Roland Garros

The French Open or Roland Garros, is a major tennis tournament since 1891 which currently held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Named after the French aviator Roland Garros, it is the most important clay court tennis championship.

Men's Singles Women's Singles

Surface

(Grass and) Sand – Racing Club de France; Sand - Île de Puteaux, Tennis Club de Paris; Clay – Racing Club de France, Societe Athletique de la Villa Primrose, Stade Français;

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)

Eras

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

„For me, what Rafa has done at the French Open might be the biggest achievement in sport.”
by Andy Murray (Daily Record of June 25, 2014)

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 (2009–2017),
Bernard Giudicelli (2018-2021)
Gilles Moretton (2021-present)