The 2010 Italian Open[1] (also known as the 2010 Rome Masters[2] and sponsored title 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia) was a tennis tournament, being played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 67th edition of the event and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2010 WTA Tour. The men's event took place from April 24 to May 2, 2010 while the women's event took place from April 30 to May 8, 2010.
| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Federer |  Switzerland | 1 | 1 | |
| Novak Djokovic |  Serbia | 2 | 2 | |
| Rafael Nadal |  Spain | 3 | 3 | |
| Andy Murray | 5 | 4 | ||
| Robin Söderling |  Sweden | 8 | 5 | |
| Fernando Verdasco | Spain | 9 | 6 | |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |  France | 10 | 7 | |
| Marin Čilić |  Croatia | 11 | 8 | |
| Mikhail Youzhny | 13 | 9 | ||
| Tomáš Berdych |  Czech Republic | 14 | 10 | |
| Ivan Ljubičić | Croatia | 15 | 11 | |
| Juan Carlos Ferrero | Spain | 16 | 12 | |
| David Ferrer | Spain | 17 | 13 | |
| John Isner |  United States | 22 | 14 | |
| Sam Querrey | United States | 23 | 15 | |
| Juan Mónaco |  Argentina | 24 | 16 |
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player received special exempt into the main draw:
The following players received entry via qualifying:
Juan Ignacio Chela
Santiago Giraldo Marcel Granollers Jan Hájek Michaël Llodra
Peter Luczak Leonardo MayerThe following player received the lucky loser spot:
The following notable players withdrew from the event:
Nikolay Davydenko (broken wrist) [3] Juan Martín del Potro (right wrist) [3] Gaël Monfils (left wrist) David Nalbandian (right leg) Tommy Robredo (back injury) Andy Roddick (free exemption) [3] Gilles Simon (right knee) Radek Štěpánek (fatigue)| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serena Williams | United States | 1 | 1 | |
| Caroline Wozniacki |  Denmark | 2 | 2 | |
| Dinara Safina | 3 | 3 | ||
| Venus Williams | United States | 4 | 4 | |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | 5 | 5 | ||
| Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | ||
| Jelena Janković | Serbia | 7 | 7 | |
| Agnieszka Radwańska |  Poland | 8 | 8 | |
| Victoria Azarenka |  Belarus | 9 | 9 | |
| Samantha Stosur | Australia | 10 | 10 | |
| Yanina Wickmayer |  Belgium | 12 | 11 | |
| Flavia Pennetta |  Italy | 15 | 12 | |
| Francesca Schiavone | Italy | 17 | 13 | |
| Nadia Petrova | 18 | 14 | ||
| Vera Zvonareva | 19 | 15 | ||
| Shahar Pe'er |  Israel | 20 | 16 |
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
Maria Elena Camerin Corinna Dentoni Romina Oprandi Serena WilliamsThe following players received entry via qualifying:
Akgul Amanmuradova
Gréta Arn Bojana Jovanovski
Sesil Karatantcheva Varvara Lepchenko Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Ayumi MoritaThe following player received the lucky loser spot:
The following notable player withdrew from the event:
Samantha Stosur (Fatigue, Sore Right Arm)See main article: 2010 Italian Open – Men's singles. Rafael Nadal defeated David Ferrer, 7–5, 6–2
See main article: 2010 Italian Open – Women's singles. María José Martínez Sánchez defeated Jelena Janković, 7 - 6(5), 7 - 5
See main article: 2010 Italian Open – Men's doubles. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated John Isner / Sam Querrey, 6–2, 6–3
See main article: 2010 Italian Open – Women's doubles. Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta defeated Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez, 6 - 4, 6 - 2