2010 Malaysian Open

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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

Chan Yung-jan /

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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

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

It was Kleybanova's 1st career title.

Doubles

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

Entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Ranking¹	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:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

References

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

External links

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