2010 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Singles
# 2010 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Singles

Richard Gasquet won in the final 6–3, 5–7, $7–6^{(7–5)}$ against Fernando Verdasco, to end his two and a half year title drought.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

* Robin Söderling (second round)
* Fernando Verdasco (final)
* Gaël Monfils (quarterfinals)
* Thomaz Bellucci (second round)
* Marcos Baghdatis (quarterfinals)
* Albert Montañés (first round)
* Michael Berrer (first round)
* Łukasz Kubot (second round)

## Draw

### Key

* 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Richard Gasquet | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | |
| | Potito Starace | $6^1$ | $6^6$ | | | | | |
| | Potito Starace | $6^1$ | $6^6$ | | Richard Gasquet | 6 | 5 | $7^7$ |
| | | | | 2 | Fernando Verdasco | 3 | 7 | $6^5$ |
| | Leonardo Mayer | $6^3$ | 5 | 2 | Fernando Verdasco | 3 | 7 | $6^5$ |
| 2 | Fernando Verdasco | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 1 | R Söderling | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Mannarino | 3 | 1 | | O Rochus | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | O Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | O Rochus | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | L Lacko | 3 | 0 | | R Gasquet | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 7 | | A Dolgopolov | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Montañés | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | R Gasquet | $7^7$ | $7^8$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Starace | $6^1$ | $6^6$ |
| | | | | 3 | G Monfils | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 5 | 2 | | M Chiudinelli | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | M Chiudinelli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | G Monfils | $6^2$ | 2 | | | |
| | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Starace | $7^7$ | 6 | | | |
| Q | S Darcis | 3 | 1 | | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Mina | 5 | 4 | 8 | Ł Kubot | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ł Kubot | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | M Baghdatis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Recouderc | 4 | 5 | | 5 | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Clément | 3 | 4 | | | S Greul | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Greul | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | M Baghdatis | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | L Mayer | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | L Mayer | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | D Guez | 6 | 1 | 3 | | L Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | T Bellucci | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Mayer | $6^3$ | 5 |
| 7 | M Berrer | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | F Verdasco | $7^7$ | 7 |
| | A Seppi | 6 | 7 | | | A Seppi | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 6 | 3 | 4 | | S Stakhovsky | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | S Stakhovsky | 2 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| | F Serra | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 2 | F Verdasco | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | I Marchenko | 5 | $6^4$ | | | F Serra | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
