The French Open, also known as Roland Garros, is a testament to the journey of the Tennis players rising from humble beginnings to shining brightly like the pole stars. From Rafael Nadal to Bjorn Borg, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic, all have experienced the brilliance of lifting the trophy on the clay courts in the western city of Paris. As the annual Grand Slam event approaches, tennis stars from each corner of the world unite under the Parisian sky. French Open 2024 is kicking off on May 20, Monday. (More Tennis News)
Roland Garros is one of the four major events of the ATP and WTA tours, other three are held in Australia, US, and Wimbledon. Interestingly, it is the sole major tennis tournament that is played on clay courts. This year marks the 128th edition of the French Grand Slam.
The Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal holds the record for most titles in men's singles at Roland Garros, with an impressive 14 trophies under his belt. However, unfortunately, 2024 might be the last time for the 22-time grand slam winner to appear on this iconic clay court, where he has dominated and defined an entire era of tennis.
Iga Swiatek is the defending champion of the French Open in women's singles tournament while Novak Djokovic will defend his title in men's singles.
Brief History Of Roland Garros (French Open)
The history of the Roland Garros traces back to the year 1891 when the French Clay Court Championships were established in Paris for players from the French Clubs only. Two venues were created for the tennis tournament - Stade Francais, the Parc de Saint-Cloud, and the Racing Club de France바카라s Croix-Catelan.
Initially, the championships were exclusively for men, only after 6 years in 1897 the first women's championship took place. Since then with the exception of World War 1, the tournament has been held annually, not even the World War 2 stopped it.
In response to the growing global interest towards the Roland Garros, they began inviting players from around the world in 1925, marking its evolution into a Grand Slam event.
Among the most renowned male players in the tournament's history is Henri Cochet with four titles to his name, Max Decugis with 8, and Rafael Nadal with the record for most, 14 titles. In the women's category, the notable names include Chris Evert, who clinched 7 titles in the Open Era, and Suzanne Langlen who had 7 titles during the amateur era.
Past Winners of Roland Garros (French Open)
Men's Singles Past Winners of Roland Garros (French Open):
1892 바카라 Jean Schopfer
1893 바카라 Laurent Riboulet
1894 바카라 Andre Vacherot
1895 바카라 Andre Vacherot
1896 바카라 Andre Vacherot
1897 바카라 Paul Ayme
1898 바카라 Paul Ayme
1899 바카라 Paul Ayme
1900 바카라 Paul Ayme
1901 바카라 Andre Vacherot
1902 바카라 Marcel Vacherot
1903 바카라 Max Decugis
1904 바카라 Max Decugis
1905 바카라 Maurice Germot
1906 바카라 Maurice Germot
1907 바카라 Max Decugis
1908 바카라 Max Decugis
1909 바카라 Max Decugis
1910 바카라 Maurice Germot
1911 바카라 Andre Gobert
1912 바카라 Max Decugis
1913 바카라 Max Decugis
1914 바카라 Max Decugis
1920 바카라 Andre Gobert
1921 바카라 Jean Samazeuilh
1922 바카라 Henri Cochet
1923 바카라 Francois Blanchy
1924 바카라 Jean Borotra
1925 바카라 Rene Lacoste
1926 바카라 Henri Cochet
1927 바카라 Rene Lacoste
1928 바카라 Henri Cochet
1929 바카라 Rene Lacoste
1930 바카라 Henri Cochet
1931 바카라 Jean Borotra
1932 바카라 Henri Cochet
1933 바카라 Jack Crawford
1934 바카라 Gottfried von Cramm
1935 바카라 Fred Perry
1936 바카라 Gottfried von Cramm
1937 바카라 Henner Henkel
1938 바카라 Don Budge
1939 바카라 Don McNeill
1941 바카라 Bernard Destremau
1942 바카라 Bernard Destremau
1943 바카라 Yvon Petra
1944 바카라 Yvon Petra
1945 바카라 Yvon Petra
1946 바카라 Marcel Bernard
1947 바카라 Jozsef Asboth
1948 바카라 Frank Parker
1949 바카라 Frank Parker
1950 바카라 Budge Patty
1951 바카라 Jaroslav Drobny
1952 바카라 Jaroslav Drobny
1953 바카라 Ken Rosewall
1954 바카라 Tony Trabert
1955 바카라 Tony Trabert
1956 바카라 Lew Hoad
1957 바카라 Sven Davidson
1958 바카라 Mervyn Rose
1959 바카라 Nicola Pietrangeli
1960 바카라 Nicola Pietrangeli
1961 바카라 Manuel Santana
1962 바카라 Rod Laver
1963 바카라 Roy Emerson
1964 바카라 Manuel Santana
1965 바카라 Fred Stolle
1966 바카라 Tony Roche
1966 바카라 Roy Emerson
1968 바카라 Ken Rosewall
1969 바카라 Rod Laver
1970 바카라 Jan Kodes
1971 바카라 Jan Kodes
1972 바카라 Andres Gimeno
1973 바카라 Ilie Nastase
1974 바카라 Bjorn Borg
1975 바카라 Bjorn Borg
1976 바카라 Adriano Panatta
1977 바카라 Guillermo Vilas
1978 바카라 Bjorn Borg
1979 바카라 Bjorn Borg
1980 바카라 Bjorn Borg
1981 바카라 Bjorn Borg
1982 바카라 Mats Wilander
1983 바카라 Yannick Noah
1984 바카라 Ivan Lendl
1985 바카라 Mats Wilander
1986 바카라 Ivan Lendl
1987 바카라 Ivan Lendl
1988 바카라 Mats Wilander
1989 바카라 Michael Chang
1990 바카라 Andres Gomez
1991 바카라 Jim Courier
1992 바카라 Jim Courier
1993 바카라 Sergi Bruguera
1994 바카라 Sergi Bruguera
1995 바카라 Thomas Muster
1996 바카라 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
1997 바카라 Gustavo Kuerten
1998 바카라 Carlos Moya
1999 바카라 Andre Agassi
2000 바카라 Gustavo Kuerten
2001 바카라 Gustavo Kuerten
2002 바카라 Albert Costa
2003 바카라 Juan Carlos Ferrero
2004 바카라 Gaston Gaudio
2005 바카라 Rafael Nadal
2006 바카라 Rafael Nadal
2007 바카라 Rafael Nadal
2008 바카라 Rafael Nadal
2009 바카라 Roger Federer
2010 바카라 Rafael Nadal
2011 바카라 Rafael Nadal
2012 바카라 Rafael Nadal
2013 바카라 Rafael Nadal
2014 바카라 Rafael Nadal
2015 바카라 Stan Wawrinka
2016 바카라 Novak Djokovic
2017 바카라 Rafael Nadal
2018 바카라 Rafael Nadal
2019 바카라 Rafael Nadal
2020 바카라 Rafael Nadal
2021 바카라 Novak Djokovic
2022 바카라 Rafael Nadal
2023 바카라 Novak Djokovic
Women's Singles Past Winners of Roland Garros (French Open):
1897 바카라 Adine Masson
1898 바카라 Adine Masson
1899 바카라 Adine Masson
1900 바카라 Yvonne Prevost
1901 바카라 Suzanne Girod
1902 바카라 Adine Masson
1903 바카라 Adine Masson
1904 바카라 Kate Gillou
1905 바카라 Kate Gillou
1906 바카라 Kate Gillou-Fenwick
1907 바카라 Comtesse de Kermel
1908 바카라 Kate Gillou-Fenwick
1909 바카라 Jeanne Matthey
1910 바카라 Jeanne Matthey
1911 바카라 Jeanne Matthey
1912 바카라 Jeanne Matthey
1913 바카라 Marguerite Broquedis
1914 바카라 Marguerite Broquedis
1920 바카라 Suzanne Lenglen
1921 바카라 Suzanne Lenglen
1922 바카라 Suzanne Lenglen
1923 바카라 Suzanne Lenglen
1924 바카라 Julie Vlasto
1925 바카라 Suzanne Lenglen
1926 바카라 Suzanne Lenglen
1927 바카라 Kea Bouman
1928 바카라 Helen Wills Moody
1929 바카라 Helen Wills Moody
1930 바카라 Helen Wills Moody
1931 바카라 Cilly Aussem
1932 바카라 Helen Wills Moody
1933 바카라 Margaret Scriven Vivian
1934 바카라 Margaret Scriven Vivian
1935 바카라 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
1936 바카라 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
1937 바카라 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
1938 바카라 Simonne Mathieu
1939 바카라 Simonne Mathieu
1941 바카라 Alice Weiwers
1942 바카라 Alice Weiwers
1943 바카라 Simone Iribarne Lafargue
1944 바카라 Raymonde Jones Veber
1945 바카라 Lolette Payot
1946 바카라 Margaret Osborne duPont
1947 바카라 Patricia Canning Todd
1948 바카라 Nelly Adamson Landry
1949 바카라 Margaret Osborne duPont
1950 바카라 Doris Hart
1951 바카라 Shirley Fry
1952 바카라 Doris Hart
1953 바카라 Maureen Connolly
1954 바카라 Maureen Connolly
1955 바카라 Angela Mortimer
1956 바카라 Althea Gibson
1957- Shirley Bloomer
1958 바카라 Zsuzsa Kormoczy
1959 바카라 Christine Truman 바카라 Zsuzsa Kormoczy
1960 바카라 Darlene Hard
1961 바카라 Ann Haydon
1962 바카라 Margaret Court
1963 바카라 Lesley Turner
1964 바카라 Margaret Court
1965 바카라 Lesley Turner
1966 바카라 Ann Haydon Jones
1967 바카라 Francoise Durr
1968 바카라 Nancy Richey
1969 바카라 Margaret Court
1970 바카라 Margaret Court
1971 바카라 Evonne Goolagong
1972 바카라 Billie Jean King
1973 바카라 Margaret Court
1974 바카라 Chris Evert
1975 바카라 Chris Evert
1976 바카라 Sue Barker
1977 바카라 Mima Jausovec
1978 바카라 Virginia Ruzici
1979 바카라 Chris Evert
1980 바카라 Chris Evert
1981 바카라 Hana Mandlikova
1982 바카라 Martina Navratilova
1983 바카라 Chris Evert
1984 바카라 Martina Navratilova
1985 바카라 Chris Evert
1986 바카라 Chris Evert
1987 바카라 Steffi Graf
1988 바카라 Steffi Graf
1989 바카라 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
1990 바카라 Monica Seles
1991 바카라 Monica Seles
1992 바카라 Monica Seles
1993 바카라 Steffi Graf
1994 바카라 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
1995 바카라 Steffi Graf
1996 바카라 Steffi Graf
1997 바카라 Iva Majoli
1998 바카라 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
1999 바카라 Steffi Graf
2000 바카라 Mary Pierce
2001 바카라 Jennifer Capriati
2002 바카라 Serena Williams
2003 바카라 Justine Henin
2004 바카라 Anastasia Myskina
2005 바카라 Justine Henin
2006 바카라 Justine Henin
2007 바카라 Justine Henin
2008 바카라 Ana Ivanovic
2009 바카라 Svetlana Kuznetsova
2010 바카라 Francesca Schiavone
2011- Li Na
2012 바카라 Maria Sharapova
2013 바카라 Serena Williams
2014 바카라 Maria Sharapova
2015 바카라 Serena Williams
2016 바카라 Garbine Muguruza
2017 바카라 JeΔΌena Ostapenko
2018 바카라 Simona Halep
2019 바카라 Ashleigh Barty
2020 바카라 Iga Swiatek
2021 바카라 Barbora Krejcukova
2022 바카라 Iga Swiatek
2023 바카라 Iga Swiatek
Prize Money of Roland Garros (French Open)
The 2024 French Open prize money has been revealed to be β¬53.5 million in total, with an increase of more than 7.8 percent compared to 2023. Below is how the money will be distributed among the winners and the participants:
Men's & Women's Singles Prize Money
Winner - β¬2,400,000
Finalist - β¬1,200,000
Semi-finalist - β¬650,000
Quarter-finalist - β¬415,000
Round Four - β¬250,000
Round Three - β¬158,000
Round Two - β¬110,000
Round One - β¬73,000
Men's and Women's Doubles Prize Money:
Winner - β¬590,000
Finalist - β¬295,000
Semi-finalist - β¬148,000
Quarter-finalist - β¬80,000
Round Three - β¬43,500
Round Two - β¬27,500
Round One - β¬17,500
