 Ouanna was awarded a wild card for the 2009 French Open, granting him a second Grand Slam appearance.He went through the first round by eliminating the Spaniard Marcel Granollers in five sets (7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 7–6, 6–1).In the second round, he beat one of his childhood heroes, 20th seed and former World #1 Marat Safin, who was playing his last French Open, in five sets (7–62, 7–64, 3–6, 4- 6, 10–8).