The 2010 BNP Paribas Masters was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the tournament known that year as the BNP Paribas Masters after the sponsor BNP Paribas. It was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2010 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 6 November through 14 November 2010. The top eight seeds were Roger Federer, defending champion Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Robin Söderling, Tomáš Berdych, Fernando Verdasco, David Ferrer and Andy Roddick.
| 2010 BNP Paribas Masters | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | 6–14 November |
| Edition | 38th |
| Category | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| Draw | 64S / 32D |
| Prize money | $2,620,588 |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Venue | Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Robin Söderling[1] | |
| Doubles | |
 Mahesh Bhupathi /  Max Mirnyi[2] | |
Robin Söderling defeated Gaël Monfils 6–1, 7–6(7–1) in the final to win his first Masters 1000 championship and rise to a career-high world ranking of No. 4. Monfils was playing in his second successive Paris Masters final having saved five match points in defeating Roger Federer in the semifinals.
Finals
editSingles
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Robin Söderling' defeated 
Gaël Monfils 6–1, 7–6(7–1)
- It was Söderling's second title of the year and 6th of his career. It was his first Masters title.
Doubles
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Mahesh Bhupathi / 
Max Mirnyi defeated 
Mark Knowles / 
Andy Ram 7–5, 7–5
Entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 SUI
|
Roger Federer | 2 | 1 |
 SRB
|
Novak Djokovic | 3 | 2 |
 GBR
|
Andy Murray | 4 | 3 |
| SWE
|
Robin Söderling | 5 | 4 |
 CZE
|
Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 5 |
 ESP
|
Fernando Verdasco | 7 | 6 |
| ESP
|
David Ferrer | 8 | 7 |
 USA
|
Andy Roddick | 9 | 8 |
 RUS
|
Mikhail Youzhny | 10 | 9 |
| RUS
|
Nikolay Davydenko | 11 | 10 |
 AUT
|
Jürgen Melzer | 12 | 11 |
| FRA
|
Gaël Monfils | 14 | 12 |
 CRO
|
Marin Čilić | 15 | 13 |
| ESP
|
Nicolás Almagro | 16 | 14 |
| CRO
|
Ivan Ljubičić | 17 | 15 |
| USA
|
John Isner | 19 | 16 |
- Seeds are based on the rankings of November 1, 2010.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received a special exempt into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as a Lucky loser into the singles main draw:
Notable withdrawals
edit- Rafael Nadal (shoulder injury)[3]
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (knee injury)[4]
Marcos Baghdatis (shoulder injury)[5]- Juan Carlos Ferrero (knee & wrist surgery)[6]
- Mardy Fish (ankle injury)
References
edit- ^ "2010 Paris – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2010 Paris – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Nadal misses Paris Masters with shoulder injury". Reuters Canada. 2010-11-05. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ "Knee Injury Rules Out Tsonga Out For Season". Sports AP. 2010-11-03. Retrieved 5 November 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Marcos Baghdatis Pulls the Plug on His Season". bleacher report. 2010-11-02. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ "Ferrero Undergoes Knee And Wrist Surgery". ATP World Tour. 2010-11-07. Archived from the original on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.