Editing French Open (section)

=== Expansion  ===
[[File:Court Philippe Chatrier May 30th 2013.jpg|thumb|upright=.7|Court Philippe Chatrier during the 2013 French Open.]]
From 2004 to 2008, plans were developed to build a covered stadium with a roof, as complaints continued over delayed matches.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/3781357.stm | title=Roland Garros set for roof | date=6 June 2004 | access-date=29 March 2015 | archive-date=2 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402190650/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/3781357.stm | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/27/sports/tennis/27tennis.ready.html | title=French Open Adds Day; Clay Stays the Same | newspaper=The New York Times | date=27 May 2006 | access-date=29 March 2015 | last1=Clarey | first1=Christopher | archive-date=3 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403043615/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/27/sports/tennis/27tennis.ready.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/french08/news/story?id=3413596 | title=Only 13 matches completed before rain halts play | date=27 May 2008 | access-date=29 March 2015 | archive-date=2 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131047/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/french08/news/story?id=3413596 | url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Christopher Clarey|title=Renovation Plans in Limbo, Roland Garros Faces Future|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/sports/tennis/renovation-plans-in-limbo-roland-garros-faces-future.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=28 May 2013|access-date=21 February 2017|archive-date=27 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227044732/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/sports/tennis/renovation-plans-in-limbo-roland-garros-faces-future.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Andrew Roberts|title=French Open Tennis Will Stay in Paris at Upgraded Roland Garros|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-02-13/french-open-tennis-tournament-to-stay-at-roland-garros-organizers-say|publisher=[[Bloomberg News]]|date=14 February 2011|access-date=7 March 2017|archive-date=23 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923233955/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-02-13/french-open-tennis-tournament-to-stay-at-roland-garros-organizers-say|url-status=live}}</ref> The expansion project called for a new stadium to be built alongside the historical [[Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil|Auteuil's greenhouses]] and expansion of old stadiums and the tournament village.<ref>{{cite web|title=Modernising Roland Garros stadium|url=http://www.nouveaurolandgarros.com/welcome-new-roland-garros-page|publisher=[[Fédération Française de Tennis]] (FFT)|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810175146/http://www.nouveaurolandgarros.com/welcome-new-roland-garros-page|archive-date=10 August 2015}}</ref> A wide-ranging project to overhaul the venue was presented in 2011, including building a roof over [[Stade Roland Garros#Court Philippe Chatrier|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.debatpublic.fr/projet-nouveau-stade-roland-garros|title=Projet de nouveau stade Roland-Garros {{!}} CNDP – Commission nationale du débat public|website=debatpublic.fr|access-date=2019-06-02|archive-date=2 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602152901/https://www.debatpublic.fr/projet-nouveau-stade-roland-garros|url-status=live}}</ref>

Legal opposition from environmental defence associations and other stakeholders delayed the works for several years as litigation ensued.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sport.francetvinfo.fr/tennis/extension-de-roland-garros-retour-devant-la-justice-365573|title=Extension de Roland-Garros: retour devant la justice|website=Francetvsport|date=November 2016|language=fr|access-date=2019-06-02|archive-date=2 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602152855/https://sport.francetvinfo.fr/tennis/extension-de-roland-garros-retour-devant-la-justice-365573|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Kamakshi Tandon|title=Paris city council votes against French Open expansion project|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/05/paris-city-council-votes-against-french-open-expansion-project/55068/|publisher=Tennis.com|date=29 May 2015|access-date=16 August 2015|archive-date=2 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602042928/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/05/paris-city-council-votes-against-french-open-expansion-project/55068/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Roland Garros Revamp Gets Green Light|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/243624-roland-garros-revamp-gets-green-light|publisher=NDTV|date=10 June 2015|access-date=11 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201235/http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/243624-roland-garros-revamp-gets-green-light|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tennisworldusa.org/French-Federation-to-Appeal-against-Roland-Garros-Modernization-suspension-articolo31293.html | title=French Federation to Appeal against Roland Garros' Modernization suspension! | publisher=Tennis World | date=26 March 2016 | access-date=26 April 2016 | archive-date=17 June 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617010822/http://www.tennisworldusa.org/French-Federation-to-Appeal-against-Roland-Garros-Modernization-suspension-articolo31293.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

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|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/french-open-2019-day-one-court-simonnemathieu-roland-garros-paris-new-court-a8931081.html|title=Court Simonne-Mathieu stunning new addition to Roland Garros|date=2019-05-26|website=The Independent|location=London|access-date=2019-06-02|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/french-open-2019-day-one-court-simonnemathieu-roland-garros-paris-new-court-a8931081.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The renewal of the venue has been generally well received by the players and the public.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/sports/tennis/roland-garros/un-ecrin-extraordinaire-le-court-simonne-mathieu-de-roland-garros-fait-l-unanimite-chez-les-joueurs-et-spectateurs_3470487.html|title="Un écrin extraordinaire" : le court Simonne-Mathieu de Roland-Garros fait l'unanimité chez les joueurs et spectateurs|date=2019-06-02|work=France Info|language=fr|access-date=2019-06-02|archive-date=2 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602152852/https://www.francetvinfo.fr/sports/tennis/roland-garros/un-ecrin-extraordinaire-le-court-simonne-mathieu-de-roland-garros-fait-l-unanimite-chez-les-joueurs-et-spectateurs_3470487.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/27/sports/tennis/french-open-preview.html|title=New for This Pandemic French Open: Fall Weather and Lights|work=The New York Times|date=27 September 2020|author=Christopher Clarey|access-date=29 September 2020|archive-date=29 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929114138/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/27/sports/tennis/french-open-preview.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Floodlights were also installed over each of the courts in the precinct, allowing the tournament to facilitate night matches for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tennishead.net/french-open-lights-up-as-another-tradition-dies/|title=French Open lights up as another tradition dies|date=21 September 2020|work=tennishead.net|access-date=29 September 2020|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028005930/https://tennishead.net/french-open-lights-up-as-another-tradition-dies/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, the tournament was back in the traditional slot of late May and early June.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/56672564|title=French Open postponed by one week in hope more fans can attend|publisher=BBC|date=8 April 2021|access-date=11 June 2021|archive-date=11 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611211120/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/56672564|url-status=live}}</ref>