The 2010 Heineken Open was a

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tournament played on outdoor

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s. It was the 35th edition of the Heineken Open, and was part of the

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of the

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. It took place at the

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, New Zealand, from 11 January through 16 January 2010. Unseeded

John Isner John Robert Isner (born April 26, 1985) is an American professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 8 in singles and No. 14 in doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Considered one of the best servers ...

won the singles title.

ATP entrants

Seeds

* as of January 4, 2010

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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Daniel King-Turner Daniel King-Turner (born 15 May 1984) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand. In total, he won eight Futures singles titles as well as two Challenger doubles titles and 10 Futures doubles titles. He also made the semi-finals o ...

* Jose Statham The following players received entry into the singles main draw through qualifying: * Daniel Evans *

Michael Lammer Michael Lammer (born 25 March 1982) is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. At the 2009 Allianz Suisse Open in Gstaad, he won the doubles tournament with compatriot Marco Chiudinelli. It was his only ATP tour title.

* James Lemke *

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The following player received the lucky loser spot: * Iñigo Cervantes-Huegun

Finals

Singles

defeated

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, 6–3, 5–7, 7–6^(7–2). * It was Isner's first singles title of his

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Doubles

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Horia Tecău Horia Tecău (; born January 19, 1985) is a Romanian former professional tennis player who specialised in doubles. He is a three-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2015 Wimbledon Championships and 2017 US Open alongside Jean-Julien Roje ...

defeated Marcelo Melo /

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, 7–5, 6–4.

References

External links

Official website

ATP – tournament profile
{{2010 ATP World Tour Heineken Open ATP Auckland Open

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January 2010 sports events in New Zealand