2010 ATP World Tour
Men's tennis circuit
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 , the ATP World Tour 500 series , the ATP World Tour 250 series , the ATP World Team Championship , the Davis Cup (organized by the ITF), and the ATP World Tour Finals . Also included in the 2010 calendar is the Hopman Cup , which does not distribute ranking points, and is organized by the ITF.[ 1] [ 2]
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2010 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.[ 3]
Key
Grand Slam
ATP World Tour Finals
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
ATP World Tour 500
ATP World Tour 250
Team Events
January
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
4 Jan
Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth , Australia ITF Mixed Team Championships Hard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR)
Spain 2–1
Great Britain
Round Robin losers (Group A)
Romania United States Australia
Round Robin losers (Group B)
Kazakhstan Russia Germany
Brisbane International Brisbane , Australia ATP World Tour 250 Hard – $372,500 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Andy Roddick 7–6(7–2) , 7–6(9–7)
Radek Štěpánek
Tomáš Berdych Gaël Monfils
Richard Gasquet Thomaz Bellucci James Blake Wayne Odesnik
Jérémy Chardy Marc Gicquel 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes
Aircel Chennai Open Chennai , India ATP World Tour 250 Hard – $398,250 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Marin Čilić 7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–3)
Stanislas Wawrinka
Dudi Sela Janko Tipsarević
Lukáš Lacko Michael Berrer Thiemo de Bakker Santiago Giraldo
Marcel Granollers Santiago Ventura 7–5, 6–2
Lu Yen-hsun Janko Tipsarević
Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha , Qatar ATP World Tour 250 Hard – $1,024,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Nikolay Davydenko 0–6, 7–6(10–8) , 6–4
Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer Viktor Troicki
Ernests Gulbis Ivo Karlović Łukasz Kubot Steve Darcis
Guillermo García López Albert Montañés 6–4, 7–5
František Čermák Michal Mertiňák
11 Jan
Medibank International Sydney Sydney , Australia ATP World Tour 250 Hard – $372,500 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles
Marcos Baghdatis 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Richard Gasquet
Julien Benneteau Mardy Fish
Potito Starace Leonardo Mayer Lleyton Hewitt Peter Luczak
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Ross Hutchins Jordan Kerr
Heineken Open Auckland , New Zealand ATP World Tour 250 Hard – $355,500 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
John Isner 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–2)
Arnaud Clément
Albert Montañés Philipp Kohlschreiber
Tommy Robredo Michael Lammer Marc Gicquel Jürgen Melzer
Marcus Daniell Horia Tecău 7–5, 6–4
Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares
18 Jan 25 Jan
Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam Hard – A$10,712,240 128S/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Roger Federer 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(13–11)
Andy Murray
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Marin Čilić
Nikolay Davydenko Novak Djokovic Andy Roddick Rafael Nadal
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 6–7(5–7) , 6–3
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
Leander Paes Cara Black 7–5, 6–3
Jaroslav Levinský Ekaterina Makarova
February
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
1 Feb
SA Tennis Open Johannesburg , South Africa ATP World Tour 250 Hard – $442,500 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Feliciano López 7–5, 6–1
Stéphane Robert
Gaël Monfils David Ferrer
Lu Yen-hsun Rajeev Ram Dustin Brown Somdev Devvarman
Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Karol Beck Harel Levy
PBZ Zagreb Indoors Zagreb , Croatia ATP World Tour 250 Hard (i) – €398,250 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Marin Čilić 6–4, 6–7(5–7) , 6–3
Michael Berrer
Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner
Ivo Karlović Illya Marchenko Viktor Troicki Lukáš Lacko
Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner 3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Arnaud Clément Olivier Rochus
Movistar Open Santiago , Chile ATP World Tour 250 Clay (red) – $398,250 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Thomaz Bellucci 6–2, 0–6, 6–4
Juan Mónaco
Fernando González João Souza
Marcel Granollers Eduardo Schwank Alberto Martín Peter Luczak
Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach 6–4, 6–0
Potito Starace Horacio Zeballos
8 Feb
SAP Open San Jose , United States ATP World Tour 250 Hard (i) – $531,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Fernando Verdasco 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Andy Roddick
Sam Querrey Denis Istomin
Tomáš Berdych Michael Russell Philipp Kohlschreiber Ričardas Berankis
Mardy Fish Sam Querrey 7–6(7–3) , 7–5
Benjamin Becker Leonardo Mayer
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam , Netherlands ATP World Tour 500 Hard (i) – €1,150,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Robin Söderling 6–4, 2–0 retired [a]
Mikhail Youzhny
Novak Djokovic Nikolay Davydenko
Florian Mayer Gaël Monfils Julien Benneteau Jürgen Melzer
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić 6–4, 4–6, [10–7]
Simon Aspelin Paul Hanley
Brasil Open Costa do Sauípe , Brazil ATP World Tour 250 Clay (red) – $442,500 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–1, 6–0
Łukasz Kubot
Ricardo Mello Igor Andreev
Carlos Berlocq Thomaz Bellucci Pablo Cuevas Fabio Fognini
Pablo Cuevas Marcel Granollers 7–5, 6–4
Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach
15 Feb
Open 13 Marseille , France ATP World Tour 250 Hard (i) – €512,750 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Michaël Llodra 6–3, 6–4
Julien Benneteau
Mischa Zverev Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Robin Söderling Guillaume Rufin Gaël Monfils Illya Marchenko
Julien Benneteau Michaël Llodra 6–4, 6–3
Julian Knowle Robert Lindstedt
Regions Morgan Keegan Championships Memphis , United States ATP World Tour 500 Hard (i) – $1,100,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Sam Querrey 6–7(3–7) , 7–6(7–5) , 6–3
John Isner
Ernests Gulbis Philipp Petzschner
Andy Roddick Tomáš Berdych Ivo Karlović Lukáš Lacko
John Isner Sam Querrey 6–4, 6–4
Ross Hutchins Jordan Kerr
Copa Telmex Buenos Aires , Argentina ATP World Tour 250 Clay (red) – $475,300 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Juan Carlos Ferrero 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
David Ferrer
Albert Montañés Juan Mónaco
Igor Andreev David Nalbandian Horacio Zeballos Santiago Ventura
Sebastián Prieto Horacio Zeballos 7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Simon Greul Peter Luczak
22 Feb
Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai , United Arab Emirates ATP World Tour 500 Hard – $1,619,500 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Novak Djokovic 7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Mikhail Youzhny
Jürgen Melzer Marcos Baghdatis
Marin Čilić Janko Tipsarević Michael Berrer Ivan Ljubičić
Simon Aspelin Paul Hanley 6–2, 6–3
Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes
Abierto Mexicano Telcel Acapulco , Mexico ATP World Tour 500 Clay (red) – $955,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
David Ferrer 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Mónaco Fernando González
Fernando Verdasco Nicolás Almagro Pablo Cuevas Eduardo Schwank
Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach 6–0, 6–0
Fabio Fognini Potito Starace
Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Delray Beach , United States ATP World Tour 250 Hard – $442,500 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Ernests Gulbis 6–2, 6–3
Ivo Karlović
Jarkko Nieminen Mardy Fish
Leonardo Mayer Benjamin Becker Jérémy Chardy James Blake
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Philipp Marx Igor Zelenay
March
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
1 Mar
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas First Round Logroño , Spain – clay (red) Toulon , France – hard (i) Moscow, Russia – hard (i) Stockholm , Sweden – hard (i) Varaždin , Croatia – hard (i) Belgrade , Serbia – clay (red) (i)Coquimbo , Chile – clay (red) Bree, Belgium – clay (red) (i)
First round winners
Spain 4–1 France 4–1 Russia 3–2 Argentina 3–2 Croatia 5–0 Serbia 3–2 Chile 4–1 Czech Republic 4–1
First round losers
Switzerland Germany India Sweden Ecuador United States Israel Belgium
8 Mar 15 Mar
BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells , United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard – $3,645,000 – 96S/32DSingles – Doubles
Ivan Ljubičić 7–6(7–3) , 7–6(7–5)
Andy Roddick
Robin Söderling Rafael Nadal
Tommy Robredo Andy Murray Tomáš Berdych Juan Mónaco
Marc López Rafael Nadal 7–6(10–8) , 6–3
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
22 Mar 29 Mar
Sony Ericsson Open Key Biscayne , United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard – $3,645,000 – 96S/32DSingles – Doubles
Andy Roddick 7–5, 6–4
Tomáš Berdych
Robin Söderling Rafael Nadal
Fernando Verdasco Mikhail Youzhny Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Nicolás Almagro
Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes 6–2, 7–5
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi
April
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
5 Apr
Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca , Morocco ATP World Tour 250 Clay (red) – €398,250 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Stanislas Wawrinka 6–2, 6–3
Victor Hănescu
Potito Starace Florent Serra
Reda El Amrani Łukasz Kubot Richard Gasquet Guillermo García López
Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău 6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
US Men's Clay Court Championships Houston , United States ATP World Tour 250 Clay – $442,500 (maroon) – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Juan Ignacio Chela 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Sam Querrey
Horacio Zeballos Wayne Odesnik
Fernando González Lleyton Hewitt Nicolás Massú Xavier Malisse
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 7–5
Stephen Huss Wesley Moodie
12 Apr
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Roquebrune-Cap-Martin , France ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay (red) – €2,227,500 – 56S/24DSingles – Doubles
Rafael Nadal 6–0, 6–1
Fernando Verdasco
Novak Djokovic David Ferrer
David Nalbandian Albert Montañés Philipp Kohlschreiber Juan Carlos Ferrero
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić 6–3, 2–0 retired [b]
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi
19 Apr
Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell Barcelona , Spain ATP World Tour 500 Clay (red) – €1,550,000 – 56S/24DSingles – Doubles
Fernando Verdasco 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Robin Söderling
David Ferrer Thiemo de Bakker
Thomaz Bellucci Ernests Gulbis Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Eduardo Schwank
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić 4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Lleyton Hewitt Mark Knowles
26 Apr
Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay (red) – €2,227,500 – 56S/24DSingles – Doubles
Rafael Nadal 7–5, 6–2
David Ferrer
Ernests Gulbis Fernando Verdasco
Feliciano López Stanislas Wawrinka Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Novak Djokovic
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–2, 6–3
John Isner Sam Querrey
May
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
3 May
BMW Open Munich , Germany ATP World Tour 250 Clay (red) – €398,250 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Mikhail Youzhny 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Marin Čilić
Marcos Baghdatis Philipp Petzschner
Nicolás Almagro Philipp Kohlschreiber Tomáš Berdych Jan Hájek
Oliver Marach Santiago Ventura 5–7, 6–3, [16–14]
Eric Butorac Michael Kohlmann
Serbia Open powered by Telekom Srbija Belgrade , Serbia ATP World Tour 250 Clay (red) – €373,200 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Sam Querrey 3–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–4
John Isner
Filip Krajinović Stanislas Wawrinka
Novak Djokovic Igor Andreev Viktor Troicki Richard Gasquet
Santiago González Travis Rettenmaier 7–6(8–6) , 6–1
Tomasz Bednarek Mateusz Kowalczyk
Estoril Open Oeiras , Portugal ATP World Tour 250 Clay (red) – €398,250 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Albert Montañés 6–2, 6–7(4–7) , 7–5
Frederico Gil
Roger Federer Guillermo García López
Arnaud Clément Pablo Cuevas Alberto Martín Rui Machado
Marc López David Marrero 7–6(7–1) , 4–6, [10–4]
Pablo Cuevas Marcel Granollers
10 May
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid , Spain ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay (red) – €2,835,000 – 56S/28Q/24DSingles – Doubles
Rafael Nadal 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Roger Federer
David Ferrer Nicolás Almagro
Ernests Gulbis Andy Murray Jürgen Melzer Gaël Monfils
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 6–4
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
17 May
ARAG ATP World Team Championship Düsseldorf , Germany ATP World Team Championship Clay (red) – €1,351,000 – 8 teams (RR)
Argentina 2–1
United States
Round Robin losers (Blue Group)
France Germany Serbia
Round Robin losers (Red Group)
Czech Republic Spain Australia
Open de Nice Côte d'Azur Nice , France ATP World Tour 250 Clay (red) – €398,250 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Richard Gasquet 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)
Fernando Verdasco
Potito Starace Leonardo Mayer
Olivier Rochus Gaël Monfils Marcos Baghdatis Sergiy Stakhovsky
Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares 1–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
24 May 31 May
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – €7,580,800 128S/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Robin Söderling
Tomáš Berdych Jürgen Melzer
Roger Federer Mikhail Youzhny Novak Djokovic Nicolás Almagro
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić 7–5, 6–2
Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes
Nenad Zimonjić Katarina Srebotnik 4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Julian Knowle Yaroslava Shvedova
June
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
7 Jun
Gerry Weber Open Halle , Germany ATP World Tour 250 Grass – €663,750 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Lleyton Hewitt 3–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–4
Roger Federer
Philipp Petzschner Benjamin Becker
Philipp Kohlschreiber Lukáš Lacko Andreas Beck Mischa Zverev
Sergiy Stakhovsky Mikhail Youzhny 4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Martin Damm Filip Polášek
Aegon Championships London, United Kingdom ATP World Tour 250 Grass – €627,700 – 56S/24DSingles – Doubles
Sam Querrey 7–6(7–3) , 7–5
Mardy Fish
Feliciano López Rainer Schüttler
Rafael Nadal Michaël Llodra Dudi Sela Xavier Malisse
Novak Djokovic Jonathan Erlich 6–7(6–8) , 6–2, [10–3]
Karol Beck David Škoch
14 Jun
UNICEF Open 's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands ATP World Tour 250 Grass – €398,250 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Sergiy Stakhovsky 6–3, 6–0
Janko Tipsarević
Xavier Malisse Benjamin Becker
Alejandro Falla Santiago Giraldo Simon Greul Peter Luczak
Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău 1–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes
Aegon International Eastbourne , United Kingdom ATP World Tour 250 Grass – €405,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Michaël Llodra 7–5, 6–2
Guillermo García López
Denis Istomin Alexandr Dolgopolov
Illya Marchenko Julien Benneteau Gilles Simon James Ward
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
Colin Fleming Ken Skupski
21 Jun 28 Jun
The Championships, Wimbledon London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass – £13,725,000 128S/64D/48XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Rafael Nadal 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Tomáš Berdych
Novak Djokovic Andy Murray
Roger Federer Lu Yen-hsun Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Robin Söderling
Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner 6–1, 7–5, 7–5
Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău
Leander Paes Cara Black 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Wesley Moodie Lisa Raymond
July
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
5 Jul
Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Newport , United States ATP World Tour 250 Grass – $442,500 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Mardy Fish 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Olivier Rochus
Brian Dabul Richard Bloomfield
Dustin Brown Raven Klaasen Frank Dancevic Ryan Harrison
Carsten Ball Chris Guccione 6–3, 6–4
Santiago González Travis Rettenmaier
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals Clermont-Ferrand , France – hard (i) Moscow, Russia – hard (i) Split , Croatia – hard (i) Coquimbo , Chile – clay (red)
Quarterfinals winners
France 5–0 Argentina 3–2 Serbia 4–1 Czech Republic 4–1
Quarterfinals losers
Spain Russia Croatia Chile
12 Jul
MercedesCup Stuttgart , Germany ATP World Tour 250 Clay (red) – €398,250 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Albert Montañés 6–2, 1–2 retired [c]
Gaël Monfils
Daniel Gimeno Traver Juan Carlos Ferrero
Marco Chiudinelli Florian Mayer Simon Greul Jürgen Melzer
Carlos Berlocq Eduardo Schwank 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(8–6)
Christopher Kas Philipp Petzschner
SkiStar Swedish Open Båstad , Sweden ATP World Tour 250 Clay (red) – €398,250 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Nicolás Almagro 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Robin Söderling
David Ferrer Tommy Robredo
Andreas Seppi Pablo Cuevas Franko Škugor Fernando Verdasco
Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău 6–4, 7–5
Andreas Seppi Simone Vagnozzi
19 Jul
International German Open Hamburg , Germany ATP World Tour 500 Clay (red) – €1,000,000 – 48S/16DSingles – Doubles
Andrey Golubev 6–3, 7–5
Jürgen Melzer
Florian Mayer Andreas Seppi
Denis Istomin Juan Carlos Ferrero Potito Starace Thomaz Bellucci
Marc López David Marrero 6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Jérémy Chardy Paul-Henri Mathieu
Atlanta Tennis Championships Atlanta , United States ATP World Tour 250 Hard – $531,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Mardy Fish 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
John Isner
Andy Roddick Kevin Anderson
Xavier Malisse Taylor Dent Lukáš Lacko Michael Russell
Scott Lipsky Rajeev Ram 6–3, 6–7(4–7) , [12–10]
Rohan Bopanna Kristof Vliegen
26 Jul
Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad Gstaad , Switzerland ATP World Tour 250 Clay (red) – €398,250 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Nicolás Almagro 7–5, 6–1
Richard Gasquet
Yuri Schukin Daniel Gimeno Traver
Mikhail Youzhny Albert Montañés Igor Andreev Jérémy Chardy
Johan Brunström Jarkko Nieminen 6–3, 6–7(4–7) , [11–9]
Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares
Farmers Classic Los Angeles, United States ATP World Tour 250 Hard – $619,500 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Sam Querrey 5–7, 7–6(7–2) , 6–3
Andy Murray
Feliciano López Janko Tipsarević
Alejandro Falla James Blake Marcos Baghdatis Rainer Schüttler
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–7(6–8) , 6–2, [10–7]
Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer
ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag Umag , Croatia ATP World Tour 250 Clay (red) – €398,250 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–4, 6–4
Potito Starace
Juan Ignacio Chela Andreas Seppi
Nikolay Davydenko Ivan Ljubičić Alexandr Dolgopolov Jürgen Melzer
Leoš Friedl Filip Polášek 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
František Čermák Michal Mertiňák
August
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
2 Aug
Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington , United States ATP World Tour 500 Hard – $1,165,500 – 48S/16DSingles – Doubles
David Nalbandian 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Marcos Baghdatis
Xavier Malisse Marin Čilić
Tomáš Berdych Fernando Verdasco Janko Tipsarević Gilles Simon
Mardy Fish Mark Knowles 4–6, 7–6(9–7) , [10–7]
Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek
9 Aug
Rogers Cup Toronto , Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard – $2,430,000 – 56S/24DSingles – Doubles
Andy Murray 7–5, 7–5
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic
Philipp Kohlschreiber David Nalbandian Tomáš Berdych Jérémy Chardy
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–5, 6–3
Julien Benneteau Michaël Llodra
16 Aug
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Mason , United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard – $2,430,000 – 56S/24DSingles – Doubles
Roger Federer 6–7(5–7) , 7–6(7–1) , 6–4
Mardy Fish
Marcos Baghdatis Andy Roddick
Rafael Nadal Nikolay Davydenko Andy Murray Novak Djokovic
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 6–4
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi
23 Aug
Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven , United States ATP World Tour 250 Hard – $663,750 – 48S/16DSingles – Doubles
Sergiy Stakhovsky 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Denis Istomin
Thiemo de Bakker Viktor Troicki
Marcos Baghdatis Evgeny Korolev Radek Štěpánek Teymuraz Gabashvili
Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău 6–4, 7–5
Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
30 Aug 6 Sep
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $10,508,000 128S/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Rafael Nadal 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Novak Djokovic
Mikhail Youzhny Roger Federer
Fernando Verdasco Stanislas Wawrinka Gaël Monfils Robin Söderling
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(7–4)
Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Bob Bryan Liezel Huber 6–4, 6–4
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Květa Peschke
September
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
13 Sep
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals Lyon , France – hard (i)Belgrade , Serbia – hard (i)
Semifinals winners
France 5–0 Serbia 3–2
Semifinals losers
Argentina Czech Republic
20 Sep
Open de Moselle Metz , France ATP World Tour 250 Hard (i) – €398,250 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Gilles Simon 6–3, 6–2
Mischa Zverev
Philipp Kohlschreiber Richard Gasquet
Marin Čilić Xavier Malisse Tommy Robredo Jarkko Nieminen
Dustin Brown Rogier Wassen 6–3, 6–3
Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares
BCR Open Romania Bucharest , Romania ATP World Tour 250 Clay (red) – €368,450 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Juan Ignacio Chela 7–5, 6–1
Pablo Andújar
Albert Montañés Marcel Granollers
Jérémy Chardy Björn Phau Potito Starace Pablo Cuevas
Juan Ignacio Chela Łukasz Kubot 6–2, 5–7, [13–11]
Marcel Granollers Santiago Ventura
27 Sep
PTT Thailand Open Bangkok , Thailand ATP World Tour 250 Hard (i) – $551,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Guillermo García López 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Jarkko Nieminen
Rafael Nadal Benjamin Becker
Mikhail Kukushkin Ernests Gulbis Jürgen Melzer Daniel Brands
Christopher Kas Viktor Troicki 6–4, 6–4
Jonathan Erlich Jürgen Melzer
Proton Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia ATP World Tour 250 Hard (i) – $850,000 – 28S/17S/16DSingles – Doubles
Mikhail Youzhny 6–7(7–9) , 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Andrey Golubev
David Ferrer Igor Andreev
Robin Söderling Tomáš Berdych Marcos Baghdatis Milos Raonic
František Čermák Michal Mertiňák 7–6(7–3) , 7–6(7–5)
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
October
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
4 Oct
China Open Beijing , People's Republic of China ATP World Tour 500 Hard – $2,100,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Novak Djokovic 6–2, 6–4
David Ferrer
John Isner Ivan Ljubičić
Gilles Simon Nikolay Davydenko Robin Söderling Andy Murray
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan ATP World Tour 500 Hard – $1,100,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Rafael Nadal 6–1, 7–5
Gaël Monfils
Viktor Troicki Radek Štěpánek
Dmitry Tursunov Guillermo García López Jarkko Nieminen Andy Roddick
Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer 6–3, 6–2
Andreas Seppi Dmitry Tursunov
11 Oct
Shanghai Rolex Masters Shanghai , People's Republic of China ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard – $3,240,000 – 56S/24DSingles – Doubles
Andy Murray 6–3, 6–2
Roger Federer
Juan Mónaco Novak Djokovic
Jürgen Melzer Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Robin Söderling Guillermo García López
Jürgen Melzer Leander Paes 7–5, 4–6, [10–5]
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
18 Oct
Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia ATP World Tour 250 Hard (i) – $1,000,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Viktor Troicki 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Marcos Baghdatis
Pablo Cuevas Denis Istomin
Radek Štěpánek Horacio Zeballos Alexandr Dolgopolov Igor Kunitsyn
Igor Kunitsyn Dmitry Tursunov 7–6(10–8) , 6–3
Janko Tipsarević Viktor Troicki
If Stockholm Open Stockholm , Sweden ATP World Tour 250 Hard (i) – €531,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Roger Federer 6–4, 6–3
Florian Mayer
Ivan Ljubičić Jarkko Nieminen
Stanislas Wawrinka Ivan Dodig James Blake Robin Söderling
Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer 6–3, 6–4
Johan Brunström Jarkko Nieminen
25 Oct
St. Petersburg Open Saint Petersburg , Russia ATP World Tour 250 Hard (i) – $663,750 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Mikhail Kukushkin 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Mikhail Youzhny
Dmitry Tursunov Illya Marchenko
Victor Hănescu Alexandr Dolgopolov Janko Tipsarević Benjamin Becker
Daniele Bracciali Potito Starace 7–6(8–6) , 7–6(7–5)
Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Bank Austria-TennisTrophy Vienna , Austria ATP World Tour 250 Hard (i) – €575,250 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Jürgen Melzer 6–7(10–12) , 7–6(7–4) , 6–4
Andreas Haider-Maurer
Nicolás Almagro Michael Berrer
Philipp Kohlschreiber Juan Ignacio Chela Marcos Baghdatis Marin Čilić
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić 7–5, 3–6, [10–5]
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
Open Sud de France Montpellier , France ATP World Tour 250 Hard (i) – €575,250 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Gaël Monfils 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
Ivan Ljubičić
Albert Montañés Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Nikolay Davydenko Jarkko Nieminen John Isner Gilles Simon
Stephen Huss Ross Hutchins 6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Marc López Eduardo Schwank
November
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
1 Nov
Valencia Open 500 Valencia , Spain ATP World Tour 500 Hard (i) – €1,357,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
David Ferrer 7–5, 6–3
Marcel Granollers
Gilles Simon Robin Söderling
Juan Mónaco Nikolay Davydenko Potito Starace Gaël Monfils
Andy Murray Jamie Murray 7–6(10–8) , 5–7, [10–7]
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi
Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel , Switzerland ATP World Tour 500 Hard (i) – €1,225,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Roger Federer 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Novak Djokovic
Andy Roddick Viktor Troicki
Radek Štěpánek David Nalbandian Richard Gasquet Robin Haase
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 3–6, [10–3]
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
8 Nov
BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard (i) – €2,227,500 – 48S/24DSingles – Doubles
Robin Söderling 6–1, 7–6(7–1)
Gaël Monfils
Roger Federer Michaël Llodra
Jürgen Melzer Andy Murray Andy Roddick Nikolay Davydenko
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi 7–5, 7–5
Mark Knowles Andy Ram
22 Nov
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom ATP World Tour Finals Hard (i) – £2,227,500 – 8S/8D (RR)Singles – Doubles
Roger Federer 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Rafael Nadal
Andy Murray Novak Djokovic
Round Robin losers
Tomáš Berdych Andy Roddick Robin Söderling David Ferrer
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić 7–6(8–6) , 6–4
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi
29 Nov
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final Belgrade , Serbia – hard (i)
Serbia 3–2
France
With eleven titles collected alongside his twin brother Mike plus a mixed doubles title won at the US Open with Liezel Huber , doubles world No. 1 Bob Bryan is the title leader in the 2010 ATP World Tour season.[ 4]
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2010 ATP World Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP World Tour Finals , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 , the ATP World Tour 500 series , and the ATP World Tour 250 series .[ 3] The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Masters 1000 wins, one ATP World Tour Finals win equalling one-and-a-half Masters 1000 win, one Masters 1000 win equalling two 500 events wins, one 500 event win equalling two 250 events wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key
Grand Slam
ATP World Tour Finals
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
ATP World Tour 500
ATP World Tour 250
All titles
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
John Isner collected his first singles title on the ATP World Tour overcoming Arnaud Clément in the Auckland final.[ 5]
21-year-old Ernests Gulbis won his maiden ATP World Tour singles title in Delray Beach defeating Ivo Karlović in the final.[ 6]
Serbia 's Viktor Troicki captured his first doubles and singles titles on the ATP World Tour respectively in Bangkok and Moscow .[ 7] [ 8]
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
Singles
Doubles
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
Marc Gicquel – Brisbane (doubles )
Marin Čilić – Chennai (singles ) , Zagreb (singles )
Bob Bryan – Australian Open (doubles ) , Delray Beach (doubles ) , Houston (doubles ) , Los Angeles (doubles ) , Beijing (doubles )
Mike Bryan – Australian Open (doubles ) , Delray Beach (doubles ) , Houston (doubles ) , Los Angeles (doubles ) , Beijing (doubles )
Daniel Nestor – Rotterdam (doubles ) , Monte Carlo (doubles ) , Barcelona (doubles )
Nenad Zimonjić – Rotterdam (doubles ) , Monte Carlo (doubles ) , Barcelona (doubles )
Marcel Granollers – Costa do Sauípe (doubles )
Michaël Llodra – Marseille (doubles )
Novak Djokovic – Dubai (singles ) , Beijing (singles )
Rafael Nadal – Monte Carlo (singles ) , Rome (singles )
Albert Montañés – Estoril (singles )
Mariusz Fyrstenberg – Eastbourne (doubles )
Marcin Matkowski – Eastbourne (doubles )
Sam Querrey – Los Angeles (singles )
Andy Murray – Toronto (singles )
Roger Federer – Cincinnati (singles )
Jürgen Melzer – Vienna (singles )
Rankings
These are the ATP rankings of the top twenty singles players, doubles players, and the top ten doubles teams on the ATP Tour, at the end of the 2009 ATP World Tour ,[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] and of the 2010 season,[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] with number of rankings points, number of tournaments played, year-end ranking in 2009, highest and lowest position during the season (for singles and doubles individual only, as doubles team rankings are not calculated over a rolling year-to-date system), and number of spots gained or lost from the 2009 to the 2010 year-end rankings.
Singles
Number 1 ranking
Doubles (Individual)
Doubles (Team)
Prize money leaders
As of 6 December 2010.
#
Country
Player
Year-to-date
1.
ESP
Rafael Nadal
$10,171,998
2.
SUI
Roger Federer
$7,698,289
3.
SRB
Novak Djokovic
$4,278,857
4.
GBR
Andy Murray
$4,046,805
5.
SWE
Robin Söderling
$3,731,527
6.
ESP
David Ferrer
$2,593,353
7.
CZE
Tomáš Berdych
$2,509,122
8.
AUT
Jürgen Melzer
$2,037,084
9.
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
$1,971,365
10.
USA
Andy Roddick
$1,917,612
Statistics leaders
As of November 29, 2010. [ 16]
Best 5 matches by ATPWorldTour.com
Event
Round
Surface
Winner
Opponent
Result
1.
ATP Finals
SF
Hard (i)
Rafael Nadal
Andy Murray
7–6(7–5) , 3–6, 7–6(8–6)
2.
US Open
SF
Hard
Novak Djokovic
Roger Federer
5–7, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2, 7–5
3.
Wimbledon
R1
Grass
John Isner
Nicolas Mahut
6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9) , 7–6(7–3) , 70–68
4.
Paris Masters
SF
Hard (i)
Robin Söderling
Michaël Llodra
6–7(0–7) , 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
5.
Paris Masters
SF
Hard (i)
Gaël Monfils
Roger Federer
7–6(9–7) , 6–7(1–7) , 7–6(7–4)
Point distribution
Tournament Category
W
F
SF (3rd/4th)
QF
R16
R32
R64
R128
Additional qualifying points
Grand Slam
2000
1200
720
360
180
90
45
10
25
ATP World Tour Finals
1500^ 1100m
1000^ 600m
600^ 200m
(200 for each round robin match win, +400 for a semifinal win, +500 for the final win)
Masters 1000
1000
600
360
180
90
45
10 (25)
(10)
25
500
500
300
180
90
45
(20)
20
250
250
150
90
45
20
(10)
12
(ATP World Tour Masters 1000) Qualifying points changes to 12 points only if the main draw is larger than 56
(ATP World Tour 500) Qualifying points changes to 10 points only if the main draw is larger than 32
(ATP World Tour 250) Qualifying points changes to 5 points only if the main draw is larger than 32
Davis Cup
Rubber category
Match win
Match loss
Team bonus
Performance bonus
Total achievable
Singles
Play-offs
5 / 101
15
First round
40
102
80
Quarterfinals
65
130
Semifinals
70
140
Final
75
753
1254
150 / 2253 / 2754
Cumulative total
500
500 to 5353
6254
6254
Doubles
Play-offs
10
10
First round
50
102
50
Quarterfinals
80
80
Semifinals
90
90
Final
95
355
95 / 1305
Cumulative total
315
3505
3505
The Davis Cup World Group and World Group Play-Off matches awarded ATP Ranking points from 2009 to 2015.[ 17]
Glossary
Only live matches earn points; dead rubbers earn no points. If a player does not compete in the singles of one or more rounds he will receive points from the previous round when playing singles at the next tie. This last rule also applies for playing in doubles matches.[ 17]
1 A player who wins a singles rubber in the first day of the tie is awarded 5 points, whereas a singles rubber win in tie's last day grants 10 points for a total of 15 available points.[ 17]
2 For the first round only, any player who competes in a live rubber, without a win, receives 10 ranking points for participation.[ 17]
3 Team bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 7 live matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition.[ 17]
4 Performance bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 8 live matches in a calendar year. In this case, no Team bonus is awarded.[ 17]
5 Team bonus awarded to an unchanged doubles team who wins 4 matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition.[ 17]
World Team Cup
Match type
1st round
2nd round
3rd round
Finals
Points
Bonus
Total
Singles 1
35
35
35
95
200
50
250
Singles 2
25
25
25
50
125
50
175
Deciding match (doubles)
35
35
35
95
200
50
250
Dead rubber (doubles)
10
10
10
20
50
50
Players who only play the finals will be awarded points from the previous round. [ 18]
Players must win all 4 matches and be part of the winning team in order to earn the Bonus Points. [ 18]
Retirements and comebacks
Frenchman Fabrice Santoro broke several longevity records on the tour in a career spanning from 1989 to 2010.
Former world No. 1 , 1998 French Open champion Carlos Moyà ended his professional career due to a recurring injury.
Former world No. 1 Thomas Muster from Austria returned to the tour after a ten-year hiatus.
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis during the 2010 season:
Thierry Ascione (born January 17, 1981, in Villeurbanne , France) turned professional in 2000, reached his career-high singles ranking, No. 81, in 2004. Ascione had his best results on the ATP Challenger Tour , where he collected eight singles titles. He played his last match on the main tour in Metz in September.[ 19]
Younes El Aynaoui (born September 12, 1971, in Rabat , Morocco ) entered the tour in 1990, and was ranked No. 14 in singles in 2003. He collected five titles on the main circuit, and reached four Grand Slam quarterfinals, at the Australian Open (2000 , 2003 ) and the US Open (2002 , 2003 ). Regularly injured since 2004, El Aynaoui made several comeback attempts before deciding to close his career in Doha in January.[ 20]
Guillermo Cañas (born December 25, 1977, in Buenos Aires , Argentina) turned professional in 1995, and peaked No. 8 in singles in 2005 and No. 47 in doubles in 2002. He won seven titles in singles (including the 2002 Toronto Masters ), two in doubles, and reached the quarterfinals of the French Open three times (2002 , 2005 , 2007 ). Suspended for doping in 2005, Cañas was acquitted in 2006 and returned to the tour in 2007, finishing the year ranked no. 15. He played his last match in the Hamburg qualifying in July 2009.[ 21]
Martin Damm (born August 12, 1972, in Liberec , Czech Republic , then Czechoslovakia ) joined the circuit in 1990, becoming No. 42 in singles in 1997, and eventually No. 5 in doubles in 2007. Damm won 40 doubles titles during his career, among which four ATP Masters Series titles out of seven finals and one Grand Slam title at the US Open (2006 , with Leander Paes ) out of three finals. He played his last match in September in New York and started a coaching career with 18-year-old ATP pro Ryan Harrison .[ 22]
Taylor Dent (born April 24, 1981, in Newport Beach , United States) became a tennis pro in 1998, and reached his highest singles ranking, No. 21, in 2005. The son of former ATP pro Phil Dent , Taylor Dent collected four singles titles on the main circuit, last playing at the Charlottesville Challenger in November.[ 23]
Sébastien Grosjean (born May 29, 1978, in Marseille , France) turned professional in 1996 and peaked at the No. 4 ranking in late 2002, finishing two seasons in the top 10 (2001, 2003). One-time runner-up at the Tennis Masters Cup (2001 , lost to Hewitt ), Grosjean won four singles and five doubles titles in his career, and made four Grand Slam semifinals, at the Australian Open (2001 ), at the French Open (2001 ) and at Wimbledon (2003 , 2004 ). He played his last match in March in Sunrise , and retired during the French Open in May.[ 24]
Dominik Hrbatý (born 4 January 1978 in Bratislava , Slovakia) retired after 14 years of professional play citing the reason as being able to spend more time with his family as his wife was due to give birth in December. He was one of the two active players to have a positive win–loss records against Rafael Nadal . He reached the 1999 French Open semifinals only to lose to the eventual champion Andre Agassi . On the team ground, he was more successful, winning the 2005 and 2009 Hopman Cup and reaching the 2005 Davis Cup final as a recurring member of the Slovakia Davis Cup team . The same year he was elected Slovakian sportsman of the year. He peaked the ATP rankings on 12 October 2004. He has six singles career titles.[ 25]
Nicolas Kiefer (born July 5, 1977, in Holzminden , Germany, then-West Germany ) joined the circuit in 1995, ranking as high as No. 4 in singles in 2000. An Australian Open and US Open boys' singles champion (1995), Kiefer went on to win six singles and three doubles titles on the main tour. In majors, he reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon (1997 ) and the US Open (2000 ), and the semis in Melbourne (2006 ). Partnering countryman Rainer Schüttler , Kiefer also took the silver medal in doubles at the 2004 Athens Olympics , losing the final in five sets (lost to González /Massú ). Injured during most of 2010, he played his last event in November, in doubles, at an ATP Challenger event in Aachen , Germany.[ 26] [ 27]
Alberto Martín (born August 20, 1978, in Barcelona , Spain) entered the circuit in 1995 and reached his highest ranking, No. 34, in 2001. A French Open junior singles champion in 1996, Martín won three singles and three doubles titles (all on clay courts) on the main tour. He last competed at the Braunschweig Challenger in June.[ 28]
Carlos Moyá (born August 26, 1976, in Palma, Majorca , Spain) joined the main tour in 1995, and became the first Spaniard to be ranked world No. 1 on March 15, 1999, holding the position for two weeks. Finishing five seasons within the top 10 (1997–1998, 2002–2004), Moyá went past the fourth round at all Grand Slam tournaments but Wimbledon , his best results being one US Open semifinal (1998 ), one Australian Open final (1997 , lost to Sampras ), and one French Open title, his only major victory (1998 , def. Corretja ). Also a one-time runner-up at the ÀTP Tour World Championships (1998 , lost to Corretja), Moyá collected 20 singles titles during his career, among which three ATP Masters Series shields (Monte Carlo (1998 ), Cincinnati (2002 ), and Rome (2004 )), and was on the team that clinched the Davis Cup trophy in 2004 . The Spaniard struggled with a foot injury for more than a year before deciding to retire, playing his last match in Madrid in May. A goodbye ceremony involving Rafael Nadal , Roger Federer , Novak Djokovic , Andy Murray and Andy Roddick was held in November during the ATP World Tour Finals in London.[ 29] [ 30]
Fabrice Santoro (born December 9, 1972, in Tahiti , French Polynesia , France) joined the tour in 1989, and ranked as high as No. 17 in singles in 2001, and No. 6 in doubles in 1999. Junior French Open champion in 1989, Santoro gathered six singles titles, 24 doubles titles, and one mixed doubles title at the French Open (2005 , with Daniela Hantuchová ) during his pro career. A one-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist in singles at the Australian Open (2006 ), Santoro reached five major and two year-end championships doubles finals, titling twice in Melbourne (2003 , 2004 ) and once at the Tennis Masters Cup (2005 ), partnering Michaël Llodra for each win. The Frenchman holds the record for most consecutive appearances in Grand Slam draws (70 from 1998 to 2010), and is the only player to have competed in four different decades (from the 1980s to the 2010s).[ 31]
Paradorn Srichaphan (born June 14, 1979, in Khon Kaen , Thailand ) joined the professional circuit in 1997, and ranked as high as No. 9 in singles in mid-2003, though he never finished a season within the top 10. Twice a recipient of the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award , Srichaphan titled five times in singles on the main tour. He last competed in a doubles match during the PTT Thailand Open in September 2009. Srichaphan now captains the Thailand Davis Cup team .[ 32] [ 33]
Kevin Ullyett (born May 23, 1972, in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare , Zimbabwe )) came on the tour in 1990, becoming a doubles specialist and peaking at No. 4 in 2005. Ullyett gathered 34 doubles titles during his 19-year career (including five ATP Masters Series titles) and one mixed doubles title at the Australian Open (2002 , with Daniela Hantuchová ). He won two Grand Slam doubles titles out of three finals, at the US Open (2001 ) and at the Australian Open (2005 ), partnering Wayne Black for each win. He last played at Wimbledon in June.[ 34]
Mariano Zabaleta (born February 28, 1978, in Tandil , Argentina) joined the tour in 1996 and was ranked No. 21 in singles in 2000. Zabaleta won three singles titles in his career and reached one Grand Slam quarterfinal at the US Open (2001 ). He last played at the Lima Challenger in November 2009, and officially announced his retirement in May.[ 35]
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who came out of retirement from professional tennis during the 2010 season:
Thomas Muster (born October 2, 1967, in Leibnitz , Austria) first joined the tour in 1985 before unofficially retiring in 1999. Ranked world No. 1 for a total of six weeks in 1996, Muster finished five seasons in the top 10 (1990, 1993, 1995–1997), and won 44 singles titles on the main circuit during his career, including eight Super 9 titles and one Grand Slam trophy at the French Open (1995 , def. Chang ). Muster returned this year on the ATP Challenger Tour , playing his first pro match in ten years in Braunschweig in June. He entered several Challenger events during the rest of the season, making one main tour appearance at the Vienna 250 event. Muster finished the season ranked 980 in singles.[ 36] [ 37] [ 38]
Sándor Noszály (born March 16, 1972, in Budapest , Hungary) joined the ATP Challenger Tour in 1989 both in singles and doubles at the age of 17. In 1995 he reached the quarterfinal of 1995 Austrian Open losing to Thomas Muster and the semifinal of 1995 Romanian Open losing again to the Austrian. Thus he became ranked No. 95 in the world. The same year—maturing from being the youngest member ever (16 ages old) of the Davis Cup team —he pushed Hungary to the World Group for the second time (1993) after beating former champions Australia in the play-off. He returned to international tennis in the 2010 Sarasota Open [ 39] after a 7-year gap[ 40] competing only in the unofficial non-ATP event Hungarian National Tennis Championships , which he had won 16 times.
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