Roland Garros, also known as 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 2023 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 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.
Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek are the reigning champions at the French Open, beating Casper Ruud and Coco Gauff in last year’s finals respectively.
French Open 2023 Dates and Venue
The 2023 French Open is scheduled to take place from May 28- June 11. The qualifying rounds will start from May 22 with the main draw commencing six days later. The venue for the clay-court Major will be the Stade Roland Garros.
French Open 2023 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 2023 Prize Money Distribution
| Event | Winner | Runner-up | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 |
| Singles | €2,300,000 | €1,150,000 | €630,000 | €400,000 | €240,000 | €142,000 | €97,000 | €69,000 |
| Doubles | €590,000 | €295,000 | €148,000 | €80,000 | €43,000 | €27,000 | €17,000 | N/A |
French Open 2023 Ranking Points
| Event | Winner | Runner-up | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 |
| Men’s Singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 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 2023 Seeds
Men’s Singles
1. Carlos Alcaraz
2. Novak Djokovic
3. Daniil Medvedev
4. Casper Ruud
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas
6. Andrey Rublev
7. Holger Rune
8. Jannik Sinner
9. Taylor Fritz
10. Feix Auger-Aliassime
11. Karen Khachanov
12. Frances Tiafoe
13. Hubert Hurkacz
14. Cameron Norrie
15. Rafael Nadal
16. Borna Coric
17. Tommy Paul
18. Lorenzo Musetti
19. Alex de Minaur
20. Matteo Berrettini
21. Pablo Carreno Busta
22. Marin Cilic
23.Roberto Bautista Agut
24. Dan Evans
25. Jan-Lennard Struff
26. Alexander Zverev
27. Francisco Cerundolo
28. Sebastian Korda
29. Botic van de Zandschulp
30. Denis Shapovalov
31. Yoshihito Nishioka
32. Grigor Dimitrov
Women’s singles
1. Iga Swiatek
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Jessica Pegula
4. Caroline Garcia
5. Elena Rybakina
6. Coco Gauff
7. Ons Jabeur
8. Maria Sakkari
9. Daria Kasatkina
10. Petra Kvitova
11. Veronika Kudermetova
12. Belinda Bencic
13. Barbora Krejcikova
14. Beatriz Haddad Maia
15. Liudmila Samsonova
16. Karolina Pliskova
17. Jelena Ostapenko
18. Victoria Azarenka
19. Zheng Qinwen
20. Madison Keys
21. Magda Linette
22. Donna Vekic
23. Ekaterina Alexandrova
24. Anastasia Potapova
25. Martina Trevisan
26. Irina-Camelia Begu
27. Elise Mertens
28. Anhelina Kalinina
29. Paula Badosa
30. Zhang Shuai
31. Sorana Cirstea
32. Marie Bouzkova
