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.
The 2010 French Open is also known as Roland Garros after the famous French aviator.
Roger Federer and Svetlana Kuznetsova were the defending champions. Federer, who 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 Cilic. 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.