2010 French Open – Men's singles

2010 French Open 2010 French Open ESP Rafael Nadal SWE Robin Söderling 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 128 32 thumb|French Open, Paris 24 May 2010 (36) Rafael Nadal defeated Robin Söderling in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2010 French Open.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8724597.stm Inspired Rafael Nadal powers to fifth French Open title 2010-06-06 BBC Sport 2010-11-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20101223063248/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8724597.stm 23 December 2010 live It was his fifth French Open title and seventh major title overall. Nadal did not lose a set during the tournament for the second time (after 2008). By winning the title, Nadal regained the world No. 1 ranking from Roger Federer, who was in contention to break Pete Sampras's record of 286 weeks spent at the top position. He also completed the first (and only) Clay Slam in ATP Tour history: a season sweep of the Monte-Carlo, Rome, Madrid, and French Open clay court tournaments, dropping just two sets in 22 matches across the four events. Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Söderling in a rematch of the previous year's final. This marked the first time since the 2004 French Open that Federer did not reach the semifinals of a major, a span of 23 majors. Federer was attempting to become the first man in the Open Era and the third man overall to complete the double career Grand Slam. From the 2004 Wimbledon Championships and the 2017 Australian Open, this was the only major not to feature either Federer or Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.Söderling Stuns Federer For Semi-Final Berth; Battle For No. 1 Intensifies http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/05/Roland-Garros/Roland-Garros-Tuesday2-Soderling-Stuns-Federer.aspx ATP World Tour 4 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100602233947/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/05/Roland-Garros/Roland-Garros-Tuesday2-Soderling-Stuns-Federer.aspx 2 June 2010 live This was the first of only two times (preceding the 2026 French Open) that Djokovic lost a major match after leading two sets to love, having lost to Jürgen Melzer in the quarterfinals. Seeds 30em 1 1 SUI Roger Federer (quarterfinals) 2 8 ESP Rafael Nadal (champion) 3 6 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals) 4 3 GBR Andy Murray (fourth round) 5 2 SWE Robin Söderling (final) 6 5 USA Andy Roddick (third round) 7 7 ESP Fernando Verdasco (fourth round) 8 4 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (fourth round, retired because of a right leg injury) 9 5 ESP David Ferrer (third round) 10 2 CRO Marin Čilić (fourth round) 11 4 RUS Mikhail Youzhny (quarterfinals) 12 7 CHI Fernando González (second round) 13 1 FRA Gaël Monfils (second round) 14 8 CRO Ivan Ljubičić (third round) 15 3 CZE Tomáš Berdych (semifinals) 16 6 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round) 17 3 USA John Isner (third round) 18 6 USA Sam Querrey (first round) 19 7 ESP Nicolás Almagro (quarterfinals) 20 1 SUI Stan Wawrinka (fourth round) 21 4 ESP Tommy Robredo (first round) 22 5 AUT Jürgen Melzer (semifinals) 23 2 LAT Ernests Gulbis (first round) 24 8 BRA Thomaz Bellucci (fourth round) 25 3 CYP Marcos Baghdatis (third round) 26 5 ARG Juan Mónaco (first round) 27 1 ESP Feliciano López (first round) 28 8 AUS Lleyton Hewitt (third round) 29 2 ESP Albert Montañés (third round) 30 7 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber (third round) 31 6 ROU Victor Hănescu (third round) 32 4 ESP Guillermo García López (second round) Qualifying 2010 French Open – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SUI Roger Federer 6 3 5 4 5 SWE Robin Söderling 3 6 7 6 15 CZE Tomáš Berdych 6 6 6 11 RUS Mikhail Youzhny 3 1 2 22 AUT Jürgen Melzer 3 2 6 77 6 3 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic 6 6 2 63 4 19 ESP Nicolás Almagro 62 63 4 2 ESP Rafael Nadal 77 77 6 5 SWE Robin Söderling 6 3 5 6 6 15 CZE Tomáš Berdych 3 6 7 3 3 22 AUT Jürgen Melzer 2 3 66 2 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 6 78 5 SWE Robin Söderling 4 2 4 2 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 6 6 Top half Section 1 1 SUI R Federer 6 6 6 AUS P Luczak 4 1 2 SRB 2004 J Tipsarević 1 2 3 COL A Falla 6 6 6 Q FRA B Paire 6 64 4 5 BEL O Rochus 3 77 6 7 Q GER J Reister 6 77 6 27 ESP F López 1 65 2 20 SUI S Wawrinka 6 6 6 CZE J Hájek 1 3 3 ITA P Lorenzi 6 3 2 2 GER A Beck 4 6 6 6 CHI N Massú 1 6 6 3 3 ITA F Fognini 6 3 2 6 6 LL GER D Kindlmann 3 5 77 2 13 FRA G Monfils 6 7 65 6 1 SUI R Federer 77 6 6 COL A Falla 64 2 4 BEL O Rochus 2 2 65 Q GER J Reister 6 6 77 20 SUI S Wawrinka 6 6 6 GER A Beck 1 4 4 ITA F Fognini 2 4 7 6 9 13 FRA G Monfils 6 6 5 4 7 1 SUI R Federer 6 6 6 Q GER J Reister 4 0 4 20 SUI S Wawrinka 6 6 6 ITA F Fognini 3 4 1 1 SUI R Federer 6 77 6 20 SUI S Wawrinka 3 65 2 Section 2 10 CRO M Čilić 6 3 6 6 BRA R Mello 1 6 3 1 PR RUS D Tursunov 1 1 1 ESP D Gimeno Traver 6 6 6 ARG L Mayer 77 6 6 UKR S Stakhovsky 64 3 2 FRA J Benneteau 6 6 1 23 LAT E Gulbis 4 2 0r 29 ESP A Montañés 6 6 6 Q ITA S Galvani 3 3 3 FRA S Robert 0 4 3 Q GER T Kamke 6 6 6 ECU N Lapentti 3 4 63 USA T Dent 6 6 77 WC FRA L Recouderc 0 2 3 5 SWE R Söderling 6 6 6 10 CRO M Čilić 6 77 6 ESP D Gimeno Traver 3 64 2 ARG L Mayer 64 6 6 6 FRA J Benneteau 77 3 4 4 29 ESP A Montañés 6 6 6 Q GER T Kamke 3 2 1 USA T Dent 0 1 1 5 SWE R Söderling 6 6 6 10 CRO M Čilić 6 3 7 65 6 ARG L Mayer 4 6 5 77 4 29 ESP A Montañés 4 5 6 3 5 SWE R Söderling 6 7 2 6 10 CRO M Čilić 4 4 2 5 SWE R Söderling 6 6 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 GBR A Murray 4 65 6 6 6 FRA R Gasquet 6 77 4 2 1 ARG JI Chela 6 6 77 WC USA R Sweeting 0 4 64 FRA P-H Mathieu 6 3 0r ESP M Granollers 3 6 3 Q USA J Witten 3 4 3 25 CYP M Baghdatis 6 6 6 17 USA J Isner 6 6 6 KAZ A Golubev 4 3 2 Q IND S Devvarman 3 6 3 6 3 SUI M Chiudinelli 6 3 6 3 6 WC FRA É Roger-Vasselin 1 4 6 77 6 RSA K Anderson 6 6 3 64 1 Q CHI J Aguilar 67 3 1 15 CZE T Berdych 79 6 6 4 GBR A Murray 6 65 6 6 ARG JI Chela 2 77 3 2 ESP M Granollers 6 1 5 2 25 CYP M Baghdatis 4 6 7 6 17 USA J Isner 63 77 79 6 SUI M Chiudinelli 77 63 67 4 WC FRA É Roger-Vasselin 5 1 4 15 CZE T Berdych 7 6 6 4 GBR A Murray 6 6 0 6 25 CYP M Baghdatis 2 3 6 2 17 USA J Isner 2 2 1 15 CZE T Berdych 6 6 6 4 GBR A Murray 4 5 3 15 CZE T Berdych 6 7 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 RUS M Youzhny 6 6 6 POL M Przysiężny 1 0 4 Q USA M Yani 6 65 64 77 10 SVK L Lacko 4 77 77 65 12 GER P Petzschner 6 77 2 5 7 WC AUS C Ball 3 64 6 7 9 SRB 2004 V Troicki 6 6 6 21 ESP T Robredo 4 4 3 32 ESP G García López 7 6 6 GER R Schüttler 5 4 2 Q FRA O Patience 4 7 4 3 NED T de Bakker 6 5 6 6 WC FRA J Ouanna 77 64 6 6 POL Ł Kubot 65 77 2 4 GER D Brands 6 3 2 77 5 8 FRA J-W Tsonga 4 6 6 62 7 11 RUS M Youzhny 68 6 6 6 SVK L Lacko 710 3 3 2 WC AUS C Ball 4 3 3 SRB 2004 V Troicki 6 6 6 32 ESP G García López 3 6 65 5 NED T de Bakker 6 3 77 7 WC FRA J Ouanna 0 1 4 8 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 6 6 11 RUS M Youzhny 2 77 6 6 SRB 2004 V Troicki 6 64 2 3 NED T de Bakker 78 64 3 4 8 FRA J-W Tsonga 66 77 6 6 11 RUS M Youzhny 6 0 8 FRA J-W Tsonga 2 0r Bottom half Section 5 6 USA A Roddick 6 4 4 77 6 FIN J Nieminen 2 6 6 64 3 ARG E Schwank 6 3 5 0r SLO B Kavčič 3 6 7 4 Q RUS T Gabashvili 6 6 6 AUT D Köllerer 2 2 1 Q SLO G Žemlja 78 3 7 6 26 ARG J Mónaco 66 6 5 3 22 AUT J Melzer 7 6 6 ISR D Sela 5 2 4 GER M Zverev 1 2 4 WC FRA N Mahut 6 6 6 BEL X Malisse 6 79 6 GER S Greul 4 67 4 WC FRA D Guez 1 3 1 9 ESP D Ferrer 6 6 6 6 USA A Roddick 6 5 6 6 SLO B Kavčič 3 7 4 2 Q RUS T Gabashvili 6 6 6 Q SLO G Žemlja 3 1 1 22 AUT J Melzer 6 3 79 6 WC FRA N Mahut 1 6 67 4 BEL X Malisse 2 2 0r 9 ESP D Ferrer 6 6 2 6 USA A Roddick 4 4 2 Q RUS T Gabashvili 6 6 6 22 AUT J Melzer 6 6 77 9 ESP D Ferrer 4 0 61 Q RUS T Gabashvili 66 6 1 4 22 AUT J Melzer 78 4 6 6 Section 6 16 ESP JC Ferrero 6 6 6 URU P Cuevas 4 3 1 FRA M Gicquel 3 2 65 ESP P Riba 6 6 77 ITA P Starace 65 6 6 6 UKR I Marchenko 77 1 3 3 USA R Ginepri 4 77 6 6 18 USA S Querrey 6 63 4 2 31 ROU V Hănescu 6 1 6 6 ESP Ó Hernández 1 6 4 3 USA R Ram 6 4 2 4 Q KAZ Y Schukin 3 6 6 6 PR JPN K Nishikori 2 4 77 6 6 COL S Giraldo 6 6 63 2 4 KAZ E Korolev 1 6 1 3 3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 6 3 6 6 16 ESP JC Ferrero 77 613 6 6 ESP P Riba 65 715 2 2 ITA P Starace 6 4 3 3 USA R Ginepri 3 6 6 6 31 ROU V Hănescu 6 6 6 Q KAZ Y Schukin 3 4 2 PR JPN K Nishikori 1 4 4 3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 6 6 6 16 ESP JC Ferrero 5 3 6 6 4 USA R Ginepri 7 6 3 2 6 31 ROU V Hănescu 3 6 3 2 3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 6 3 6 6 USA R Ginepri 4 6 1 2 3 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 6 2 6 6 Section 7 7 ESP F Verdasco 6 6 6 RUS I Kunitsyn 4 2 2 FRA F Serra 6 6 6 USA M Russell 4 0 1 LL ESP S Ventura 5 4 5 ITA A Seppi 7 6 7 SVK K Beck 67 1 1 30 GER P Kohlschreiber 79 6 6 19 ESP N Almagro 6 3 4 77 6 PR NED R Haase 4 6 6 63 4 PR BEL K Vliegen 1 4 4 BEL S Darcis 6 6 6 FRA A Clément 6 65 6 3 3 UKR A Dolgopolov 3 77 3 6 6 Q BRA T Alves 2 6 4 4 12 CHI F González 6 4 6 6 7 ESP F Verdasco 6 6 0 6 FRA F Serra 2 2 6 4 ITA A Seppi 65 3 5 30 GER P Kohlschreiber 77 6 7 19 ESP N Almagro 6 6 7 BEL S Darcis 3 0 5 UKR A Dolgopolov 6 6 6 12 CHI F González 3 4 3 7 ESP F Verdasco 2 6 6 61 6 30 GER P Kohlschreiber 6 3 3 77 4 19 ESP N Almagro 6 6 6 UKR A Dolgopolov 3 3 4 7 ESP F Verdasco 1 6 1 4 19 ESP N Almagro 6 4 6 6 Section 8 14 CRO I Ljubičić 77 7 6 TPE Y-h Lu 65 5 3 GER M Berrer 7 4 6 1 3 USA M Fish 5 6 3 6 6 Q ESP P Andújar 77 6 6 Q ITA S Bolelli 62 4 2 FRA M Llodra 4 2 2 24 BRA T Bellucci 6 6 6 28 AUS L Hewitt 7 6 6 FRA J Chardy 5 0 4 UZB D Istomin 7 7 6 GER B Becker 5 5 3 ARG H Zeballos 78 68 1 6 8 Q AUT M Fischer 66 710 6 4 6 WC FRA G Mina 2 2 2 2 ESP R Nadal 6 6 6 14 CRO I Ljubičić 6 68 4 6 10 USA M Fish 2 710 6 2 8 Q ESP P Andújar 6 3 6 4 2 24 BRA T Bellucci 1 6 2 6 6 28 AUS L Hewitt 1 6 6 2 6 UZB D Istomin 6 3 4 6 2 ARG H Zeballos 2 2 3 2 ESP R Nadal 6 6 6 14 CRO I Ljubičić 64 2 4 24 BRA T Bellucci 77 6 6 28 AUS L Hewitt 3 4 3 2 ESP R Nadal 6 6 6 24 BRA T Bellucci 2 5 4 2 ESP R Nadal 6 7 6 References External links Official Roland Garros 2010 Men's Singles Draw Main Draw 2010 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2010 Australian Open – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Men's Singles Category:French Open by year – Men's singles French Open