The 2010 Qatar Open, known as the 2010 Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons, was a men's

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tournament played on outdoor

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s. It was the 18th edition of the

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, and part of the

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of the 2010 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in

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, from 4 January through 9 January 2010. Third-seeded

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won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

defeated

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, 0–6, 7–6^(10–8), 6–4 *It was Davydenko's first title of the year and 20th overall.

Doubles

Guillermo García López /

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defeated

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, 6–4, 7–5

Entrants

Seeds

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Younes El Aynaoui * Abdulla Hajji * Karim Maamoun The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Benjamin Becker * Steve Darcis * Ryler DeHeart * Mikhail Kukushkin

References

External links

Official website

ATP tournament profile

ITF tournament edition details
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