Roland Garros, also known as the French Open, is a Major tennis event that takes place at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. It is the only clay-court Grand Slam tournament, and the second of the four annual Major events on the calendar. The tournament features men’s and women’s singles, men’s, women’s and mixed doubles, as well as junior championships, wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events.
French Open 2024 History
The inaugural edition of the French Open took place in 1891 when only members of French Clubs were allowed to compete. The tournament champion H. Briggs was an Englishman but resided in Paris.
The very first edition of the Women’s Singles tournament took place in 1897 with Adine Masson being crowned champion. The Mixed Doubles event at Roland Garros first took place in 1902 while the Women’s Doubles started in 1907. The French Open was first held at the Societe Sport de lle de Puteaux from 1891-1894 before being shifted to Tennis Club de Paris from 1895-1908.
The competition was also held in Bordeaux in 1909 before shifting to the Racing Club de France from 1910-1924 and later in 1926. The Stade Francais hosted the French Championships in 1925 and 1927. Since 1928, the tournament has taken place at the Roland Garros Stadium. The French Open became the first Grand Slam tournament to go open, allowing both amateurs and professionals to compete.
French Open past champions
Rafael Nadal has won the French Open more than any other player, triumphing on 14 occasions. The Spaniard broke Max Decugis’ record of eight titles by winning in 2014. Some of the greatest men’s tennis players of all time have triumphed at Roland Garros. These include Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Bjorn Borg, Andre Agassi and Ivan Lendl.
Chris Evert holds the record for the most number of titles at the clay-court Major with seven wins. The American surpassed the legendary Suzanne Lenglen’s tally of six titles by winning in 1986. The likes of Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Margaret Court, Monica Seles, Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova have all triumphed at Roland Garros.
Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek are the reigning champions at the French Open, beating Casper Ruud and Karolína Muchová in last year’s finals respectively.
French Open 2024 Dates and Venue
The 2024 French Open is scheduled to take place from May 26- June 9. The qualifying rounds will start from May 20 with the main draw commencing six days later. The venue for the clay-court Major will be the Stade Roland Garros.
French Open 2024 Tickets
Tickets for the French Open can be accessed on the tournament’s official website. Fans can get daily passes for all of the courts at the Stade Roland Garros, with the cost for the day session of court Philippe-Chatrier starting from €50 while the night session passes start from €45.
Daily passes for Court Suzanne-Lenglen start from €60 while the starting price for Court Simonne-Mathieu is €70. Fans can also purchase multi-day passes and can catch the live action for two-night sessions on Court Philippe-Chatrier for a starting price of €70. Semifinal passes start from €285, while passes for the final start from €315.
French Open 2024 Prize Money Distribution
| Event | Winner | Runner-up | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 |
| Singles | €2,400,000 | €1,200,000 | €650,000 | €415,000 | €250,000 | €158,000 | €110,000 | €73,000 |
| Doubles | €590,000 | €295,000 | €148,000 | €80,000 | €43,000 | €27,000 | €17,000 | N/A |
French Open 2024 Ranking Points
| Event | Winner | Runner-up | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 |
| Men’s Singles | 2000 | 1300 | 800 | 400 | 200 | 100 | 50 | 10 |
| Men’s Doubles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 0 | N/A |
| Women’s Singles | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 |
| Women’s Doubles | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 10 | N/A |
French Open 2024 Seeds
Men’s Singles
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Jannik Sinner
3. Carlos Alcaraz
4. Alexander Zverev
5. Daniil Medvedev
6. Andrey Rublev
7. Casper Ruud
8. Hubert Hurkacz
9. Stefanos Tsitsipas
10. Grigor Dimitrov
11. Alex de Minaur
12. Taylor Fritz
13. Holger Rune
14. Tommy Paul
15. Ben Shelton
16. Nicolas Jarry
17. Ugo Humbert
18. Karen Khachanov
19. Alexander Bublik
20. Sebastian Baez
21. Felix Auger-Aliassime
22. Francisco Cerundolo
23. Adrian Mannarino
24. Alejandro Tabilo
25. Frances Tiafoe
26. Tallon Griekspoor
27. Sebastian Korda
28. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
29. Arthur Fils
30. Lorenzo Musetti
31. Mariano Navone
32. Cameron Norrie
Women’s singles
1. Iga Swiatek
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Coco Gauff
4. Elena Rybakina
5. Jessica Pegula
6. Marketa Vondrousova
7. Zheng Qinwen
8. Maria Sakkari
9. Ons Jabeur
10. Jelena Ostapenko
11. Daria Kasatkina
12. Danielle Collins
13. Jasmine Paolini
14. Beatriz Haddad Maia
15. Madison Keys
16. Elina Svitolina
17. Ekaterina Alexandrova
18. Liudmila Samsonova
19. Marta Kostyuk
20. Victoria Azarenka
21. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
22. Caroline Garcia
23. Emma Navarro
24. Anna Kalinskaya
25. Barbora Krejcikova
26. Elise Mertens
27. Katie Boulter
28. Linda Noskova
29. Sorana Cirstea
30. Veronika Kudermetova
31. Dayana Yastremska
32. Leylah Fernandez
