Legg Mason Tennis Classic 2010

Legg Mason Tennis Classic 2010
date	1.8.2010 - 8.8.2010
Edition	42
navigation	2009  ◄  2010  ►  2011
ATP World Tour
venue	Washington, DC United States
Tournament number	418
category	World Tour 500
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	48E / 24Q / 16D
Prize money	US $ 1,165,500
Financial. Obligation	US $ 1,402,000
Last year's winner (individual)	Juan Martín del Potro
Last year's winner (double)	Martin Damm Robert Lindstedt
Winner (singles)	David Nalbandian
Winner (doubles)	Mardy Fish Mark Knowles
Tournament director	Jeff Newman
Tournament supervisor	Mark Darby Tom Barnes
Last direct assumption	Michał Przysiężny (94)
As of April 8, 2016

The Legg Mason Tennis Classic 2010 was a tennis tournament held from July 31st to August 8th, 2010 in Washington, DC . It was part of the ATP World Tour 2010 and was played outdoors on hard courts. The tournament was part of the ATP World Tour 500 category .

Defending champion in the singles was Juan Martín del Potro , who did not take part in the tournament this year. In the final, David Nalbandian , who started with a wildcard , defeated Marcos Baghdatis , who was eighth ; the triumph in Washington was Nalbandian's first title of the year and the eleventh of his career. In doubles, Martin Damm and Robert Lindstedt were the defending champions, but they didn't compete this year either. In the final Mardy Fish and Mark Knowles prevailed against Tomáš Berdych and Radek Štěpánek . The victory in Washington is the second joint title.

The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 48 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. The 16 top seeded players in the singles each got a bye into the second round. The total prize pool was $ 1,165,500; total financial liabilities were $ 1,402,000.

qualification

The qualification took place from July 30th to August 1st 2010. Six qualifying places that entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament were played out.

→ Main article : Legg Mason Tennis Classic 2010 / Qualification

The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:

Qualifiers
Ryan Sweeting	Kei Nishikori
Kevin Kim	Grega Žemlja
Brian Dabul	Igor Kunitsyn

Prize money and world ranking points

The following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who moved into the main draw via qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. Prize money for the double competition applies per team.

singles round Points Prize money victory 500 $ 261,500 final 300 $ 121,600 Semifinals 180 $ 57,800 Quarter finals 90 $ 27,300 Round of 16 45 $ 13,980 Second round 0 $ 7,545 First round 0 $ 3,955

Qualification individual round Points Prize money Qualifier 10 Qualifying round 4th $ 775 First round 0 $ 400

Double round Points Prize money victory 500 $ 76,950 final 300 $ 35,750 Semifinals 180 $ 17,000 Quarter finals 90 $ 8,030 First round 0 $ 4,100

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Tomáš Berdych Quarter finals 02.  Andy Roddick Round of 16 03.  Fernando Verdasco Quarter finals 04th  Marin Čilić Semifinals 05.  John Isner Round of 16 06th  Sam Querrey 2nd round 07th  Stanislas Wawrinka 2nd round 08th.  Marcos Baghdatis final

No. player Round reached 09.  Ernests Gulbis 2nd round 10.  Radek Štěpánek 2nd round 11.  Lleyton Hewitt 2nd round 12.  Julien Benneteau 2nd round 13.  Gilles Simon Quarter finals 14th  Michaël Llodra 2nd round 15th  Mardy Fish Round of 16 16.  Andrei Golubev Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

Xavier Malisse

2

6 4

8th

Marcos Baghdatis

6th

7th

8th

Marcos Baghdatis

2

6 4

WC

David Nalbandian

6th

7th

4th

Marin Čilić

2

2

WC

David Nalbandian

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

T. Berdych

7th

4th

6th

PR

D. Tursunov

5

7th

6th

PR

D. Tursunov

6 2

6th

1

T. Gabashvili

7th

5

4th

1

T. Berdych

6th

5

7th

WC

R. Gasquet

3

r

16

A. Golubev

3

7th

5

PR

K. Viegen

6th

PR

K. Viegen

2

6 7

16

A. Golubev

6th

7th

1

T. Berdych

4th

6th

2

X. Malisse

6th

3

6th

12

J. Benneteau

5

4th

S. Giraldo

6th

3

4th

X. Malisse

7th

6th

X. Malisse

4th

6th

6th

X. Malisse

6th

3

7th

L. Lacko

7th

3

3

5

J. Isner

4th

6th

6 5

T. de Bakker

5

6th

6th

T. de Bakker

6 6

6 8

5

J. Isner

7th

7th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3  toilets

F. Verdasco

4th

7th

7th

K. Beck

3

4th

M. Berrer

6th

5

6 6

M. Berrer

6th

6th

3  toilets

F. Verdasco

6th

7th

Q

R. Sweeting

3

6th

6th

Q

R. Sweeting

4th

5

WC

J. Blake

6th

3

4th

Q

R. Sweeting

6th

6th

14th

M. Llodra

4th

2

3  toilets

F. Verdasco

6 3

4th

8th

M. Baghdatis

7th

6th

9

E. Gulbis

1

0

r

I. Marchenko

6th

3

6th

I. Marchenko

6th

1

R. Schüttler

4th

6th

4th

I. Marchenko

3

7th

3

M. Przysiężny

6th

6 5

4th

8th

M. Baghdatis

6th

6 5

6th

H. Zeballos

3

7th

6th

H. Zeballos

6 3

6 5

8th

M. Baghdatis

7th

7th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

6th

S. Querrey

6 3

3

A. Clement

4th

0

J. Tipsarevic

7th

6th

J. Tipsarevic

6th

6th

J. Tipsarevic

6th

6th

Y.-h. Lu

5

1

A. Falla

3

4th

A. Falla

7th

6th

A. Falla

7th

3

11

L. Hewitt

5

2

r

J. Tipsarevic

6 4

4th

4th

M. Čilić

7th

6th

15th

M. Fish

6th

6th

V. Troicki

6th

6th

V. Troicki

4th

3

Q

K. Kim

1

2

15th

M. Fish

4th

6th

2

D. Istomin

6th

5

7th

4th

M. Čilić

6th

4th

6th

L. Mayer

4th

7th

6 5

D. Istomin

4th

2

4th

M. Čilić

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

7th

S. Wawrinka

1

3

WC

D. Nalbandian

6th

6th

WC

D. Nalbandian

6th

6th

R. Ram

4th

0

WC

D. Nalbandian

6th

6th

Q

B. Dabul

6 3

2

M. Chiudinelli

1

0

M. Chiudinelli

7th

6th

M. Chiudinelli

6th

6th

10

R. Štěpánek

1

3

WC

D. Nalbandian

3

6th

6th

13

G. Simon

6th

2

3

13

G. Simon

6th

6th

Q

I. Kunitsyn

6th

6th

Q

I. Kunitsyn

1

2

Q

K. Nishikori

2

3

13

G. Simon

6th

6th

B. Becker

2

3

2

A. Roddick

3

3

Q

G. Žemlja

6th

6th

Q

G. Žemlja

4th

4th

2

A. Roddick

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić   1 round 02.  Bob Bryan Mike Bryan   Quarter finals 03.  Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski   1 round 04th  Julian Knowle Andy Ram   Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

D. Nestor N. Zimonjić

4th

6th

[8th]

T. Berdych R. Štěpánek

6th

4th

[10]

T. Berdych R. Štěpánek

w.

O.

J. Isner S. Querrey

OLD

A. Golubev D. Istomin

OLD

A. Golubev D. Istomin

w.

O.

T. Berdych R. Štěpánek

5

6th

[10]

4th

J. Knowle A. Ram

6th

6th

4th

J. Knowle A. Ram

7th

2

[4]

WC

N. Healey L. Hewitt

3

2

4th

J. Knowle A. Ram

6th

7th

R. Lindstedt H. Tecau

6th

4th

[8th]

M. Baghdatis S. Wawrinka

3

6 6

M. Baghdatis S. Wawrinka

4th

6th

[10]

T. Berdych R. Štěpánek

6th

6 7

[7]

M. Fish M. Knowles

5

6th

[10]

M. Fish M. Knowles

4th

7th

[10]

M. Melo B. Soares

7th

4th

[4]

M. Fish M. Knowles

6th

7th

S. Aspelin P. Hanley

6th

7th

S. Aspelin P. Hanley

4th

5

3

M. Fyrstenberg, M. Matkowski

4th

6 1

M. Fish M. Knowles

7th

7th

R. Bopanna A.-ul-H. Qureshi

7th

4th

[10]

R. Bopanna A.-ul-H. Qureshi

5

5

M. Damm O. Marach

5

6th

[3]

R. Bopanna A.-ul-H. Qureshi

7th

7th

WC

D. Courtney M. Shabaz

6 6

4th

2

B. Bryan M. Bryan

6 6

5

2

B. Bryan M. Bryan

7th

6th

Web links and sources

• Official homepage of the tournament
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 73 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 92 kB)
• Tournament schedule individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 55 kB)