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{{Short description|Annual tennis tournament held in Paris}}
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{{Infobox GrandSlamTournaments
| Name          = French Open<br/>(Roland-Garros)
| Last          = 2024 French Open
| Last alias    = 2024 French Open
| Current       = 2025 French Open
| Current alias = 2025 French Open
| Logo          = Logo Roland-Garros.svg
| Logo size     = 150px
| Bar Color     = #FF915F
| Founded       = {{start date and age|df=yes|1891}}
| Editions      = 128 (2024)<br />94 [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] events (since [[1925 French Championships|1925]])
| City          = [[Paris]], [[16th arrondissement of Paris|XVIth arrondissement]]
| Country       = [[France]]
| Venue         = [[Stade Roland Garros]] (since 1928)<br />
Societé de Sport de Île de Puteaux, at [[Puteaux]] (1891–1894); Tennis Club de Paris, at [[Auteuil, Paris|Auteuil]] (1895–1908); Société Athlétique de la Villa Primrose at [[Bordeaux]] (1909); Croix-Catelan de [[Racing Club de France]] at the [[Bois de Boulogne]] (1910–1924, 1926); [[Stade Français]] at [[Saint-Cloud]] (1925, 1927)
| Surface       = [[Clay court|Clay]] – outdoors{{efn|Except [[Stade Roland Garros#Court Philippe Chatrier|Court Philippe Chatrier]] during rain delay.}} (1908–present)<br />Sand – outdoors (1892–1907)<br />Grass – outdoors (1891)
| Prize Money   = [[euro|€]]53,500,000 (2024)
| Men Draw      = {{abbr|S|Singles}} (128{{abbr|Q|Qualification}}) / 64{{abbr|D|Doubles}} (16{{abbr|Q|Qualification}}){{efn|name=draw|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.}}
| Men Current   = [[Carlos Alcaraz]] (singles) <br /> [[Marcelo Arévalo]]<br />[[Mate Pavić]] (doubles)
| Men Most S    = [[Rafael Nadal]] (14)
| Men Most D    = [[Roy Emerson]] (6)
| Women Draw    = {{abbr|S|Singles}} (128{{abbr|Q|Qualification}}) / 64{{abbr|D|Doubles}} (16{{abbr|Q|Qualification}})
| Women Current = [[Iga Świątek]] (singles) <br /> [[Coco Gauff]]  <br /> [[Kateřina Siniaková]] (doubles)
| Women Most S  = [[Chris Evert]] (7)
| Women Most D  = [[Martina Navratilova]] (7)
| Mixed Draw    = 32
| Mixed Current = [[Laura Siegemund]] <br /> [[Édouard Roger-Vasselin]]
| Mixed Most M  = [[Ken Fletcher]] / <br /> [[Jean-Claude Barclay]] (3)
| Mixed Most F  = [[Margaret Court]] (4)
| Web site      = http://rolandgarros.com
| Notes         = 
}}

The '''French Open''' ({{langx|fr|Internationaux de France de tennis}}), also known as '''Roland-Garros''' ({{IPA|fr|ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁos|lang}}), is a [[tennis]] tournament organized by the [[French Tennis Federation]] annually at [[Stade Roland Garros]] in [[Paris]], France. It is chronologically the second of the four [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] [[tennis]] events every year, held after the [[Australian Open]] and before [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] and the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]].

The French Open begins in late May and continues for two weeks.{{efn|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 [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] following the [[aftermath of World War II]];
*2020 was held in late September after the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] following the suspension of [[2020 ATP Tour|ATP]] and [[2020 WTA Tour|WTA Tours]] from mid-March to August due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in France|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.}} The tournament and venue are named after the French aviator [[Roland Garros (aviator)|Roland Garros]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/10/briefing/roland-garros-facts-french-open.html|title=Who Was Roland Garros? The Fighter Pilot Behind the French Open|first=Evan|last=Gershkovich|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=10 June 2017|access-date=25 January 2022|archive-date=9 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109195141/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/10/briefing/roland-garros-facts-french-open.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The French Open is the premier [[clay court]] championship in the world and the only Grand Slam tournament currently held on this [[Tennis surface|surface]]. Until 1975, the French Open was the only major tournament not played on [[Grass court|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/french-open-toughest-win-making-record-paris-all-more-special-djokovic-2023-06-11/|title=French Open toughest to win, making Paris record more special, Djokovic says|first=Karolos|last=Grohmann|work=[[Reuters]]|date=12 June 2023|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/french-open-2021-why-roland-garros-is-the-toughest-grand-slam-to-win-9649371.html|title=French Open 2021: Why Roland Garros is the toughest Grand Slam to win?|first=Gaurav|last=Natekar|work=First Post|date=24 May 2021|access-date=25 January 2022|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125060127/https://www.firstpost.com/sports/french-open-2021-why-roland-garros-is-the-toughest-grand-slam-to-win-9649371.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/05/15/french-open-unique-all-world-demands-dancers-agility-an-iron-will/|title=The French Open, 'unique in all the world', demands a dancer's agility and an iron will|first=Liz|last=Clarke|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=15 May 2020|access-date=25 January 2022|archive-date=1 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201050446/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/05/15/french-open-unique-all-world-demands-dancers-agility-an-iron-will/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN18L03L|title=Roland Garros now toughest slam of all, says former champ|first=Ossian|last=Shine|work=[[Reuters]]|date=25 May 2017|access-date=25 January 2022|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125060129/https://www.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN18L03L|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/698576-french-open-why-winning-at-roland-garros-is-the-ultimate-pinnacle-of-sports|title=French Open: Why Winning at Roland Garros Is the Pinnacle of Sports|first=David|last=Dietz|work=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=12 May 2011|access-date=25 January 2022|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125060129/https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/698576-french-open-why-winning-at-roland-garros-is-the-ultimate-pinnacle-of-sports.amp.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/05/26/news/preview.php| title= In a year of change at Roland Garros, the winners may stay the same |first=Christopher|last=Clarey|work=[[International Herald Tribune]]|date=26 May 2006|access-date=8 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016123605/http://iht.com/articles/2006/05/26/news/preview.php |archive-date=16 October 2007 }}</ref>

== History ==

Officially named in French '''''Internationaux de France de Tennis''''' ("French Internationals of Tennis" in English),<ref>{{cite web|title=Un siècle d'histoire|url=https://www.rolandgarros.com/fr-fr/page/roland-garros-un-siecle-histoire-de-decugis-a-nadal|website=rolandgarros.com|access-date=6 October 2020|archive-date=8 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008180626/https://www.rolandgarros.com/fr-fr/page/roland-garros-un-siecle-histoire-de-decugis-a-nadal|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/sports/French-Open | title=Britannica: French Open | access-date=22 February 2021 | archive-date=8 March 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308021228/https://www.britannica.com/sports/French-Open | url-status=live }}</ref> the tournament uses the name '''''Roland-Garros'''''{{efn|name=name|The [[Stade Roland Garros|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]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Le Ramat typographique|last=Ramat|first=Aurel|year=1994|publisher=Éditions Charles Corlet|isbn=2854804686|page=63}}</ref>}} in all languages,<ref>{{cite web|title=Un siècle d'histoire|url=https://www.rolandgarros.com/fr-fr/page/roland-garros-un-siecle-histoire-de-decugis-a-nadal|language=French|work=Roland-Garros Official Website|access-date=6 October 2020|archive-date=8 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008180626/https://www.rolandgarros.com/fr-fr/page/roland-garros-un-siecle-histoire-de-decugis-a-nadal|url-status=live}}</ref> and it is usually called the '''French Open''' in English.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Christopher Clarey|title=A Puzzler in Paris: French Open or Roland Garros?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/sports/tennis/a-puzzler-in-paris-french-open-or-roland-garros.html|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=23 May 2013|access-date=28 August 2017|archive-date=9 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109154157/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/sports/tennis/a-puzzler-in-paris-french-open-or-roland-garros.html|url-status=live}}</ref><section begin=GrandSlamArticle/>

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 Français. In the final, he defeated [[P. Baigneres]] in straight sets.<ref name=PastWinners>{{cite web|work=rolandgarros.com |title=Event Guide / History / Past Winners 1891–2008 |url=http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/history/pastwinners.html |access-date=2009-07-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513071553/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/history/pastwinners.html |archive-date=13 May 2012 }}</ref> 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. <noinclude>This tournament was played until 1924, using four venues:

* Societé de Sport de l'Île de Puteaux (an island in the river [[Seine]]), in [[Puteaux]]; 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]] (a club founded in 1882, which initially had two lawn-tennis courts with four more [[Grass court|grass]] (''pelouse'') courts opened some years later, but due to the difficulty of maintenance, they were eventually transformed into [[Clay court|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]] (a club founded in 1895, which initially had four indoor wood courts and five outdoor clay courts), at 71, Boulevard Exelmans in the [[Auteuil, Paris|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.
* Société Athlétique de la Villa Primrose in [[Bordeaux]], on clay. Only played in 1909.</noinclude>

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 on clay courts at the [[Stade Français]] in [[Saint-Cloud]] (site of the previous World Hard Court Championships) in 1925 and 1927. In 1926 the Croix-Catelan of the Racing Club de France hosted the event in Paris, the 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 Français 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 [[Anthony 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 [[1924 Summer Olympics|Paris Olympic Games]] in [[Colombes]].<section end=GrandSlamArticle/>

After the [[The Four Musketeers (tennis)|Mousquetaires]] or Philadelphia Four ([[René 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 (aviator)|Roland Garros]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Evan Gershkovich |title=Who was Roland Garros? The fighter pilot behind the French Open |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/10/briefing/roland-garros-facts-french-open.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=10 June 2017 |access-date=8 May 2019 |archive-date=8 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508130715/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/10/briefing/roland-garros-facts-french-open.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The new [[Stade de Roland Garros]] (whose central court was renamed [[Court Philippe Chatrier]] in 1988) hosted that Davis Cup challenge. On 24 May 1928, the French International Championships moved there, and the event has been held there ever since.<ref name="Historypage">{{cite web | title=Roland Garros: a venue open all year long. Past Winners and Draws | publisher=ftt.fr | url=http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/default_en.asp?id=1575 | access-date=7 August 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808145713/http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/default_en.asp?id=1575 | archive-date=8 August 2007 }}</ref>

During World War II, the [[Tournoi de France (tennis)|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 [[Fédération Française de Tennis]].<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Henry D. Fetter|title=The French Open During World War II: A Hidden History|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/06/the-french-open-during-world-war-ii-a-hidden-history/239974/|magazine=[[The Atlantic]]|date=6 June 2011|access-date=7 March 2017|archive-date=10 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910125504/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/06/the-french-open-during-world-war-ii-a-hidden-history/239974/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon, making it the third [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] event of the year. In 1968, the year of the [[May 68|French General Strike]], the French Championships became the first Grand Slam tournament to go [[Open Tennis|open]], allowing both amateurs and professionals to compete.<ref name="Historypage"/>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=1215 |title=Roland Garros Awards Equal Pay |publisher=WTA Tour |date=16 March 2007 |access-date=20 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623122943/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=1215 |archive-date=23 June 2007 }}</ref>
In 2010, it was announced that the tournament was considering a move away from Roland Garros as part of a continuing rejuvenation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8580652.stm|title=French Open could move away from Roland Garros in Paris|date=16 March 2007|access-date=20 July 2007|publisher=BBC News|archive-date=28 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328002805/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8580652.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/17/sports/tennis/grand-slams-tiebreaker.html|title=The End of the Endless Final Set: Grand Slams Adopt Same Tiebreaker|date=17 March 2022|access-date=8 September 2023|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-date=9 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509172915/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/17/sports/tennis/grand-slams-tiebreaker.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-roland-garros-implement-new-final-set-tie-break-rules|title=French Open 2022: What is the 5th set tie-break rule set to be trialed at Roland Garros?|date=13 May 2022|access-date=8 September 2023|publisher=Sportskeeda|archive-date=8 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908034109/https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/tennis/news-roland-garros-implement-new-final-set-tie-break-rules|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/16/final-sets-in-all-four-grand-slams-to-be-decided-by-10-point-tie-break-tennis|title=Final sets in all four tennis grand slams to be decided by 10-point tie-break|date=16 March 2022|access-date=8 September 2023|work=[[The Guardian]]|archive-date=8 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908034108/https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/16/final-sets-in-all-four-grand-slams-to-be-decided-by-10-point-tie-break-tennis|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2024 edition marked the first time that a member of the [[Big Three (tennis)|Big Three]] ([[Roger Federer]], [[Rafael Nadal]] and [[Novak Djokovic]]) was not featured in the final since 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Last Roland-Garros Final Without a Member of the BIG 3 |url=https://www.tennisclubhouse.ca/en/post/the-last-roland-garros-final-without-a-member-of-the-big-3 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=tennisclubhouse.ca|date=5 June 2024 }}</ref>

=== 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>

== Surface characteristics ==
[[File:Composición de la tierra batida.JPG|thumb|upright=.7|left|Composition of the courts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Clay, the hallowed red dirt |url=https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/page/roland-garros-tournament-clay-the-hallowed-red-dirt |publisher=Roland-Garros |access-date=7 June 2021 |archive-date=7 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607012733/https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/page/roland-garros-tournament-clay-the-hallowed-red-dirt |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
The French Open has been the only major played on clay courts since 1978, when the US Open changed to hard courts.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-french-open-clay-surface-grass-courts-clay-origin | title=Why is the French Open played on clay? | date=19 May 2022 | access-date=23 May 2022 | archive-date=24 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524032205/https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-french-open-clay-surface-grass-courts-clay-origin | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/181055-the-french-open-for-dummies|title=The French Open for Dummies|work=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=22 May 2009|access-date=25 January 2022|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125060130/https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/181055-the-french-open-for-dummies.amp.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Clay courts slow down the ball and produce a high bounce when compared with [[grass court]]s or [[Hard (tennis)|hard courts]].{{citation needed|date=June 2024}} 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.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}} 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 French Open|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]], [[Björn Borg]], [[Ivan Lendl]], [[Mats Wilander]], [[Justine Henin]] and [[Chris Evert]], have found great success at this tournament. In the [[Tennis open era|Open Era]], the only male players who have won both the French Open and [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], played on faster grass courts, are [[Rod Laver]], [[Jan Kodeš]], [[Björn Borg]], [[Andre Agassi]], [[Rafael Nadal]], [[Roger Federer]], [[Novak Djokovic]] and [[Carlos Alcaraz]] and only female players are [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]], [[Margaret Court]], [[Billie Jean King]], [[Chris Evert]], [[Martina Navratilova]], [[Steffi Graf]], [[Serena Williams]], [[Maria Sharapova]], [[Garbiñe Muguruza]], [[Simona Halep]] and [[Ashleigh Barty]]. Borg's French Open–Wimbledon double was achieved three times consecutively.<ref name=Wimbledonrecords>{{cite web |url=http://www.wimbledon.com/heritage/history/legends/bjorn-borg |title=Wimbledon Legends – Bjorn Borg |publisher=Wimbledon.com |first=Ronald |last=Atkin |access-date=4 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211101251/http://www.wimbledon.com/heritage/history/legends/bjorn-borg |archive-date=11 February 2012 }}</ref>

===Composition of the courts===
1. Red brick dust.<br />
2. Crushed white limestone.<br />
3. Clinker (coal residue).<br />
4. Crushed gravel.<br />
5. Drain rock.

==Trophies, prize money and rankings points==
[[File:Image-Nadal photographié-cropped.jpg|thumb|upright=.7|Rafael Nadal holding the {{Lang|fr|[[Coupe des Mousquetaires]]|italic=no}} in 2006.]]
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=An A to Z of Roland Garros|url=http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/tournament_info/201307161374012338649.html|website=rolandgarros.com|publisher=[[Fédération Française de Tennis]] (FFT)|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402233658/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/tournament_info/201307161374012338649.html|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> 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 {{Lang|fr|[[Coupe des Mousquetaires]]}} (The Musketeers' Cup). It is named in honor of the "[[The Four Musketeers (tennis)|Four Musketeers]]". The trophy weighs 14&nbsp;kg, is 40&nbsp;cm high and 19&nbsp;cm wide.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Absalon |first1=Julien |title=Pourquoi les vainqueurs ne repartent pas avec les vrais trophées |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/le-scan-sport/le-saviez-vous/2014/05/25/27006-20140525ARTFIG00154-les-vainqueurs-de-rg-ne-repartent-pas-avec-les-vrais-trophees.php |access-date=3 June 2021 |work=Le Figaro |date=26 June 2014 |location=Paris |language=fr |archive-date=3 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603113120/https://www.lefigaro.fr/le-scan-sport/le-saviez-vous/2014/05/25/27006-20140525ARTFIG00154-les-vainqueurs-de-rg-ne-repartent-pas-avec-les-vrais-trophees.php |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name="trophy">{{cite web |title=THE TROPHIES |url=https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/page/roland-garros-the-trophies-french-open-winners |website=rolandgarros.com |access-date=3 June 2021 |location=Paris |page=en-US |archive-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606163448/https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/page/roland-garros-the-trophies-french-open-winners |url-status=live }}</ref>

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 [[Musée 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.<ref name="trophy"/>

===Prize money===
For 2025, the prize money pool was announced to be [[Euro|€]]56.352 million, an increase of 5.37% compared to the prize pool for [[2024 French Open|2024 edition]].<ref name="prizemoney">{{cite web |title=French Open 2025 Prize Money |url=https://www.perfect-tennis.com/prize-money/french-open/ |website=Perfect Tennis |access-date=30 April 2025 |date=30 April 2025 |archive-date=30 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250430084418/https://www.perfect-tennis.com/prize-money/french-open/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|width=130 bgcolor=#dfe2e9|'''[[2025 French Open|2025 Event]]'''
|width=80 bgcolor=lime|'''Winner'''
|width=85 bgcolor=#D8BFD8|Finalist
|width=85 bgcolor=#FFFF00|Semifinals
|width=85 bgcolor=#ffebcd|Quarterfinals
|width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|Round of 16
|width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|Round of 32
|width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|Round of 64
|width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|Round of 128
|width=85|Q3
|width=85|Q2
|width=85|Q1
|-
| style="background:#ededed;" | '''Singles'''
| €2,550,000
| €1,275,000
| €690,000
| €440,000
| €265,000
| €168,000
| €117,000
| €78,000
| €43,000
| €29,500
| €21,000
|-
| style="background:#ededed;" | '''Doubles'''<sup>1</sup>
| €590,000
| €295,000
| €148,000
| €80,000
| €43,500
| €27,500
| €17,500
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
| style="background:#ededed;" | '''Mixed doubles'''<sup>1</sup>
| €122,000
| €61,000
| €31,000
| €17,500
| €10,000
| €5,000
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
| style="background:#ededed;" | '''Wheelchair singles'''
| €63,900
| €31,950
| €20,600
| €12,360
| €8,750
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
| style="background:#ededed;" | '''Wheelchair doubles'''<sup>1</sup>
| €21,650
| €11,350
| €8,250
| €5,150
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
| style="background:#ededed;" | '''Quad wheelchair singles'''
| €63,900
| €31,950
| €20,600
| €12,360
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
| style="background:#ededed;" | '''{{nowrap|Quad wheelchair doubles}}'''<sup>1</sup>
| €21,650
| €11,350
| €8,250
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|}
*<sup>1</sup> Prize money for doubles is per team.

===Rankings points===
Men and women often receive point values based on the rules of their respective tours.

====Senior points====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center"
| style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;" |'''Event'''
| style="width:80px; background:lime;" |''' W '''
| style="width:85px; background:thistle;" |F
| style="width:85px; background:#ff0;" |SF
| style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;" |QF
| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;" |Round of 16
| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;" |Round of 32
| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;" |Round of 64
| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;" |Round of 128
| style="width:85px;" |Q
| style="width:85px;" |Q3
| style="width:85px;" |Q2
| style="width:85px;" |Q1
|-
! style="background:#ededed;" |Men's singles
| rowspan="4" |2000

| rowspan="2" |1300
| rowspan="2" |800
| rowspan="2" |400
| rowspan="2" |200
| rowspan="2" |100
|50
|10
|25
|16
|8
|0
|-
! style="background:#ededed;" |Men's doubles
|0
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
! style="background:#ededed;" |{{nowrap|Women's singles}}
| rowspan="2" |1300
| rowspan="2" |780
| rowspan="2" |430
| rowspan="2" |240
| rowspan="2" |130
|70
|10
|40
|30
|20
|2
|-
! style="background:#ededed;" |{{nowrap|Women's doubles}}
|10
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break|width=30%}}

====Wheelchair points====
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
| style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|'''Event'''
| style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W'''
| style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F
| style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF/3rd
| style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF/4th
|-
! style="background:#ededed;"|Singles
|800
|500
|375
|100
|-
! style="background:#ededed;"|Doubles
|800
|500
|100
|{{n/a}}
|-
! style="background:#ededed;"|Quad singles
|800
|500
|100
|{{n/a}}
|-
! style="background:#ededed;"|{{nowrap|Quad doubles}}
|800
|100
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|}

{{col-break|width=3%}}
{{col-break}}

====Junior points====
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"
|-
!style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|Event
!style="width:70px; background:lime;"|W
|style="width:70px; background:thistle;"|F
|style="width:70px; background:#ff0;"|SF
|style="width:70px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|style="width:80px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16
|style="width:80px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32
|style="width:60px;" |Q
|style="width:60px;" |Q3
|-
! style="background:#ededed;"|{{nowrap|Boys' singles}}
|rowspan=2|1000
|rowspan=2|600
|rowspan=2|370
|rowspan=2|200
|rowspan=2|100
|rowspan=2|45
|rowspan=2|30
|rowspan=2|20
|-
! style="background:#ededed;"|Girls' singles
|-
! style="background:#ededed;"|{{nowrap|Boys' doubles}}
|rowspan=2|750
|rowspan=2|450
|rowspan=2|275
|rowspan=2|150
|rowspan=2|75
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|-
! style="background:#ededed;"|{{nowrap|Girls' doubles}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|}{{col-end}}

== Champions ==

=== Former champions ===
* [[List of French Open men's singles champions|Men's singles]], winners of the ''[[Coupe des Mousquetaires]].''{{efn|name=SinglesMen|Last Men's Singles champion from France: [[Yannick Noah]] ([[1983 French Open – Men's singles|1983]]).}}
* [[List of French Open women's singles champions|Women's singles]], winners of the ''[[Coupe Suzanne Lenglen]].''{{efn|name=SinglesWomen|Last Women's Singles champion from France: [[Mary Pierce]] ([[2000 French Open – Women's singles|2000]]).}}
* [[List of French Open men's doubles champions|Men's doubles]], winners of the ''Coupe Jacques Brugnon.''
* [[List of French Open women's doubles champions|Women's doubles]], winners of the ''Coupe Simone Mathieu.''
* [[List of French Open mixed doubles champions|Mixed doubles]], winners of the ''Coupe Marcel Bernard.''
* [[List of French Open champions|All champions]]

=== Current champions ===
{| class="center toccolours"
|+ '''2024 French Open'''
|
<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
	
File:Carlos Alcaraz.jpg|'''[[Carlos Alcaraz]]''', the 2024 men's singles champion. At 21, he became the youngest male player to win a major title on three different surfaces.
File:Swiatek RG19 (1) (48199020336).jpg|'''[[Iga Świątek]]''', the 2024 women's singles champion. It was her fifth major title and her fourth at the French Open.
File:Arevalo RG19 (24) (48199356311).jpg|'''[[Marcelo Arévalo]]''' was part of the winning men's doubles team in 2024. It was his second major title.
File:Pavic WM17 (32) (36143101366).jpg|'''[[Mate Pavić]]''' was part of the winning men's doubles team in 2024. It was his fourth major title.
File:Gauff RG21 (6) (51375375152).jpg|'''[[Coco Gauff]]''' was part of the winning women's doubles team in 2024. It was her second major title.
File:Katerina Siniakova (Roland Garros 2023) 26.jpg|'''[[Kateřina Siniaková]]''' was part of the winning women's doubles team in 2024. It was her eighth major title and her third at the French Open.
File:Siegemund WMQ23 (53061863984).jpg|'''[[Laura Siegemund]]''' was part of the winning mixed doubles team in 2024. It was her second major title.
File:Roger Vasselin RG19 (3) (48199105732).jpg|'''[[Édouard Roger-Vasselin]]''' was part of the winning mixed doubles team in 2024. It was his second major title at the French Open.
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|}

===Most recent finals===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders nowrap"
|-
!width=130|[[2024 French Open|2024 event]]
!width=170|Champion
!width=170|Runner-up
!width=220|Score
|-
!scope="row"| [[2024 French Open – Men's singles|Men's singles]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Alcaraz]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Alexander Zverev]] || 6–3, 2–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
|-
!scope="row"| [[2024 French Open – Women's singles|Women's singles]]
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Iga Świątek]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Jasmine Paolini]] || 6–2, 6–1
|-
!scope="row"| [[2024 French Open – Men's doubles|Men's doubles]]
|{{flagicon|ESA}} [[Marcelo Arévalo]] <br /> {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Mate Pavić]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Simone Bolelli]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Vavassori]]
| 7–5, 6–3
|-
!scope="row"| [[2024 French Open – Women's doubles|Women's doubles]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Coco Gauff]] <br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Kateřina Siniaková]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sara Errani]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Jasmine Paolini]]
| 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 6–3
|-
!scope="row"| [[2024 French Open – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Laura Siegemund]] <br /> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Édouard Roger-Vasselin]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Desirae Krawczyk]] <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Neal Skupski]] || 6–4, 7–5
|-
|}

== Records ==
[[File:Rafael Nadal 2011 Roland Garros 2011-crop.jpg|thumb|upright=.7| [[Rafael Nadal]], the all-time record holder in men's singles.]]
[[File:Chris Evert playing tennis at Camp David.png|thumb|upright=.7|[[Chris Evert]], the all-time record holder in women's singles.]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
! Record
! style="width:110px;"| Era
! Player(s)
! Count
! Years
|-
| colspan=5 style="background: #f4e0d7;"|'''''<big>Men since 1891</big>'''''
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''Most singles titles'''
| [[Open Era]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Nadal]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Rafael Nadal at the French Open|14]]
| 2005–2008, 2010–2014, 2017–2020, 2022
|-
| [[History of tennis#Tournaments and tours of the Amateur Era|Amateur Era]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Henri Cochet]]
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932 <br />● [[World Hard Court Championships]]: 1922
|-
| French Championships*
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Max Decugis]]
| style="text-align:center;" |8
| 1903–1904, 1907–1909, 1912–1914
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''Most consecutive singles titles'''
| Open Era
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Nadal]]
| style="text-align:center;" |5
| 2010–2014
|-
| Amateur Era
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Parker (tennis)|Frank Parker]] <br /> {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Jaroslav Drobný]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Trabert]] <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Nicola Pietrangeli]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| 1948–1949 <br /> 1951–1952 <br /> 1954–1955 <br /> 1959–1960
|-
| French Championships*
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paul Aymé]]
| style="text-align:center;" |4
| 1897–1900
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''Most doubles titles'''
| Open Era
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Nestor]]<br />{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Max Mirnyi]]
| style="text-align:center;" |4
| 2007 with [[Mark Knowles]], 2010 with [[Nenad Zimonjić]], 2011, 2012 with [[Max Mirnyi]].<br /> 2005, 2006 with [[Jonas Björkman]], 2011, 2012 with [[Daniel Nestor]].
|-
| Amateur Era
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]]
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| 1960, 1962 with [[Neale Fraser]], 1961 with [[Rod Laver]], 1963 with [[Manuel Santana]], 1964 with [[Ken Fletcher]], 1965 with [[Fred Stolle]].
|-
| French Championships*
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Max Decugis]]
| style="text-align:center;" |13
| 1902–1909, 1911–1914, 1920<ref name="fo">{{cite web|title=French Open winners|url=http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/history/winners.html|publisher=Roland Garros|access-date=2 February 2015|archive-date=23 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123113439/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/history/winners.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''Most consecutive doubles titles'''
| Open Era
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Nestor]]
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| 2010–2012
|-
| Amateur Era
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]]
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| 1960–1965
|-
| French Championships*
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Maurice Germot]]
| style="text-align:center;" |10
| 1906–1914, 1920<ref name="fo" />
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''Most mixed doubles titles'''
| Open Era
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Claude Barclay]]
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| 1968, 1971, 1973 with [[Françoise Dürr]].
|-
| Amateur Era 
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Fletcher]]
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| 1963–1965 with [[Margaret Court]].
|-
| French Championships*
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Max Decugis]]
| style="text-align:center;" |7
| 1904–1906, 1908–1909, 1914 and 1920 with [[Suzanne Lenglen]].
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''Most Championships<br /><small>(singles, doubles & mixed doubles)</small>'''
| Open Era
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Nadal]]
| style="text-align:center;" |14
| 2005–2008, 2010–2014, 2017–2020, 2022 (14 singles)
|-
| French Championships*
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Max Decugis]]
| style="text-align:center;" |28
| 1902–1920 (8 singles, 13 doubles, 7 mixed)
|-
| colspan=5 style="background: #f4e0d7;"|'''''<big>Women since 1897</big>'''''
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''Most singles titles'''
| [[Open Era]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Evert]]
| style="text-align:center;" |7
| 1974–1975, 1979–1980, 1983, 1985–1986
|-
| French Championships*
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Suzanne Lenglen]]
| style="text-align:center;" |6
| 1920–1923, 1925–1926 <br />● [[World Hard Court Championships]]: 1914, 1921–23
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''Most consecutive singles titles'''
| Open Era
| {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Monica Seles]] <br /> {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Justine Henin]] <br /> {{flagicon|POL}} [[Iga Świątek]]
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| 1990–1992 <br /> 2005–2007 <br /> 2022–2024
|-
| French Championships*
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jeanne Matthey]] <br /> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Suzanne Lenglen]]
| style="text-align:center;" |4
| 1909–1912 <br /> 1920–1923
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''Most doubles titles'''
| Open Era
| {{flagicon|CZE}}/{{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]]
| style="text-align:center;" |7
| 1975 with Chris Evert, 1982 with [[Anne Smith (tennis)|Anne Smith]], 1984–1985, 1987, 1988 with [[Pam Shriver]], 1986 with [[Andrea Temesvári]].
|-
| French Championships*
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Simonne Mathieu]]
| style="text-align:center;" |6
| 1933, 1934 with [[Elizabeth Ryan]], 1936–1937, 1938 with [[Billie Yorke]], 1939 with [[Jadwiga Jędrzejowska]].
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''Most consecutive doubles titles'''
| Open Era
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gigi Fernández]]
| style="text-align:center;" |5
| 1984–1985, 1987–1988 with [[Pam Shriver]], 1986 with [[Andrea Temesvári]].<br />1991 with [[Jana Novotná]], 1992–95 with [[Natasha Zvereva]].
|-
| French Championships*
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Françoise Dürr]]
| style="text-align:center;" |5
| 1967–1971
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''Most mixed doubles titles'''
| Open Era
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Françoise Dürr]]
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| 1968, 1971, 1973 with [[Jean-Claude Barclay]].
|-
| French Championships*
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Suzanne Lenglen]]
| style="text-align:center;" |7
| 1914, 1920 with [[Max Decugis]], 1921–1923, 1925, 1926 with [[Jacques Brugnon]].
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''Most Championships<br /><small>(singles, doubles & mixed doubles)</small>'''
| Open Era
| {{flagicon|CZE}}/{{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]]
| style="text-align:center;" |11
| 1974–1988 (2 singles, 7 doubles, 2 mixed)
|-
| French Championships*
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Suzanne Lenglen]]
| style="text-align:center;" |15
| 1919–1926 (6 singles, 2 doubles, 7 mixed)
|-
| colspan=5 style="background: #f4e0d7;"|'''''Wheelchair: singles and doubles since 2007, quads since 2019'''''
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''Most singles titles'''
| Men
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shingo Kunieda]]
| style="text-align: center;"|8
| 2007–2010, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022
|-
| Women
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Esther Vergeer]]
| style="text-align: center;"|6
| 2007–2012
|-
| Quads
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dylan Alcott]]
| style="text-align: center;"|3
| 2019–2021
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''Most consecutive singles titles'''
| Men
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Kunieda
| style="text-align: center;"|4
| 2007–2010
|-
| Women
| {{flagicon|NED}} Esther Vergeer
| style="text-align: center;"|6
| 2006–2009
|-
| Quads
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Dylan Alcott
| style="text-align: center;"|3
| 2019–2021
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''Most doubles titles'''
| Men
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Kunieda
| style="text-align: center;"|8
| 2007–2011, 2013–2015
|-
| Women
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Aniek van Koot]]
| style="text-align: center;"|9
| 2010, 2013, 2015, 2018–2022, 2024
|-
| Quads
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Wagner (tennis)|David Wagner]]
| style="text-align: center;"|3
| 2019–2022
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''Most consecutive doubles titles'''
| Men
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Alfie Hewett]] <br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Gordon Reid (tennis)|Gordon Reid]]
| style="text-align: center;"|5
| 2020–2024 <br /> 2020–2024
|-
| Women
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Diede de Groot]] <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} Aniek van Koot
| style="text-align: center;"|5
|  2018–2022 <br /> 2018–2022
|-
| Quads
| {{flagicon|USA}} David Wagner
| style="text-align: center;"|3
| 2019–2022
|-
| colspan=5 style="background: #f4e0d7;"|'''''<big>Miscellaneous</big>'''''
|-
| rowspan=2|'''Unseeded champions'''
| Men
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mats Wilander]] <br /> {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gustavo Kuerten]] <br /> {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gastón Gaudio]]
| colspan=2|[[1982 French Open – Men's singles|1982]] <br />[[1997 French Open – Men's singles|1997]] <br />[[2004 French Open – Men's singles|2004]]
|-
| Women
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Margaret Scriven]] <br /> {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Jeļena Ostapenko]] <br /> {{flagicon|POL}} [[Iga Świątek]]<br /> {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Barbora Krejčíková]] 
| colspan=2|[[1933 French Championships – Women's singles|1933]] <br /> [[2017 French Open – Women's singles|2017]] <br /> [[2020 French Open – Women's singles|2020]] <br /> [[2021 French Open – Women's singles|2021]]
|-
| rowspan=2| '''Youngest singles champion'''
| Men
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]]
| colspan=2|17 years and 3 months ([[1989 French Open – Men's singles|1989]])
|-
| Women
| {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Monica Seles]]
| colspan=2|16 years and 6 months ([[1990 French Open – Women's singles|1990]])
|-
| rowspan=2|'''Oldest singles champion'''
| Men
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Novak Djokovic]]
| colspan=2|36 years and 20 days ([[2023 French Open – Men's singles|2023]])
|-
| Women
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Zsuzsa Körmöczy]]
| colspan=2|33 years and 10 months ([[1958 French Championships – Women's singles|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 [[World Hard Court Championships|WHCC]].''

== Broadcasting and streaming ==

===France===
[[France Télévisions]] and [[Amazon Prime Video]] hold the broadcast rights to the French Open until 2027.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Medias/Actualites/Droits-tv-france-televisions-et-amazon-prolongent-roland-garros-jusqu-en-2027/1388733|title=Droits TV : France Télévisions et Amazon prolongent Roland-Garros jusqu'en 2027|date=30 March 2023|access-date=8 September 2023|work=[[L'Équipe]]|language=fr|archive-date=8 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908034108/https://www.lequipe.fr/Medias/Actualites/Droits-tv-france-televisions-et-amazon-prolongent-roland-garros-jusqu-en-2027/1388733|url-status=live}}</ref> All 11 "night sessions" will remain exclusive to Prime Video.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rolandgarros.com/fr-fr/article/droits-tv-diffusion-roland-garros-france-televisions-prime-video-2027|title=Le tournoi sur France Télévisions et Prime Video jusqu'en 2027|date=30 March 2023|access-date=8 September 2023|work=Roland-Garros Official Website|language=fr|archive-date=19 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019094625/https://www.rolandgarros.com/fr-fr/article/droits-tv-diffusion-roland-garros-france-televisions-prime-video-2027|url-status=live}}</ref>
Studio presentation for the French Open on France Télévisions is hosted by Laurent Luyat and is historically located on a terrace in a corner of the Court Philippe Chatrier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.francetelevisions.fr/et-vous/notre-tele/a-ne-pas-manquer/roland-garros-2023-laurent-luyat-fete-ses-20-ans-en-terrasse-17479|title=Roland-Garros 2023 : Laurent Luyat fête ses 20 ans en terrasse !|date=30 May 2023|website=[[France Télévisions]]|language=fr|access-date=8 September 2023|archive-date=8 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908040111/https://www.francetelevisions.fr/et-vous/notre-tele/a-ne-pas-manquer/roland-garros-2023-laurent-luyat-fete-ses-20-ans-en-terrasse-17479|url-status=live}}</ref>

===United States===
[[Tennis on NBC|NBC]]'s coverage of the French Open began in [[1975 French Open|1975]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fangsbites.com/2013/05/nbc-begins-coverage-of-the-20134-french-open-this-sunday/ |title=NBC Begins Coverage of The 2013 French Open This Sunday |last1=Fang |first1=Ken |date=23 May 2013 |work=Fang's Bites |access-date=26 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208040936/http://fangsbites.com/2013/05/nbc-begins-coverage-of-the-20134-french-open-this-sunday/ |archive-date=8 December 2013 }}</ref> In 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newyorktennismagazine.com/article/tennis-channel-reaches-french-open-broadcasting-agreement/ |title=Tennis Channel Reaches French Open Broadcasting Agreement – New York Tennis Magazine }}</ref> [[Tennis Channel]] acquired the pay television rights to the tournament and sub-licensed coverage of morning window (U.S. time) matches to [[ESPN]] for broadcast by [[ESPN2]] from 2007 through 2015.<ref name=aa-espnfrenchopen>{{cite web|title=ESPN drops the French Open, NBCSN could step in|url=http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/espn-drops-the-french-open-nbcsn-could-step-in.html|website=Awful Announcing|date=3 August 2015|access-date=3 August 2015|archive-date=29 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629084742/http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/espn-drops-the-french-open-nbcsn-could-step-in.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name=aa-espnfrenchopen/> Rather than find another partner to sub-license coverage to, Tennis Channel chose to retain the rights under its new owner [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]], nearly doubling the amount of Tennis Channel's coverage.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Umstead |first1=R. Thomas |title=Tennis Channel Extends French Open Pay TV Rights |url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/tennis-channel-aces-french-open-pay-tv-rights/403283 |website=[[Multichannel News]] |access-date=20 September 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160915061048/http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/tennis-channel-aces-french-open-pay-tv-rights/403283 |archive-date=15 September 2016 |date=14 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{cbignore|bot=InternetArchiveBot}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2015/08/03/Media/ESPN-French-Open.aspx|title=ESPN bids French Open adieu after 13 years|last1=Ourand|first1=John|last2=Kaplan|first2=Daniel|date=3 August 2015|work=[[Sports Business Journal]]|access-date=16 March 2016|archive-date=14 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314173558/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2015/08/03/Media/ESPN-French-Open.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

Starting with the 2023 edition and continuing the following year, NBC moved some of its coverage of the French Open exclusively to its streaming service, [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/french-open-tv-live-stream-schedule-roland-garros-peacock |title=2023 French Open TV, live stream schedule |date=9 June 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/french-open-2024-broadcast-schedule |title=2024 French Open TV, live stream schedule |date=5 June 2024 }}</ref>

In June 2024, it was reported that the U.S. rights had been acquired by [[TNT Sports (United States)|TNT Sports]] beginning in 2025, as part of an overall deal with [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] that also includes a renewal of its pan-European rights with Eurosport.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=2024-06-07 |title=Warner Bros. Discovery Snares U.S. Rights to French Open (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/warner-bros-discovery-french-open-us-rights-1236028911/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Marchand |first=Andrew |title=French Open, TNT Sports agree to 10-year, $650 million deal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5549492/2024/06/07/french-open-tnt-sports-broadcast-rights/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Matches air mainly on [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]], with [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] and [[TruTV]] providing coverage as well. All matches are also available streaming on [[Max (streaming service)|Max]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/venus-williams-joins-tnts-french-open-broadcast-team-2025-05-04/ |title=Venus Williams joins TNT's French Open broadcast team |work=Reuters }}</ref>

===United Kingdom===

BBC began broadcasting French Open finals annually in 1981<ref>{{cite web|title=Sunday Grandstand, BBC Genome|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4650bb461eef4151b564000fec4b47a1|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk|date=7 June 1981|access-date=24 May 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524062350/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4650bb461eef4151b564000fec4b47a1|url-status=live}}</ref> (often in their ''[[Grandstand (TV programme)|Grandstand]]'' or ''Sunday Grandstand'' programmes). The BBC's coverage continued until 2011. From 2012 until 2021, [[ITV Sport]] televised the French Open in the United Kingdom. Eurosport began broadcasting the tournament in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Guardian (TV listings), 7 June 1989|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/260216455|via=Newspapers.com|date=7 June 1989|access-date=24 May 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524062403/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/260216455/|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2022, [[Eurosport]] holds exclusive UK broadcast rights to the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport-onthebox.com/2021/06/11/eurosport-discovery-roland-garros-french-open-tennis-uk-tv-rights-2022-2026/|title=Eurosport secures exclusive Roland Garros rights from 2022|date=11 June 2021|access-date=24 May 2022|archive-date=20 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420104634/https://sport-onthebox.com/2021/06/11/eurosport-discovery-roland-garros-french-open-tennis-uk-tv-rights-2022-2026/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/atp-wta-tennis-news-who-are-the-commentators-for-french-open-2022/|title=Who Are the Commentators for French Open 2022?|date=18 May 2022|access-date=18 May 2022|work=Essentially Sports|first=Shivali|last=Sharma|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531202645/https://www.essentiallysports.com/atp-wta-tennis-news-who-are-the-commentators-for-french-open-2022/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== India ===

In India, [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]] had the exclusive broadcast rights of the French Open.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} However, Sony Pictures Sports Network, owned by [[Sony Pictures Networks India]], acquired the broadcast rights from 2022 through 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/news/sony-pictures-networks-gets-exclusive-media-rights-for-french-open-in-india-11651734272937.html|title=Sony Pictures Networks gets exclusive media rights for French Open in India|date=5 May 2022|access-date=5 May 2022|work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]|first=Varuni|last=Khosla|archive-date=10 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510032728/https://www.livemint.com/sports/news/sony-pictures-networks-gets-exclusive-media-rights-for-french-open-in-india/amp-11651734272937.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Ball boys and ball girls ==
For the 2024 French Open, 280 "ramasseurs de balles" (literally "gatherers of balls" in English) are scheduled to be selected for the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://weareballos.rolandgarros.com/articles/devenir_ramasseur_article_devenir_ramasseur_de_bal|language=French|title=Devenir ramasseur de balles à Roland-Garros|date=27 May 2023|access-date=8 September 2023|work=Roland-Garros Official Website|first=Romain|last=Vinot|archive-date=24 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924203215/https://weareballos.rolandgarros.com/articles/devenir_ramasseur_article_devenir_ramasseur_de_bal|url-status=live}}</ref> 

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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rolandgarros.com/fr-fr/article/mini-serie-ramasseurs-de-balles-objectif-roland-garros-episode-1|language=French|title=Viver l'aventure des ramasseurs de Roland-Garros !|date=15 February 2022|access-date=15 February 2022|work=Roland-Garros Official Website|first=Romain|last=Vinot|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531184122/https://www.rolandgarros.com/fr-fr/article/mini-serie-ramasseurs-de-balles-objectif-roland-garros-episode-1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/insolite/luka-14-ans-un-dromois-ramasseur-de-balles-a-roland-garros-1601567795|language=French|title=Luka, 14 ans, un Drômois ramasseur de balles à Roland-Garros|date=4 October 2020|access-date=4 October 2020|work=France Bleu|first=Claire|last=Guedon|archive-date=2 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102010141/https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/insolite/luka-14-ans-un-dromois-ramasseur-de-balles-a-roland-garros-1601567795|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/routine-of-les-ramasseurs-ball-kids-rg19|title=Day in the Life: Ball Kids|date=2 June 2019|access-date=2 June 2019|work=Roland-Garros Official Website|first=Sarah|last=Edworthy|archive-date=2 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602221655/https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/routine-of-les-ramasseurs-ball-kids-rg19|url-status=live}}</ref> Upon selection they are trained in the weeks leading up to the event.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://weareballos.rolandgarros.com/articles/devenir_ramasseur_article_devenir_ramasseur_de_bal|language=French|title=Devenir ramasseur de balles à Roland-Garros|date=20 May 2022|access-date=20 May 2022|work=Roland-Garros Official Website|first=Romain|last=Vinot|archive-date=6 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706223006/https://weareballos.rolandgarros.com/articles/devenir_ramasseur_article_devenir_ramasseur_de_bal|url-status=live}}</ref>

== See also ==
; Lists of champions
* [[List of French Open champions]] (all events)
** [[List of French Open men's singles champions]]
** [[List of French Open women's singles champions]]
** [[List of French Open men's doubles champions]]
** [[List of French Open women's doubles champions]]
** [[List of French Open mixed doubles champions]]
* [[List of French Open singles finalists during the Open Era]], records and statistics

; Other Grand Slam tournaments
* [[Australian Open]]
* [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
* [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.rolandgarros.com/}}
* {{in lang|fr}} [https://www.france.tv/sport/tennis/roland-garros/ Roland-Garros on France Télévisions]
* {{in lang|fr}} [https://www.ina.fr/recherche?q=roland-garros Roland-Garros on ina.fr : more than 600 hours of archive footage]
* [http://www.paris-photos.org/roland-garros.php Photos of Roland-Garros]
* [http://www.grandslamhistory.com/index.php?menu=winners&act=GetWinnersTGSU&id_tour=2&id_event=1&id_nation=0/ All winners and runners-up. Reference book]

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