2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year.
In the singles competition, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams were the defending champions. Williams was able to retain her title with a win over Justine Henin, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 in the final, while Nadal retired in his quarterfinals match against Andy Murray owing to a quadriceps injury. Roger Federer was the men's champion, defeating finalist Andy Murray in straight sets 6–3, 6–4, 7–6.
In doubles, the 2009 champion pairs were successful in their respective title defenses – Bob and Mike Bryan in men's doubles and Serena and Venus Williams in women's doubles. Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi were not able to defend their mixed doubles title because they withdrew from the event beforehand. In mixed doubles, Cara Black and Leander Paes won the title, which made a mixed doubles career grand slam for Black.
Point distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.Senior
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | |
| Men's Singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| Men's Doubles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 100 | 5 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheelchair
| Event | W | F | SF/3rd | QF/4th |
| Singles | 800 | 500 | 375 | 100 |
| Doubles | 800 | 500 | 100 | — |
| Quad Singles | 800 | 500 | 375 | 100 |
| 800 | 100 | — | — |
Junior
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 |
| Boys' Singles | 375 | 270 | 180 | 120 | 75 | 30 | 25 | 20 |
| Girls' Singles | 375 | 270 | 180 | 120 | 75 | 30 | 25 | 20 |
| Boys' Doubles | 270 | 180 | 120 | 75 | 45 | — | — | — |
| Girls' Doubles | 270 | 180 | 120 | 75 | 45 | — | — | — |
Singles players
;Men's Singles;Women's Singles
Day-by-day summaries
Seniors
Men's Singles
Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6- This was Federer's first title of the year and his 62nd overall. It was his 16th career Grand Slam title, and his 4th Australian Open title tying Andre Agassi for most Australian Open titles in the Open Era. This was Federer's 5th final at the Australian Open which tied him with Stefan Edberg for the Open Era record.
Women's Singles
- This was Williams' first title of the year, a record 5th Australian Open title in the Open Era. The title was Williams' 12th major title, which tied her for 6th all-time with Billie Jean King and Suzanne Lenglen, and in the Open Era solo 4th having surpassed Court's 11 mark, which Williams' is behind Graf, Evert and Navratilova with each.
Men's Doubles
- This was the Bryan Brothers' 57th doubles title together, 4th Australian Open title, and 8th major title.
Women's Doubles
- This is the Williams Sisters' 11th Grand Slam doubles title together and 4th Australian Open title.
Mixed Doubles
This was the pair's 3rd consecutive grand slam final and the 4th overall. The victory makes Paes India's joint-lead grand slam winner alongside his ex- doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi with a total of 11 grand slam doubles titles. This title gave Black a career mixed doubles grand slam, which Black has won one of each slam in mixed doubles.
Juniors
Boys' Singles
Tiago Fernandes defeated Sean Berman, 7-6, 6–3Girls' Singles
Karolína Plíšková defeated Laura Robson, 6–1, 7–6Boys' Doubles
Justin Eleveld / Jannick Lupescu defeated Kevin Krawietz / Dominik Schulz, 6–4, 6–4Girls' Doubles
Jana Čepelová / Chantal Škamlová defeated Tímea Babos / Gabriela Dabrowski, 7–6, 6–2Other events
Wheelchair Men's Singles
Shingo Kunieda defeated Stéphane Houdet, 7–6, 2–6, 7–5Wheelchair Women's Singles
Korie Homan defeated Florence Gravellier, 6–2, 6–2Wheelchair Quad Singles
Peter Norfolk defeated David Wagner, 6–2, 7–6Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Stéphane Houdet / Shingo Kunieda defeated Maikel Scheffers / Robin Ammerlaan, 6–2, 6–2Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Florence Gravellier / Aniek Van Koot defeated Lucy Shuker / Daniela Di Toro, 6–3, 7–6Wheelchair Quad Doubles
Nicholas Taylor / David Wagner defeated Peter Norfolk / Johan Andersson, 6–2, 7–6Singles seeds
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Wildcard entries
Men's Singles Wildcard entries
- Carsten Ball
- Andrey Golubev
- Sébastien Grosjean
- Ryan Harrison
- Jason Kubler
- Nick Lindahl
- Marinko Matosevic
- Bernard Tomic
Women's Singles Wildcard entries
- Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
- Casey Dellacqua
- Jarmila Groth
- Justine Henin
- Sesil Karatancheva
- Alicia Molik
- Olivia Rogowska
- Coco Vandeweghe
Men's Doubles Wildcard entries
- Marinko Matosevic / Bernard Tomic
- Prakash Amritraj / Somdev Devvarman
- Kaden Hensel / Greg Jones
- Matthew Ebden / Brydan Klein
- Rameez Junaid / Peter Luczak
- Nick Lindahl / Matt Reid
- Samuel Groth / Jason Kubler
Women's Doubles Wildcard entries
- Shannon Golds / Marija Mirkovic
- Yayuk Basuki / Kimiko Date-Krumm
- Sally Peers / Laura Robson
- Jarmila Groth / Olivia Rogowska
- Monique Adamczak / Nicole Kriz
- Alicia Molik / Meghann Shaughnessy
- Sophie Ferguson / Jessica Moore
Mixed Doubles Wildcard entries
- Sophie Ferguson / Carsten Ball
- Carly Gullickson / Bernard Tomic
- Sally Peers / Peter Luczak
- Alicia Molik / Matthew Ebden
- Anastasia Rodionova / Paul Hanley
- Jarmila Groth / Samuel Groth
- Casey Dellacqua / Jordan Kerr
Protected ranking
;Men's Singles
;Women's Singles
- Marina Erakovic
- Tamira Paszek
Qualifiers entries
Men's Qualifiers entries
- Xavier Malisse
- Matthew Ebden
- Grega Žemlja
- Antonio Veić
- Louk Sorensen
- Guillaume Rufin
- Ricardo Hocevar
- Donald Young
- Illya Marchenko
- Ivan Sergeyev
- Kevin Anderson
- Blaž Kavčič
- Ivan Dodig
- David Guez
- Stefan Koubek
- Dieter Kindlmann
- Marsel İlhan
Women's Qualifiers entries
- Yanina Wickmayer
- Regina Kulikova
- Shenay Perry
- Han Xinyun
- Renata Voráčová
- Sofia Arvidsson
- Angelique Kerber
- Yvonne Meusburger
- Yuliana Fedak
- Zuzana Kučová
- Valérie Tétreault
- Kathrin Wörle
Withdrawals
- Mario Ančić → replaced by Igor Kunitsyn
- Andreas Beck → replaced by Robin Haase
- Máximo González → replaced by Santiago Giraldo
- Xavier Malisse → replaced by Jan Hájek
- Paul-Henri Mathieu → replaced by Teymuraz Gabashvili
- David Nalbandian → replaced by Stéphane Robert
- Gilles Simon → replaced by Marsel İlhan
- Dmitry Tursunov → replaced by Wayne Odesnik
- Anne Keothavong → replaced by Pauline Parmentier
- Patty Schnyder → replaced by Anastasiya Yakimova
Point distribution
Prize money
All prize money is in Australian dollars ; doubles prize money is distributed per pair.Men's and Women's Singles
- Winners: $2,200,168
- Runners-up: $1,050,000
- Semi-finalists: $400,000
- Quarter-finalists: $200,000
- Fourth round: $89,000
- Third round: $52,000
- Second round: $31,500
- First round: $19,500
Men's and Women's Doubles
- Winners: $450,000
- Runners-up: $225,000
- Semi-finalists: $112,000
- Quarter-finalists: $55,400
- Third round: $31,245
- Second round: $17,035
- First round: $9,585
Mixed Doubles
- Winners: $134,460
- Runners-up: $67,230
- Semi-finalists: $33,615
- Quarter-finalists: $15,490
- Second round: $7,745
- First round: $3,755