2010 Brisbane International

The 2010 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament and was played at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. The centre court, Pat Rafter Arena is named in honour of Australian tennis hero Patrick Rafter. It took place from 3 to 10 January 2010. It was part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year. Justine Henin has announced that she will make her return to professional tennis at the 2010 Brisbane International.

Television coverage of the tournament was on Channel Seven, with live coverage of the day sessions and delayed coverage of the night sessions between 4 and 10 January.

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of 28 December 2009.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇦🇺 Carsten Ball
 * 🇦🇺 John Millman
 * 🇦🇺 Bernard Tomic

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇺🇦 Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr.
 * 🇦🇺 Matthew Ebden
 * 🇦🇺 Nick Lindahl
 * 🇩🇪 Julian Reister

Seeds

 * Rankings as of 28 December 2009.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇦🇺 Casey Dellacqua
 * 🇧🇪 Justine Henin
 * 🇦🇺 Alicia Molik

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Ivanova
 * 🇰🇿 Sesil Karatantcheva
 * 🇷🇺 Alla Kudryavtseva
 * 🇰🇿 Galina Voskoboeva

Men's singles
🇺🇸 Andy Roddick defeated 🇨🇿 Radek Štěpánek, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(9–7).
 * It was Roddick's first title of the year and 28th overall.

Women's singles
🇧🇪 Kim Clijsters defeated 🇧🇪 Justine Henin, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6).
 * It was Clijsters' first title of the year and 36th of her career.

Men's doubles
🇫🇷 Jérémy Chardy / 🇫🇷 Marc Gicquel defeated 🇨🇿 Lukáš Dlouhý / 🇮🇳 Leander Paes, 6–3, 7–6(7–5).

Women's doubles
🇨🇿 Andrea Hlaváčková / 🇨🇿 Lucie Hradecká defeated 🇭🇺 Melinda Czink / 🇪🇸 Arantxa Parra Santonja, 2–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–4].