The 2010 Australian Open was a
tennis tournament that took place in
Melbourne Park in
Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the
Australian Open
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Th ...
, and the first
Grand Slam event of the year.
In the singles competition,
Rafael Nadal and
Serena Williams were the defending champions. Williams was able to retain her title with a win over
Justine Henin, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 in the final, while Nadal retired in his quarterfinals match against
Andy Murray
Sir Andrew Barron Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a British professional tennis player from Scotland. He was ranked world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 41 weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 in 2016. Murray h ...
owing to a quadriceps injury.
Roger Federer was the men's champion, defeating finalist Andy Murray in straight sets 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(11).
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In doubles, the 2009 champion pairs were successful in their respective title defenses –
Bob and Mike Bryan
The Bryan brothers, identical twin brothers Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, are retired American professional doubles tennis players and the most successful duo of all time. They were born on April 29, 1978, with Mike being the elder by two minutes. ...
in men's doubles and Serena and
Venus Williams in women's doubles.
Sania Mirza and
Mahesh Bhupathi were not able to defend their mixed doubles title because they withdrew from the event beforehand. In mixed doubles,
Cara Black and
Leander Paes won the title, which made a mixed doubles career grand slam for Black.
Point distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
Senior
Wheelchair
Junior
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