Annual tennis tournament held in Paris
The
French Open
(
French
:
Internationaux de France de tennis
), also known as
Roland-Garros
(
French:
[??l??
?a?os]
), is a major
tennis
tournament held over two weeks at the
Stade Roland Garros
in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year.
[c]
The tournament and venue are named after the French aviator
Roland Garros
.
[2]
The French Open is the premier
clay court
championship in the world and the only
Grand Slam
tournament currently held on this
surface
. It is chronologically the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments,
[3]
occurring after the
Australian Open
and before
Wimbledon
and the
US Open
. Until 1975, the French Open was the only major tournament not played on
grass
. Between the seven rounds needed for a championship, the clay surface characteristics (slower pace, higher bounce), and the best-of-five-set men's singles matches, the French Open is widely regarded as the most physically demanding tournament in tennis.
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History
[
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]
Officially named in French
Internationaux de France de Tennis
("French Internationals of Tennis" in English),
[10]
[11]
the tournament uses the name
Roland-Garros
in all languages,
[12]
and it is usually called the
French Open
in English.
[13]
(The
stadium
and tournament are both hyphenated as
Roland-Garros
because French spelling rules dictate that in the name of a place or event named after a person, the elements of the name are joined with a
hyphen
.
[14]
)
In 1891 the
Championnat de France
, which is commonly referred to in English as the French Championships, began. This was only open to tennis players who were members of French clubs. The first winner was
H. Briggs
, a Briton who resided in Paris and was a member of the Club Stade Francais. In the final, he defeated
P. Baigneres
in straight sets.
[15]
The first women's singles tournament, with four entries, was held in 1897. The mixed doubles event was added in 1902 and the women's doubles in 1907. In the period of 1915?1919, no tournament was organized due to World War I. This tournament was played until 1924, using four venues:
- Societe de Sport de l'Ile de Puteaux, in
Puteaux
,
Ile-de-France
(next to the
Seine river
); played on the club's ten sand grounds laid out on a bed of rubble. 1891, 1893, 1894 (men's singles), 1895 (men's singles), 1897 (women's singles), 1902 (women's singles and mixed doubles), 1905 (women's singles and mixed doubles), 1907 (men's singles, women's singles, mixed doubles) editions.
- The Croix-Catelan of the
Racing Club de France
(club founded in 1882 which initially had two lawn-tennis courts with four more
grass
(
pelouse
) courts opened some years later, but due to the difficulty of maintenance, they were eventually transformed into
clay
courts) in the
Bois de Boulogne
, Paris. 1892, 1894 (men's doubles), 1895 (men's doubles), 1897 (women's singles), 1901 (men's doubles), 1903 (men's doubles and mixed doubles), 1904, 1907 (men's doubles), 1908, 1910?1914, 1920?1924 editions.
- Tennis Club de Paris
(club founded in 1895 which initially had four indoor wood courts and five outdoor clay courts), at 71, Boulevard Exelmans in the
Auteuil
neighborhood, Paris. 1896, 1897 (men's singles), 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901 (men's and women's singles), 1902 (men's singles), 1903 (men's singles and women's singles), 1905 (men's singles) and 1906 editions.
- Societe Athletique de la Villa Primrose in
Bordeaux
, on clay. Only played in 1909.
In 1925, the French Championships became open to all amateurs internationally and was designated a major championship by the
International Lawn Tennis Federation
. It was held at the
Stade Francais
in
Saint-Cloud
(site of the previous World Hard Court Championships) in 1925 and 1927, on clay courts. In 1926 the Croix-Catelan of the Racing Club de France hosted the event in Paris, site of the previous French club members only tournament, also on clay.
Another clay court tournament, called the
World Hard Court Championships
, is sometimes considered the true precursor to the modern French Open as it admitted international competitors. This was held at Stade Francais in Saint-Cloud, from 1912 to 1914, 1920, 1921 and 1923, with the 1922 event held in
Brussels
, Belgium. Winners of this tournament included world No. 1s such as Tony Wilding from New Zealand (1913, 1914) and Bill Tilden from the US (1921). In 1924 there was no World Hard Court Championships due to tennis being played at the Paris Olympic Games.
After the
Mousquetaires
or Philadelphia Four (
Rene Lacoste
,
Jean Borotra
,
Henri Cochet
, and
Jacques Brugnon
) won the
Davis Cup
on American soil in 1927, the French decided to defend the cup in 1928 at a new tennis stadium at Porte d'Auteuil. The
Stade de France
had offered the tennis authorities three hectares of land with the condition that the new stadium must be named after the World War I
aviator
hero
Roland Garros
.
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The new
Stade de Roland Garros
(whose central court was renamed
Court Philippe Chatrier
in 1988) hosted that Davis Cup challenge. On May 24, 1928, the French International Championships moved there, and the event has been held there ever since.
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During World War II, the
Tournoi de France
was not held in 1940 and from 1941 through 1945 it took place on the same grounds, but those events are not recognized by the French governing body, the
Federation Francaise de Tennis
.
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In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon, making it the third
Grand Slam
event of the year. In 1968, the year of the French General Strike, the French Championships became the first Grand Slam tournament to go
open
, allowing both amateurs and professionals to compete.
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Since 1981, new prizes have been presented: the Prix Orange (for the player demonstrating the best sportsmanship and cooperative attitude with the press), the Prix Citron (for the player with the strongest character and personality) and the Prix Bourgeon (for the tennis player revelation of the year). In another novelty, since 2006 the tournament has begun on a Sunday, featuring 12 singles matches played on the three main courts. Additionally, on the eve of the tournament's opening, the traditional Benny Berthet exhibition day takes place, where the profits go to different charity associations. In March 2007, it was announced that the event would provide equal prize money for both men and women in all rounds for the first time.
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In 2010, it was announced that the tournament was considering a move away from Roland Garros as part of a continuing rejuvenation.
[20]
Plans to renovate and expand Roland Garros have put aside any such consideration, and the tournament remains in its long time home.
The 2022 edition finally saw a new
tiebreaker
format.
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If the deciding set is tied at six-all, the match is decided in a 10-point format. Should the tiebreaker game be tied at 9-all (or any tie hereafter), whoever scores two straight points wins.
[22]
The decision was made by the Grand Slam Board for all four Grand Slams "based on a strong desire to create greater consistency in the rules of the game at the grand slams, and thus enhance the experience for the players and fans alike", a statement from the Board read.
[23]
The 2024 edition will be the first one to not feature a member of the BIG 3 (
Roger Federer
,
Rafael Nadal
and
Novak Djokovic
) in the final since 2004.
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Expansion
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From 2004 to 2008, plans were developed to build a covered stadium with a roof, as complaints continued over delayed matches.
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Various proposals were put forward to expand the facility or to move the tournament to a completely new, 55-court venue outside of Paris city limits. In 2011 the decision was taken to maintain the tournament within its existing venue.
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The expansion project called for a new stadium to be built alongside the historical
Auteuil's greenhouses
and expansion of old stadiums and the tournament village.
[30]
A wide-ranging project to overhaul the venue was presented in 2011, including building a roof over
Court Philippe-Chatrier
, demolishing and replacing Court No. 1 with a grassy hill for outdoors viewing, and geographical extension of the venue eastward into the
Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil
.
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Legal opposition from environmental defence associations and other stakeholders delayed the works for several years as litigation ensued.
[32]
In particular, the city council voted in May 2015 against the expansion project, but on 9 June 2015 Paris Mayor
Anne Hidalgo
announced the signing of the construction permits, with work scheduled to begin in September of that year and conclude in 2019.
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In December 2015, the Administrative Court of Paris once again halted renovation work, but the French Tennis Federation won the right to proceed with the renovation on appeal.
[35]
Renovation work finally commenced at the close of the 2018 edition of the tournament. Redeveloped seating and a retractable roof was constructed for Court Philippe-Chatrier and the new 5,000-seat Court
Simonne-Mathieu
was opened, having been named after France's second-highest achieving female tennis player, and noted for its innovative use of greenhouse encasing architecture.
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The renewal of the venue has been generally well received by the players and the public.
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The 2020 edition of the tournament, which was the first to be assisted by the roof over Philippe-Chatrier, was postponed to late September and early October and was played in front of limited spectators, due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
[38]
Floodlights were also installed over each of the courts in the precinct, allowing the tournament to facilitate night matches for the first time.
[39]
In 2021, the tournament was back in the traditional slot of late May and early June.
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Surface characteristics
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edit
]
The French Open has been the only major played on clay courts since 1978, when the US Open changed to hard courts.
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Clay courts slow down the ball and produce a high bounce when compared with
grass courts
or
hard courts
. For this reason, clay courts take away some of the advantages of big servers and serve-and-volleyers, which makes it hard for these types of players to dominate on the surface. For example,
Pete Sampras
, known for his huge serve and who won 14 Grand Slam titles, never won the French Open ? his best result was reaching the semi-finals in
1996
. Many other notable players have won multiple Grand Slam events but have never won the French Open, including
John McEnroe
,
Frank Sedgman
,
John Newcombe
,
Venus Williams
,
Stefan Edberg
,
Boris Becker
,
Lleyton Hewitt
,
Andy Murray
,
Jimmy Connors
,
Louise Brough
,
Virginia Wade
and
Martina Hingis
; McEnroe and Edberg lost their only French Open finals appearances in five sets.
On the other hand, players whose games are more suited to jumpier surfaces, such as
Rafael Nadal
,
Bjorn Borg
,
Ivan Lendl
,
Mats Wilander
,
Justine Henin
and
Chris Evert
, have found great success at this tournament. In the
Open Era
, the only male players who have won both the French Open and
Wimbledon
, played on faster grass courts, are
Rod Laver
,
Jan Kode?
,
Bjorn Borg
,
Andre Agassi
,
Rafael Nadal
,
Roger Federer
and
Novak Djokovic
and only female players are
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
,
Margaret Court
,
Billie Jean King
,
Chris Evert
,
Martina Navratilova
,
Steffi Graf
,
Serena Williams
,
Maria Sharapova
,
Garbine Muguruza
,
Simona Halep
and
Ashleigh Barty
. Borg's French Open?Wimbledon double was achieved three times consecutively.
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Composition of the courts
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1. Red brick dust.
2. Crushed white limestone.
3. Clinker (coal residue).
4. Crushed gravel.
5. Drain rock.
Trophies, prize money and rankings points
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The trophies have been awarded to the winners since 1953 and are manufactured by
Mellerio dits Meller
, a famous Parisian jewelry house. They are all made of pure silver with finely etched decorations on their side. Each new singles winner gets his or her name written on the base of the trophy. Winners receive custom-made pure silver replicas of the trophies they have won.
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They are usually presented by the President of the
French Tennis Federation
(FFT).
The trophy awarded to the winner of the men's singles is called the
Coupe des Mousquetaires
(The Musketeers' Cup). It is named in honor of the "
Four Musketeers
". The trophy weighs 14 kg, is 40 cm high and 19 cm wide.
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The current design was created in 1981 by the Mellerio dit Meller. Each winner gets a smaller-size replica and the original remains property of the FFT at all times.
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The trophy awarded to the winner of the women's singles is called the
Coupe Suzanne Lenglen
(Suzanne Lenglen Cup) since 1979. The current cup was awarded for the first time in 1986. It is, with a few details, a replica of a cup offered at the time by the city of
Nice
to Suzanne Lenglen. This trophy, donated by Suzanne Lenglen's family to the
Musee National du Sport
, was awarded between 1979 and 1985 to every winner until the FFT made a copy. Each winner receives a smaller-size replica and the original remains property of the FFT at all times.
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Prize money
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edit
]
For 2024, the prize money pool was announced to be
€
53.478 million, an increase of 7.82% compared to the prize pool for
2023 edition
.
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2024 Event
|
Winner
|
Finalist
|
Semifinals
|
Quarterfinals
|
Round of 16
|
Round of 32
|
Round of 64
|
Round of 128
|
Q3
|
Q2
|
Q1
|
Singles
|
€2,400,000
|
€1,200,000
|
€650,000
|
€415,000
|
€250,000
|
€158,000
|
€110,000
|
€73,000
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€41,000
|
€28,000
|
€20,000
|
Doubles
1
|
€590,000
|
€295,000
|
€148,000
|
€80,000
|
€43,500
|
€27,500
|
€17,500
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Mixed doubles
1
|
€122,000
|
€61,000
|
€31,000
|
€17,500
|
€10,000
|
€5,000
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Wheelchair singles
|
€62,000
|
€31,000
|
€20,000
|
€12,000
|
€8,500
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Wheelchair doubles
1
|
€21,000
|
€11,000
|
€8,000
|
€5,000
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Quad wheelchair singles
|
€62,000
|
€31,000
|
€20,000
|
€12,000
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Quad wheelchair doubles
1
|
€21,000
|
€11,000
|
€8,000
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
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Prize money for doubles is per team.
Rankings points
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]
Men and women often receive point values based on the rules of their respective tours.
Senior points
[
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]
Event
|
W
|
F
|
SF
|
QF
|
Round of 16
|
Round of 32
|
Round of 64
|
Round of 128
|
Q
|
Q3
|
Q2
|
Q1
|
Men's singles
|
2000
|
1300
|
800
|
400
|
200
|
100
|
50
|
10
|
25
|
16
|
8
|
0
|
Men's doubles
|
0
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Women's singles
|
1300
|
780
|
430
|
240
|
130
|
70
|
10
|
40
|
30
|
20
|
2
|
Women's doubles
|
10
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Wheelchair points
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]
Event
|
W
|
F
|
SF/3rd
|
QF/4th
|
Singles
|
800
|
500
|
375
|
100
|
Doubles
|
800
|
500
|
100
|
?
|
Quad singles
|
800
|
500
|
100
|
?
|
Quad doubles
|
800
|
100
|
?
|
?
|
|
|
Junior points
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]
Event
|
W
|
F
|
SF
|
QF
|
Round of 16
|
Round of 32
|
Q
|
Q3
|
Boys' singles
|
1000
|
600
|
370
|
200
|
100
|
45
|
30
|
20
|
Girls' singles
|
Boys' doubles
|
750
|
450
|
275
|
150
|
75
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Girls' doubles
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
|
Champions
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edit
]
Former champions
[
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]
Current champions
[
edit
]
2023/2024 French Open
-
Novak Djokovic
, the 2023 men's singles champion. It was his record-breaking twenty-third major title and his third at the French Open.
-
Iga ?wi?tek
, the 2023 women's singles champion. It was her fourth major title and her third at the French Open.
-
Ivan Dodig
was part of the winning men's doubles team in 2023. It was his third major title and second at the French Open.
-
Austin Krajicek
was part of the winning men's doubles team in 2023. It was his first major title.
-
Hsieh Su-wei
was part of the winning women's doubles team in 2023.
-
Wang Xinyu
was part of the winning women's doubles team in 2023.
-
Laura Siegemund
was part of the winning mixed doubles team in 2024. It was her second major title.
-
Edouard Roger-Vasselin
was part of the winning mixed doubles team in 2024. It was his first major title.
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Most recent finals
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]
Records
[
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]
Record
|
Era
|
Player(s)
|
Count
|
Years
|
Men since 1891
|
Most singles titles
|
Open Era
|
Rafael Nadal
|
14
|
2005?2008, 2010?2014, 2017?2020, 2022
|
Amateur Era
|
Henri Cochet
|
4
|
1926, 1928, 1930, 1932
●
World Hard Court Championships
: 1922
|
French Championships*
|
Max Decugis
|
8
|
1903?1904, 1907?1909, 1912?1914
|
Most consecutive singles titles
|
Open Era
|
Rafael Nadal
|
5
|
2010?2014
|
Amateur Era
|
Frank Parker
Jaroslav Drobny
Tony Trabert
Nicola Pietrangeli
|
2
|
1948?1949
1951?1952
1954?1955
1959?1960
|
French Championships*
|
Paul Ayme
|
4
|
1897?1900
|
Most doubles titles
|
Open Era
|
Daniel Nestor
Max Mirnyi
|
4
|
2007 with
Mark Knowles
, 2010 with
Nenad Zimonji?
, 2011, 2012 with
Max Mirnyi
.
2005, 2006 with
Jonas Bjorkman
, 2011, 2012 with
Daniel Nestor
.
|
Amateur Era
|
Roy Emerson
|
6
|
1960, 1962 with
Neale Fraser
, 1961 with
Rod Laver
, 1963 with
Manuel Santana
, 1964 with
Ken Fletcher
, 1965 with
Fred Stolle
.
|
French Championships*
|
Max Decugis
|
13
|
1902?1909, 1911?1914, 1920
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|
Most consecutive doubles titles
|
Open Era
|
Daniel Nestor
|
3
|
2010?2012
|
Amateur Era
|
Roy Emerson
|
6
|
1960?1965
|
French Championships*
|
Maurice Germot
|
10
|
1906?1914, 1920
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|
Most mixed doubles titles
|
Open Era
|
Jean-Claude Barclay
|
3
|
1968, 1971, 1973 with
Francoise Durr
.
|
Amateur Era
|
Ken Fletcher
|
3
|
1963?1965 with
Margaret Court
.
|
French Championships*
|
Max Decugis
|
7
|
1904?1906, 1908?1909, 1914 and 1920 with
Suzanne Lenglen
.
|
Most Championships
(singles, doubles & mixed doubles)
|
Open Era
|
Rafael Nadal
|
14
|
2005?2008, 2010?2014, 2017?2020, 2022 (14 singles)
|
French Championships*
|
Max Decugis
|
28
|
1902?1920 (8 singles, 13 doubles, 7 mixed)
|
Women since 1897
|
Most singles titles
|
Open Era
|
Chris Evert
|
7
|
1974?1975, 1979?1980, 1983, 1985?1986
|
French Championships*
|
Suzanne Lenglen
|
6
|
1920?1923, 1925?1926
●
World Hard Court Championships
: 1914, 1921?23
|
Most consecutive singles titles
|
Open Era
|
Monica Seles
Justine Henin
|
3
|
1990?1992
2005?2007
|
French Championships*
|
Jeanne Matthey
Suzanne Lenglen
|
4
|
1909?1912
1920?1923
|
Most doubles titles
|
Open Era
|
/
Martina Navratilova
|
7
|
1975 with Chris Evert, 1982 with
Anne Smith
, 1984?1985, 1987, 1988 with
Pam Shriver
, 1986 with
Andrea Temesvari
.
|
French Championships*
|
Simonne Mathieu
|
6
|
1933, 1934 with
Elizabeth Ryan
, 1936?1937, 1938 with
Billie Yorke
, 1939 with
Jadwiga J?drzejowska
.
|
Most consecutive doubles titles
|
Open Era
|
Martina Navratilova
Gigi Fernandez
|
5
|
1984?1985, 1987?1988 with
Pam Shriver
, 1986 with
Andrea Temesvari
.
1991 with
Jana Novotna
, 1992?95 with
Natasha Zvereva
.
|
French Championships*
|
Francoise Durr
|
5
|
1967?1971
|
Most mixed doubles titles
|
Open Era
|
Francoise Durr
|
3
|
1968, 1971, 1973 with
Jean-Claude Barclay
.
|
French Championships*
|
Suzanne Lenglen
|
7
|
1914, 1920 with
Max Decugis
, 1921?1923, 1925, 1926 with
Jacques Brugnon
.
|
Most Championships
(singles, doubles & mixed doubles)
|
Open Era
|
/
Martina Navratilova
|
11
|
1974?1988 (2 singles, 7 doubles, 2 mixed)
|
French Championships*
|
Suzanne Lenglen
|
15
|
1919?1926 (6 singles, 2 doubles, 7 mixed)
|
Wheelchair: singles and doubles since 2007, quads since 2019
|
Most singles titles
|
Men
|
Shingo Kunieda
|
8
|
2007?2010, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022
|
Women
|
Esther Vergeer
|
6
|
2007?2012
|
Quads
|
Dylan Alcott
|
3
|
2019?2021
|
Most consecutive singles titles
|
Men
|
Shingo Kunieda
|
4
|
2007?2010
|
Women
|
Esther Vergeer
|
6
|
2006?2009
|
Quads
|
Dylan Alcott
|
3
|
2019?2021
|
Most doubles titles
|
Men
|
Shingo Kunieda
|
8
|
2007?2011, 2013?2015
|
Women
|
Aniek van Koot
|
8
|
2010, 2013, 2015, 2018?2022
|
Quads
|
David Wagner
|
3
|
2019?2022
|
Most consecutive doubles titles
|
Men
|
Shingo Kunieda
Alfie Hewett
Gordon Reid
|
4
|
2007?2010
2020?2023
2020?2023
|
Women
|
Diede de Groot
Aniek van Koot
|
5
|
2018?2022
2018?2022
|
Quads
|
David Wagner
|
3
|
2019?2022
|
Miscellaneous
|
Unseeded champions
|
Men
|
Mats Wilander
Gustavo Kuerten
Gaston Gaudio
|
1982
1997
2004
|
Women
|
Margaret Scriven
Je?ena Ostapenko
Iga ?wi?tek
Barbora Krej?ikova
|
1933
2017
2020
2021
|
Youngest singles champion
|
Men
|
Michael Chang
|
17 years and 3 months (
1989
)
|
Women
|
Monica Seles
|
16 years and 6 months (
1990
)
|
Oldest singles champion
|
Men
|
Novak Djokovic
|
36 years and 20 days (
2023
)
|
Women
|
Zsuzsa Kormoczy
|
33 years and 10 months (
1958
)
|
- French Championships (1891?1924) was only open to French clubs' members. In 1925, it opened to international players, and was later renamed the French Open in 1968, when it allowed professionals to compete with amateurs. See
WHCC
.
Broadcasting and streaming
[
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]
France
[
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]
France Televisions
and
Amazon Prime Video
hold the
broadcast rights
to the French Open until 2027.
[51]
All 11 "night sessions" will remain exclusive to Prime Video.
[52]
Studio presentation for the French Open on France Televisions is hosted by Laurent Luyat and is historically located on a terrace in a corner of the Court Philippe Chatrier.
[53]
United Kingdom
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BBC began broadcasting French Open finals annually in 1981
[54]
(often in their Grandstand or Sunday Grandstand programmes). The BBC's coverage continued until 2011. From 2012 until 2021,
ITV Sport
televised the French Open in United Kingdom. Eurosport began broadcasting the French open in 1989.
[55]
As of 2022 onwards,
Eurosport
hold exclusive UK broadcast rights to the tournament.
[56]
Studio presentation for the French Open on Eurosport is hosted by
Barbara Schett
with
Mats Wilander
. Commentators include Simon Reed, Chris Bradnam, Nick Lester, Barry Millns alongside
Jo Durie
,
Annabel Croft
,
Frew McMillan
,
Miles Maclagan
,
Arvind Parmar
and
Chris Wilkinson
.
[57]
India
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]
In India,
Star Sports
had the exclusive broadcast rights of the French Open tennis tournament. However, Sony Pictures Sports Network owned by
Sony Pictures Networks India
has bagged the broadcast rights from 2022 onwards.
[58]
United States
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NBC
's coverage of the French Open began in
1975
.
[59]
Tennis Channel
owns pay television rights to the tournament. Coverage of morning window (U.S. time) matches were sub-licensed to
ESPN
for broadcast by
ESPN2
from 2007 through 2015.
[60]
In August 2015, ESPN announced that it would discontinue its sub-licensing and drop coverage of the French Open beginning in 2016, with network staff citing that because of the structure of the arrangement, its coverage "did not fit our successful model at the other three Majors"?where ESPN is the exclusive rightsholder.
[60]
Tennis Channel chose to retain these rights under its new owner
Sinclair Broadcast Group
, nearly doubling the amount of coverage Tennis Channel will air from Roland Garros.
[61]
[62]
Other than a three-year stint on
CBS
, NBC has remained the American
television network
home of the French Open since
1983
. Peacock exclusively airs matches on the first day of the tournament. NBC begins its coverage on Memorial Day, with coverage simulcast on Peacock before transitioning exclusively to Peacock. This split continues during the second weekend of the tournament. Starting with the final Thursday and continuing until the tournament's end, NBC and Peacock simulcast coverage.
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Ball boys and ball girls
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For the 2024 French Open, 280 "ramasseurs de balles" (literally "gatherers of balls" in English) are scheduled to be selected for the tournament.
[64]
Aged between 11 and 16 years old and dressed in matching
Lacoste
shirts and shorts, the ball boys and ball girls are chosen to take part in the French Open through an application process, only available to those licensed of the
French Tennis Federation
, which in 2023 had approximately 4,000 applicants from across France.
[65]
[66]
[67]
Upon selection they are trained in the weeks leading up to the event.
[68]
See also
[
edit
]
- Lists of champions
- Other Grand Slam tournaments
Notes
[
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]
- ^
Except
Court Philippe Chatrier
during rain delay.
- ^
In the main draws, there are 128 singles players (S) and 64 doubles teams (D), and there are 128 and 16 entrants in the respective qualifying (Q) draws.
- ^
Usually the tournament is held in late May to early June. However, there have been exceptions:
- The 1946 and 1947 tournaments were held in July after
Wimbledon
following the
aftermath of World War II
;
- 2020 was held in late September after the
US Open
following the suspension of
ATP
and
WTA Tours
from mid-March to August due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
;
- 2021 it was postponed by one week also due to the pandemic after virus cases rose in France in March of that year.
- ^
Last Men's Singles champion from France:
Yannick Noah
(
1983
).
- ^
Last Women's Singles champion from France:
Mary Pierce
(
2000
).
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