Alcaraz, Gauff, Nadal, longest final: Everything you always wanted to know about Roland-Garros 2025 (but never had time to find out) — updated after men’s final
Here is everything you need to know about the 2025 edition of Roland-Garros
Jannik Sinner (L) and Carlos Alcaraz, Roland-Garros 2025 | © Zuma / Psnewz
when was the Roland-Garros 2025 held?
The 2025 Roland-Garros main draw matches started on Sunday, May 25, with the tournament concluding on Sunday, June 8.
The qualifying competition began on Monday, May 19.
who won the men’s title at roland-garros 2025?
Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner in the 2025 Roland-Garros men’s final on Sunday, June 8.
Alcaraz rallied from two sets down against Sinner to win the match 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10-2) and successfully defend his title.
The Spaniard improved his Grand Slam tally to five with the victory.
who won the women’s title at roland-garros 2025?
Coco Gauff defeated top seed Aryna Sabalenka in the 2025 Roland-Garros women’s final on Saturday, June 7, with a comeback effort to lift the title.
Gauff, the No 2 seed, lost the opening set in a close fight but came back stronger to secure the following two sets and won 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4.
This was the American’s second Grand Slam triumph and maiden French Open success.
when was the longest final in Roland-Garros history played?
The longest Roland-Garros final was played between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner on June 8, 2025. The two players survived a gruelling five-setter that lasted for five hours, 29 minutes, with Alcaraz prevailing 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10-2) in the end.
The second-longest match in French Open history is the 1982 battle between Mats Wilander and Guillermo Vilas. The two players battled for 4 hours, 42 minutes.
did Roland Garros honour Rafael Nadal in 2025?
Roland Garros hosted a tribute for Rafael Nadal at Court Phillipe Chatrier on May 26, 2025, to celebrate his famed career that ended in November 2024.
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray joined Nadal on the court as the crowd, along with Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek, honoured the Spaniard by wearing ‘Merci Rafa’ t-shirts.
Nadal won a staggering 22 Grand Slam titles and he won 14 of those at Roland Garros. The achievement was etched in a plaque that was installed courtside at the Philippe-Chatrier. The plaque also featured the 14-time champion’s footprint, unveiled during the ceremony.
To the King, leaving a perpetual mark on the Roland-Garros clay.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/SFHkAuYG9K
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 25, 2025
How much money did the winners receive?
The winners of the men’s and women’s singles at Roland-Garros will each receive 2.5 million euros ($2.8 million). First-round losers will receive 78,000 euros each. The full breakdown of this year’s prize money is below.
When was the draw for Roland-Garros held?
The draw for Roland-Garros was held on Thursday, 22 May, at 2 pm in the Orangerie, at Roland-Garros.
On the men’s side, Jannik Sinner and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz were drawn as the leaders of top and bottom halves, being the first and second seeds, respectively.
Aryna Sabalenka became the top seed in the women’s competition, with three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek landing in an unusual fifth spot on the draw.
Top 10 seeds in men’s singles event
- Jannik Sinner
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Alexander Zverev
- Taylor Fritz
- Jack Draper
- Novak Djokovic
- Casper Ruud
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Alex de Minaur
- Holger Rune
Top 10 seeds in women’s singles event
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Coco Gauff
- Jessica Pegula
- Jasmine Paolini
- Iga Swiatek
- Mirra Andreeva
- Madison Keys
- Zheng Qinwen
- Emma Navarro
- Paula Badosa
Who were the defending champions at Roland-Garros?
In the women’s singles, Iga Swiatek won her fourth Roland-Garros title, beating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 in a one-sided final to clinch her third consecutive title at the tournament and her fifth Grand Slam in total.
Swiatek dismantled all of her opponents en route to the title apart from Naomi Osaka in the second round, when she faced a match point on Osaka’s serve before breaking and completing an incredible turnaround victory.
From that point, she was unstoppable, winning the title by dropping just 11 games across her next five matches.
Paolini sensationally made her first ever Grand Slam final at Roland-Garros 2024. She had never been past the second round of a major before this season before the Italian made the last four of the Australian Open in January. She then went several steps further by making her maiden Grand Slam final in Paris, beating Mirra Andreeva in the semi-finals.
Carlos Alcaraz faced Alexander Zverev in the men’s final after the German beat Casper Ruud to reach his first Roland-Garros final.
In a first-time Roland-Garros final for both players, Alcaraz beat Zverev in a five-set thriller to clinch his first French Open title and his third Grand Slam title.
Here is the full list of champions from 2024:
- Men’s singles: Carlos Alcaraz
- Women’s singles: Iga Swiatek
- Men’s doubles: Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic
- Women’s doubles: Coco Gauff/Katerina Siniakova
- Mixed doubles: Laura Siegemund/Edouard Roger-Vasselin
- Wheelchair men’s singles: Tokito Oda
- Wheelchair women’s singles: Diede de Groot
- Wheelchair quad singles: Guy Sasson
- Wheelchair men’s doubles: Alfie Hewett/Gordon Reid
- Wheelchair women’s doubles: Diede de Groot/Aniek van Koot
- Wheelchair quad doubles: Sam Schroder/Niels Vink
- Wheelchair boys’ singles: Maximilian Taucher
- Wheelchair girls’ singles: Ksenia Chasteau
- Wheelchair boys’ doubles: Ruben Harris/Maximilian Taucher
- Wheelchair girls’ doubles: Ksenia Chasteau/Maylee Phelps
- Boys’ singles: Kaylan Bigun
- Girls’ singles: Tereza Valentova
- Boys’ doubles: Nicolai Budkov Kjaer/Joel Schwarzler
- Girls’ doubles: Renata Jamrichova/Tereza Valentova
When was the first Roland-Garros held?
The tournament was first held in 1881 and was initially known as the Championnat de France, or the French Championships. It was open only to players who were French club members at that time.
The first women’s singles event was held in the year 1897.
Who are the Roland-Garros trophies named after?
The men’s singles trophy is called the Coupe des Mousquetaires (The Musketeers’ Cup) and has been named in honour of the “Four Musketeers” while the women’s singles winner gets the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen (Suzanne Lenglen Cup) since 1979.
The trophies are manufactured by Mellerio dits Meller, a famous Parisian jewelry house and are all made of pure silver with finely etched decorations on their side.
Who has won the most titles at Roland-Garros?
Rafael Nadal has won Roland-Garros an incredible 14 times, which is the most by any player at a single Grand Slam event.
American Chris Evert has won seven titles, the most by any woman in the French Grand Slam. French legend Suzanne Lenglen and Germany’s Steffi Graf are just behind her, having won the event six times each.
Do the courts at Roland-GarRos have a roof?
Two of them do. Court Philippe Chatrier’s roof opened in 2021. Court Suzanne-Lenglen, the second largest court at the event with a capacity to seat 10,000 fans, had its roof for the first time in 2024.
How can one buy tickets for Roland-Garros?
The most reliable source of information on ticket prices and conditions is the ticketing tab of the official Roland-Garros website.
Who is the Tournament Director of Roland-Garros?
Former women’s world No 1 Amelie Mauresmo, of France, is currently the Tournament Director at Roland-Garros. The two-time Grand Slam singles champion was named to the position at the end of 2021.
