Last year's winner was Andy Murray , who confidently defended his title. Murray only gave one set in the entire tournament. In the final he beat the Swiss Roger Federer in two sets with 7: 5 and 7: 5. In the twelfth clash between the two, it was Murray's seventh win. For him it was also the first tournament victory in the current year and his 15th title overall on the ATP Tour. In doubles, Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles went to defend their title, but both with a different partner. While Knowles and his partner failed in the first round, Bhupathi made it into the semifinals where they were defeated by the eventual winners Bob and Mike Bryan in three sets. They beat the French duo Julien Benneteau and Michaël Llodra in two sets with 7: 5 and 6: 3 in the final . In the current year it was the seventh joint double title for the brothers as well as the 63rd joint title in their careers. After 2002 and 2006 they won the Canada Masters for the third time.
The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 56 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 24 pairs. The eight top seeded players in singles or pairings in doubles each got a bye into the second round. The total prize money was $ 2,430,000; total financial liabilities were $ 3,000,000.
The qualification took place from August 7th to 8th, 2010. Seven qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament. There were also two lucky losers.
The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:
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.