Fischer	7	7
									Sergei Bubka	5	5
		Sergei Bubka	77	77
	7	Thierry Ascione	65	65

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Karol Beck	6	6
		Henri Kontinen	1	2
								2	Karol Beck	w/o
									Marc López
		Marc López	6	6
	WC	Mohammad Ghareeb	2	1
															2	Karol Beck	4	3
																Ryler DeHeart	6	6
		Federico Delbonis	62	77	3
		Ryler DeHeart	77	62	6
									Ryler DeHeart	5	6	6
								6	Laurent Recouderc	7	3	4
	WC	Amir El-Bayoumy	1	0
	6	Laurent Recouderc	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Steve Darcis	77	6
		Ivan Dodig	63	3
								3	Steve Darcis	6	6
									Dan Evans	3	3
		Dan Evans	4	77	7
		Ivan Sergeyev	6	64	5
															3	Steve Darcis	1	6	77
																Conor Niland	6	1	64
		Conor Niland	77	77
		Dick Norman	62	64
									Conor Niland	6	6
								8	Albert Ramos Viñolas	3	2
		Antonio Veić	1	6	2
	8	Albert Ramos Viñolas	6	3	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Mikhail Kukushkin	77	6
		Reda El Amrani	65	4
								4	Mikhail Kukushkin	6	6
									Goran Tošić	4	1
	WC	Abdullah Maqdes	4	2
		Goran Tošić	6	6
															4	Mikhail Kukushkin	6	6
															5	Stefan Koubek	2	4
		Malek Jaziri	65	4
		Philipp Oswald	77	6
									Philipp Oswald	3	4
								5	Stefan Koubek	6	6
		Michael Lammer	61	2
	5	Stefan Koubek	77	6