French Open
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The French Open (French: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (French: [ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁos]), 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 events every year, held after the Australian Open and before Wimbledon and the US Open. It was established in 1891 but it did not become a Grand Slam event until 1925. The French Open begins in late May and continues for two weeks. The tournament and venue are named after the French aviator Roland Garros. The French Open is the premier clay court championship in the world and the only Grand Slam tournament currently held on this surface. 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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| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semifinals | Quarterfinals | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| 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 |
| Doubles1 | €590,000 | €295,000 | €148,000 | €80,000 | €43,500 | €27,500 | €17,500 | — | — | — | — |
| Mixed doubles1 | €122,000 | €61,000 | €31,000 | €17,500 | €10,000 | €5,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wheelchair singles | €63,900 | €31,950 | €20,600 | €12,360 | €8,750 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wheelchair doubles1 | €21,650 | €11,350 | €8,250 | €5,150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quad wheelchair singles | €63,900 | €31,950 | €20,600 | €12,360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quad wheelchair doubles1 | €21,650 | €11,350 | €8,250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Women's doubles | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| 2025 event | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Carlos Alcaraz | Jannik Sinner | 4–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(10–2) |
| Women's singles | Coco Gauff | Aryna Sabalenka | 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–4 |
| Men's doubles | Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos | Joe Salisbury Neal Skupski | 6–0, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 |
| Women's doubles | Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini | Anna Danilina Aleksandra Krunić | 6–4, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Mixed doubles | Sara Errani Andrea Vavassori | Taylor Townsend Evan King | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 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 Drobný Tony Trabert Nicola Pietrangeli | 2 | 1948–1949 1951–1952 1954–1955 1959–1960 | |
| French Championships* | Paul Aymé | 4 | 1897–1900 | |
| Most doubles titles | Open Era | Daniel Nestor Max Mirnyi | 4 | 2007 with Mark Knowles, 2010 with Nenad Zimonjić, 2011, 2012 with Max Mirnyi. 2005, 2006 with Jonas Björkman, 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Most mixed doubles titles | Open Era | Jean-Claude Barclay | 3 | 1968, 1971, 1973 with Françoise Dürr. |
| 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 Iga Świątek | 3 | 1990–1992 2005–2007 2022–2024 |
| 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 Temesvári. |
| French Championships* | Simonne Mathieu | 6 | 1933, 1934 with Elizabeth Ryan, 1936–1937, 1938 with Billie Yorke, 1939 with Jadwiga Jędrzejowska. | |
| Most consecutive doubles titles | Open Era | Martina Navratilova Gigi Fernández | 5 | 1984–1985, 1987–1988 with Pam Shriver, 1986 with Andrea Temesvári.1991 with Jana Novotná, 1992–95 with Natasha Zvereva. |
| French Championships* | Françoise Dürr | 5 | 1967–1971 | |
| Most mixed doubles titles | Open Era | Françoise Dürr | 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 | 9 | 2010, 2013, 2015, 2018–2022, 2024 | |
| Quads | David Wagner | 3 | 2019–2022 | |
| Most consecutive doubles titles | Men | Alfie Hewett Gordon Reid | 5 | 2020–2024 2020–2024 |
| 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 Gastón Gaudio | 1982 1997 2004 | |
| Women | Margaret Scriven Jeļena Ostapenko Iga Świątek Barbora Krejčíková | 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) | ||
| Preceded byAustralian Open | Grand Slam Tournament May–June | Succeeded byWimbledon |
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- In the main draws, there are 128 singles players (S) and 64 doubles teams (D), and there are 128 and 16 entrants in the
- Usually the tournament is held in late May to early June. However, there have been exceptions: The 1946 and 1947 tournam
- The stadium and tournament are both hyphenated as Roland-Garros because French spelling rules dictate that in the name o
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