The 2010 USTA LA Tennis Open was a professional tennis

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 tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour

2010 ATP Challenger Tour

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. It took place in Carson

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, United States

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 between May 24 and May 30, 2010.

Seeds

Nationality	Player	Ranking*	Seeding
United States	Jesse Levine Jesse Levine Jesse Levine is a Canadian-born American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high singles rank of No. 94 on November 3, 2008....	112	1
Argentina	Brian Dabul Brian Dabul Brian Dabul is a professional tennis player.-Juniors career:Dabul was an outstanding player in juniors tennis, reaching #1 in the world in January, 2002.-2003 to 2007:...	124	2
United States	Kevin Kim Kevin Kim - External links :* *...	141	3
United States	Donald Young	149	4
United States	Robert Kendrick Robert Kendrick Robert Bradley Kendrick is an American tennis player. He turned professional in 1999. His career high single ranking is world no. 69, achieved on July 20, 2009. He was suspended for a year after testing positive at the 2011 French Open for the drug methylhexanamine, which has been banned in sport...	157	5
United States	Alex Kuznetsov Alex Kuznetsov ----Alex Kuznetsov is an American tennis player, accomplished in junior tennis. He moved from Ukraine to the US when he was 3 years old...	180	6
Australia	Nick Lindahl Nick Lindahl Nick Lindahl is a professional Australian tennis player.-Personal Life:Although he was born in Australia he has Swedish father and Indonesian mother. He has one older brother, David Lindahl.-Early career:...	187	7
Canada	Peter Polansky Peter Polansky Peter Polansky is a Canadian professional tennis player. He is now Canada's seventh-ranked singles performer, according to the ATP; he was however the country's top singles player from June 21, 2010 until January 17, 2011. Previously he was also Canada's No...	192	8

• Rankings are as of May 17, 2010.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Jamie Baker

Jamie Baker (tennis)

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 Marcos Giron Greg Ouellette Daniel Kosakowski

The following players received entry into the singles main draw with a protected ranking: Bobby Reynolds

Bobby Reynolds

----Robert "Bobby" Thomas Reynolds in Cape Cod, Massachusetts) is an American professional tennis player who resides in Acworth, Georgia.-Professional career:...

The following players received entry into the singles main draw as an alternativ: Milos Raonic

Milos Raonic

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Jun Woong-Sun Cecil Mamiit

Cecil Mamiit

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 Eric Nunez

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 Michael Ryderstedt

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The following player received the lucky loser spot: Dayne Kelly

Singles

  Donald Young def.   Robert Kendrick

Robert Kendrick

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, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles

  Brian Battistone

Brian Battistone

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/   Nicholas Monroe def.   Artem Sitak

Artem Sitak

Artem Yurievich Sitak is a Russian-born New Zealand tennis player. On August 11, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 299, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 155 was reached on August 30, 2010...

 /   Leonardo Tavares

Leonardo Tavares

Leonardo Tavares is a Portuguese professional tennis player. He competes on the ATP Tour. On August 2010, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking of no. 186....

, 5–7, 6–3, [10–4]