Nadal, 31, came through 6-2 6-3 6-1 against the Swiss third seed to assert his 15th significant title.

He turns into the first man or lady in the Open time to have won a Grand Slam Tournament 10 times.

Wawrinka, 32, was beaten in a major final out of the blue in the wake of winning his initial three.

Nadal moves above Pete Sampras on the rundown ever Grand Slam Champion into second place behind Roger Federer, who beat the Spaniard to win his 18th at the Australian Open in January. Just Australia's Margaret Court has more triumphs at a solitary Grand Slam competition, with 11 Australian Open wins in the vicinity of 1960 and 1973.

The Open time, when the Grand Slam tournament enabled proficient players to compete with the beginners, started in 1968.

Securing a 10th title in Paris – La Decima – additionally settles in Nadal's place as the best clay-courter ever.

The Spaniard won the title for the loss of only 35 amusements through the span of seven matches, second just to six-time champion Bjorn Borg's 32 at the 1978 French Open.

He broadened his record at Roland Garros to 79 wins and two misfortunes since his first triumph in 2005, the main thrashings coming against Robin Soderling in 2009 and Novak Djokovic in 2015.

Martina Navratilova won Wimbledon nine times, while Roger Federer and Pete Sampras are the main post-war players among a gathering of six men to have won a Grand Slam seven times.