Dates, Tickets, Nadal: Everything you always wanted to know about Roland-Garros 2024 (but never had time to find out) – updated after Nadal exit
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 started on Sunday May 26, 2024, with the tournament scheduled to be completed on Sunday June 9, 2024.
The qualifying competition began a week earlier on Monday May 20, 2024.
Will Jannik Sinner play the French Open in 2024?
Yes. After pulling out of the Rome Masters due to a hip injury, Sinner had been a doubt for Paris. Reports from Italy suggested that he would not play this year but he was seen practising well in the days prior to the tournament and declared himself fit to play. He opened up his campaign with an impressive straight-sets win over Eubanks.
did Rafael Nadal play his LAST French Open in 2024?
Rafael Nadal competed at the 2024 French Open, losing to Alexander Zverev in a high-quality straight-sets defeat in the first round. It was widely expected to be his last appearance at Roland-Garros, and the likelihood remains high that this was indeed his final match at the tournament. However, Nadal left the door open to a possible return, saying after the match he still could not rule anything out for certain and he would leave it up to his body, motivation and enjoyment as to when he will ultimately retire.
After missing all of the 2023 season after the Australian Open, Nadal returned to the tour in January 2024 in Brisbane. He then missed out on Melbourne due to a hip injury and returned to action in Barcelona in April.
After competing in Barcelona (second round), Madrid (fourth round) and Rome (second round), Nadal said he would play Paris if he felt competitive enough. He arrived in Paris the week before the tournament, and was greeted by a big crowd to watch his first practice.
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
Who has received wildcards for the French Open?
The French Tennis Federation awarded all the six available wildcards with them (aside from the two reciprocal wildcards) to French players.
French veteran Alize Cornet, Fiona Ferro and Kristina Mladenovic were among those who received wild cards on the women’s side while Richard Gasquet, Terence Atmane, and Harold Mayot were among the men’s wildcard recipients.
There were no wildcards for two-time runner-up Dominic Thiem, who announced he would be retiring at the end of the season (the Austrian is entered in the qualies draw) or former winner Simona Halep on the women’s side. Emma Raducanu and Caroline Wozniacki were also not in the wildcard list and will miss the event.
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, is ready to open at this year’s event.
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, but only on the Centre Court, Court Philippe Chatrier. In 2023, the start time was moved forward. Matches began 30 minutes earlier than the previous year, at 8.30pm, after a pre-match entertainment show.
What is the prize money for the singles winner at the French Open?
The winners of the singles events at the 2024 Roland-Garros event will each receive 2.4 million euros. Overall prize money is almost 53.5 million euros, up almost eight percent from the previous year.
Singles prize money (in euros):
Winners: 2.4 million euros
Runners-up: 1.2 million
Semi-finals: 650,000
Quarter-finals: 415,000
R4: 250,000
R3: 158,000
R2: 110,000
R1: 73,000
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.
