2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

Singles
2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Gaël Monfils
Final score	6–1, 7–5

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.

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

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