2010 French Open
The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 114th 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.
Singles players
    
Day-by-day summaries
    
    
Seniors
    
    Men's singles
    
 Rafael Nadal defeated
 Rafael Nadal defeated  Robin Söderling, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
 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
    
 Francesca Schiavone defeated
 Francesca Schiavone defeated .svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
 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
    
.svg.png.webp) Daniel Nestor /
 Daniel Nestor / .svg.png.webp) Nenad Zimonjić defeated
 Nenad Zimonjić defeated  Lukáš Dlouhý /
 Lukáš Dlouhý /  Leander Paes, 7–5, 6–2
 Leander Paes, 7–5, 6–2
Women's doubles
    
 Serena Williams /
 Serena Williams /  Venus Williams defeated
 Venus Williams defeated  Květa Peschke /
 Květa Peschke /  Katarina Srebotnik, 6–2, 6–3
 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
    
 Katarina Srebotnik /
 Katarina Srebotnik / .svg.png.webp) Nenad Zimonjić defeated
 Nenad Zimonjić defeated  Yaroslava Shvedova /
 Yaroslava Shvedova /  Julian Knowle, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
 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
    
 Agustín Velotti defeated
 Agustín Velotti defeated  Andrea Collarini, 6–4, 7–5
 Andrea Collarini, 6–4, 7–5
Girls' singles
    
 Elina Svitolina defeated
 Elina Svitolina defeated  Ons Jabeur, 6–2, 7–5
 Ons Jabeur, 6–2, 7–5
- Svitolina won her first Junior Grand Slam title.
Boys' doubles
    
 Duilio Beretta /
 Duilio Beretta /  Roberto Quiroz defeated
 Roberto Quiroz defeated  Facundo Argüello /
 Facundo Argüello /  Agustín Velotti, 6–3, 6–2
 Agustín Velotti, 6–3, 6–2
- Beretta and Quiroz win their first junior Grand Slam title in doubles.
Girls' doubles
    
 Tímea Babos /
 Tímea Babos /  Sloane Stephens defeated
 Sloane Stephens defeated  Lara Arruabarrena /
 Lara Arruabarrena /  María Teresa Torró Flor, 6–2, 6–3
 María Teresa Torró Flor, 6–2, 6–3
- Babos and Stephens win their first junior Grand Slam title in doubles.
Other events
    
    Legends under 45 doubles
    
 Yevgeny Kafelnikov /
 Yevgeny Kafelnikov /  Andriy Medvedev defeated
 Andriy Medvedev defeated  Goran Ivanišević /
 Goran Ivanišević /  Michael Stich, 6–1, 6–1
 Michael Stich, 6–1, 6–1
Legends over 45 doubles
    
 John McEnroe /
 John McEnroe /  Andrés Gómez defeated
 Andrés Gómez defeated  Mansour Bahrami /
 Mansour Bahrami /  Henri Leconte, 6–1, 6–1
 Henri Leconte, 6–1, 6–1
Women's legends doubles
    
 Martina Navratilova /
 Martina Navratilova /  Jana Novotná defeated
 Jana Novotná defeated  Iva Majoli /
 Iva Majoli /  Nathalie Tauziat, 6–4, 6–2
 Nathalie Tauziat, 6–4, 6–2
Wheelchair men's singles
    
 Shingo Kunieda defeated
 Shingo Kunieda defeated  Stefan Olsson, 6–4, 6–0
 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
    
 Esther Vergeer defeated
 Esther Vergeer defeated  Sharon Walraven, 6–0, 6–0
 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
    
 Stéphane Houdet /
 Stéphane Houdet /  Shingo Kunieda defeated
 Shingo Kunieda defeated  Robin Ammerlaan /
 Robin Ammerlaan /  Stefan Olsson, 6–0, 5–7, [10–8]
 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
    
.svg.png.webp) Daniela Di Toro /
 Daniela Di Toro /  Aniek van Koot defeated
 Aniek van Koot defeated  Esther Vergeer /
 Esther Vergeer /  Sharon Walraven, 3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
 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. Seedings based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 17 May 2010. Rank and points before are as of 24 May 2010.
Men's singles
    
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Roger Federer | 10,030 | 2,000 | 360 | 8,390 | Quarterfinals lost to  Robin Söderling [5] | 
| 2 | 2 |  Rafael Nadal | 6,880 | 180 | 2,000 | 8,700 | Champion, defeated  Robin Söderling [5] | 
| 3 | 3 | .svg.png.webp) Novak Djokovic | 6,405 | 90 | 360 | 6,675 | Quarterfinals lost to  Jürgen Melzer [22] | 
| 4 | 4 |  Andy Murray | 5,565 | 360 | 180 | 5,385 | Fourth round lost to  Tomáš Berdych [15] | 
| 5 | 7 |  Robin Söderling | 4,755 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 4,755 | Runner-up, lost to  Rafael Nadal [2] | 
| 6 | 8 |  Andy Roddick | 4,600 | 180 | 90 | 4,510 | Third round lost to  Teymuraz Gabashvili [Q] | 
| 7 | 9 |  Fernando Verdasco | 3,645 | 180 | 180 | 3,645 | Fourth round lost to  Nicolás Almagro [19] | 
| 8 | 10 |  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 3,185 | 180 | 180 | 3,185 | Fourth round retired against  Mikhail Youzhny [11] | 
| 9 | 11 |  David Ferrer | 3,010 | 90 | 90 | 3,010 | Third round lost to  Jürgen Melzer [22] | 
| 10 | 12 |  Marin Čilić | 2,945 | 180 | 180 | 2,945 | Fourth round lost to  Robin Söderling [5] | 
| 11 | 14 |  Mikhail Youzhny | 2,375 | 45 | 360 | 2,690 | Quarterfinals lost to  Tomáš Berdych [15] | 
| 12 | 13 |  Fernando González | 2,385 | 720 | 45 | 1,710 | Second round lost to  Alexandr Dolgopolov | 
| 13 | 15 |  Gaël Monfils | 2,220 | 360 | 45 | 1,905 | Second round lost to  Fabio Fognini | 
| 14 | 16 |  Ivan Ljubičić | 2,140 | 10 | 90 | 2,220 | Third round lost to  Thomaz Bellucci [24] | 
| 15 | 17 |  Tomáš Berdych | 2,115 | 10 | 720 | 2,825 | Semifinals lost to  Robin Söderling [5] | 
| 16 | 18 |  Juan Carlos Ferrero | 2,050 | 45 | 90 | 2,095 | Third round lost to  Robby Ginepri | 
| 17 | 19 |  John Isner | 1,880 | (45)† | 90 | 1,925 | Third round lost to  Tomáš Berdych [15] | 
| 18 | 22 |  Sam Querrey | 1,675 | 10 | 10 | 1,675 | First round lost to  Robby Ginepri | 
| 19 | 21 |  Nicolás Almagro | 1,690 | 90 | 360 | 1,960 | Quarterfinals lost to  Rafael Nadal [2] | 
| 20 | 23 |  Stan Wawrinka | 1,600 | 90 | 180 | 1,690 | Fourth round lost to  Roger Federer [1] | 
| 21 | 26 |  Tommy Robredo | 1,505 | 360 | 10 | 1,155 | First round lost to .svg.png.webp) Viktor Troicki | 
| 22 | 27 |  Jürgen Melzer | 1,495 | 90 | 720 | 2,125 | Semifinals lost to  Rafael Nadal [2] | 
| 23 | 28 |  Ernests Gulbis | 1,494 | 45 | 10 | 1,459 | First round lost to  Julien Benneteau | 
| 24 | 29 |  Thomaz Bellucci | 1,482 | 10 | 180 | 1,652 | Fourth round lost to  Rafael Nadal [2] | 
| 25 | 30 |  Marcos Baghdatis | 1,465 | 10 | 90 | 1,545 | Fourth round lost to  Andy Murray [4] | 
| 26 | 25 |  Juan Mónaco | 1,510 | 45 | 10 | 1,475 | First round lost to  Grega Žemlja [Q] | 
| 27 | 31 |  Feliciano López | 1,420 | 45 | 10 | 1,385 | First round lost to  Julian Reister [Q] | 
| 28 | 33 | .svg.png.webp) Lleyton Hewitt | 1,350 | 90 | 90 | 1,350 | Third round lost to  Rafael Nadal [2] | 
| 29 | 34 |  Albert Montañés | 1,325 | 10 | 90 | 1,405 | Third round lost to  Robin Söderling [5] | 
| 30 | 35 |  Philipp Kohlschreiber | 1,320 | 180 | 90 | 1,230 | Third round lost to  Fernando Verdasco [7] | 
| 31 | 37 |  Victor Hănescu | 1,160 | 180 | 90 | 1,070 | Third round lost to .svg.png.webp) Novak Djokovic [3] | 
| 32 | 40 |  Guillermo García López | 965 | 10 | 45 | 1,000 | Second round lost to  Thiemo de Bakker | 
†The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2009. Accordingly, this was the 18th best result deducted instead.
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  Nikolay Davydenko | 5,145 | 360 | 4,785 | Wrist injury[2] | 
| 6 |  Juan Martín del Potro | 5,115 | 720 | 4,395 | Right wrist surgery[2] | 
| 20 |  Radek Štěpánek | 1705 | 90 | 1,615 | Fatigue | 
| 23 |  Tommy Haas | 1,660 | 180 | 1,480 | Right hip surgery[2] | 
| 32 |  Gilles Simon | 1,395 | 90 | 1,305 | Right knee injury[3] | 
| 36 |  Ivo Karlović | 1,295 | 10 | 1,285 | Right foot injury[4] | 
Women's singles
    
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Serena Williams | 8,475 | 500 | 500 | 8,475 | Quarterfinals lost to .svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur [7] | 
| 2 | 2 |  Venus Williams | 6,386 | 160 | 280 | 6,506 | Fourth round lost to  Nadia Petrova [19] | 
| 3 | 3 |  Caroline Wozniacki | 5,630 | 160 | 500 | 5,970 | Quarterfinals lost to  Francesca Schiavone [17] | 
| 4 | 4 | .svg.png.webp) Jelena Janković | 5,160 | 280 | 900 | 5,780 | Semifinals lost to .svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur [7] | 
| 5 | 5 |  Elena Dementieva | 4,830 | 160 | 900 | 5,570 | Semifinals retired against  Francesca Schiavone [17] | 
| 6 | 6 |  Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4,661 | 2,000 | 160 | 2,821 | Third round lost to  Maria Kirilenko [30] | 
| 7 | 7 | .svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur | 4,405 | 900 | 1,400 | 4,905 | Runner-up, lost to  Francesca Schiavone [17] | 
| 8 | 8 |  Agnieszka Radwańska | 4,190 | 280 | 100 | 4,010 | Second round lost to  Yaroslava Shvedova | 
| 9 | 9 |  Dinara Safina | 4,156 | 1,400 | 5 | 2,761 | First round lost to  Kimiko Date-Krumm | 
| 10 | 11 | .svg.png.webp) Victoria Azarenka | 3,665 | 500 | 5 | 3,170 | First round lost to  Gisela Dulko | 
| 11 | 12 |  Li Na | 3,515 | 280 | 160 | 3,395 | Third round lost to  Francesca Schiavone [17] | 
| 12 | 13 |  Maria Sharapova | 3,350 | 500 | 160 | 3,010 | Third round lost to .svg.png.webp) Justine Henin [22] | 
| 13 | 14 |  Marion Bartoli | 3,186 | 100 | 160 | 3,246 | Third round lost to  Shahar Pe'er [18] | 
| 14 | 15 |  Flavia Pennetta | 3,175 | 5 | 280 | 3,450 | Fourth round lost to  Caroline Wozniacki [3] | 
| 15 | 19 |  Aravane Rezaï | 2,875 | 280 | 160 | 2,755 | Third round lost to  Nadia Petrova [18] | 
| 16 | 16 | .svg.png.webp) Yanina Wickmayer | 3,050 | 100 | 160 | 3,110 | Third round lost to  Daniela Hantuchová [22] | 
| 17 | 17 |  Francesca Schiavone | 2,995 | 5 | 2,000 | 4,990 | Champion, defeated .svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur [7] | 
| 18 | 18 |  Shahar Pe'er | 2,895 | 0 | 280 | 3,175 | Fourth round lost to  Serena Williams [1] | 
| 19 | 20 |  Nadia Petrova | 2,795 | 100 | 500 | 3,195 | Quarterfinals lost to  Elena Dementieva [5] | 
| 20 | 21 |  María José Martínez Sánchez | 2,635 | 160 | 5 | 2,480 | First round lost to  Akgul Amanmuradova | 
| 21 | 22 |  Vera Zvonareva | 2,625 | 0 | 100 | 2,725 | Second round lost to .svg.png.webp) Anastasia Rodionova | 
| 22 | 23 | .svg.png.webp) Justine Henin | 2,575 | 0 | 280 | 2,855 | Fourth round lost to .svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur [7] | 
| 23 | 26 |  Daniela Hantuchová | 2,010 | 5 | 280 | 2,285 | Fourth round lost to .svg.png.webp) Jelena Janković [4] | 
| 24 | 25 |  Lucie Šafářová | 2,075 | 100 | 100 | 2,075 | Second round lost to  Polona Hercog | 
| 25 | 24 |  Zheng Jie | 2,325 | 100 | 100 | 2,325 | Second round lost to  Anastasia Pivovarova [Q] | 
| 26 | 27 |  Dominika Cibulková | 2,005 | 900 | 160 | 1,265 | Third round lost to  Venus Williams [2] | 
| 27 | 31 |  Alona Bondarenko | 1,700 | 5 | 160 | 1,855 | Third round lost to .svg.png.webp) Jelena Janković [4] | 
| 28 | 28 |  Alisa Kleybanova | 1,855 | 5 | 160 | 2,010 | Third round lost to  Yaroslava Shvedova | 
| 29 | 29 |  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1,850 | 160 | 160 | 1,850 | Third round lost to  Serena Williams [1] | 
| 30 | 30 |  Maria Kirilenko | 1,710 | 5 | 280 | 1,985 | Fourth round lost to  Francesca Schiavone [17] | 
| 31 | 32 |  Alexandra Dulgheru | 1,655 | (30)† | 160 | 1,785 | Third round lost to  Caroline Wozniacki [3] | 
| 32 | 35 |  Kateryna Bondarenko | 1,570 | 160 | 100 | 1,510 | Second round lost to .svg.png.webp) Aleksandra Wozniak | 
†The player did not qualify the tournament in 2009. Accordingly, this was the 16th best result deducted instead.
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | .svg.png.webp) Kim Clijsters | 3,890 | 0 | 3,890 | Left foot injury[2] | 
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
 
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| Men's doubles wildcard entries | Women's doubles wildcard entries
 
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Mixed doubles wildcard entries
    
Protected ranking
    
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
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Qualifiers entries
    
| Men's qualifiers entries
 The following players received the lucky loser spot: | Women's qualifiers entries
 The following player received the lucky loser spot: 
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Withdrawals
    
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or personal reasons.
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Point distribution
    
| Stage | Men's singles | Men's doubles | Women's singles | Women's doubles | 
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| 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
 | Men's and women's doubles
 | Mixed doubles
 
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Media coverage
    
.svg.png.webp) Australia: Nine, Fox Sports Australia: Nine, Fox Sports
.svg.png.webp) Canada: TSN, RDS Canada: TSN, RDS
 Brazil:  ESPN, ESPN Brasil Brazil:  ESPN, ESPN Brasil
 United States: NBC, ESPN2, Tennis Channel[5] United States: NBC, ESPN2, Tennis Channel[5]
 Europe: Eurosport 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 Austria: ORF
.svg.png.webp) Belgium: RTBF, VRT Belgium: RTBF, VRT
 Bosnia and Herzegovina: BHRT Bosnia and Herzegovina: BHRT
 Croatia: HRT Croatia: HRT
 Cyprus: CyBC Cyprus: CyBC
 Denmark: TV2 Sport Denmark: TV2 Sport
 France: France Télévisions, Orange Sport France: France Télévisions, Orange Sport
 Finland: MTV3, FST5 Finland: MTV3, FST5
 Germany: ARD, ZDF Germany: ARD, ZDF
 Greece: ERT, ANT1, Mega Channel Greece: ERT, ANT1, Mega Channel
 Ireland: TG4 Ireland: TG4
 Montenegro: RTCG Montenegro: RTCG
 Netherlands: NOS Netherlands: NOS
 Romania: TVR Romania: TVR
 Russia: Eurosport, Russia 2 Russia: Eurosport, Russia 2
.svg.png.webp) Serbia: RTS Serbia: RTS
 Slovenia: RTV Slovenija Slovenia: RTV Slovenija
 Spain: TVE Spain: TVE
 Sweden: SVT Sweden: SVT
 Switzerland: SRG-SSR Switzerland: SRG-SSR
 Turkey: TRT Turkey: TRT
 United Kingdom: BBC United Kingdom: BBC
 
 People's Republic of China: CCTV People's Republic of China: CCTV
 Hong Kong: Now Sports Hong Kong: Now Sports
 India: ESPN STAR Sports India: ESPN STAR Sports
 Japan: WOWOW Japan: WOWOW
 Macao: TDM Macao: TDM
 Malaysia: Astro Malaysia: Astro
 Morocco: SNRT Morocco: SNRT
 New Zealand: Sky Sport New Zealand: Sky Sport
 Thailand: TV7, True Sport Thailand: TV7, True Sport
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Supersport
- Middle East and North Africa: Al Jazeera Sports
- Latin America: ESPN Latin America
 Philippines: Balls, Studio 23 Philippines: Balls, Studio 23
 Singapore: Starhub Singapore: Starhub
Miscellaneous
    
- Rafael Nadal's victory marked the fifth consecutive year that the No.2 seed won the tournament (Nadal in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010, and Roger Federer in 2009).
- Part of the music video of the Martin Solveig song "Hello" was filmed at Roland Garros prior to the tournament starting.[6]
References
    
- "Official Site of the French Open". Association of Tennis Professionals. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- "Kim Clijsters, Nikolay Davydenko Withdraw from French Open". Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- "Simon out of French Open, Kunitsyn in". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- "Karlovic withdraws from French Open". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- "Roland Garros TV schedule". Roland Garros. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- Gainey, Tom (14 July 2010). "Novak Djokovic, Gaël Monfils Make Cameos in Martin Solveig's "Hello" [Video]". Tennis X. Retrieved 26 January 2022.





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