2010 French Open
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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.[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
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Seniors
Men's singles
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- 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
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- 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
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Women's doubles
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- 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
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- Srebotnik and Zimonjić both won their fourth Grand Slam mixed doubles title.
Juniors
Boys' singles
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Girls' singles
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- Svitolina won her first Junior Grand Slam title.
Boys' doubles
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- Beretta and Quiroz win their first junior Grand Slam title in doubles.
Girls' doubles
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- Babos and Stephens win their first junior Grand Slam title in doubles.
Other events
Legends under 45 doubles
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Legends over 45 doubles
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Women's legends doubles
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Wheelchair men's singles
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- Kunieda won his tenth wheelchair Grand Slam singles title, and his fourth at the French Open.
Wheelchair women's singles
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- Vergeer won her 15th wheelchair Grand Slam singles title, and her fourth at the French Open.
Wheelchair men's doubles
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- 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
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- 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
†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 |
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| 5 | Template:Flagicon Nikolay Davydenko | 5,145 | 360 | 4,785 | Wrist injury[2] |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Juan Martín del Potro | 5,115 | 720 | 4,395 | Right wrist surgery[2] |
| 20 | Template:Flagicon Radek Štěpánek | 1705 | 90 | 1,615 | Fatigue |
| 23 | Template:Flagicon Tommy Haas | 1,660 | 180 | 1,480 | Right hip surgery[2] |
| 32 | Template:Flagicon Gilles Simon | 1,395 | 90 | 1,305 | Right knee injury[3] |
| 36 | Template:Flagicon Ivo Karlović | 1,295 | 10 | 1,285 | Right foot injury[4] |
Women's singles
†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 | Template:Flagicon 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.
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Mixed doubles wildcard entries
- Template:Flagicon Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / Template:Flagicon Thierry Ascione
- Template:Flagicon Julie Coin / Template:Flagicon Nicolas Mahut
- Template:Flagicon Mathilde Johansson / Template:Flagicon Sébastien de Chaunac
- Template:Flagicon Kristina Mladenovic / Template:Flagicon Alexandre Sidorenko
- Template:Flagicon Pauline Parmentier / Template:Flagicon Marc Gicquel
- Template:Flagicon Aurélie Védy / Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra
Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
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Qualifiers entries
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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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‡ – withdrew from entry list
§ – withdrew from main draw
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.
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Media coverage
- Template:Flagicon Australia: Nine, Fox Sports
- Template:Flagicon Canada: TSN, RDS
- Template:Flagicon Brazil: ESPN, ESPN Brasil
- Template:Flagicon United States: NBC, ESPN2, Tennis Channel[5]
- Template:Flagicon 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:
- Template:Flagicon Austria: ORF
- Template:Flagicon Belgium: RTBF, VRT
- Template:Flagicon Bosnia and Herzegovina: BHRT
- Template:Flagicon Croatia: HRT
- Template:Flagicon Cyprus: CyBC
- Template:Flagicon Denmark: TV2 Sport
- Template:Flagicon France: France Télévisions, Orange Sport
- Template:Flagicon Finland: MTV3, FST5
- Template:Flagicon Germany: ARD, ZDF
- Template:Flagicon Greece: ERT, ANT1, Mega Channel
- Template:Flagicon Ireland: TG4
- Template:Flagicon Montenegro: RTCG
- Template:Flagicon Netherlands: NOS
- Template:Flagicon Romania: TVR
- Template:Flagicon Russia: Eurosport, Russia 2
- Template:Flagicon Serbia: RTS
- Template:Flagicon Slovenia: RTV Slovenija
- Template:Flagicon Spain: TVE
- Template:Flagicon Sweden: SVT
- Template:Flagicon Switzerland: SRG-SSR
- Template:Flagicon Turkey: TRT
- Template:Flagicon United Kingdom: BBC
- Template:Flagicon People's Republic of China: CCTV
- Template:Flagicon Hong Kong: Now Sports
- Template:Flagicon India: ESPN STAR Sports
- Template:Flagicon Japan: Wowow
- Template:Flagicon Macao: TDM
- Template:Flagicon Malaysia: Astro
- Template:Flagicon Morocco: SNRT
- Template:Flagicon New Zealand: Sky Sport
- Template:Flagicon Thailand: TV7, True Sport
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Supersport
- Middle East and North Africa: Al Jazeera Sports
- Latin America: ESPN Latin America
- Template:Flagicon Philippines: Balls, Studio 23
- Template:Flagicon 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
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External links
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