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.
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 Men's singles
Champion Runner-up Rafael Nadal Robin Söderling Semifinals out Tomáš Berdych Jürgen Melzer Quarterfinals out Roger Federer Mikhail Youzhny Novak Djokovic Nicolás Almagro 4th round out Stan Wawrinka Marin Čilić Andy Murray Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Teymuraz Gabashvili (Q) Robby Ginepri Fernando Verdasco Thomaz Bellucci 3rd round out Julian Reister (Q) Fabio Fognini Leonardo Mayer Albert Montañés Marcos Baghdatis John Isner Viktor Troicki Thiemo de Bakker Andy Roddick David Ferrer Juan Carlos Ferrero Victor Hănescu Philipp Kohlschreiber Alexandr Dolgopolov Ivan Ljubičić Lleyton Hewitt 2nd round out Alejandro Falla Olivier Rochus Andreas Beck Gaël Monfils Daniel Gimeno Traver Julien Benneteau Tobias Kamke (Q) Taylor Dent Juan Ignacio Chela Marcel Granollers Marco Chiudinelli Édouard Roger-Vasselin (WC) Lukáš Lacko Carsten Ball (WC) Guillermo García López Josselin Ouanna (WC) Blaž Kavčič Grega Žemlja (Q) Nicolas Mahut (WC) Xavier Malisse Pere Riba Potito Starace Yuri Schukin (Q) Kei Nishikori (PR) Florent Serra Andreas Seppi Steve Darcis Fernando González Mardy Fish Pablo Andújar (Q) Denis Istomin Horacio Zeballos 1st round out Peter Luczak Janko Tipsarević Benoît Paire (Q) Feliciano López Jan Hájek Paolo Lorenzi Nicolás Massú Dieter Kindlmann (LL) Ricardo Mello Dmitry Tursunov (PR) Sergiy Stakhovsky Ernests Gulbis Stefano Galvani (Q) Stéphane Robert Nicolás Lapentti Laurent Recouderc (WC) Richard Gasquet Ryan Sweeting Paul-Henri Mathieu Jesse Witten (Q) Andrey Golubev Somdev Devvarman (Q) Kevin Anderson Jorge Aguilar (Q) Michał Przysiężny Michael Yani (Q) Philipp Petzschner Tommy Robredo Rainer Schüttler Olivier Patience (Q) Łukasz Kubot Daniel Brands Jarkko Nieminen Eduardo Schwank Daniel Köllerer Juan Mónaco Dudi Sela Mischa Zverev Simon Greul David Guez (WC) Pablo Cuevas Marc Gicquel Illya Marchenko Sam Querrey Óscar Hernández Rajeev Ram Santiago Giraldo Evgeny Korolev Igor Kunitsyn Michael Russell Santiago Ventura (LL) Karol Beck Robin Haase (PR) Kristof Vliegen (PR) Arnaud Clément Thiago Alves Lu Yen-hsun Michael Berrer Simone Bolelli Michaël Llodra Jérémy Chardy Benjamin Becker Martin Fischer (Q) Gianni Mina (WC)
Women's singles
Champion Runner-up Francesca Schiavone Samantha Stosur Semifinals out Jelena Janković Elena Dementieva Quarterfinals out Serena Williams Yaroslava Shvedova Caroline Wozniacki Nadia Petrova 4th round out Shahar Pe'er Justine Henin Daniela Hantuchová Jarmila Groth (WC) Maria Kirilenko Flavia Pennetta Chanelle Scheepers (Q) Venus Williams 3rd round out Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Marion Bartoli Maria Sharapova Anastasia Pivovarova (Q) Alona Bondarenko Yanina Wickmayer Anastasia Rodionova Alisa Kleybanova Svetlana Kuznetsova Li Na Polona Hercog Alexandra Dulgheru Aleksandra Wozniak Akgul Amanmuradova Aravane Rezaï Dominika Cibulková 2nd round out Julia Görges Jill Craybas Bethanie Mattek-Sands (LL) Olivia Sanchez (WC) Kirsten Flipkens Klára Zakopalová Zheng Jie Rossana de los Ríos Kaia Kanepi Magdaléna Rybáriková Olga Govortsova Sybille Bammer Kimiko Date-Krumm Vera Zvonareva Ana Ivanovic Agnieszka Radwańska Andrea Petkovic Yvonne Meusburger Sophie Ferguson (Q) Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro (WC) Roberta Vinci Lucie Šafářová Timea Bacsinszky Tathiana Garbin Anabel Medina Garrigues Kateryna Bondarenko Johanna Larsson Gisela Dulko Angelique Kerber Ágnes Szávay Varvara Lepchenko Arantxa Parra Santonja 1st round out Stefanie Vögele Melinda Czink Katie O'Brien Alizé Cornet Nuria Llagostera Vives (Q) Vania King Shenay Perry Maria Elena Camerin Ksenia Pervak (Q) Ayumi Morita Katarina Srebotnik (PR) Tsvetana Pironkova Ekaterina Bychkova Raluca Olaru Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Simona Halep (Q) Alicia Molik Pauline Parmentier Sofia Arvidsson Vera Dushevina Tamarine Tanasugarn Carla Suárez Navarro Mariana Duque Mariño Sandra Záhlavová Dinara Safina Chan Yung-jan Ekaterina Makarova Alberta Brianti Mariya Koryttseva Chang Kai-chen Sara Errani Elena Baltacha Sorana Cîrstea Elena Vesnina Claire Feuerstein (WC) Karolina Šprem Regina Kulikova Petra Kvitová Stéphanie Dubois Kristina Mladenovic (WC) Anne Keothavong Virginie Razzano Misaki Doi (Q) Jelena Dokić Lucie Hradecká Tatjana Malek Kristina Barrois Alla Kudryavtseva Petra Martić Melanie Oudin Iveta Benešová Julie Coin Anastasija Sevastova Mathilde Johansson Victoria Azarenka Heidi El Tabakh (Q) Anna Chakvetadze Stéphanie Foretz (WC) Zhang Shuai (Q) Ekaterina Ivanova Christina McHale (WC) Kurumi Nara (Q) Patty Schnyder
Day-by-day summaries
Seniors
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
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
Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić defeated Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes, 7–5, 6–2
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
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
Agustín Velotti defeated Andrea Collarini, 6–4, 7–5
Girls' singles
Elina Svitolina defeated Ons Jabeur, 6–2, 7–5 Svitolina won her first Junior Grand Slam title.
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
Tímea Babos / Sloane Stephens defeated Lara Arruabarrena / 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 / Andriy Medvedev defeated Goran Ivanišević / Michael Stich, 6–1, 6–1
Legends over 45 doubles
John McEnroe / Andrés Gómez defeated Mansour Bahrami / Henri Leconte, 6–1, 6–1
Women's legends doubles
Martina Navratilova / Jana Novotná defeated Iva Majoli / Nathalie Tauziat, 6–4, 6–2
Wheelchair men's singles
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
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
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
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. 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 2 2 Rafael Nadal 6,880 180 2,000 8,700 Champion, defeated Robin Söderling 3 3 Novak Djokovic 6,405 90 360 6,675 Quarterfinals lost to Jürgen Melzer 4 4 Andy Murray 5,565 360 180 5,385 Fourth round lost to Tomáš Berdych 5 7 Robin Söderling 4,755 1,200 1,200 4,755 Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal 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 8 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3,185 180 180 3,185 9 11 David Ferrer 3,010 90 90 3,010 Third round lost to Jürgen Melzer 10 12 Marin Čilić 2,945 180 180 2,945 Fourth round lost to Robin Söderling 11 14 Mikhail Youzhny 2,375 45 360 2,690 Quarterfinals lost to Tomáš Berdych 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 15 17 Tomáš Berdych 2,115 10 720 2,825 Semifinals lost to Robin Söderling 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 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 20 23 Stan Wawrinka 1,600 90 180 1,690 Fourth round lost to Roger Federer 21 26 Tommy Robredo 1,505 360 10 1,155 First round lost to Viktor Troicki 22 27 Jürgen Melzer 1,495 90 720 2,125 Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal 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 25 30 Marcos Baghdatis 1,465 10 90 1,545 Fourth round lost to Andy Murray 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 Lleyton Hewitt 1,350 90 90 1,350 Third round lost to Rafael Nadal 29 34 Albert Montañés 1,325 10 90 1,405 Third round lost to Robin Söderling 30 35 Philipp Kohlschreiber 1,320 180 90 1,230 Third round lost to Fernando Verdasco 31 37 Victor Hănescu 1,160 180 90 1,070 Third round lost to Novak Djokovic 32 40 965 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. RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterWithdrawal reason 5 Nikolay Davydenko 5,145 360 4,785 Wrist injury 6 Juan Martín del Potro 5,115 720 4,395 Right wrist surgery 20 Radek Štěpánek 1705 90 1,615 Fatigue 23 Tommy Haas 1,660 180 1,480 Right hip surgery 32 Gilles Simon 1,395 90 1,305 Right knee injury 36 Ivo Karlović 1,295 10 1,285 Right foot injury
Women's singles