The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros is the second of the four Grand Slams held annually and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on clay. The 2019 French Open will be the 123rd edition of the tournament. A new clock shot has been introduced in this year’s tournament that gives 25 seconds for the player serving between the points.
Roland Garros Venue and Schedule
The tournament will be played from 26 May 2019 to 9 June 2019 and will be held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. The matches will take place over a series of 23 courts, including three main courts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court Simonne Mathieu.
Roland Garros Prize Money
All prize money is in euros. Prize money for doubles and mixed doubles is per pair.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 |
| Singles | 2,300,200 | 1,180,000 | 590,000 | 415,000 | 243,000 | 143,000 | 87,000 | 46,000 |
| Doubles | 580,000 | 290,000 | 146,000 | 79,500 | 42,500 | 23,000 | 11,500 | N/A |
| Mixed Doubles | 122,000 | 61,000 | 31,000 | 17,500 | 10,000 | 5,000 | N/A | N/A |
Roland Garros 2019 Seeds
Men’s Singles
| Seed | Player |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal |
| 3 | Roger Federer |
| 4 | Alexander Zverev |
| 5 | Dominic Thiem |
| 6 | Kei Nishikori |
| 7 | Juan Martin del Potro |
| 8 | Stefanos Tsitsipas |
| 9 | John Isner |
| 10 | Marin Cilic |
| 11 | Fabio Fognini |
| 12 | Karen Khachanov |
| 13 | Daniil Medvedev |
| 14 | Borna Coric |
| 15 | Milos Raonic |
| 16 | Nikoloz Basilashvili |
| 17 | Gael Monfils |
| 18 | Marco Cecchinato |
| 19 | Denis Shapovalov |
| 20 | Roberto Bautista Agut |
| 21 | Kyle Edmund |
| 22 | David Goffin |
| 23 | Dusan Lajovic |
| 24 | Diego Schwartzman |
| 25 | Guido Pella |
| 26 | Alex De Minaur |
| 27 | Lucas Pouille |
| 28 | Gilles Simon |
| 29 | Felix Auger-Aliassime |
| 30 | Matteo Berrettini |
| 31 | Laslo Djere |
| 32 | Cristian Garin |
Women’s Singles
| Seed | Player |
| 1 | Naomi Osaka |
| 2 | Petra Kvitova |
| 3 | Simona Halep |
| 4 | Angelique Kerber |
| 5 | Karolina Pliskova |
| 6 | Elina Svitolina |
| 7 | Kiki Bertens |
| 8 | Sloane Stephens |
| 9 | Ashleigh Barty |
| 10 | Aryna Sabalenka |
| 11 | Serena Williams |
| 12 | Caroline Wozniacki |
| 13 | Anastasija Sevastova |
| 14 | Madison Keys |
| 15 | Anett Kontaveit |
| 16 | Qiang Wang |
| 17 | Julia Goerges |
| 18 | Belinda Bencic |
| 19 | Garbine Muguruza |
| 20 | Elise Mertens |
| 21 | Daria Kasatkina |
| 22 | Caroline Garcia |
| 23 | Bianca Andreescu |
| 24 | Donna Vekic |
| 25 | Su-Wei Hsieh |
| 26 | Lesia Tsurenko |
| 27 | Carla Suarez Navarro |
| 28 | Maria Sharapova |
| 29 | Jelena Ostapenko |
| 30 | Danielle Collins |
| 31 | Mihaela Buzarnescu |
| 32 | Dominika Cibulkova |
Favourites
In men’s singles, all eyes will be on Djokovic and Nadal. Rafael Nadal is not having a good season on clay having lost two semi-finals in straight sets and is currently trophyless on clay. Roger Federer will be a strong contender after making a return on clay after a gap of two years. Young guns like Dominic Thiem, Fabio Fognini and Daniil Medvedev will also be strong contenders.
In women’s singles, Naomi Osaka and Petra Kvitova will be the favourites. Likes of Anett Kontaveit, Kiki Bertens, Angelique Kerber and Anastasija Sevastova will also be strong contenders for the title and are having good clay season so far.
