Wikipedia / 2010 French Open
Wikipedia / 2010 French Open
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
Champion | Runner-up | ||
Francesca Schiavone [17] | Samantha Stosur [7] | ||
Semifinals out | |||
Jelena Janković [4] | Elena Dementieva [5] | ||
Quarterfinals out | |||
Serena Williams [1] | Nadia Petrova [19] | ||
4th round out | |||
Shahar Pe'er [18] | Justine Henin [22] | Daniela Hantuchová [23] | Jarmila Groth (WC) |
Maria Kirilenko [30] | Flavia Pennetta [14] | Venus Williams [2] | |
3rd round out | |||
Marion Bartoli [13] | Maria Sharapova [12] | ||
Alona Bondarenko [27] | Yanina Wickmayer [16] | Alisa Kleybanova [28] | |
Li Na [11] | Alexandra Dulgheru [31] | ||
Aravane Rezaï [15] | Dominika Cibulková [25] | ||
2nd round out | |||
Olivia Sanchez (WC) | |||
Zheng Jie [25] | |||
Vera Zvonareva [21] | |||
Sophie Ferguson (Q) | |||
Lucie Šafářová [31] | |||
Kateryna Bondarenko [32] | |||
1st round out | |||
Ksenia Pervak (Q) | Katarina Srebotnik (PR) | ||
Simona Halep (Q) | |||
Dinara Safina [9] | |||
Claire Feuerstein (WC) | |||
Kristina Mladenovic (WC) | |||
Misaki Doi (Q) | |||
| Victoria Azarenka [10] | ||
Heidi El Tabakh (Q) | Stéphanie Foretz (WC) | Zhang Shuai (Q) | |
Christina McHale (WC) | Kurumi Nara (Q) |
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.
2010 French Open – Men's singlesMen's singles
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points after | Status | ||
1 | 1 | 10,030 | 2,000 | 360 | 8,390 | Quarterfinals lost to Robin Söderling [5] | |
2 | 2 | 6,880 | 180 | 2,000 | 8,700 | Champion, defeated Robin Söderling [5] | |
3 | 3 | 6,405 | 90 | 360 | 6,675 | Quarterfinals lost to Jürgen Melzer [22] | |
4 | 4 | 5,565 | 360 | 180 | 5,385 | Fourth round lost to Tomáš Berdych [15] | |
5 | 7 | 4,755 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 4,755 | Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [2] | |
6 | 8 | 4,600 | 180 | 90 | 4,510 | Third round lost to Teymuraz Gabashvili [Q] | |
7 | 9 | 3,645 | 180 | 180 | 3,645 | Fourth round lost to Nicolás Almagro [19] | |
8 | 10 | 3,185 | 180 | 180 | 3,185 | ||
9 | 11 | 3,010 | 90 | 90 | 3,010 | Third round lost to Jürgen Melzer [22] | |
10 | 12 | 2,945 | 180 | 180 | 2,945 | Fourth round lost to Robin Söderling [5] | |
11 | 14 | 2,375 | 45 | 360 | 2,690 | Quarterfinals lost to Tomáš Berdych [15] | |
12 | 13 | 2,385 | 720 | 45 | 1,710 | Second round lost to Alexandr Dolgopolov | |
13 | 15 | 2,220 | 360 | 45 | 1,905 | Second round lost to Fabio Fognini | |
14 | 16 | 2,140 | 10 | 90 | 2,220 | Third round lost to Thomaz Bellucci [24] | |
15 | 17 | 2,115 | 10 | 720 | 2,825 | Semifinals lost to Robin Söderling [5] | |
16 | 18 | 2,050 | 45 | 90 | 2,095 | Third round lost to Robby Ginepri | |
17 | 19 | 1,880 | (45)† | 90 | 1,925 | Third round lost to Tomáš Berdych [15] | |
18 | 22 | 1,675 | 10 | 10 | 1,675 | First round lost to Robby Ginepri | |
19 | 21 | 1,690 | 90 | 360 | 1,960 | Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2] | |
20 | 23 | 1,600 | 90 | 180 | 1,690 | Fourth round lost to Roger Federer [1] | |
21 | 26 | 1,505 | 360 | 10 | 1,155 | First round lost to Viktor Troicki | |
22 | 27 | 1,495 | 90 | 720 | 2,125 | Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2] | |
23 | 28 | 1,494 | 45 | 10 | 1,459 | First round lost to Julien Benneteau | |
24 | 29 | 1,482 | 10 | 180 | 1,652 | Fourth round lost to Rafael Nadal [2] | |
25 | 30 | 1,465 | 10 | 90 | 1,545 | Fourth round lost to Andy Murray [4] | |
26 | 25 | 1,510 | 45 | 10 | 1,475 | First round lost to Grega Žemlja [Q] | |
27 | 31 | 1,420 | 45 | 10 | 1,385 | First round lost to Julian Reister [Q] | |
28 | 33 | 1,350 | 90 | 90 | 1,350 | Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [2] | |
29 | 34 | 1,325 | 10 | 90 | 1,405 | Third round lost to Robin Söderling [5] | |
30 | 35 | 1,320 | 180 | 90 | 1,230 | Third round lost to Fernando Verdasco [7] | |
31 | 37 | 1,160 | 180 | 90 | 1,070 | Third round lost to Novak Djokovic [3] | |
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.
Rank | Player | Points before | Points after | Withdrawal reason | |
5 | 5,145 | 360 | 4,785 | Wrist injury | |
6 | 5,115 | 720 | 4,395 | Right wrist surgery | |
20 | 1705 | 90 | 1,615 | Fatigue | |
23 | 1,660 | 180 | 1,480 | Right hip surgery | |
32 | 1,395 | 90 | 1,305 | Right knee injury | |
36 | 1,295 | 10 | 1,285 | Right foot injury |
2010 French Open – Women's singlesWomen's singles
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points after | Status | ||
1 | 1 | 8,475 | 500 | 500 | 8,475 | Quarterfinals lost to Samantha Stosur [7] | |
2 | 2 | 6,386 | 160 | 280 | 6,506 | Fourth round lost to Nadia Petrova [19] | |
3 | 3 | 5,630 | 160 | 500 | 5,970 | Quarterfinals lost to Francesca Schiavone [17] | |
4 | 4 | 5,160 | 280 | 900 | 5,780 | Semifinals lost to Samantha Stosur [7] | |
5 | 5 | 4,830 | 160 | 900 | 5,570 | ||
6 | 6 | 4,661 | 2,000 | 160 | 2,821 | Third round lost to Maria Kirilenko [30] | |
7 | 7 | 4,405 | 900 | 1,400 | 4,905 | Runner-up, lost to Francesca Schiavone [17] | |
8 | 8 | 4,190 | 280 | 100 | 4,010 | Second round lost to Yaroslava Shvedova | |
9 | 9 | 4,156 | 1,400 | 5 | 2,761 | First round lost to Kimiko Date-Krumm | |
10 | 11 | 3,665 | 500 | 5 | 3,170 | First round lost to Gisela Dulko | |
11 | 12 | 3,515 | 280 | 160 | 3,395 | Third round lost to Francesca Schiavone [17] | |
12 | 13 | 3,350 | 500 | 160 | 3,010 | Third round lost to Justine Henin [22] | |
13 | 14 | 3,186 | 100 | 160 | 3,246 | Third round lost to Shahar Pe'er [18] | |
14 | 15 | 3,175 | 5 | 280 | 3,450 | Fourth round lost to Caroline Wozniacki [3] | |
15 | 19 | 2,875 | 280 | 160 | 2,755 | Third round lost to Nadia Petrova [18] | |
16 | 16 | 3,050 | 100 | 160 | 3,110 | Third round lost to Daniela Hantuchová [22] | |
17 | 17 | 2,995 | 5 | 2,000 | 4,990 | Champion, defeated Samantha Stosur [7] | |
18 | 18 | 2,895 | 0 | 280 | 3,175 | Fourth round lost to Serena Williams [1] | |
19 | 20 | 2,795 | 100 | 500 | 3,195 | Quarterfinals lost to Elena Dementieva [5] | |
20 | 21 | 2,635 | 160 | 5 | 2,480 | First round lost to Akgul Amanmuradova | |
21 | 22 | 2,625 | 0 | 100 | 2,725 | Second round lost to Anastasia Rodionova | |
22 | 23 | 2,575 | 0 | 280 | 2,855 | Fourth round lost to Samantha Stosur [7] | |
23 | 26 | 2,010 | 5 | 280 | 2,285 | Fourth round lost to Jelena Janković [4] | |
24 | 25 | 2,075 | 100 | 100 | 2,075 | Second round lost to Polona Hercog | |
25 | 24 | 2,325 | 100 | 100 | 2,325 | Second round lost to Anastasia Pivovarova [Q] | |
26 | 27 | 2,005 | 900 | 160 | 1,265 | Third round lost to Venus Williams [2] | |
27 | 31 | 1,700 | 5 | 160 | 1,855 | Third round lost to Jelena Janković [4] | |
28 | 28 | 1,855 | 5 | 160 | 2,010 | Third round lost to Yaroslava Shvedova | |
29 | 29 | 1,850 | 160 | 160 | 1,850 | Third round lost to Serena Williams [1] | |
30 | 30 | 1,710 | 5 | 280 | 1,985 | Fourth round lost to Francesca Schiavone [17] | |
31 | 32 | 1,655 | (30)† | 160 | 1,785 | Third round lost to Caroline Wozniacki [3] | |
32 | 35 | 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 after | Withdrawal reason | |
10 | 3,890 | 0 | 3,890 | Left foot injury |
Wildcard entries
Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws.
Men's singles wildcard entries
Women's singles wildcard entries
Men's doubles wildcard entries
Women's doubles wildcard entries
Mixed doubles wildcard entries
Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
Men's Singles
Dmitry Tursunov (58)
Kristof Vliegen (68)
Robin Haase (104)
Kei Nishikori (106)
Women's Singles
Katarina Srebotnik (20)
Qualifiers entries
Men's qualifiers entries
The following players received the lucky loser spot:
Women's qualifiers entries
The following player received the lucky loser spot:
Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or personal reasons.
Men's Singles
‡ Juan Martín del Potro (5) → replaced by Daniel Gimeno Traver (100)
‡ Nikolay Davydenko (6) → replaced by Paolo Lorenzi (101)
‡ Tommy Haas (21) → replaced by Ricardo Mello (102)
‡ Igor Andreev (50) → replaced by Kevin Anderson (103)
‡ James Blake (53) → replaced by Michał Przysiężny (104)
‡ Radek Štěpánek (19) → replaced by Robin Haase (104 PR)
‡ Gilles Simon (26) → replaced by Igor Kunitsyn (105)
‡ David Nalbandian (15 PR) → replaced by Taylor Dent (106)
‡ Ivo Karlović (28) → replaced by Kei Nishikori (106 PR)
‡ Carlos Moyá (52 PR) → replaced by Robby Ginepri (107)
† Mario Ančić (65 PR) → replaced by Santiago Ventura (LL)
§ Florian Mayer (45) → replaced by Dieter Kindlmann (LL)
Women's Singles
‡ Urszula Radwańska (105) → replaced by Katie O'Brien (108)
‡ Sania Mirza (90) → replaced by Anne Keothavong (109)
‡ Anna-Lena Grönefeld (65) → replaced by Ekaterina Bychkova (110)
‡ Sabine Lisicki (28) → replaced by Johanna Larsson (111)
‡ Kim Clijsters (10) → replaced by Stéphanie Dubois (113)
§ Peng Shuai (55) → replaced by Bethanie Mattek-Sands (LL)
‡ – withdrew from entry list before qualifying began † – withdrew from entry list after qualifying began § – 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.
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
Australia: Nine, Fox Sports
Brazil: ESPN, ESPN Brasil
United States: NBC, ESPN2, Tennis Channel
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:
Austria: ORF
Bosnia and Herzegovina: BHRT
Croatia: HRT
Cyprus: CyBC
Denmark: TV2 Sport
France: France Télévisions, Orange Sport
Greece: ERT, ANT1, Mega Channel
Ireland: TG4
Montenegro: RTCG
Netherlands: NOS
Romania: TVR
Serbia: RTS
Slovenia: RTV Slovenija
Spain: TVE
Sweden: SVT
Switzerland: SRG-SSR
Turkey: TRT
United Kingdom: BBC
People's Republic of China: CCTV
Hong Kong: Now Sports
India: ESPN STAR Sports
Japan: Wowow
Malaysia: Astro
Morocco: SNRT
New Zealand: Sky Sport
Thailand: TV7, True Sport
Latin America: ESPN Latin America
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.
References
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