Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2010 ATP World Tour Finals. It was his fifth Tour Finals title. Nadal was attempting to complete the career Super Slam.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2010 ATP World Tour Finals | |
| Champion |  Roger Federer |
| Runner-up |  Rafael Nadal |
| Score | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
Tomáš Berdych was the only player to make his debut at the event.
Nikolay Davydenko was the reigning champion, but did not qualify this year.
Seeds
edit- Rafael Nadal (final)
- Roger Federer (champion)
Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
Robin Söderling (round robin)
Andy Murray (semifinals)
Tomáš Berdych (round robin)- David Ferrer (round robin)
Andy Roddick (round robin)
Alternates
edit- Fernando Verdasco (Did not play)
Mikhail Youzhny (Did not play)
Draw
editKey
edit- 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
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
edit| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rafael Nadal
| 77 | 3 | 78 | |||||||||
| 5 | Andy Murray
| 65 | 6 | 66 | |||||||||
| 1 | Rafael Nadal
| 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Roger Federer
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Roger Federer
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Novak Djokovic
| 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
Group A
edit| Nadal
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Djokovic
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Berdych
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Roddick
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Rafael Nadal
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7–5, 6–2 | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 42–30 | 1 | |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic
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5–7, 2–6 | 6–3, 6–3 | 6–2, 6–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 31–24 | 2 | |
| 6 | Tomáš Berdych
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6–7(3–7), 1–6 | 3–6, 3–6 | 7–5, 6–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 26–33 | 3 | |
| 8 | Andy Roddick
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6–3, 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | 2–6, 3–6 | 5–7, 3–6 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 29–41 | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
Group B
edit| Federer
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Söderling
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Murray
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Ferrer
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Roger Federer
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 | 6–4, 6–2 | 6–1, 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 37–20 | 1 | |
| 4 | Robin Söderling
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6–7(5–7), 3–6 | 2–6, 4–6 | 7–5, 7–5 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 29–35 | 3 | |
| 5 | Andy Murray
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4–6, 2–6 | 6–2, 6–4 | 6–2, 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 30–22 | 2 | |
| 7 | David Ferrer
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1–6, 4–6 | 5–7, 5–7 | 2–6, 2–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 19–38 | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.