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The Roland-Garros, more commonly known in English as the French Open, is the second of the four major tennis tournaments of the year (the Grand Slam of Tennis). The other three are the Australian Open, the US Open, and Wimbledon in England. All four are stops on both the ATP Tour (Association of Tennis Professionals) and the WTA Tour (Women’s Tennis Association).
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It dates back all the way to 1891, making it one of the world’s oldest tennis tournaments. The event is held every year at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, its home since 1928. Named for a French WWI war hero, both the tournament and the stadiums are known for the venue’s iconic clay courts, and the French Open is the only Grand Slam tournament played on clay.
There are three stadium courts, all named after French tennis legends: Court Philippe Chatrier (main), Court Suzanne Lenglen, and Court Simonne Mathieu.
The clay surface is the reason that many tennis legends with multiple Grand Slam titles never managed to conquer this particular major: John McEnroe, Venus Williams, Jimmy Connors, Boris Becker, and others. Some tennis greats, however, do really well: Rafael Nadal, Bjorn Borg, Chris Evert, Andre Agassi, and more.
The Men’s Singles winner receives the Coupe des Mousquetaires (The Musketeers’ Cup), while the Women’s Singles champ is awarded the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen (the Suzanne Lenglen Cup).
French Open Formats and Past Winners
The Men’s and Women’s Singles usually steal the show, but they aren’t the only contests playing out at Roland Garros. Here’s a complete list of events, with last year’s title-holders:
- Men’s Singles: Rafael Nadal
- Women’s Singles: Iga Świątek
- Men’s Doubles: Marcelo Arevalo & Jean-Julien Rojer
- Women’s Doubles: Caroline Garcia & Kristina Mladenovic
- Mixed Doubles: Ena Shibahara & Wesley Koolhof
- Wheelchair Men’s Singles: Shingo Kunieda
- Wheelchair Women’s Singles: Diede de Groot
- Wheelchair Quad Singles: Niels Vink
- Wheelchair Men’s Doubles: Alfie Hewett & Gordon Reid
- Wheelchair Women’s Doubles: Diede de Groot & Aniek van Koot
- Wheelchair Quad Doubles: Sam Schröder & Niels Vink
- Boys’ Singles: Gabriel Debru
- Girls’ Singles: Lucie Havlíčková
- Boys’ Doubles: Edas Butvilas & Mili Poljičak
- Girls’ Doubles: Sára Bejlek & Lucie Havlíčková
Iga Świątek will be there, but Rafael Nadal has withdrawn due to a hip injury, the first time he’s missed the French Open in almost 20 years. Other big names in tennis who will be absent are:
- Roger Federer, who retired last year
- Simona Hale, under a provisional doping ban
- Naomi Oksana, who is pregnant
- Andy Murray, focusing on practicing on grass for Wimbledon
- Nick Kyrgios, recovering from an injury
It will be the first French Open since 1998 without either Nadal or Federer.
2023 French Open Television Coverage and Schedule
Coverage is shared between the NBC, Peacock, and The Tennis Channel, which is independently owned.
The Tennis Channel typically has an early morning preshow with recaps and highlights, then live coverage throughout the day, generally of the Men’s or Women’s Singles matches, then an encore presentation of the day’s matches followed by more analysis.
Peacock covers the night session matches in the evenings (Paris time, Eastern), while NBC and Peacock both air a 2-3 hour block of live coverage per day.
It’s a little unclear from the various schedules if, or where, the other format contests (such as men’s and women’s doubles, wheelchair matches, and the juniors) are going to be broadcast.
- May 22 – 26: Men’s and Women’s Singles Qualifying (Tennis Channel)
- Sun May 28 – : Men’s and Women’s Singles First Round Live (Tennis Channel)
- Mon May 29 – : Men’s and Women’s Singles First Round Live (Tennis Channel)
- Mon May 29 : Men’s or Women’s Singles Night Session (Peacock)
- Tue May 30 – : Men’s and Women’s Singles First Round Live (Tennis Channel)
- Wed May 31 – : Men’s and Women’s Singles Second Round Live (Tennis Channel)
- Thu Jun 1 – : Men’s and Women’s Singles Second Round Live (Tennis Channel)
- Fri Jun 2 – : Men’s and Women’s Singles Third Round Live (Tennis Channel)
- Sat Jun 3 – : Men’s and Women’s Singles Third Round Live (Tennis Channel)
- Sat Jun 3 : Men’s or Women’s Singles Night Session (Peacock)
- Sun Jun 4 – : Men’s and Women’s Singles Round of 16 Live (Tennis Channel)
- Sun Jun 4 : Men’s or Women’s Singles Night Session (Peacock)
- Mon Jun 5 – : Men’s and Women’s Singles Round of 16 Live (Tennis Channel)
- Mon Jun 5 : Men’s or Women’s Singles Night Session (Peacock)
- Tue Jun 6 – : Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals Live (Tennis Channel)
- Tue Jun 6 : Men’s or Women’s Singles Night Session (Peacock)
- Wed Jun 7 – : Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals Live (Tennis Channel)
- Wed Jun 7 : Men’s or Ladies’ Singles Night Session (Tennis Channel)
- Thu Jun 8 – : Women’s Singles Semifinals (Tennis Channel)
- Fri Jun 9 – : Men’s Singles Semifinals (Tennis Channel)
- Sat Jun 10 – : Women’s Singles Final (Tennis Channel)
- Sat Jun 10 : Men’s Doubles Final (Peacock/NBC)
- Sun Jun 11 – : Men’s Singles Final (Tennis Channel/Peacock/NBC)
The Round of 16 is sometimes called The Fourth Round.
2023 French Open Players
256 of the world’s best tennis players — 128 men, 128 women — will be playing at the French Open. We’ve listed the top seeded men and women below.
Men’s Seeds
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Daniil Medvedev
- Novak Djokovic
- Casper Ruud
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Holger Rune
- Andrey Rublev
- Jannik Sinner
- Taylor Fritz
- Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Karen Khachanov
- Frances Tiafoe
- Hubert Hurkacz
- Cameron Norrie
- Borna Coric
- Tommy Paul
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Alex De Minaur
- Roberto Bautista Agut
- Dan Evans
- Jan-Lennard Struff
- Alexander Zverev
- Francisco Cerundolo
- Sebastian Corda
- Botic van de Zandschulp
- Denis Shapovalov
- Yoshihito Nishioka
- Grigor Dimitrov
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Ben Shelton
- Miomir Kecmanovic
- Bernabe Zapata Miralles
Women’s Seeds
- Iga Świątek
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Jessica Pegula
- Elena Rybakina
- Caroline Garcia
- Coco Gauff
- Ons Jabeur
- Maria Sakkari
- Daria Kasatkina
- Petra Kvitova
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Belinda Bencic
- Barbora Krejcikova
- Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Karolina Pliskova
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Victoria Azarenka
- Zheng Qinwen
- Madison Keys
- Donna Vekic
- Magda Linette
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Anastasia Potapova
- Anhelina Kalinina
- Martina Trevisan
- Irina-Camelia Begu
- Elise Mertens
- Paula Badosa
- Zhang Shuai
- Sorana Cirstea
- Marie Bouzkova
Wrapping Up
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