2010 Malaysian Open

2010 Malaysian Open
Date	February 22–28
Edition	1st
Category	International tournament
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$220,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Champions
Singles
Alisa Kleybanova
Doubles
Chan Yung-jan / Zheng Jie

The 2010 Golden Horses Health Sanctuary Malaysian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the WTA Tour. The event took place from February 22 to February 28 at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort.

The event was headlined by the participation of World No. 7 and Olympic champion Elena Dementieva in the main draw. Other participants include recent Australian Open semi-finalists, World No. 10 Li Na and World No. 20 Zheng Jie and last years Wimbledon quarter-finalist and Family Circle Cup champion, Sabine Lisicki.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2010 Malaysian Open – Singles

Alisa Kleybanova defeated Elena Dementieva 6–3, 6–2^[1]

• It was Kleybanova's 1st career title.

Doubles

Main article: 2010 Malaysian Open – Doubles

Chan Yung-jan / Zheng Jie defeated Anastasia Rodionova / Arina Rodionova 6–7^(4–7), 6–2, [10–7]

Entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Ranking^1	Seeding
RUS	Elena Dementieva	7	1
CHN	Li Na	10	2
CHN	Zheng Jie	20	3
RUS	Alisa Kleybanova	31	4
HUN	Melinda Czink	44	5
AUT	Sybille Bammer	50	6
SVK	Magdaléna Rybáriková	53	7
BLR	Olga Govortsova	56	8

• ¹ Rankings as of February 15, 2010.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
• Alicia Molik
• Yan Zi

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Elena Bovina
• Anna Gerasimou
• Ksenia Pervak
• Yurika Sema

References

1. "Djokovic Repeats in Dubai". The New York Times. Associated Press. 2010-03-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-07.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details
• Players announcement