French open 2023 : Date, schedule, tickets

With two action-packed weeks of world class tennis, there’s a lot to see at the French Open. Here’s French Open 2023 dates and schedule.

French open 2023 : Date, schedule, tickets

The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros, is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France , beginning in late May each year. The tournament and venue are named after the French aviator Roland Garros.

The French Open is the premier clay court championship in the world and the only Grand Slam tournament currently held on this surface.

It is chronologically the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments, the other three are the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Until 1975, the French Open was the only major tournament not played on grass.

Between the seven rounds needed for a championship, the clay surface characteristics (slower pace, higher bounce), and the best-of-five-set men’s singles matches, the French Open is widely regarded as the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world.

Date

2023 French Open will begin on Sunday, 28 May, 2023 and ends on sunday 11 June 2023.

The French Open has been the only major played on clay courts since 1978, when the US Open changed to hard courts.

Clay courts slow down the ball and produce a high bounce when compared with grass courts or hard courts.

For this reason, clay courts take away some of the advantages of big servers and serve-and-volleyers, which makes it hard for these types of players to dominate on the surface.

For example, Pete Sampras, known for his huge serve and who won 14 Grand Slam titles, never won the French Open – his best result was reaching the semi-finals in 1996. 

French open 2023 schedule 

In the Open Era, the only male players who have won both the French Open and Wimbledon, played on faster grass courts, are Rod Laver, Jan Kodeš, Björn Borg, Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Borg’s French Open—Wimbledon double was achieved three times consecutively.

On the other hand, players whose games are more suited to jumpier surfaces, such as Rafael Nadal, Björn Borg, Ivan Lendl, Mats Wilander, Justine Henin and Chris Evert, have found great success at this tournament. 

French open 2023 Tickets 

Getting tickets to the French Open is usually simple, especially compared to tennis tournaments like Wimbledon. You have several choices to purchase tickets to Roland Garros.

Generally, tickets can be purchased directly through the tournament’s website beginning about two months before the start of the French Open. Since tickets are available first come first serve, they generally sell out extremely quickly.

• Purchase tickets at one of the 3 stadiums, and get access to the outside courts.
• Purchase tickets to the outside courts only.

The second option is a better value, but you will likely miss the big-name matches like Nadal, Federer, or Serena Williams.

The stadiums are Phillippe Chatrier, Suzanne Lenglen, and Simonne-Mathieu. They each offer reserved seating.

Ticket prices vary depending on the level of access, the number of tickets purchased and the round being played on the day of the ticket.