2010 Sony Ericsson Open


The 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, was a tennis tournament for men and women held from March 22 to April 4, 2010. It was the 26th edition of the Miami Masters event and is played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, located near Miami. The tournament is a part of 2010 ATP World Tour and 2010 WTA Tour, classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and a WTA Premier Mandatory event respectively.

Entrants

ATP World Tour

Seeds

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry via qualifying:
The following notable players withdrew from the event:

Seeds

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry via qualifying:
The following notable players withdrew from the event:
Th total commitment prize money for this year's event is $4,500,000 each.

Events

Men's singles

Championship Match
Andy Roddick def Tomáš Berdych 7−5, 6−4
Championship Match
Kim Clijsters def. Venus Williams, 6−2, 6−1.
In the first round all seeded players progress with the exception of 5th seed Łukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach fell to the German team of Benjamin Becker and Michael Kohlmann. They were joined by half of the defending champion Andy Ram who partnered Michaël Llodra who fell to Feliciano López and Fernando Verdasco. The second round action saw top seeds Daniel Nestor - Nenad Zimonjić and 6th seeds Simon Aspelin - Paul Hanley falling to the Spanish teams of Nicolás Almagro - Tommy Robredo and Feliciano López - Fernando Verdasco respectively. 7th seeds František Čermák and Michal Mertiňák also fell to Arnaud Clément and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, while 4 seeds also advance to the Quarterfinals. In the Quarterfinals Spanish team of Nicolás Almagro and Tommy Robredo won over compatriots Feliciano López and Fernando Verdasco, while 3rd seed Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes, and 4th seed Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi occupied their rightful semifinal slots. For the final slot were Polish team of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski who upset 2nd seeded Americans Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan. In the semifinals the two higher seeds remaining both won their matches comfortably with 3rd seeds Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes winning 6-3, 6-0 over unseeded Spaniards Nicolás Almagro and Tommy Robredo, while 4th seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi also won in straight sets over 8th seeded Poles Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 7-6, 6-4. In the final it was the pair of Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes who came through and thus winning their first Miami title as a team and as individuals with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi in the process halting Mirnyi's quest for a record 5th doubles title.
Championship Match
Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes def. Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi, 6–2, 7–5.

Women's doubles

In the first round three seeded teams fell with Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Yan Zi who fell to Maria Kirilenko and Agnieszka Radwańska, Chuang Chia-jung and Hsieh Su-wei falling to Klaudia Jans and Vladimíra Uhlířová, and the biggest upset as top seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber was upset by Natalie Grandin and Abigail Spears. Defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova partnered with Alicia Molik losing to Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta. In the second round remaining seeded teams all made it through with the exception of the no. 2 seeds Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez who fell to Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta.
In the quarterfinals 4th seeds Rennae Stubbs and Lisa Raymond advance with a comfortable win over Alisa Kleybanova and Francesca Schiavone, while Stubbs former partner Samantha Stosur also advance with Nadia Petrova with a win over Julie Coin and Vania King. In the semifinals Nadia Petrova and Samantha Stosur defeated the team of Chan Yung-jan and Zheng Jie in a 6-1, 7-5 final score, and the team of Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta also advanced to the final defeating Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs double 6-4. In the semifinals saw Nadia Petrova and Samantha Stosur advancing to the finals in a convincing fashion with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Chan Yung-jan and Zheng Jie. In the second semifinals saw Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta upsetting 4th seeds Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs in a straight set 6-4, 6-4 victory. In the final it was the pair Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta who produce another upset as they defeated 3rd seeds Nadia Petrova and Samantha Stosur, thus defeating 3 of the top 4 seeds after upsetting 2nd seeds Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez in the second round and 3rd seeds Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs in the semifinals. THis is Dulko and Pennetta's first Mandatory level doubles title as a team and as individuals.
Championship Match
Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta def Nadia Petrova / Samantha Stosur, 6-3, 4-6, .

Attendance

A record total of 312,386 visited the Crandon Park Tennis Center including a sellout crowd of 14,119 for the men's final on Sunday, April 4. The men's final sold out on March 8, marking the quickest sellout for a men's final in tournament history.