The 2010 Golden Horses Health Sanctuary Malaysian Open was a

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tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the

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. The event took place from February 22 to February 28 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

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semi-finalists, World No. 10 Li Na and World No. 20 Zheng Jie and last years

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quarter-finalist and

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champion,

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Entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings as of February 15, 2010.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Noppawan Lertcheewakarn *

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* Yan Zi The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Elena Bovina * Anna Gerasimou * Ksenia Pervak * Yurika Sema

Finals

Singles

Alisa Kleybanova Alisa Mikhailovna Kleybanova (russian: Алиса Михайловна Клейбанова, born 15 July 1989) is a Russian former tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 20, achieved in February 2011. In her career. she wo ...

defeated Elena Dementieva 6–3, 6–2 *It was Kleybanova's 1st career title.

Doubles

Chan Yung-jan / Zheng Jie defeated Anastasia Rodionova / Arina Rodionova 6–7^(4–7), 6–2, 0–7

External links

ITF tournament edition details

Players announcement
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