Roland Garros also known as French Open is the 2nd yearly Grand Slam of Tennis. This major tennis event will be held over 2 weeks at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The Roland Garros begins in late May each year. The 2024 French Open started on 26 May and ended on 9th June.
The event will be held on an outdoor clay court surface. French Open consists of 128 singles draw and 64 doubles draw.
Roland Garros – French Open Grand Slam Tournament
The French Open is an annual clay court tennis tournament held in Paris, France. The tournament is based in Stade Roland Garros with the matches held at its many different courts. It is part of both the WTA and ATP Tours and the 2nd of the 4 Grand Slams which are the biggest and highest level of tennis competition in the whole world.
This year French Open will mark the128th edition and the 56th edition of the Open Era. Apart from the singles and doubles disciplines, mixed doubles event is also conducted at the same time. The title sponsor for the event is the BNP Paribas. Emirates, Lacoste, Oppo, and Rolex are premium partners while Haier, and Wilson are Official Partners
| Location | Paris, France |
| Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
| Tour category | Grand Slam |
| Prize Money | €53.478 million (ATP &WTA) |
| Draw | 128 S, 64 D |
Recent Matches Results of the WTA French Open 2024
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French Open- Roland Garros History and Winners
Roland Garros was founded in 1891, this year it was the 126th edition but at the Grand Slam level, it has had 90 events since 1925. This Tournament has had different venues since founded like Stade Roland Garros(since 1928), Societé de Sport de Île de Puteaux, atPuteaux(1891–1894), Tennis Club de Paris, atAuteuil(1895–1908), Société Athlétique de la Villa Primrose atBordeaux(1909), Croix-Catelan deRacing Club de Franceat theBois de Boulogne(1910–1924, 1926),Stade FrançaisatSaint-Cloud(1925, 1927).
Winners
| Year | Single’s Champions | Doubles Champions |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| 2023 | Iga Swiatek (Pol) | Hsieh Su-Wei / Wang Xinyu |
| 2022 | Iga Swiatek (Pol) | Carolina Garcia (FRA) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) |
| 2021 | Barbora Krejcikova (Czk) | Barbora Krejcikova (Czk)/Katerina Siniakova (Czk) |
| 2020 | Iga Swiatek (Pol) | Kristina Mladenovic (Fra) / Timea Babos (Hun) |
| 2019 | Ashleigh Barty (Aus) | Kristina Mladenovic (Fra) / Timea Babos (Hun) |
| 2018 | Simona Halep (Rom) | Barbora Krejcikova (Czk)/Katerina Siniakova (Czk) |
| 2017 | Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) | Bathanie Mattek-sands(USA)/Lucie Safarova (Czk) |
WTA French Open Facts
- The French Open is the only grand slam that is played on a clay court.
- Clay court has unique features like slowing down the ball and producing a high bounce compared to grass-court or hard courts.
- The winner gets 2000 points, finalists have 1200 points, and semifinalists have 720 points then QF, a round of 16, a round of 32, a round of 64, and a round of 128 get 360, 180, 90, 45, and 10 respectively.
- Chris Evert from the USA has a record of winning the French Open 7 times.
- In doubles, Czech-o-American star Martina Navratilova has won the French Open 7 times.
- In 2020 Iga Swiatek and in 2021 Barbora Krejcikova (See Barbora Krejcikova Net Worth), unseeded players won the French Open.
- If in 2024, Iga Swiatek wins Roland Garros, she will be the first wta player to win 3 back-to-back Roland Garros since Justine Henin (2005-06-07).
- In 2021, Singles champion Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic also won the doubles championship.
WTA French Open 2024 Prize Money, Points
In 2024, Roland Garros’ total prize money increased up to 11% which will be €53.4 million. The winner of singles will get a cheque of €2.4 mil while in doubles, the winning pair will receive €590,000 and €122,000 will go to Mixed doubles champions.
See : WTA Roland Garros 2023 Results, Prize money
Prize Money distribution for WTA French Open 2024 will be as follows:
| Stage | SinglesPrize Money | DoublesPrize Money | Mixed Prize Money | WTA Points |
| Winner | €2,400,000 | €590,000 | €122,000 | 2000 |
| Finals | €1,200,000 | €295,000 | €61,000 | 1300 |
| Semi-Finals | €650,000 | €148,000 | €31,000 | 780 |
| Quarterfinals | €415,000 | €80,000 | €17,500 | 430 |
| Round of 16 | €250,000 | €43,500 | €10,000 | 240 |
| Round of 32 | €158,000 | €27,500 | €5,000 | 130 |
| Round of 64 | €110,000 | €17,500 | —— | 70S,10D |
| Round of 128 | €73,000 | —— | —— | 10 |
| Q3 | €41,000 | |||
| Q2 | €28,000 | |||
| Q1 | €20,000 |
WTA French Open 2024 Draws
The tournament will have128 singlesand64 doublesdraws that will be released as the event progresses. French Openofficials have confirmed the2024 drawwill take place on Wednesday, May 22 (local time) with no time set in stone just yet. Entry is free but Tick is required for this event.
- Women’s singles: 128 competitors including 12 qualifiers and eight wildcards.
- Women’s doubles: 64 pairs, including up to seven wildcards.
- Mixed doubles: 32 pairs, including up to eight wildcards.
- Wheelchair singles:8 competitors, including one wildcard.
- Quad wheelchair singles: 4 competitors, round-robin competition.
- Quad wheelchair doubles2 teams.
French Open 2024 Dates, Schedule
There were complete 2 action-packed weeks of world-class tennis in Paris. The tournament will have night sessions since 2021. Take a look at the schedule below to assist with planning your ultimate French Open experience. Time is considered a local time.
The Event will be held across 2 weeks from 26 May to 9 June. The qualifying round will be conducted on the 5 days leading up to the main draw, from the 21st to the 25th of May.
The schedule for the Roland Garros 2024 is as follows:
| Date | Singles Matches | Doubles Matches |
| 26 May | Round 1 | —— |
| 27 May | Round 1 | ——- |
| 28 May | Round 1- Round 2 | Round 1 |
| 29 May | Round 2 | Round 1 |
| 30 June | Round 2 | Round 1 |
| 31st June | Round 3 | Round 2 |
| 1st June | Round 3 | Round 2 |
| 2nd June | Round 4 | Round 3 |
| 3rd June | Round 4 | Round 3 |
| 4th June | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals |
| 5th June | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals |
| 6th June | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 7th June | —— | —— |
| 8th June | Finale | —— |
| 9th June | —— | Finale |
Keep in mind the schedule may be subject to change.
WTA French Open 2024 Players list
Being a Grand Slam event, all the top-ranking players from around the world will be present including the world’s top 10. All but three of the Top 99 players as of April 15 received direct entry to the main draw of the second Grand Slam of the year. World no. 1 and 2022-23 championIga Swiatek, world no. 3 Jessica Pegula,Madison Keys, and other returning players will be in attendance. Australian Open 2024 champion Aryna Sabalenka will be featured to win the 2nd grand slam of the year.
3 players from the top 100 are not included in the entry list. Karolina Muchova (right wrist injury), Petra Kvitova, and Belinda Bencic, who are both on maternity leave.
French Open 2024 Seeds
Singles
| Seed | Player | Ranking |
| 1 | Iga Swiatek | 1 |
| 2 | Aryna Sabalenka | 2 |
| 3 | Coco Gauff | 3 |
| 4 | Elena Rybakina | 4 |
| 5 | Jessica Pegula | 5 |
| 6 | Maria Sakkari | 6 |
| 7 | Zheng Qinwen | 7 |
| 8 | Marketa Voundrousova | 8 |
| 9 | Ons Jabeur | 9 |
| 10 | Jelena Ostapenko | 10 |
| 11 | Daria Kasatkina | 11 |
| 12 | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 12 |
| 13 | Jasmine Paolini | 14 |
| 14 | Danielle Collins | 15 |
| 15 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 16 |
| 16 | Liudmila Samsonova | 17 |
| 17 | Elina Svitolina | 18 |
| 18 | Veronika Kudermetova | 19 |
| 19 | Madison Keys | 20 |
| 20 | Emma Navarro | 21 |
| 21 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 22 |
| 22 | Karoline Garcia | 23 |
| 23 | Barbora Krejcikova | 24 |
| 24 | Victoria Azarenka | 25 |
| 25 | Anna Kalinskaya | 26 |
| 26 | Marta Kostyuk | 27 |
| 27 | Katie Boulter | 28 |
| 28 | Sorana Cirstea | 29 |
| 29 | Elise Mertens | 30 |
| 30 | Linda Noskova | 31 |
| 31 | Angelique Kerber | 32 |
| 32 | Anhelina Kalinina | 33 |
French Open 2024 Wild Cards, Protected Ranking
The wild-card entries released as of 15 May are as follows:
- Alize Cornet
- Fiono Ferro
- Elsa Jacquemot
- Kristina Mladenovic
- Chloe Paquet
- Jessika Ponchet
- Ajla Tomljanovic
- Sachia Vickery
Players that have received protected/special ranking are as follows:
French Open 2024 Doubles Seeds
| Seeds | Players |
| 1 | Barbora Krejcikova/ Katerina Siniakova |
| 2 | Coco Gauff/ Jessica Pegula |
| 3 | Storm Hunter/ Elise Mertens |
| 4 | Lyudmyla Kichenok/ Jelena Ostapenko |
| 5 | Desirae Krawczyk/ Demi Schuurs |
| 6 | Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Ellen Perez |
| 7 | Shuko Aoyama/ Ena Shibahara Haddad Maia/Zhang Shuai |
| 8 | Gabriela Dabrowski / Luisa Stefani |
| 9 | Kristina Mladenovic / Zhang Shuai |
| 10 | Leylah Fernandez / Taylor Townsend |
WTA Roland Garros French Open 2024 Tickets
For ticket information and rates please visit the official site of Roland Garros.
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