The 2019 French Open will be a Grand Slam tennis competition played on outside earth courts. It will be held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France from 26 May to 9 June, including singles, duplicates and blended copies play. Junior and wheelchair competitions are additionally booked. Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep are the protecting bosses in people’s singles.
It will be the 123rd version of the French Open and the second Grand Slam occasion of 2019. The principle singles draws will in any case incorporate 16 qualifiers for men and 12 for ladies out of 128 players in each draw. This is rather than two other Grand Slam competitions – the Australian Open and Wimbledon, which from 2019 have expanded the quantity of ladies qualifiers to 16, to coordinate with the US Open. It will be likewise the main Grand Slam to hold the favorable position set in the last sets, though Australian Open and Wimbledon have now exchanged into tiebreaks.
2019 French Open Facts
| Date | 26 May – 9 June |
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| Edition | 123rd |
| Category | Grand Slam tournament |
| Draw | 128S / 64D / 32X |
| Prize money | €42,661,000 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
| Venue | Roland Garros Stadium |
Current Champions
- Men’s Singles
Spain Rafael Nadal - Women’s Singles
Romania Simona Halep - Men’s Doubles
France Pierre-Hugues Herbert / France Nicolas Mahut - Women’s Doubles
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková / Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková - Mixed Doubles
Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan / Croatia Ivan Dodig
French Open Tennis Facts
| Founded | 1891; 128 years ago |
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| Editions | 122 (2018) |
| Location | Paris, XVIe France |
| Venue | Tennis Club de Paris, at Auteuil(some of the years 1895–1908) Île de Puteaux (some of the years 1891–1908) Racing Club de France (some of the years 1891–1908 and also all years 1910–1924, 1926) Société Athlétique de la Villa Primrose in Bordeaux (1909) Stade Français (1925, 1927) Stade Roland Garros (since 1928) |
| Surface | Sand – outdoors (some of the years 1891–1908) Clay – outdoors (1908–present) |
| Prize money | €42,661,000 (2019) |
Men’s |
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| Draw | 128S / 128Q / 64D |
| Current champions | Rafael Nadal (singles) Nicolas Mahut Pierre-Hugues Herbert (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | 11 Rafael Nadal |
| Most doubles titles | 6 Roy Emerson |
Women’s |
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| Draw | 128S / 96Q / 64D |
| Current champions | Simona Halep (singles) Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | 7 Chris Evert |
| Most doubles titles | 7 Martina Navratilova |
Mixed doubles |
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| Draw | 32 |
| Current champions | Latisha Chan Ivan Dodig |
| Most titles (male) | 3 Ken Fletcher / Jean-Claude Barclay |
| Most titles (female) | 4 Margaret Smith Court |
Records
| Record | Era | Player(s) | Num. | Years |
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| Men since 1891 | ||||
| Winner of most men’s singles titles | Before 1925: (French club members only event) |
Max Decugis | 8 | 1903–1904, 1907–1909, 1912–1914 |
| 1925–1967: | Henri Cochet | 4 | 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932 Note: Also won World Hard Court Championship in 1922 |
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| After 1967: | Rafael Nadal | 11 | 2005–2008, 2010–2014, 2017–2018 | |
| Winner of most consecutive men’s singles titles | Before 1925: (French club members only event) |
Paul Aymé | 4 | 1897–1900 |
| 1925–1967: | Frank Parker Jaroslav Drobný Tony Trabert Nicola Pietrangeli |
2 | 1948–1949 1951–1952 1954–1955 1959–1960 |
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| After 1967: | Rafael Nadal | 5 | 2010–2014 | |
| Winner of most men’s doubles titles | Before 1925: (French club members only event) |
Max Decugis | 13 | 1902–1909, 1911–1914, 1920 |
| 1925–1967: | Roy Emerson | 6 | 1960, 1962 with Neale Fraser, 1961 with Rod Laver, 1963 with Manuel Santana, 1964 with Ken Fletcher, 1965 with Fred Stolle | |
| After 1967: | 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 |
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| Winner of most consecutive men’s doubles titles | Before 1925: (French club members only event) |
Maurice Germot | 10 | 1906–1914, 1920 |
| 1925–1967: | Roy Emerson | 6 | 1960–1965 | |
| After 1967: | Daniel Nestor | 3 | 2010–2012 | |
| Winner of most mixed doubles titles – Men | Before 1925: (French club members only event) |
Max Decugis | 7 | 1904–1906, 1908–1909, 1914 and 1920 with Suzanne Lenglen |
| 1925-today: | Ken Fletcher Jean-Claude Barclay |
3 | 1963–1965 with Margaret Court 1968, 1971, 1973 with Françoise Dürr |
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| Winner of most titles (total: singles, doubles, mixed) – men | Before 1925: (French club members only event) |
Max Decugis | 29 | 1902–1920 (8 singles, 14 doubles, 7 mixed) |
| 1925-today: | Rafael Nadal | 11 | 2005–2008, 2010–2014, 2017–2018 (11 singles) | |
| Women since 1897 | ||||
| Winner of most women’s singles titles | Till 1967: (incl. French club members only era) |
Suzanne Lenglen | 6 | 1920–1923, 1925–1926 Note: Also won World Hard Court Championship in 1914, 1921–1923 |
| After 1967: | Chris Evert | 7 | 1974–1975, 1979–1980, 1983, 1985–1986 | |
| Winner of most consecutive women’s singles titles | Till 1967: (incl. French club members only era) |
Jeanne Matthey Suzanne Lenglen |
4 | 1909–1912 1920–1923 |
| After 1967: | Monica Seles Justine Henin |
3 | 1990–1992 2005–2007 |
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| Winner of most women’s doubles titles | Till 1967: (incl. French club members only era) |
Simonne Mathieu | 6 | 1933, 1934 with Elizabeth Ryan, 1936–1937, 1938 with Billie Yorke, 1939 with Jadwiga Jędrzejowska |
| After 1967: | Martina Navratilova | 7 | 1975 with Chris Evert, 1982 with Anne Smith, 1984–1985, 1987, 1988 with Pam Shriver, 1986 with Andrea Temesvári | |
| Winner of most consecutive women’s doubles titles | Till 1967: (incl. French club members only era) |
Françoise Dürr | 5 | 1967–1971 |
| After 1967: | Martina Navratilova
Gigi Fernández |
5 | 1984–1987, 1988 with Pam Shriver, 1986 with Andrea Temesvári
1991 with Jana Novotná, 1992–95 with Natasha Zvereva |
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| Winner of most mixed doubles titles – women | Till 1967: (incl. French club members only era) |
Suzanne Lenglen | 7 | 1914, 1920 with Max Decugis, 1921–1923, 1925, 1926 with Jacques Brugnon |
| After 1967: | Françoise Dürr | 3 | 1968, 1971, 1973 with Jean-Claude Barclay | |
| Winner of most titles (total: singles, doubles, mixed) – women | Till 1967: (incl. French club members only era) |
Suzanne Lenglen | 15 | 1919–1926 (6 singles, 2 doubles, 7 mixed) |
| After 1967: | Martina Navratilova | 11 | 1974–1988 (2 singles, 7 doubles, 2 mixed) | |
| Miscellaneous | ||||
| Youngest winner | Men: | Michael Chang | 17 years and 3 months | |
| Women: | Monica Seles | 16 years and 6 months | ||
| Oldest winner | Men: | Andre Vacherot | 40 years and 9 months | |
| Women: | Zsuzsa Körmöczy | 33 years and 10 months | ||
| Unseeded Winners | Men: | Marcel Bernard Mats Wilander Gustavo Kuerten Gastón Gaudio |
1946 1982 1997 2004 |
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| Women: | Margaret Scriven Jeļena Ostapenko |
1933 2017 |
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