2010 French Open | |
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Date | 23 May – 6 June |
Edition | 109th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade 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 |
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.
In the Men's singles many of seeded players made it through led by 2009 finalist Robin Söderling, Mikhail Youzhny and Marin Čilić. While Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was pushed to the limit by German Daniel Brands as he came through 7–5 in the fifth. Tsonga was joined by compatriots Édouard Roger-Vasselin, Josselin Ouanna and Julien Benneteau who upset 23rd seed Ernests Gulbis 6–4, 6–2, 1–0 as Gulbis retired with a hamstring injury.
In the Women's side 6th seed and defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova cruised through the first round with a 6–3, 6–1 victory of Sorana Cîrstea. She was joined by 2nd seed Venus Williams, Madrid champion Aravane Rezaï, Nadia Petrova, Flavia Pennetta, Maria Kirilenko and last years Semifinalist Dominika Cibulková. The day featured two upsets. Victoria Azarenka, hindered by an injury and only appeared in the event to have entered to claim the bonus prize money for ending the 2009 season in the top 10, became the first major casualty of the tournament as she was upset by Gisela Dulko. Rome champion María José Martínez Sánchez was also upset by Akgul Amanmuradova.