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The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros, is an annual tennis tournament held over two weeks in May and June. Established in 1891 and played since 1928 on outdoor red clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France,[1] the French Open is (since 1925) one of the four Grand Slam tournaments played each year, the other three being the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Organised by the Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT), the French Open is the second of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the year to be played.[2] In 1968 it was the first Grand Slam tournament to open to non-amateur players.
Location | Paris[lower-alpha 1] France |
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Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
Governing body | Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) |
Created | 1891 (established) 1925 (international) |
Editions | 123 (2019) Open Era: 1968 (50 editions) |
Surface | Alternate between sand and clay (1891–1907) Clay (red) (1908–present) |
Trophy | Coupe des Mousquetaires |
Website | Roland-Garros |
Most titles | |
12: Rafael Nadal | |
Current champion | |
Rafael Nadal (Twelfth title) |
The winner of the men's singles event receives the Coupe des Mousquetaires, named after The Four Musketeers of French tennis: Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet, and René Lacoste.[3] The event was not held from 1915 to 1919 because of the First World War and was held unofficially under German occupation from 1941 to 1944, during the Second World War.[4]
Rafael Nadal has won the most French Open titles, with twelve (which is also a record for any player, male or female, in any one of the four major tournaments) and also holds the record for the most consecutive wins in the Open Era, with five from 2010 to 2014.[5] Max Decugis won eight French Championships prior to the Open Era.[6] Michael Chang became the youngest player to win the French Open when he took the title in 1989 at 17 years, 3 months and 20 days. In contrast, André Vacherot is the oldest champion, having won in 1901 at 40 years old. In the Open era, this record belongs to Andrés Gimeno, who was 34 years and 9 months old when he won in 1972.[7] French players have won the most French Open men's singles titles, with 38 victories, followed by Spanish (18) and Australian players (11). The current champion is Rafael Nadal who beat Dominic Thiem in the 2019 final to win his twelfth French Open title.