MacBook-Pro battery can not retain charge

Hi,
I have this Macbook-Pro 13 inch since 2010. I have very sparesely used it. Recently i discovered it's battery is not able retain charge. I charged it overnight. In the morning i found battery charge is 0%. It was very poor by apple standard for a bettery to die in a sparsely used notebook. What can i do to fix the problem ? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!

Try a SMC reset and see if it will charge.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
You may want to check the info below before, then after the SMC reset.
You can click on the Apple logo in the menu bar holding the option key and click on system information, select power in the left side bar  under the Battery Info and check the battery condition and if it is charging, and other stats. Then pull the charger and see what it says.

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