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| 2010 Malaysian Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | February 22–28 | |||
| Edition | 1st | |||
| Category | International tournament | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $220,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard / outdoor | |||
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Alisa Kleybanova | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Chan Yung-jan / Zheng Jie | ||||
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The2010 Golden Horses Health Sanctuary Malaysian Open was atennis tournament played onoutdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of theMalaysian Open and was anInternational tournament on theWTA Tour. The event took place from February 22 to February 28 at theBukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort.
The event was headlined by the participation of World No. 7 and Olympic championElena Dementieva in the main draw. Other participants include recentAustralian Open semi-finalists, World No. 10Li Na and World No. 20Zheng Jie and last yearsWimbledon quarter-finalist andFamily Circle Cup champion,Sabine Lisicki.
Alisa Kleybanova defeatedElena Dementieva 6–3, 6–2[1]
Chan Yung-jan /Zheng Jie defeated
Anastasia Rodionova /Arina Rodionova 6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–7]
| 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 |
The following players receivedwildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
