2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the first round by Jarkko Nieminen.
Top seed Rafael Nadal defeated Gaël Monfils 6–1, 7–5 to become the event's third Spanish winner since David Ferrer won in 2007.

Singles
2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Gaël Monfils
Final score	6–1, 7–5
Draw	32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships

Seeds

1. Rafael Nadal (Champion)
2. Andy Roddick (Quarterfinals)
3. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (First Round)
4. Jürgen Melzer (Second Round)
5. Gaël Monfils (Final)
6. Feliciano López (Second Round)
7. Ernests Gulbis (First Round)
8. Michaël Llodra (First Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Rafael Nadal	7^7	4	7^9
		Viktor Troicki	6^4	6	6^7
								1	Rafael Nadal	6	7
								5	Gaël Monfils	1	5
		Radek Štěpánek	3	3
	5	Gaël Monfils	6	6

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	R Nadal	6	6
		S Giraldo	4	4				1	R Nadal	6	6
		F Serra	4	6	4			Q	M Raonic	4	4
	Q	M Raonic	6	3	6										1	R Nadal	6	6
		R Gasquet	6	7^8												D Tursunov	4	1
		T de Bakker	3	6^6					R Gasquet	6^2	6	4
		D Tursunov	6	6					D Tursunov	7^7	1	6
	7	E Gulbis	3	4																		1	R Nadal	7^7	4	7^9
	4	J Melzer	6	4	6																		V Troicki	6^4	6	6^7
		J Mónaco	4	6	1			4	J Melzer	6^7	6	6^3
	WC	K Nishikori	4	2					V Troicki	7^9	3	7^7
		V Troicki	6	6												V Troicki	6	3	6
		G García-López	6^3	6	7^7											G García-López	2	6	4
	Q	R Ram	7^7	4	6^1				G García-López	7^7	6
		JM del Potro	3	0				6	F López	6^5	4
	6	F López	6	6

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	M Llodra	3	0
		M Chiudinelli	6	6					M Chiudinelli	7	6^7	1r
		A Falla	6	6^5	6^5				R Štěpánek	5	7^9	4
		R Štěpánek	2	7^7	7^7											R Štěpánek	w/o
		E Schwank	4	4												J Nieminen
		D Gimeno-Traver	6	6					D Gimeno-Traver	3	6^8
		J Nieminen	6	5	6				J Nieminen	6	7^10
	3	J-W Tsonga	4	7	1																		R Štěpánek	3	3
	5	G Monfils	7^12	6																		5	G Monfils	6	6
	WC	G Soeda	6^10	4				5	G Monfils	6	6
	Q	I Dodig	6	4	2				A Seppi	4	4
		A Seppi	3	6	6										5	G Monfils	7^7	4	7^8
	Q	É Roger-Vasselin	3	6^2											2	A Roddick	6^5	6	6^6
		J Chardy	6	7^7					J Chardy	4	6^4
	WC	T Ito	4	3				2	A Roddick	6	7^7
	2	A Roddick	6	6

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw