2010 French Open

2010 French Open

Date	23 May – 6 June
Edition	109th
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Clay
Location	Paris (XVI^e), France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal
Women's Singles
Francesca Schiavone
Men's Doubles
Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić
Women's Doubles
Serena Williams / Venus Williams
Mixed Doubles
Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić
Boys' Singles
Agustín Velotti
Girls' Singles
Elina Svitolina
Boys' Doubles
Duilio Beretta / Roberto Quiroz
Girls' Doubles
Tímea Babos / Sloane Stephens
Legends Under 45 Doubles
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Medvedev
Women's Legends Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Jana Novotná
Legends Over 45 Doubles
Andrés Gómez / John McEnroe
Wheelchair Men's Singles
Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Stéphane Houdet / Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Daniela Di Toro / Aniek van Koot

The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 23 May through 6 June 2010.^[1]

Roger Federer and Svetlana Kuznetsova were the defending champions. Federer lost to Robin Söderling in the quarterfinals, while Kuznetsova lost to Maria Kirilenko in the third round.

The 2010 French Open also featured the return of four-time champion Justine Henin, who retired immediately before the 2008 French Open, where she was the 3-time defending champion.

Day-by-day summaries

Day 1 (23 May)

The Court Philippe Chatrier during the match between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Daniel Brands

In the Men's singles many of seeded players made it through led by 2009 finalist Robin Söderling, Mikhail Youzhny and Marin Čilić. While Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was pushed to the limit by German Daniel Brands as he came through 7–5 in the fifth. Tsonga was joined by compatriots Édouard Roger-Vasselin, Josselin Ouanna and Julien Benneteau who upset 23rd seed Ernests Gulbis 6–4, 6–2, 1–0 as Gulbis retired with a hamstring injury.

In the Women's side 6th seed and defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova cruised through the first round with a 6–3, 6–1 victory of Sorana Cîrstea. She was joined by 2nd seed Venus Williams, Madrid champion Aravane Rezaï, Nadia Petrova, Flavia Pennetta, Maria Kirilenko and last years Semifinalist Dominika Cibulková. The day featured two upsets. Victoria Azarenka, hindered by an injury and only appeared in the event to have entered to claim the bonus prize money for ending the 2009 season in the top 10, became the first major casualty of the tournament as she was upset by Gisela Dulko. Rome champion María José Martínez Sánchez was also upset by Akgul Amanmuradova.

Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Ernests Gulbis
- Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka, María José Martínez Sánchez
Schedule of Play

Matches on Main Courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 1st round	Svetlana Kuznetsova [6]	Sorana Cîrstea	6–3, 6–1
Men's Singles 1st round	Robin Söderling [5]	Laurent Recouderc [WC]	6–0, 6–2, 6–3
Women's Singles 1st round	Aravane Rezaï [15]	Heidi El Tabakh [Q]	6–1, 6–1
Men's Singles 1st round	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [8]	Daniel Brands	4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 7–5
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's Singles 1st round	Marin Čilić [10]	Ricardo Mello	6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Women's Singles 1st round	Gisela Dulko	Victoria Azarenka [10]	6–1, 6–2
Men's Singles 1st round	Julien Benneteau	Ernests Gulbis [23]	6–4, 6–2, 1–0 retired
Women's Singles 1st round	Venus Williams [2]	Patty Schnyder	6–3, 6–3
Women's Singles 1st round	Nadia Petrova [19]	Zhang Shuai	6–0, 6–3

Day 2 (24 May)

In the Men's Singles World no. 1 and defending champion Roger Federer cruised past Peter Luczak with a 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 victory. He was joined by Indian Wells champion Ivan Ljubičić, Miami finalist Tomáš Berdych, Stanislas Wawrinka, John Isner and Thomaz Bellucci. While World no. 3 Novak Djokovic, last years semifinalist Fernando González, Gaël Monfils and Victor Hănescu all won in 4. While world no. 4 Andy Murray took on Richard Gasquet and won 4–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–1. 29th seed Spaniard Nicolás Almagro also needed five sets to defeat Robin Haase. The upsets of the day saw Spanish clay courters Feliciano López and Tommy Robredo both fall.

In the Women's draw 6 of the top 8 seeds were in action and all won. The field was led by World no. 1 Serena Williams who beat Stefanie Vögele 7–6, 6–2. She was joined by Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Janković, Elena Dementieva, Samantha Stosur and Agnieszka Radwańska. Other seeds Li Na, Kateryna Bondarenko, Alisa Kleybanova and Lucie Šafářová who defeated Jelena Dokić all won in straight sets. While Francesca Schiavone and Alona Bondarenko come back from a set down to get to the second round.

Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Feliciano López, Tommy Robredo
Schedule of Play

Matches on Main Courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 1st round	Caroline Wozniacki [3]	Alla Kudryavtseva	6–0, 6–3
Men's Singles 1st round	Roger Federer [1]	Peter Luczak	6–4, 6–1, 6–2
Women's Singles 1st round	Serena Williams [1]	Stefanie Vögele	7–6^(7–2), 6–2
Men's Singles 1st round	Gaël Monfils [13]	Dieter Kindlmann [LL]	6–3, 7–5, 6–7^(5–7), 6–2
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 1st round	Li Na [11]	Kristina Mladenovic	7–5, 6–3
Men's Singles 1st round	Novak Djokovic [3]	Evgeny Korolev	6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Men's Singles 1st round	Andy Murray [4]	Richard Gasquet	4–6, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 6–2, 6–1

Day 3 (25 May)

Day 3 of action was led by 4-time champion and 2nd seed Rafael Nadal who defeated Gianni Mina 6–2, 6–2, 6–2. Nadal was joined by fellow Spaniards 7th seed Fernando Verdasco, 16th seed Juan Carlos Ferrero, 9th seed David Ferrer and Pere Riba. Other seeds who went through were German Philipp Kohlschreiber, Austrian Jürgen Melzer and former world no. 1 Lleyton Hewitt. While 6th seed Andy Roddick who was playing his first match in clay of the season needed 5 sets to get past Jarkko Nieminen 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3. Upsets were not avoided as two seeds fell in 4. As 18th seed Sam Querrey lost to comaptriot Robby Ginepri and 26th seed clay courter Juan Mónaco was upset by Grega Žemlja.

In the Women's Singles almost all seeds got through in straight sets led by Justine Henin who beat Tsvetana Pironkova 6–4, 6–3, in her 1st match at RG for 3 years. She was joined by unseeded compatriots Kirsten Flipkens and Yanina Wickmayer, as well as Russians Maria Sharapova, Vera Zvonareva and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Other seeds Daniela Hantuchová, Shahar Pe'er, Zheng Jie and Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli all won. The second major upset of the tournaments came at the cost of 2 time finalist Dinara Safina who was upset by 39-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm 3–6, 6–4, 7–5.

Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Juan Mónaco, Sam Querrey
- Women's Singles: Dinara Safina
Schedule of Play

Matches on Main Courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 1st round	Justine Henin [22]	Tsvetana Pironkova	6–4, 6–3
Men's Singles 1st round	Andy Roddick [6]	Jarkko Nieminen	6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6^(7–4), 6–3
Women's Singles 1st round	Marion Bartoli [13]	Maria Elena Camerin	6–2, 6–3
Men's Singles 1st round	Lleyton Hewitt [28]	Jérémy Chardy	7–5, 6–0, 6–4
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's Singles 1st round	Fernando Verdasco [7]	Igor Kunitsyn	6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Women's Singles 1st round	Kimiko Date-Krumm	Dinara Safina [9]	3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Men's Singles 1st round	Rafael Nadal [2]	Gianni Mina	6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Women's Singles 1st round	Maria Sharapova [12]	Ksenia Pervak [Q]	6–3, 6–2

Day 4 (26 May)

World no. 1 Roger Federer dispatched Colombian Alejandro Falla in straight sets. Other straight sets victors were Robin Söderling, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Marin Čilić, Tomáš Berdych, Stanislas Wawrinka and Albert Montañés. While Mikhail Youzhny progressed in four after losing the first set tie-break. The only upset of the day was when Thiemo de Bakker defeated 32nd seed Guillermo García-López. The end of the day saw lots of matches being suspended and cancelled due to rain delays. One of those matches was between Frenchman Gaël Monfils and Italian Fabio Fognini which descended into chaos as they played on despite extreme darkness for 2 games, before finally coming off court a full 25 minutes after Murray and Chela's match did, at 5–5 in the 5th.^[2]^[3]

World no. 2 Venus Williams led the days games in the women's side with a 6–2, 6–4 victory over Arantxa Parra Santonja, she was joined by Caroline Wozniacki, Flavia Pennetta, Nadia Petrova, Alexandra Dulgheru and Maria Kirilenko who all won straight sets. While Dominika Cibulková and Aravane Rezaï scrambled to win in three. One of the stories of the day was with defending champion Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova against German Andrea Petkovic, who served for the match in the 2nd set, but the Russian survived 4–6, 7–5, 6–4. As with the Men's side several matches were cancelled.

Seeds out:
Schedule of Play

Matches on Main Courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 2nd round	Venus Williams [2]	Arantxa Parra Santonja	6–2, 6–4
Men's Singles 2nd round	Roger Federer [1]	Alejandro Falla	7–6^(7–4), 6–2, 6–4
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's Singles 2nd round	Robin Söderling [5]	Taylor Dent	6–0, 6–1, 6–1
Men's Singles 2nd round	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [8]	Josselin Ouanna	6–0, 6–1, 6–4
Women's Singles 2nd round	Aravane Rezaï [15]	Angelique Kerber	6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Women's Singles 2nd round	Caroline Wozniacki [3]	Tathiana Garbin	6–3, 6–1

Day 5 (27 May)

Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Gaël Monfils
- Women's Singles: Kateryna Bondarenko, Agnieszka Radwańska, Vera Zvonareva
Schedule of Play

Matches on Main Courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 2nd round	Jelena Janković [4]	Kaia Kanepi [Q]	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Men's Singles 2nd round	Fabio Fognini	Gaël Monfils [13]	2–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 9–7
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's Singles 2nd round	Andy Roddick [6]	Blaž Kavčič	6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2

Day 6 (28 May)

Matches on Main Courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's Singles 2nd round	Rafael Nadal [2]	Horacio Zeballos	6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Women's Singles 2nd round	Justine Henin [22]	Klára Zakopalová	6–3, 6–3
Women's Singles 3rd round	Venus Williams [2]	Dominika Cibulková [26]	6–3, 6–4
Men's Singles 3rd round	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [8]	Thiemo de Bakker	6–7^(6–8), 7–6^(7–4), 6–3, 6–4
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 2nd round	Serena Williams [1]	Julia Görges	6–1, 6–1
Women's Singles 2nd round	Marion Bartoli [13]	Olivia Sanchez [WC]	7–5, 6–2
Men's Singles 3rd round	Roger Federer [1]	Julian Reister [Q]	6–4, 6–0, 6–4
Men's Singles 3rd round	Andy Murray [4]	Marcos Baghdatis [25]	6–2, 6–3, 0–6, 6–2
Women's Singles 3rd round	Elena Dementieva [5]	Aleksandra Wozniak	6–7^(2–7), 6–3, 6–4

Day 7 (29 May)

Matches on Main Courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 3rd round	Serena Williams [1]	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [29]	6–1, 1–6, 6–2
Women's Singles 3rd round	Nadia Petrova [19]	Aravane Rezaï [15]	7–6^(7–2), 4–6, 10–8
Men's Singles 3rd round	Novak Djokovic [3]	Victor Hănescu [31]	6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Men's Singles 3rd round	Rafael Nadal [2]	Lleyton Hewitt [28]	6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's Singles 3rd round	Teymuraz Gabashvili [Q]	Andy Roddick [6]	6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Women's Singles 3rd round	Shahar Pe'er [18]	Marion Bartoli [13]	7–6^(9–7), 6–2
Men's Singles 3rd round	Fernando Verdasco [7]	Philipp Kohlschreiber [30]	2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–7^(1–7), 6–4
Women's Singles 3rd round	Jelena Janković [4]	Alona Bondarenko [27]	6–4, 7–6^(7–3)

Day 8 (30 May)

Matches on Main Courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 4th round	Elena Dementieva [5]	Chanelle Scheepers [Q]	6–1, 6–3
Women's Singles 3rd round	Justine Henin [22]	Maria Sharapova [12]	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Women's Singles 4th round	Nadia Petrova [19]	Venus Williams [2]	6–4, 6–3
Men's Singles 4th round	Roger Federer [1]	Stanislas Wawrinka [20]	6–3, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2
Men's Singles 4th round	Mikhail Youzhny [11]	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [8]	6–2 retired
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 4th round	Francesca Schiavone [17]	Maria Kirilenko [30]	6–4, 6–4
Women's Singles 4th round	Caroline Wozniacki [3]	Flavia Pennetta [14]	7–6^(7–5), 6–7^(4–7), 6–2
Men's Singles 4th round	Robin Söderling [5]	Marin Čilić [10]	6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Men's Singles 4th round	Tomáš Berdych [15]	Andy Murray [4]	6–4, 7–5, 6–3

Day 9 (31 May)

Matches on Main Courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's Singles 4th round	Novak Djokovic [3]	Robby Ginepri	6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Women's Singles 4th round	Serena Williams [1]	Shahar Pe'er [18]	6–2, 6–2
Men's Singles 4th round	Rafael Nadal [2]	Thomaz Bellucci [24]	6–2, 7–5, 6–4
Women's Singles 4th round	Jelena Janković [4]	Daniela Hantuchová [23]	6–4, 6–2
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's Singles 4th round	Jürgen Melzer [22]	Teymuraz Gabashvili [Q]	7–6^(8–6), 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Women's Singles 4th round	Samantha Stosur [7]	Justine Henin [22]	2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Men's Singles 4th round	Nicolás Almagro [19]	Fernando Verdasco [7]	6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Women's Singles 4th round	Yaroslava Shvedova	Jarmila Groth [WC]	6–4, 6–3

Day 10 (1 June)

This day, Roger Federer lost his quarterfinals match against Robin Söderling, making it the first time since the 2004 French Open that Federer did not reach at least the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament.^[4]^[5] It also meant that Federer lost his ATP men's single No. 1 ranking in tennis since Rafael Nadal won the 2010 French Open men's singles title. Also, since Nadal became the 2010 French Open men's singles champion, Federer was left only one week short of equalling Pete Sampras's record number of 286 weeks as the ATP No. 1 ranked men's singles player.^[4]^[5]

Matches on Main Courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles Quarterfinals	Francesca Schiavone [17]	Caroline Wozniacki [3]	6–2, 6–3
Men's Singles Quarterfinals	Robin Söderling [5]	Roger Federer [1]	3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles Quarterfinals	Elena Dementieva [5]	Nadia Petrova [19]	2–6, 6–2, 6–0
Men's Singles Quarterfinals	Tomáš Berdych [15]	Mikhail Youzhny [11]	6–3, 6–1, 6–2

Day 11 (2 June)

This day decided the last two of the four semifinalists in the women's singles. Since none of the four semifinalists (Samantha Stosur, Jelena Janković, Francesca Schiavone, and Elena Dementieva) had won any Grand Slam women's singles titles before, this meant Francesca Schiavone became a first-time women's singles Grand Slam champion in this tournament.^[6]

Matches on Main Courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles Quarterfinals	Samantha Stosur [7]	Serena Williams [1]	6–2, 6–7^(2–7), 8–6
Men's Singles Quarterfinals	Rafael Nadal [2]	Nicolás Almagro [19]	7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(7–3), 6–4
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles Quarterfinals	Jelena Janković [4]	Yaroslava Shvedova	7–5, 6–4
Men's Singles Quarterfinals	Jürgen Melzer [22]	Novak Djokovic [3]	3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 7–6^(7–3), 6–4

Day 12 (3 June)

Seeds out:
- Women's Singles: Elena Dementieva, Jelena Janković
- Men's Doubles: Wesley Moodie / Dick Norman, Julian Knowle / Andy Ram
Schedule of Play

Matches on Main Courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles Semifinals	Francesca Schiavone [17]	Elena Dementieva [5]	7–6^(7–3) retired
Women's Singles Semifinals	Samantha Stosur [7]	Jelena Janković [4]	6–1, 6–2
Mixed Doubles Final	Katarina Srebotnik [6] Nenad Zimonjić [6]	Yaroslava Shvedova Julian Knowle	4–6, 7–6^(7–5), [11–9]
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Legends Doubles Semifinals	Iva Majoli Nathalie Tauziat	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Legends Over 45 Doubles Group A	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander	Pat Cash Mikael Pernfors	7–6^(7–4), 6–3
Men's Doubles Semifinals	Daniel Nestor [2] Nenad Zimonjić [2]	Wesley Moodie [4] Dick Norman [4]	6–0, 6–3
Legends Over 45 Doubles Group B	Mansour Bahrami Henri Leconte	Ilie Năstase Emilio Sánchez	7–6^(7–4), 3–6, [12–10]

Day 13 (4 June)

Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Tomáš Berdych, Jürgen Melzer
- Women's Doubles: Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik
Schedule of Play

Matches on Main Courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's Singles Semifinals	Robin Söderling [5]	Tomáš Berdych [15]	6–3, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Men's Singles Semifinals	Rafael Nadal [2]	Jürgen Melzer [22]	6–2, 6–3, 7–6^(8–6)
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Legends Under 45 Doubles Group B	Arnaud Boetsch Cédric Pioline	Thomas Muster Mark Woodforde	6–2, 3–6, [12–10]
Women's Legends Doubles Third Place	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	Mary Joe Fernández Conchita Martínez	6–1, 6–2
Legends Under 45 Doubles Group A	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andriy Medvedev	Sergi Bruguera Richard Krajicek	4–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Women's Doubles Final	Serena Williams [1] Venus Williams [1]	Květa Peschke [12] Katarina Srebotnik [12]	6–2, 6–3
Legends Over 45 Doubles Group B	Ilie Năstase Emilio Sánchez	Guy Forget Thierry Tulasne	6–1, 1–6, [10–7]

Day 14 (5 June)

Seeds out:
- Women's Singles: Samantha Stosur
- Men's Doubles: Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes
Schedule of Play

Matches on Main Courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles Final	Francesca Schiavone [17]	Samantha Stosur [7]	6–4, 7–6^(7–2)
Men's Doubles Final	Daniel Nestor [2] Nenad Zimonjić [2]	Lukáš Dlouhý [3] Leander Paes [3]	7–5, 6–2
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Legends Over 45 Doubles Group A	Andrés Gómez John McEnroe	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander	6–2, 6–2
Women's Legends Doubles Final	Martina Navratilova Jana Novotná	Iva Majoli Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 6–2
Legends Under 45 Doubles Group A	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Medvedev	Michael Chang Albert Costa	6–0, 3–6, [10–7]
Legends Under 45 Doubles Group B	Goran Ivanišević Michael Stich	Arnaud Boetsch Cédric Pioline	6–3, 6–2

Day 15 (6 June)

Rafael Nadal reclaimed the No. 1 men's singles ATP ranking, leaving Roger Federer only one week short of equalling Pete Sampras's record number of 286 weeks as the ATP No. 1 ranked men's singles player.^[4]^[5] This win is also the first time since the French Open 2004 that Roger Federer was knocked out by a player who hasn't won a grand slam tournament.

Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Robin Söderling
Schedule of Play

Matches on Main Courts
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Runner-up	Score
Men's Singles Final	Rafael Nadal [2]	Robin Söderling [5]	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Runner-up	Score
Legends Over 45 Doubles Final	Andrés Gómez John McEnroe	Mansour Bahrami Henri Leconte	6–1, 6–1
Legends Under 45 Doubles Final	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Medvedev	Goran Ivanišević Michael Stich	6–1, 6–1

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 2010 French Open – Men's Singles

Rafael Nadal defeated Robin Söderling, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4

It was Nadal's 4th title of this year and the 40th of his career. It was his fifth win in six years at Roland Garros and his seventh Grand Slam men's singles victory.
Nadal reclaimed the No. 1 ATP ranking with this victory.
Nadal's victory also completed a historic 'Clay Slam' for Nadal, seeing him become the first person in history to win all Masters 1000 tournaments on clay (Monte Carlo, Rome and Madrid), as well as the French Open, in the same calendar year.
This was the second time Nadal had won the French Open without dropping a set.

Women's singles

Main article: 2010 French Open – Women's Singles

Francesca Schiavone defeated Samantha Stosur, 6–4, 7–6^(7–2)

Both Schiavone and Stosur were first-time Grand Slam finalists.
It was Schiavone's second title of the year, the fourth of her career, and her first major title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2010 French Open – Men's Doubles

Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić defeated Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes, 7–5, 6–2

Women's doubles

Main article: 2010 French Open – Women's Doubles

Serena Williams / Venus Williams defeated Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik, 6–2, 6–3

The Williams sisters won their 12th Grand Slam doubles title and 2nd at the French Open. With this, they hold all Grand Slam doubles titles simultaneously.
Also, they have won the career women's doubles golden slam for the second time in their respective careers.

Mixed doubles

Main article: 2010 French Open – Mixed Doubles

Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić defeated Yaroslava Shvedova / Julian Knowle, 4–6, 7–6^(7–5), [11–9]

Srebotnik and Zimonjić both won their fourth Grand Slam mixed doubles title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 2010 French Open – Boys' Singles

Agustín Velotti defeated Andrea Collarini, 6–4, 7–5

Girls' singles

Main article: 2010 French Open – Girls' Singles

Elina Svitolina defeated Ons Jabeur, 6–2, 7–5

Svitolina won her first Junior Grand Slam title.

Boys' doubles

Main article: 2010 French Open – Boys' Doubles

Duilio Beretta / Roberto Quiroz defeated Facundo Argüello / Agustín Velotti, 6–3, 6–2

Beretta and Quiroz win their first junior Grand Slam title in doubles.

Girls' doubles

Main article: 2010 French Open – Girls' Doubles

Tímea Babos / Sloane Stephens defeated Lara Arruabarrena Vecino / María Teresa Torró Flor, 6–2, 6–3

Babos and Stephens win their first junior Grand Slam title in doubles.

Other events

Shingo Kunieda defeated Stefan Olsson, 6–4, 6–0

Kunieda won his tenth wheelchair Grand Slam singles title, and his fourth at the French Open.

Wheelchair women's singles

Main article: 2010 French Open – Wheelchair Women's Singles

Esther Vergeer defeated Sharon Walraven, 6–0, 6–0

Vergeer won her 15th wheelchair Grand Slam singles title, and her fourth at the French Open.

Wheelchair men's doubles

Main article: 2010 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles

Stéphane Houdet / Shingo Kunieda defeated Robin Ammerlaan / Stefan Olsson, 6–0, 5–7, [10–8]

Houdet wins his fourth wheelchair Grand Slam doubles title and the first at French Open, and Kunieda wins his ninth wheelchair Grand Slam doubles title and second at French.

Wheelchair women's doubles

Main article: 2010 French Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles

Daniela Di Toro / Aniek van Koot defeated Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven, 3–6, 6–3, [10–4]

Di Toro and van Koot win their first wheelchair Grand Slam title in doubles.

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Rankings are as of 17 May 2010

Men's Singles

Seed	Rank	Player	Points	Points defending	Points won	New points	Status
1	1	Roger Federer	10030	2000	360	8390	Quarterfinals lost to Robin Söderling [5]
2	2	Rafael Nadal	6880	180	2000	8700	Champion, won in the final against Robin Söderling [5]
3	3	Novak Djokovic	6405	90	360	6675	Quarterfinals lost to Jürgen Melzer [22]
4	4	Andy Murray	5565	360	180	5385	4th round lost to Tomáš Berdych [15]
5	7	Robin Söderling	4755	1200	1200	4755	Runner-Up, lost in final to Rafael Nadal [2]
6	8	Andy Roddick	4600	180	90	4510	3rd round lost to Teymuraz Gabashvili [Q]
7	9	Fernando Verdasco	3645	180	180	3645	4th round lost to Nicolás Almagro [19]
8	10	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	3185	180	180	3185	4th round lost to Mikhail Youzhny [11]
9	11	David Ferrer	3010	90	90	3010	3rd round lost to Jürgen Melzer [22]
10	12	Marin Čilić	2945	180	180	2945	4th round lost to Robin Söderling [5]
11	13	Mikhail Youzhny	2375	45	360	2690	Quarterfinals lost to Tomáš Berdych [15]
12	14	Fernando González	2385	720	45	1710	2nd round lost to Alexandr Dolgopolov
13	15	Gaël Monfils	2220	360	45	1905	2nd round lost to Fabio Fognini
14	16	Ivan Ljubičić	2140	10	90	2220	3rd round lost to Thomaz Bellucci [24]
15	17	Tomáš Berdych	2115	10	720	2825	Semifinals lost to Robin Söderling [5]
16	18	Juan Carlos Ferrero	2050	45	90	2095	3rd round lost to Robby Ginepri
17	19	John Isner	1880	0(45)	90	1925	3rd round lost to Tomáš Berdych [15]
18	21	Sam Querrey	1675	10	10	1675	1st round lost to Robby Ginepri
19	22	Nicolás Almagro	1690	90	360	1960	Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
20	23	Stanislas Wawrinka	1600	90	180	1690	4th round lost to Roger Federer [1]
21	25	Tommy Robredo	1505	360	10	1155	1st round lost to Viktor Troicki
22	26	Jürgen Melzer	1495	90	720	2125	Semifinals lost Rafael Nadal [2]
23	27	Ernests Gulbis	1494	45	10	1459	1st round lost to Julien Benneteau
24	28	Thomaz Bellucci	1482	10	180	1652	4th round lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
25	29	Marcos Baghdatis	1465	10	90	1545	3rd round lost to Andy Murray [4]
26	30	Juan Mónaco	1510	45	10	1475	1st round lost to Grega Žemlja [Q]
27	31	Feliciano López	1420	45	10	1385	1st round lost to Julian Reister [Q]
28	33	Lleyton Hewitt	1350	90	90	1350	3rd round lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
29	34	Albert Montañés	1325	10	90	1405	3rd round lost to Robin Söderling [5]
30	35	Philipp Kohlschreiber	1320	180	90	1230	3rd round lost to Fernando Verdasco [7]
31	37	Victor Hănescu	1160	180	90	1070	3rd round lost to Novak Djokovic [3]
32	38	Guillermo García-López	965	10	45	1000	2nd round lost to Thiemo de Bakker

Women's Singles

Seed	Rank	Player	Points	Points defending	Points won	New points	Status
1	1	Serena Williams	8475	500	500	8475	Quarterfinals lost to Samantha Stosur [7]
2	2	Venus Williams	6386	160	280	6506	4th round lost to Nadia Petrova [19]
3	3	Caroline Wozniacki	5630	160	500	5970	Quarterfinals lost to Francesca Schiavone [17]
4	4	Jelena Janković	5160	280	900	5780	Semifinals lost to Samantha Stosur [7]
5	5	Elena Dementieva	4830	160	900	5570	Semifinals lost to Francesca Schiavone [17]
6	6	Svetlana Kuznetsova	4661	2000	160	2821	3rd round lost to Maria Kirilenko [30]
7	7	Samantha Stosur	4405	900	1400	4905	Runner-Up, lost in final to Francesca Schiavone [17]
8	8	Agnieszka Radwańska	4190	280	100	4010	2nd round lost to Yaroslava Shvedova
9	9	Dinara Safina	4156	1400	5	2761	1st round lost to Kimiko Date-Krumm
10	11	Victoria Azarenka	3665	500	5	3170	1st round lost to Gisela Dulko
11	12	Li Na	3515	280	160	3395	3rd round lost to Francesca Schiavone [17]
12	13	Maria Sharapova	3350	500	160	3010	3rd round lost to Justine Henin [22]
13	14	Marion Bartoli	3186	100	160	3246	3rd round lost to Shahar Pe'er [18]
14	15	Flavia Pennetta	3175	5	280	3450	4th round lost to Caroline Wozniacki [3]
15	16	Aravane Rezaï	2875	280	160	2755	3rd round lost to Nadia Petrova [18]
16	17	Yanina Wickmayer	3050	100	160	3110	3rd round lost to Daniela Hantuchová [22]
17	18	Francesca Schiavone	2995	5	2000	4990	Champion, won in the final against Samantha Stosur [7]
18	19	Shahar Pe'er	2895	0	280	3175	4th round lost to Serena Williams [1]
19	20	Nadia Petrova	2795	100	500	3195	Quarterfinals lost to Elena Dementieva [5]
20	21	María José Martínez Sánchez	2635	160	5	2480	1st round lost to Akgul Amanmuradova
21	22	Vera Zvonareva	2625	0	100	2725	2nd round lost to Anastasia Rodionova
22	23	Justine Henin	2575	0	280	2855	4th round lost to Samantha Stosur [7]
23	24	Daniela Hantuchová	2010	5	280	2285	4th round lost Jelena Janković [4]
24	25	Lucie Šafářová	2075	100	100	2075	2nd round lost to Polona Hercog
25	26	Zheng Jie	2325	100	100	2325	2nd round lost to Anastasia Pivovarova [Q]
26	27	Dominika Cibulková	2005	900	160	1265	3rd round lost to Venus Williams [2]
27	28	Alona Bondarenko	1700	5	160	1855	3rd round lost to Jelena Janković [4]
28	29	Alisa Kleybanova	1855	5	160	2010	3rd round lost to Yaroslava Shvedova
29	30	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	1850	160	160	1850	3rd round lost to Serena Williams [1]
30	31	Maria Kirilenko	1710	5	280	1985	4th round lost to Francesca Schiavone [17]
31	32	Alexandra Dulgheru	1655	0(30)	160	1785	3rd round lost to Caroline Wozniacki [3]
32	33	Kateryna Bondarenko	1570	160	100	1510	2nd round lost to Aleksandra Wozniak

Withdrawn players

Rank	Player	Points	Points defending	New points	Withdrew due to
5	Juan Martín del Potro	5115	720	4395	right wrist surgery^[7]
6	Nikolay Davydenko	5145	360	4785	broken wrist^[7]
20	Radek Štěpánek	1705	90	1615	fatigue
23	Tommy Haas	1660	180	1480	right hip surgery^[7]
32	Gilles Simon	1395	90	1305	right knee injury^[8]
36	Ivo Karlović	1295	10	1285	right foot injury^[9]
10	Kim Clijsters	3890	0	3890	left foot injury^[7]

Wildcard entries

Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws.

Men's singles wildcard entries

Women's singles wildcard entries

Men's doubles wildcard entries

Women's doubles wildcard entries

Mixed doubles wildcard entries

Qualifiers entries

Men's Qualifiers entries

Main article: 2010 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

The following players received the lucky loser spot:

Women's Qualifiers entries

Main article: 2010 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

The following player received the lucky loser spot:

Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Point distribution

Stage	Men's Singles	Men's Doubles	Women's Singles	Women's Doubles
Champion	2000
Finals	1200		1400
Semifinals	720		900
Quarterfinals	360		500
Round of 16	180		280
Round of 32	90		160
Round of 64	45	0	100	5
Round of 128	10	–	5	–
Qualifier	25		60
Qualifying 3rd round	16		50
Qualifying 2nd round	8		40
Qualifying 1st round	0		2

Prize money

All prize money is in Euros (€); doubles prize money is distributed per pair.

Men's and Women's Singles

Winners: €1,120,000
Runners-up: €560,000
Semi-finalists: €280,000
Quarter-finalists: €140,000
Fourth round: €70,000
Third round: €42,000
Second round: €25,000
First round: €15,000

Men's and Women's Doubles

Winners: €320,000
Runners-up: €160,000
Semi-finalists: €80,000
Quarter-finalists: €40,000
Third round: €22,000
Second round: €11,000
First round: €7,500

Mixed Doubles

Winners: €100,000
Runners-up: €50,000
Semi-finalists: €25,000
Quarter-finalists: €13,000
Second round: €7,000
First round: €3,500

Media coverage

Australia: Nine, Fox Sports
Canada: TSN, RDS
Brazil: ESPN, ESPN Brasil
United States: NBC, ESPN2, Tennis Channel^[10]
Europe: Eurosport
- Domestic rights have also been sold to the following broadcasters, who may only cover the later rounds or not show any coverage at all, depending on the progress of domestic players:
- Austria: ORF
- Belgium: RTBF, VRT
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: BHRT
- Croatia: HRT
- Cyprus: CyBC
- Denmark: TV2 Sport
- France: France Télévisions, Orange Sport
- Finland: MTV3, FST5
- Germany: ARD, ZDF
- Greece: ERT, ANT1, Mega Channel
- Ireland: TG4
- Montenegro: RTCG
- The Netherlands: NOS
- Romania: TVR
- Russia: Eurosport, Russia 2
- Serbia: RTS
- Slovenia: RTV Slovenija
- Spain: TVE
- Sweden: SVT
- Switzerland: SRG-SSR
- Turkey: TRT
- United Kingdom: BBC
People's Republic of China: CCTV
Hong Kong: Now Sports
India: ESPN STAR Sports
Japan: WOWOW
Macao: TDM
Malaysia: Astro
Morocco: SNRT
New Zealand: Sky Sport
Thailand: TV7, True Sport
Sub-Saharan Africa: Supersport
Middle East and North Africa: Al Jazeera Sports
Latin America: ESPN Latin America
The Philippines: Balls, Studio 23
Singapore: Starhub

Miscellaneous

Rafael Nadal's victory marked for the 5th consecutive year the No.2 seed has gone on to win the tournament. (Rafael Nadal in 2006,2007,2008 and 2010 and Roger Federer in 2009.)

References

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↑ "Darkness!French Open match played in near blackout conditions". Yahoo. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
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1 2 3 "Rockin' Robin repeats his feat of clay". Roland Garros. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
↑ "Wednesday 2 June: As it Happened". Roland Garros. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
1 2 3 4 "Kim Clijsters, Nikolay Davydenko Withdraw from French Open". Retrieved 14 April 2010.
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