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What is the French Open?

The French Open is the second Grand Slam tournament of the tennis calendar, and is the showpiece event of the clay-court portion of the tennis season.

The event was first held in 1891 and started out played on sand until it switched to clay in 1908. It remains the only one of the Grand Slam tournaments to be held on clay courts, where the bouncy and slow surface coupled with the best-of-five-set format makes it the most physically demanding tournament in tennis.

The tournament itself is held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The facility is named after French aviator Roland Garros, and was built in 1928. It features four courts, named after former French Tennis Federation chief Philippe Chatrier, French tennis pioneer Suzanne Lenglen, and French tennis star and former member of the French Resistance during World War II Simonne Mathieu.

The next edition of the French Open is set to take place from May 28 to June 11, 2023.

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Who won the last French Open?

The 2022 French Open saw tennis legend Rafael Nadal extend his record of success at Roland Garros by defeating Norway’s Casper Ruud in straight sets in the final. This win earned him a record 22nd Grand Slam singles title, as well as a record 14th French Open title.

The women’s singles title was won by Poland’s Iga Swiatek, who defeated the USA’s Coco Gauff in the final to become a two-time French Open champion, and only the 10th women’s player ever to win multiple French Open titles.

The men’s doubles title was won by Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer, while the women’s doubles title was claimed by Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic. The mixed doubles title went to the team of Ena Shibahara and Wesley Koolhof.

French Open history

While the official name of the tournament is Les Internationaux de France de Tennis (French Internationals of Tennis), it is internationally known by fans, players, and organizers alike simply as the French Open. The tournament started out as the French Championships in 1891, and was open to any players who played for French tennis clubs. A women’s tournament was added six years later.

The tournament has been held across a number of different venues over the years, before eventually taking up residence at its current home at Roland Garros in 1928. The venue’s iconic red clay courts are composed of rock, gravel, coal residue, and white limestone. The red color comes from red brick dust, which the players often slide across during play.

The French Open men’s singles trophy is called the Coupe des Mousquetaires (The Musketeers’ Cup), while the women’s singles trophy is called the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen. The official trophy is presented to the winner after the conclusion of the final, and the winning players subsequently receive smaller replicas of their respective winners’ trophy to keep.

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French Open winners

Year	Men’s singles	Women’s singles	Men’s doubles	Women’s doubles	Mixed doubles
2013	Rafael Nadal	Serena Williams	Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan	Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina	Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak
2014	Rafael Nadal	Maria Sharapova	Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin	Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai	Anna-Lena Gronefeld and Jean-Julien Rojer
2015	Stan Wawrinka	Serena Williams	Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo	Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova	Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Mike Bryan
2016	Novak Djokovic	Garbine Muguruza	Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez	Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic	Martina Hingis and Leander Paes
2017	Rafael Nadal	Jelena Ostapenko	Ryan Harrison and Michael Venus	Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova	Gabriela Dabrowski and Rohan Bopanna
2018	Rafael Nadal	Simona Halep	Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut	Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova	Latisha Chan and Ivan Dodig
2019	Rafael Nadal	Ashleigh Barty	Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies	Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic	Latisha Chan and Ivan Dodig
2020	Rafael Nadal	Iga Swiatek	Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies	Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic	No competition
2021	Novak Djokovic	Barbora Krejcikova	Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut	Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova	Desirae Krawczyk and Joe Salisbury
2022	Rafael Nadal	Iga Swiatek	Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer	Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic	Ena Shibahara and Wesley Koolhof

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