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Justine Henin returned to the 2010 French Open after retirement but lost in the fourth round to Samantha Stosur of Australia. Stosur went on to reach the final where she lost to Francesca Schiavone.

Nadal first won Roland Garros (French Open) in 2005, then won consecutively in 2006, 2007, and 2008. He missed the 2009 tournament due to injury, then won again in 2010. This makes it his 5th win in six years (2005-2010) at the French Open. The question specifically asks about his Roland Garros record, not his titles that year (4th) or total career titles (40th).

Nadal had lost the world number one ranking in 2009 due to knee injuries and missing tournaments. His victory at the 2010 French Open, combined with Roger Federer's early exit, allowed Nadal to reclaim the ATP number one ranking he had previously held.

Both Francesca Schiavone (who won the 2010 French Open women's singles) and Samantha Stosur (the runner-up) were indeed appearing in their first Grand Slam final. Schiavone became the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title, and Stosur was competing for her first major championship.

Samantha Stosur, an Australian player, is known for preferring hard courts, which is the predominant surface in Australia and the US. However, ironically, her best Grand Slam results came at the French Open on clay, including reaching the 2010 final. The question correctly identifies hard court as her favorite surface despite her clay court success.

The Williams sisters (Venus and Serena) won their 12th Grand Slam doubles title and their 2nd French Open doubles title with this victory. They had previously won the French Open doubles in 1999. The 2010 win was their second Roland Garros doubles championship.