Dates, Tickets, Nadal: Everything you always wanted to know about Roland-Garros 2024 (but never had time to find out)
Here is everything all need to know about the 2024 edition of Roland-Garros, from the tournament dates to former winners
Illustration of the official ball during Roland-Garros 2023
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What are the dates for Roland-Garros in 2024?
The 2024 Roland-Garros main draw matches will kick off on Sunday May 26, 2024, with the tournament getting completed on Sunday June 9, 2024.
The qualifying competition begins a week earlier on Monday May 20, 2024.
Who are the defending champions at Roland-Garros?
In 2023, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic defeated Norway’s Casper Ruud 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 to win the men’s singles title. It was Djokovic’s third French Open title and his 23rd overall Grand Slam title.
On the women’s side, Poland’s Iga Swiatek won her third Roland-Garros title in four years, with a hard-fought three-set win over Karolina Muchova, of the Czech Republic, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
Here are all the other 2023 champions:
- Men’s doubles: Ivan Dodig / Austin Krajicek
- Women’s doubles: Hsieh Su-wei / Wang Xinyu
- Mixed doubles: Miyu Kato / Tim Putz
- Wheelchair men’s singles: Tokito Oda
- Wheelchair women’s singles: Diede de Groot
- Wheelchair quad singles: Niels Vink
- Wheelchair men’s doubles: Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid
- Wheelchair women’s doubles: Yui Kamiji / Kgothatso Montjane
- Wheelchair quad doubles: Andy Lapthorne / Donald Ramphadi
- Boys’ singles: Dino Prizmic
- Girls’ singles: Alina Korneeva
- Boys’ doubles: Yaroslav Demin / Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez
- Girls’ doubles: Tyra Caterina Grant / Clervie Ngounoue
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-Garoos have a roof?
Currently, Court Philippe Chatrier has a roof, which was put in play in 2021. Court Suzanne-Lenglen, the second largest court at the event with a capacity to seat 10,000 fans, should be ready with a roof in time for the Paris Olympics in 2024.
Will there be night sessions at Roland-Garros 2024?
Yes. Night sessions were introduced for the first time at the French Open in 2021 and were also part of the 2022 edition. In 2023, the start time was moved forward. Matches began 30 minutes earlier than last year, at 8.30pm, after a pre-match entertainment show.
Will Rafael Nadal be playing his final French Open in 2024?
After missing all of the 2023 season after the Australian Open, Nadal returned to the tour in January 2024 in Brisbane and is scheduled to return to tournament play in Indian Wells.
On several occasions, Nadal has said that 2024 is likely to be his final year on the tour but he has kept the door open for playing further depending on his results. As of now, Nadal is expected to be in Paris this May in an attempt to win Roland-Garros for the 15th time.
What is the prize money for the singles winner at the French Open?
The prize money for the 2024 edition is yet to be announced. In 2023, the winners of the two singles events received 2.3 million euros ($2.5 million), up from 2.2 million in 2022. First-round losers received 69,000 euros while the qualifying events and wheelchair competitions also received increases from 2022.
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. Mauresmo is the first woman to hold the position in the history of the tournament.
“I am very proud to join the Roland-Garros team. I have accepted the position of Tournament Director with clear ambitions,” Mauresmo said at the time. “I will carry them out with the same high standards, freedom and passion that have always driven me.”
What are the greatest moments in Roland-Garros history?
Roland-Garros has been witness to some incredible and history-making moments over the 100-plus years that it has been held. Some of the greatest moments in Paris have been captured by our team in our “On This Day” series, which looks back at some of the landmark moments in tennis history. Here is a sampling of some such moments from the Roland-Garros archives.
