2009 French Open

Entering the tournament, four-time champion Rafael Nadal was unbeaten in French Open singles matches, having won every match and tournament since his debut in 2005. His victory against Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili in the second round on May 27 was his 30th consecutive win, breaking the record for the longest French Open winning streak by a man or woman, held by Chris Evert, who won 29 consecutive matches. Nadal extended the record to 31 consecutive matches by beating Lleyton Hewitt on May 29.

In his fourth round match on May 31, Nadal was defeated by World No. 23 Robin Söderling in four sets, 2–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–7.[1][2] The upset result ended Nadal's French Open winning streak at 31 matches. Söderling had never previously reached the fourth round of any Grand Slam tournament, and had never previously beaten Nadal in three attempts, although he had taken him to five sets at Wimbledon in 2007. Söderling proceeded to reach the final, defeating Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets and Fernando González in five sets before losing to Roger Federer in his first Grand Slam final appearance.

Of the upset result, former three-time French Open champion Mats Wilander stated that "Everybody's in a state of shock, I would think. At some point, Nadal was going to lose. But nobody expected it to happen today, and maybe not this year. Now it's a matter of: There's a tournament to be won."[3] Nadal would begin another streak the next year, and did not lose another match at the tournament until the 2015 French Open, when he lost to Novak Djokovic.

Maria Sharapova after her third round win against Yaroslava Shvedova.

After nearly a year out of the sport due to a serious shoulder injury which forced her to miss the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the 2008 US Open and her Australian Open title defence, Maria Sharapova, who started at World No. 53 by the time the entry list was released, then plummeted to as low as World No. 126 during her time away from the sport, entered the tournament ranked World No. 102 at the start of the tournament, and surprised many by reaching the quarter-finals, where she was defeated 6–0, 6–2 by Dominika Cibulková (Sharapova had to defend a match point at 0–6, 0–5 down). Sharapova, unseeded at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2003, had won all of her first four matches in three sets.

Roger Federer won the finals, against Robin Söderling to finally win the French Open tournament for the first time in his career, after he was beaten in three previous finals by Nadal. With this win, he completed his career Grand Slam, titles in all four Grand Slam tournaments in his career. He became the third male player in the Open era (after Rod Laver and Andre Agassi) and sixth male player in tennis history overall to accomplish the feat.

Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan became the first male winner at this year's French Open. French favourites Julie Coin and Mathieu Montcourt enjoyed safe passages through to the second round, but compatriot Mathilde Johansson was unable to use the crowd's advantage, falling to Vitalia Diatchenko 2–6, 6–2, 10–8. Lleyton Hewitt came from 2 tiebreak sets down, taking a third set tiebreak and eventually the match over the 26th seeded Croat Ivo Karlović, winning 6–7(1), 6–7(4), 7–6(4), 6–4, 6–3, to cause the first upset of a seed in the tournament. Karlovic set the new record for the greatest number of aces in the match, serving 55, but couldn't find a way to win.[4] French wildcard Josselin Ouanna came from two sets to one behind to defeat Marcel Granollers, 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 7–6(2), 6–1. However, Amélie Mauresmo lost to Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–4, 6–3, to add to her history of early-round exits at Roland Garros. However, seventh seed Gilles Simon recovered from a tight clash with Wayne Odesnik, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3. Former French Open champion Gastón Gaudio made a disappointing start to his grand slam comeback, losing in straight sets to Radek Štěpánek 6–3, 6–4, 6–1.

• Seeds out:
  • Men's Singles: Ivo Karlović
  • Women's Singles: Amélie Mauresmo, Kaia Kanepi
• Schedule of Play

Matches on Main Courts[5]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 1st Round	Ana Ivanovic (8)	Sara Errani	7–6(3), 6–3
Men's Singles 1st Round	Marat Safin (20)	Alexandre Sidorenko (WC)	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Men's Singles 1st Round	Gilles Simon (7)	Wayne Odesnik	3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Women's Singles 1st Round	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Amélie Mauresmo (16)	6–4, 6–3
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 1st Round	Vitalia Diatchenko (Q)	Mathilde Johansson	2–6, 6–2, 10–8
Men's Singles 1st Round	Fernando Verdasco (8)	Florent Serra	6–2, 6–1, 6–4
Women's Singles 1st Round	Nadia Petrova (11)	Lauren Embree (WC)	6–1, 6–2
Men's Singles 1st Round	Andy Murray (3)	Juan Ignacio Chela	6–2, 6–2, 6–1

World number one and top seed Dinara Safina thrashed British Number one Anne Keothavong, 6–0, 6–0 in the first match on Philippe Chatrier, followed by ATP World Tour Champion and four-time defending champion, top seed Rafael Nadal defeating Brazilian qualifier Marcos Daniel 7–5, 6–4, 6–3. Second seed Roger Federer followed with a comfortable victory over Alberto Martín 6–4, 6–3, 6–2. Third seed Venus Williams struggled against Bethanie Mattek-Sands, but won 6–1, 4–6, 6–2. French wildcard Guillaume Rufin, who turned 19 on day 3, upset Eduardo Schwank, who reached the second week last year, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 to the delight of French fans. However, fans were disappointed to see their Nicolas Devilder fall in five sets (despite holding a two sets to love lead) to seventeenth seed Stanislas Wawrinka, 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4. More disappointment came when Romain Jouan, another wildcard, fell 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 to sixth seed Andy Roddick. However, more good news for American fans followed when Fed Cup heroine Alexa Glatch stunned Flavia Pennetta 6–1, 6–1, to advance to the second round. Kateryna Bondarenko upset Patty Schnyder, and 13th seed Marion Bartoli recovered in an all-French affair to beat Pauline Parmentier 3–6, 6–1, 6–3. Two more French wild cards fell as Uzbekistan's Akgul Amanmuradova defeated Irena Pavlovic and Australian Jarmila Groth beat Kinnie Laisné. Seeds Nikolay Davydenko, Robin Söderling, and Zheng Jie also advanced. Another of the day's upsets came at the hands Colombia's Mariana Duque Mariño, who beat former Top 5 player and 26th seeded Russia's Anna Chakvetadze, winning 3–6, 6–4, 6–4.

• Seeds out:
  • Men's Singles: Tomáš Berdych
  • Women's Singles: Alisa Kleybanova, Flavia Pennetta, Patty Schnyder, Anna Chakvetadze
• Schedule of Play

Matches on Main Courts[6]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 1st Round	Dinara Safina (1)	Anne Keothavong	6–0, 6–0
Men's Singles 1st Round	Rafael Nadal (1)	Marcos Daniel (Q)	7–5, 6–4, 6–3
Men's Singles 1st Round	Roger Federer (2)	Alberto Martín	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Women's Singles 1st Round	Marion Bartoli (13)	Pauline Parmentier	3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Women's Singles 1st Round	Caroline Wozniacki (10)	Vera Dushevina	4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 1st Round	Aravane Rezaï	Ai Sugiyama	6–3, 6–2
Women's Singles 1st Round	Venus Williams (3)	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6–1, 4–6, 6–2
Men's Singles 1st Round	Paul-Henri Mathieu (32)	Laurent Recouderc	6–4, 6–4, 6–1
Men's Singles 1st Round	Andy Roddick (6)	Romain Jouan (WC)	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Women's Singles 1st Round	Kateryna Bondarenko	Patty Schnyder (17)	6–4, 6–3

Serbs Jelena Janković and Novak Djoković had no problems in their first round matches, beating Petra Cetkovská and Nicolás Lapentti respectively. Serena Williams came through a tough tie – in which she squandered eight match points – against Czech Klára Zakopalová to win 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4. All French seeds came through unscathed with victories for Marion Bartoli, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Paul-Henri Mathieu and Gaël Monfils. The United States' hopes of having a French Open champion took a big blow as James Blake and Mardy Fish both lost to Argentinian opponents. Fish lost to Máximo González 6–3, 1–6, 6–4, 7–6(4), and Blake, the highest seed to fall on Day 3, was beaten convincingly by Argentinian qualifier Leonardo Mayer 7–6(6), 7–5, 6–2. Number 27 seed Rainer Schüttler was comprehensively beaten by home favourite Marc Gicquel 6–0, 6–0, 6–4 and Chinese number 31 seed Peng Shuai was the only women's seed to go out, as she lost to Spain's María José Martínez Sánchez 1–6, 6–2, 6–4. There were victories for 10th seeded Dane Caroline Wozniacki, former finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova, Olympic gold medallist Elena Dementieva and World No. 5 Juan Martín del Potro.

• Seeds out:
  • Men's Singles: Rainer Schüttler, Mardy Fish, James Blake
  • Women's Singles: Peng Shuai
• Schedule of Play

Matches on Main Courts[7]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 1st Round	Jelena Janković (5)	Petra Cetkovská	6–2, 6–3
Men's Singles 1st Round	Novak Djoković (4)	Nicolás Lapentti	6–3, 3–1 retired
Men's Singles 1st Round	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9)	Julien Benneteau	6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Women's Singles 1st Round	Alizé Cornet (21) vs. Maret Ani		6–4, 4–4 (suspended)
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 1st Round	Svetlana Kuznetsova (7)	Claire Feuerstein	6–1, 6–4
Men's Singles 1st Round	Gaël Monfils (11)	Bobby Reynolds	6–2, 6–3, 6–1
Women's Singles 1st Round	Serena Williams (2)	Klára Zakopalová	6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4
Men's Singles 1st Round	Christophe Rochus vs. Fabrice Santoro		6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 5–4 (suspended)

Day 4 saw the start of the second round matches in both the men's and women's draws. The first match up on Court Philippe Chatrier was world number 3 Andy Murray, who he faced Italian world number 104 Potito Starace. Murray was made to work hard, as Starace took control of the tie and levelled the match at one set all. At 5–1 in the third set, Murray worked his way back to reel of 6 games in a row, and went on the win 6–3, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4. World number 1 Dinara Safina was first up on Court Suzanne Lenglen, and made light work of Vitalia Diatchenko, winning 6–1, 6–1. Defending women's champion Ana Ivanovic also won comprehensively, beating Tamarine Tanasugarn to enter the third round. French tennis fans had reason to cheer as number 15 seed Alizé Cornet resumed her match from day 3, and beat Maret Ani 6–4, 7–5 to advance to the second round. Another Frenchwoman, Aravane Rezaï beat Slovenian qualifier Polona Hercog to book a tie with Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher de Brito in the third round, who beat number 15 seed Zheng Jie earlier in the day. Unseeded Maria Sharapova faced number 11 seed Nadia Petrova in her first match against a top 20 player since her 10-month absence from the tour due to injury. A gutsy Sharapova came through with a 3 sets victory, 8–6 in the third. Gilles Simon was the only seeded Frenchman playing on day 4, and made swift work of American Robert Kendrick 7–5, 6–0, 6–1. Defending champion Rafael Nadal made history by becoming the first person to win 30 consecutive matches at Roland Garros by beating Teymuraz Gabashvili. French wildcard Josselin Ouanna caused perhaps the biggest upset of the day by beating number 20 seed Marat Safin in an epic five set match, in which he won the final set 10–8.

• Seeds out:
  • Men's Singles: Dmitry Tursunov, Feliciano López, Marat Safin
  • Women's Singles: Zheng Jie, Nadia Petrova

The first matches of the doubles competition were played, with World No. 1 team Liezel Huber and Cara Black, Květa Peschke and Lisa Raymond, defending champions Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual, and Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs were amongst the first to advance to the second round of the women's doubles.

On the men's side, defending champions Pablo Cuevas and Luis Horna, Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes, Bruno Soares and Kevin Ullyett, and Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski all advanced to the second round. However, number 7 seeds Andy Ram and Max Mirnyi and number 10 seeds Marcelo Melo and André Sá suffered shock first-round defeats.

• Seeds out:
  • Men's Doubles: Stephen Huss / Ross Hutchins, Marcelo Melo / André Sá, Max Mirnyi / Andy Ram, Martin Damm / Robert Lindstedt
  • Women's Doubles: Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez, Nathalie Dechy / Mara Santangelo

Schedule of play

Matches on Main Courts[8]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's Singles 2nd Round	Andy Murray (3)	Potito Starace	6–3, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Women's Singles 1st Round	Alizé Cornet (21)	Maret Ani	6–4, 7–5
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Ana Ivanovic (8)	Tamarine Tanasugarn	6–1, 6–2
Men's Singles 2nd Round	Josselin Ouanna	Marat Safin (20)	7–6(2), 7–6(4), 4–6, 3–6, 10–8
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Venus Williams (3) VS. Lucie Šafářová		6–7(5), 0–0 (suspended)
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Dinara Safina (1)	Vitalia Diatchenko	6–1, 6–1
Men's Singles 1st Round	Christophe Rochus	Fabrice Santoro	6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Men's Singles 2nd Round	Gilles Simon (7)	Robert Kendrick	7–5, 6–0, 6–1
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Maria Sharapova	Nadia Petrova (11)	6–2, 1–6, 8–6
Men's Singles 2nd Round	Rafael Nadal (1)	Teymuraz Gabashvili	6–1, 6–4, 6–2

Day 5 got off to a slow start from a French perspective, as number 13 seed and home favourite Marion Bartoli succumbed to Tathiana Garbin of Italy in straight sets on Court Philippe Chatrier. And the day got worse for France as number 21 seed Alizé Cornet could not find her way past Romanian teenager Sorana Cîrstea. However, they did have some consolation, as Virginie Razzano navigated her way past Anabel Medina Garrigues, and booked a place in the third round to play Bartoli conqueror Garbin. On Court Suzanne Lenglen, Serb Jelena Janković had little problem in seeing off Slovakian opponent Magdaléna Rybáriková, 6–1, 6–2. Venus Williams was made to work very hard to make the third round, as she went the distance with Lucie Šafářová, narrowly winning the final set 7–5. There were also victories for Elena Dementieva, Agnieszka Radwańska, former finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova and 2002 champion Serena Williams.

Meanwhile, in the men's draw, Roger Federer was first up on Court Philippe Chatrier as he faced clay court specialist José Acasuso. Roger narrowly won the first set 7–6(8) in a first set tie-break, but Acasuso was not ready to falter, and came back stronger in the second set and eventually winning 7–5. Acasuso continued to put up strong resistance and took Federer to a third set tie-break, however Federer was too strong and won, from thereon Federer had little problem dispatching Acasuso winning the match 7–6(8), 5–7, 7–6(2), 6–2. Federer's victory set him up with a third round tie with Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu. After disappointed from the French ladies, the men did not disappoint. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gaël Monfils and Jérémy Chardy and Marc Gicquel all advanced to the third round. No seeds were knocked out, as there were victories from number 5 seed Juan Martín del Potro, Andy Roddick and Tommy Robredo, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Igor Andreev and Jürgen Melzer.

• Seeds out:
  • Women's Singles: Marion Bartoli, Sybille Bammer, Alizé Cornet, Anabel Medina Garrigues

There was only one shocking exit from the men's doubles on the day, as Jeff Coetzee and Jordan Kerr were knocked out by the hands of Jaroslav Levinský and Igor Zelenay. Bob and Mike Bryan, Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić, Rik de Voest and Ashley Fisher, and Łukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach all secured places in the second round of the doubles.

There no upsets in the women's doubles, as all seeds made safe progress through to the second round including Serena and Venus Williams, and Květa Peschke and Lisa Raymond.

On day 5, the mixed doubles got under way, which saw just one upset. Nenad Zimonjić and Yan Zi fell to the hands of Bruno Soares and Alisa Kleybanova. Cara Black and Leander Paes, Lisa Raymond and Marcin Matkowski, Nadia Petrova and Max Mirnyi, and Elena Vesnina and Daniel Nestor all advanced to the second round.

• Seeds out:
  • Men's Doubles: Jeff Coetzee / Jordan Kerr
  • Mixed Doubles: Nenad Zimonjić / Yan Zi

Schedule of play

Matches on Main Courts[9]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Tathiana Garbin	Marion Bartoli (13)	6–3, 7–5
Men's Singles 2nd Round	Roger Federer (2)	José Acasuso	7–6(8), 5–7, 7–6(2), 6–2
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Serena Williams (2)	Virginia Ruano Pascual	6–2, 6–0
Men's Singles 2nd Round	Gaël Monfils (11)	Victor Crivoi	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Jelena Janković (5)	Magdaléna Rybáriková	6–1, 6–2
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Venus Williams (3)	Lucie Šafářová	6–7(5), 6–2, 7–5
Women's Singles 2nd Round	Sorana Cîrstea	Alizé Cornet (21)	6–3, 6–2
Men's Singles 2nd Round	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9)	Juan Mónaco	7–5, 2–6, 6–1, 7–6(8)

There were mixed French fortunes on Day 6. Aravane Rezaï beat Michelle Larcher de Brito to move into the fourth round. The newest French star, Josselin Ouanna, saw his run come to an end at the hands of 12th seeded Chilean Fernando González, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5. Following that, Gilles Simon, seeded 7th, suffered a collapse to 30th seed Victor Hănescu 6–4, 6–4, 6–2. Rafael Nadal, the four-time defending champion and World Number 1, looked in stellar form as he continued his undefeated run against Lleyton Hewitt, a former holder of the top ranking, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1. Stanislas Wawrinka was eliminated in four sets by tenth seeded Nikolay Davydenko, whilst Fernando Verdasco beat countryman Nicolás Almagro and Robin Söderling, the 23rd seed, set up a clash with Nadal by beating David Ferrer in four sets. Ágnes Szávay stunned third seed Venus Williams 6–0, 6–4, and Novak Djokovic beat Sergiy Stakhovsky. Additionally, defending champion Ana Ivanovic, Đoković's compatriot, advanced convincingly over Iveta Benešová, seeded 32nd, 6–0, 6–2. Andy Murray led Janko Tipsarević two sets to love before the Serb retired.

• Seeds out:
  • Men's Singles: Nicolás Almagro, Stanislas Wawrinka, Radek Štěpánek, Gilles Simon, David Ferrer
  • Women's Singles: Iveta Benešová, Venus Williams, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
  • Men's Doubles: Travis Parrott / Filip Polášek, František Čermák / Michal Mertiňák, Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski, Łukasz Kubot / Oliver Marach
  • Women's Doubles: Chuang Chia-jung / Sania Mirza
  • Mixed Doubles: Stephen Huss / Virginia Ruano Pascual

Schedule of play

Matches on Main Courts[10]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Aravane Rezaï	Michelle Larcher de Brito	7–6(3), 6–2
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Fernando González (12)	Josselin Ouanna	7–5, 6–3, 7–5
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Rafael Nadal (1)	Lleyton Hewitt	6–1, 6–3, 6–1
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Maria Sharapova	Yaroslava Shvedova	1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Ana Ivanovic (8)	Iveta Benešová (32)	6–0, 6–2
Men's Singles 2nd Round	Novak Djoković (4)	Sergiy Stakhovsky	6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Ágnes Szávay (29)	Venus Williams (3)	6–0, 6–4
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Victor Hănescu (30)	Gilles Simon (7)	6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Andy Murray (3)	Janko Tipsarević	7–6(3), 6–3 retired

• Seeds out:
  • Men's Singles: Jürgen Melzer, Novak Djoković, Paul-Henri Mathieu
  • Women's Singles: Elena Dementieva, Carla Suárez Navarro, Caroline Wozniacki
  • Men's Doubles: Pablo Cuevas / Luis Horna
  • Women's Doubles: Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama, Maria Kirilenko / Flavia Pennetta, Vania King / Monica Niculescu
  • Mixed Doubles: Leander Paes / Cara Black

Schedule of play

Matches on Main Courts[11]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Samantha Stosur (30)	Elena Dementieva (4)	6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Virginie Razzano	Tathiana Garbin	7–5, 7–5
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9)	Christophe Rochus	6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Roger Federer (2)	Paul-Henri Mathieu (32)	4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Svetlana Kuznetsova (7)	Melinda Czink	6–1, 6–3
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Andy Roddick (6)	Marc Gicquel	6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Men's Singles 3rd Round	Gaël Monfils (11)	Jürgen Melzer (24)	6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Women's Singles 3rd Round	Serena Williams (2)	María José Martínez Sánchez	4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Day 8 saw Rafael Nadal lose his first ever match at French Open to Swede Robin Söderling, which ended his streak of 31 wins in a row at Roland Garros. Also out was defending women's champion Ana Ivanovic. Former world number 1 Maria Sharapova continued her miraculous run by defeating Li Na 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 to reach the quarterfinals, after returning from nine months away from the game. Nikolay Davydenko beat Fernando Verdasco to advance to the quarters with Söderling. Fernando González beat Victor Hănescu in straight sets to set up a quarterfinal with number four Andy Murray, a winner over Marin Čilić in tight but straight sets. World Number 1 Dinara Safina continued her dominant run of losing just 5 games all tournament against Aravane Rezaï, winning 6–1, 6–0.

• Seeds out:
  • Men's Singles: Victor Hănescu, Marin Čilić, Rafael Nadal, Fernando Verdasco
  • Women's Singles: Ágnes Szávay, Ana Ivanovic, Li Na
  • Men's Doubles: Rik de Voest / Ashley Fisher, Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles
  • Women's Doubles: Samantha Stosur / Rennae Stubbs, Květa Peschke / Lisa Raymond, Venus Williams / Serena Williams
  • Mixed Doubles: Daniel Nestor / Elena Vesnina

Schedule of play

Matches on Main Courts[12]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's Singles 4th Round	Fernando González (12)	Victor Hănescu (30)	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Women's Singles 4th Round	Dinara Safina (1)	Aravane Rezaï	6–1, 6–0
Men's Singles 4th Round	Robin Söderling (23)	Rafael Nadal (1)	6–2, 6–7(2), 6–4, 7–6(2)
Women's Singles 4th Round	Maria Sharapova	Li Na (25)	6–4, 0–6, 6–4
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 4th Round	Dominika Cibulková (20)	Ágnes Szávay (29)	6–2, 6–4
Men's Singles 4th Round	Andy Murray (3)	Marin Čilić (13)	7–5, 7–6(4), 6–1
Women's Singles 4th Round	Victoria Azarenka (9)	Ana Ivanovic (8)	6–2, 6–3
Men's Singles 4th Round	Nikolay Davydenko (10)	Fernando Verdasco (8)	6–2, 6–2, 6–4

• Seeds out:
  • Men's Singles: Philipp Kohlschreiber, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Andy Roddick
  • Women's Singles: Aleksandra Wozniak, Agnieszka Radwańska, Jelena Janković
  • Men's Doubles: Bruno Soares / Kevin Ullyett
  • Women's Doubles: Yan Zi / Zheng Jie, Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Patty Schnyder
  • Mixed Doubles: André Sá / Ai Sugiyama, Marcin Matkowski / Lisa Raymond

Schedule of play

Matches on Main Courts[13]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 4th Round	Serena Williams (2)	Aleksandra Wozniak (24)	6–1, 6–2
Men's Singles 4th Round	Roger Federer (2)	Tommy Haas	6–7(4), 5–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–2
Men's Singles 4th Round	Juan Martín del Potro (5)	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9)	6–1, 6–7(5), 6–1, 6–4
Women's Singles 4th Round	Samantha Stosur (30)	Virginie Razzano	6–1, 6–2
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles 4th Round	Svetlana Kuznetsova (7)	Agnieszka Radwańska (12)	6–4, 1–6, 6–1
Men's Singles 4th Round	Tommy Robredo (16)	Philipp Kohlschreiber (29)	6–4, 5–7, 7–6(4), 6–2
Women's Singles 4th Round	Sorana Cîrstea	Jelena Janković (5)	3–6, 6–0, 9–7
Men's Singles 4th Round	Gaël Monfils (11)	Andy Roddick (6)	6–4, 6–2, 6–3

• Seeds out:
  • Men's Singles: Nikolay Davydenko, Andy Murray
  • Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka
  • Women's Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Nadia Petrova

Schedule of play

Matches on Main Courts[14]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles Quarterfinal	Dinara Safina (1)	Victoria Azarenka (9)	1–6, 6–4, 6–2
Men's Singles Quarterfinal	Fernando González (12)	Andy Murray (3)	6–3, 3–6, 6–0, 6–4
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal	Nadia Petrova (4) Max Mirnyi (4)	Nathalie Dechy Andy Ram	6–3, 6–1
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's Singles Quarterfinal	Robin Söderling (23)	Nikolay Davydenko (10)	6–1, 6–3, 6–1
Women's Singles Quarterfinal	Dominika Cibulková (20)	Maria Sharapova	6–0, 6–2
Women's Doubles Quarterfinal	Su-wei Hsieh (9) Peng Shuai (9)	Agnieszka Radwańska Urszula Radwańska	2–6, 6–4, 7–5

• Seeds out:
  • Men's Singles: Gaël Monfils, Tommy Robredo
  • Women's Singles: Serena Williams
  • Women's Doubles: Cara Black / Liezel Huber, Su-wei Hsieh / Peng Shuai
  • Mixed Doubles: Nadia Petrova / Max Mirnyi

Schedule of play

Matches on Main Courts[15]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles Quarterfinal	Samantha Stosur (30)	Sorana Cîrstea	6–1, 6–3
Men's Singles Quarterfinal	Roger Federer (2)	Gaël Monfils (11)	7–6(6), 6–2, 6–4
Mixed Doubles Semifinal	Liezel Huber (1) Bob Bryan (1)	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Mark Knowles	6–2, 6–2
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles Quarterfinal	Svetlana Kuznetsova (7)	Serena Williams (2)	7–6(3), 5–7, 7–5
Men's Singles Quarterfinal	Juan Martín del Potro (5)	Tommy Robredo (16)	6–3, 6–4, 6–2

• Seeds out:
  • Women's Singles: Dominika Cibulková, Samantha Stosur
  • Men's Doubles: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić

Schedule of play

Matches on Main Courts[16]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles Semifinal	Dinara Safina (1)	Dominika Cibulková (20)	6–3, 6–3
Women's Singles Semifinal	Svetlana Kuznetsova (7)	Samantha Stosur (30)	6–4, 6–7(5), 6–3
Mixed Doubles Final	Liezel Huber (1) Bob Bryan (1)	Vania King Marcelo Melo	5–7, 7–6(5), 10–7
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Legends Under 45 Doubles	Pat Cash Emilio Sánchez	Goran Ivanišević Michael Stich	6–3, 2–6, 10–5
Men's Doubles Semifinal	Wesley Moodie Dick Norman	Bob Bryan (2) Mike Bryan (2)	0–6, 7–6(5), 6–4
Men's Doubles Semifinal	Lukáš Dlouhý (3) Leander Paes (3)	Daniel Nestor (1) Nenad Zimonjić (1)	7–6(4), 7–6(5)
Legends Under 45 Doubles	Paul Haarhuis Cédric Pioline	Sergi Bruguera Richard Krajicek	2–6, 7–6(4), 10–5
Legends Over 45 Doubles	Andrés Gómez Víctor Pecci	Peter McNamara Ilie Năstase	6–2, 6–1

• Seeds out:
  • Men's Singles: Fernando González, Juan Martín del Potro
  • Women's Doubles: Victoria Azarenka / Elena Vesnina

Schedule of play

Matches on Main Courts[17]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's Singles Semifinal	Robin Söderling (23)	Fernando González (12)	6–3, 7–5, 5–7, 4–6, 6–4
Men's Singles Semifinal	Roger Federer (2)	Juan Martín del Potro (5)	3–6, 7–6(2), 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Legends Over 45 Doubles	Anders Järryd John McEnroe	John Fitzgerald Guillermo Vilas	6–2, 6–3
Legends Under 45 Doubles	Goran Ivanišević Michael Stich	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Thomas Muster	6–3, 7–5
Legends Over 45 Doubles	Mansour Bahrami Henri Leconte	Andrés Gómez Víctor Pecci	6–4, 7–6(4)
Women's Doubles Final	Anabel Medina Garrigues (3) Virginia Ruano Pascual (3)	Victoria Azarenka (12) Elena Vesnina (12)	6–1, 6–1

• Seeds out:
  • Women's Singles: Dinara Safina

Schedule of play

Matches on Main Courts[18]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's Singles Final	Svetlana Kuznetsova (7)	Dinara Safina (1)	6–4, 6–2
Men's Doubles Final	Lukáš Dlouhý (3) Leander Paes (3)	Wesley Moodie Dick Norman	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Legends Under 45 Doubles	Sergi Bruguera Richard Krajicek	Arnaud Boetsch Guy Forget	6–1, 7–6(2)
Legends Over 45 Doubles	Mikael Pernfors Mats Wilander	John Fitzgerald Guillermo Vilas	6–3, 6–3
Legends Under 45 Doubles	Pat Cash Emilio Sánchez	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Thomas Muster	6–3, 7–5

The men's singles final was briefly interrupted as Jimmy Jump carrying a FC Barcelona banner ran onto the court during the second set, running around Roger Federer and even putting a cap on him, then jumping over the net before being taken out by security. This is the first time this has ever happened at the French Open, however the occurrence did not seem to throw off Federer, as he won the set, and eventually the match. Federer also completed a career Grand Slam and tied Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam titles after winning the French Open.[19]

• Seeds out:
  • Men's Singles: Robin Söderling

Schedule of play

Matches on Main Courts[20]
Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's Singles Final	Roger Federer (2)	Robin Söderling (23)	6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4
Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand)
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Boys' Singles Final	Daniel Berta	Gianni Mina (11)	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Girls' Singles Final	Kristina Mladenovic (9)	Daria Gavrilova	6–3, 6–2

Roger Federer[21] defeated Robin Söderling, 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4

• It was Federer's 2nd title of the year, and his 59th overall. It was his 14th career Grand Slam title (tying the all-time record set by Pete Sampras) and his 1st French Open title. In winning the French Open, Federer completed the career grand slam.

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Dinara Safina, 6–4, 6–2

• It was Kuznetsova's 2nd title of the year, and her 11th overall. It was her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st French Open title.

Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes defeated Wesley Moodie / Dick Norman, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

• It was Dlouhý's 1st career Grand Slam title.
• It was Paes' 5th career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd at the French Open.

Anabel Medina / Virginia Ruano Pascual defeated Victoria Azarenka / Elena Vesnina, 6–1, 6–1

• It was Medina's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd (consecutive) at the French Open.
• It was Ruano Pascual's 10th career Grand Slam title, and her 6th at the French Open.

Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan defeated Vania King / Marcelo Melo, 5–7, 7–6(5), 10–7

Daniel Berta defeated Gianni Mina, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3

Kristina Mladenovic defeated Daria Gavrilova, 6–3, 6–2

Marin Draganja / Dino Marcan defeated Guilherme Clezar / Huang Liang-chi, 6–3, 6–2

Elena Bogdan / Noppawan Lertcheewakarn defeated Tímea Babos / Heather Watson, 3–6, 6–3, 10–8

Paul Haarhuis / Cédric Pioline defeated Pat Cash / Emilio Sánchez, 6–3, 6–4

Anders Järryd / John McEnroe defeated Mansour Bahrami / Henri Leconte, 7–6(2), 6–1

Shingo Kunieda defeated Stéphane Houdet, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Esther Vergeer defeated Korie Homan, 6–2, 7–5

Stéphane Houdet / Michaël Jeremiasz defeated Robin Ammerlaan / Maikel Scheffers, 6–2, 7–5

Korie Homan / Esther Vergeer defeated Annick Sevenans / Aniek van Koot, 6–2, 6–3

1. Séverine Brémond Beltrame / Robert Lindstedt
2. Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / Thierry Ascione
3. Julie Coin / Nicolas Mahut
4. Pauline Parmentier / Marc Gicquel
5. Camille Pin / Gilles Simon (Withdrew)
6. Aurélie Védy / Josselin Ouanna