2010 Malaysian Open

2010 Malaysian Open 22–28 February 1st International tournaments 32S / 16D $220,000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hard / outdoor RUS Alisa Kleybanova TPE Chan Yung-jan / CHN Zheng Jie The 2010 Golden Horses Health Sanctuary Malaysian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the WTA Tour. The event took place from 22 February to 28 February at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort. The event was headlined by the participation of world No. 7 and Olympic champion Elena Dementieva in the main draw. Other participants include recent Australian Open semi-finalists, World No. 10 Li Na and World No. 20 Zheng Jie and last years Wimbledon quarter-finalist and Family Circle Cup champion, Sabine Lisicki. Fourth-seeded Alisa Kleybanova won the singles title.Associated Press Djokovic Repeats in Dubai https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/sports/tennis/01sportsbriefs-djokovic.html The New York Times 1 March 2010https://www.rte.ie/sport/tennis/2010/0228/261623-malaysian/ Kleybanova wins Malaysian Open RTE 28 February 2010 Finals Singles 2010 Malaysian Open – Singles RUS Alisa Kleybanova defeated RUS Elena Dementieva 6–3, 6–2 It was Kleybanova's 1st career singles title. Doubles 2010 Malaysian Open – Doubles TPE Chan Yung-jan / CHN Zheng Jie defeated AUS Anastasia Rodionova / RUS Arina Rodionova 6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–7] Entrants Seeds Country Player Ranking1 Seeding RUS Elena Dementieva 7 1 CHN Li Na 10 2 CHN Zheng Jie 20 3 RUS Alisa Kleybanova 31 4 HUN Melinda Czink 44 5 AUT Sybille Bammer 50 6 SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková 53 7 BLR Olga Govortsova 56 8 1 Rankings as of February 15, 2010. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: THA Noppawan Lertcheewakarn AUS Alicia Molik CHN Yan Zi The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: RUS Elena Bovina GRE Anna Gerasimou RUS Ksenia Pervak JPN Yurika Sema References External links World Tennis tournament details WTA tournament draws Players announcement Category:Tennis tournaments in Malaysia Malaysian Open Category:Malaysian Open (tennis) Category:2010 in Malaysian tennis