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Roland Garros

Men's Singles
„I think even when Rafa’s 95 years old you won’t be able to keep him down. He’s like from another planet at Roland Garros.”
by Guga Kuerten (Reuters)

Surface

Grass and/or sand - outdoors (1891)
Sand - outdoors (1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907)
Clay - outdoors (1892,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1920-present)

Venue

Racing Club de France - Paris (1891,1892,1908,1910-11,1913-14,1920-24,1926)
Tennis Club de Paris - Paris (1893,1896-1907)
Île de Puteaux - Paris (1894-95)
Societe Athletique de la Villa Primrose - Bordeaux (1909)
Stade Français CASG - Paris (1912,1925,1927)
Stade Roland Garros - Paris (1928-present)

Name of the Tournament

Championnat De France/French Championships (1891-1924, French Championships (1925-1967), French Open/Roland Garros (1968-present)

President

Henri Wallet (1920-1925)
Albert Canet (1925- 1930)
Pierre Gillou (1930-1940)
René Lacoste (1940-1943)
Raymond Rodel (1943-1944)
Pierre Gillou (1944-1953)
Guy de Bazillac (1953-1963)
Robert Soisbault (1963-1966)
Roger Cirotteau (1966-1968)
Marcel Bernard (1968-1973)
Philippe Chatrier (1973-1993)
Christian Bîmes (1993-2009)
Jean Gachassin (February 2009–present)