Tennis tournament
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.
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
Women's singles
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) ,
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,
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,
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.
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
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
Fourth round retired against Mikhail Youzhny
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
27
31
Feliciano López
1,420
45
10
1,385
First round lost to Julian Reister
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
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
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
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 Samantha Stosur
2
2
Venus Williams
6,386
160
280
6,506
Fourth round lost to Nadia Petrova
3
3
Caroline Wozniacki
5,630
160
500
5,970
Quarterfinals lost to Francesca Schiavone
4
4
Jelena Janković
5,160
280
900
5,780
Semifinals lost to Samantha Stosur
5
5
Elena Dementieva
4,830
160
900
5,570
Semifinals retired against Francesca Schiavone
6
6
Svetlana Kuznetsova
4,661
2,000
160
2,821
Third round lost to Maria Kirilenko
7
7
Samantha Stosur
4,405
900
1,400
4,905
Runner-up, lost to Francesca Schiavone
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
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
12
13
Maria Sharapova
3,350
500
160
3,010
Third round lost to Justine Henin
13
14
Marion Bartoli
3,186
100
160
3,246
Third round lost to Shahar Pe'er
14
15
Flavia Pennetta
3,175
5
280
3,450
Fourth round lost to Caroline Wozniacki
15
19
Aravane Rezaï
2,875
280
160
2,755
Third round lost to Nadia Petrova
16
16
Yanina Wickmayer
3,050
100
160
3,110
Third round lost to Daniela Hantuchová
17
17
Francesca Schiavone
2,995
5
2,000
4,990
Champion , defeated Samantha Stosur
18
18
Shahar Pe'er
2,895
0
280
3,175
Fourth round lost to Serena Williams
19
20
Nadia Petrova
2,795
100
500
3,195
Quarterfinals lost to Elena Dementieva
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 Anastasia Rodionova
22
23
Justine Henin
2,575
0
280
2,855
Fourth round lost to Samantha Stosur
23
26
Daniela Hantuchová
2,010
5
280
2,285
Fourth round lost to Jelena Janković
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
26
27
Dominika Cibulková
2,005
900
160
1,265
Third round lost to Venus Williams
27
31
Alona Bondarenko
1,700
5
160
1,855
Third round lost to Jelena Janković
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
30
30
Maria Kirilenko
1,710
5
280
1,985
Fourth round lost to Francesca Schiavone
31
32
Alexandra Dulgheru
1,655
(30)†
160
1,785
Third round lost to Caroline Wozniacki
32
35
Kateryna Bondarenko
1,570
160
100
1,510
Second round lost to 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.
Wildcard entries
Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws.
Mixed doubles wildcard entries
Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / Thierry Ascione
Julie Coin / Nicolas Mahut
Mathilde Johansson / Sébastien de Chaunac
Kristina Mladenovic / Alexandre Sidorenko
Pauline Parmentier / Marc Gicquel
Aurélie Védy / Michaël Llodra
Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
Men's Singles
Women's Singles
Qualifiers entries
Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or personal reasons.
Men's Singles
Women's Singles
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
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.
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