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]

2010 French Open
Date23 May – 6 June
Edition114th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade 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

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), [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, 61, 61

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 [5]
2 2 Rafael Nadal 6,880 180 2,000 8,700 Champion, defeated Robin Söderling [5]
3 3 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 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 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 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 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 Jelena Janković 5,160 280 900 5,780 Semifinals lost to 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 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 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 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 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 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 Anastasia Rodionova
22 23 Justine Henin 2,575 0 280 2,855 Fourth round lost to Samantha Stosur [7]
23 26 Daniela Hantuchová 2,010 5 280 2,285 Fourth round lost to 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 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 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 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.

Mixed doubles wildcard entries

  1. Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / Thierry Ascione
  2. Julie Coin / Nicolas Mahut
  3. Mathilde Johansson / Sébastien de Chaunac
  4. Kristina Mladenovic / Alexandre Sidorenko
  5. Pauline Parmentier / Marc Gicquel
  6. Aurélie Védy / Michaël Llodra

Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

Qualifiers entries

Withdrawals

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or personal reasons.

Point distribution

Stage Men's Singles Men's Doubles Women's Singles Women's Doubles
Champion 2000
Finals 12001400
Semifinals 720900
Quarterfinals 360500
Round of 16 180280
Round of 32 90160
Round of 64 4501005
Round of 128 105
Qualifier 2560
Qualifying 3rd round 1650
Qualifying 2nd round 840
Qualifying 1st round 02

Prize money

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

Media coverage

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

  1. "Official Site of the French Open". Association of Tennis Professionals. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  2. "Kim Clijsters, Nikolay Davydenko Withdraw from French Open". Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  3. "Simon out of French Open, Kunitsyn in". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  4. "Karlovic withdraws from French Open". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  5. "Roland Garros TV schedule". Roland Garros. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2010.


Preceded by
2010 Australian Open
Grand Slams Succeeded by
2010 Wimbledon
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