This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2010. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
ITF
Grand Slam events
Just five male players reached at least the third round of all four grand slams: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Albert Montañés. Only Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic reached the fourth round at all four major, but all three also reached all four quarterfinals. Just six female players reached at least the third round of all four grand slams: Caroline Wozniacki, Venus Williams, Jelena Janković, Yanina Wickmayer, Maria Kirilenko, and Alona Bondarenko. Only Wozniacki and Williams reached the fourth round of all four majors.
Davis Cup
World Group Draw
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Fed Cup
World Group Draw
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Important events
January
Nikolay Davydenko became the second player to beat both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the same tournament on separate occasions en route to winning the 2010 Qatar ExxonMobil Open. Justine Henin made her return to the WTA Tour by competing in and reaching the final of the 2010 Brisbane International. By winning the 2010 Australian Open, Serena Williams tied Billie Jean King with 12 Grand Slam Singles titles. Roger Federer won his 16th Grand Slam Singles title (at the Australian Open) to improve his record of most Grand Slam Singles titles won by a man in the open era. Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters, Marin Čilić, Yanina Wickmayer, Marcos Baghdatis, Elena Dementieva, John Isner, and Alona Bondarenko also won titles.
February
By successfully defending his title in Zagreb, Marin Čilić opened 2010 with an impressive 15–1 record. After being denied a visa the previous year, Shahar Pe'er reached the semi-finals of the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships in a dream run, where she took out three seeded players, including top-seed Caroline Wozniacki. Venus Williams earned her 42nd and 43rd career titles in Dubai and Acapulco, the most by an active player. She also defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova and Kim Clijsters to win the 2010 Billie Jean King Cup. Chile decided to still plan to host its Davis Cup series against Israel despite the devastating earthquake that killed at least 700 people in the South American country. Feliciano López, Thomaz Bellucci, Fernando Verdasco, Robin Söderling, Juan Carlos Ferrero(2), Elena Dementieva, Vera Zvonareva, Michaël Llodra, Ernests Gulbis, Sam Querrey, Maria Sharapova, Mariana Duque Mariño, Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer, and Alisa Kleybanova also won titles.
March
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won her first tour singles title in Monterrey. Marco Chiudinelli was awarded the 2009 Comeback Player of the Year Award. French officials stated that the French Open might leave Roland Garros, the tournament's home for 82 years, if improvements are not made to the infrastructure. The 2009 WTA Awards were awarded on March 24 at the Sony Ericsson Open. Winners included the Williams Sisters, Yanina Wickmayer, Liezel Huber, Kim Clijsters, Melanie Oudin, and Elena Dementieva.
April
After a three-month hiatus due to knee injury, world number one Serena Williams announced her return to take place at the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia. By successfully defending his title in Monte Carlo, Rafael Nadal became the first player in the open era to win six back to back titles at a single tournament. Justine Henin won her first tournament since her comeback at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. The Australian, Belgian, French, and Slovak Fed Cup teams won spots in the 2011 World Group. Stanislas Wawrinka, Juan Ignacio Chela, Caroline Wozniacki, Flavia Pennetta, Samantha Stosur, Francesca Schiavone, Fernando Verdasco, and Iveta Benešová also won titles.