2019 French Open

The 2019 French Open was a major tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 26 May to 9 June, comprising singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair tournaments were also scheduled. Rafael Nadal was the two-time defending champion in men's singles and won his record 12th French Open singles title. Simona Halep was the defending champion in women's singles, but lost in the quarterfinals; the title was won by Ashleigh Barty.

2019 French Open
Date26 May – 9 June 2019
Edition118
Category89th Grand Slam
Draw128S / 64D / 32X
Prize money42,661,000
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueRoland Garros Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Spain Rafael Nadal
Women's singles
Australia Ashleigh Barty
Men's doubles
Germany Kevin Krawietz / Germany Andreas Mies
Women's doubles
Hungary Tímea Babos / France Kristina Mladenovic
Mixed doubles
Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan / Croatia Ivan Dodig
Wheelchair men's singles
Argentina Gustavo Fernández
Wheelchair women's singles
Netherlands Diede de Groot
Wheelchair quad singles
Australia Dylan Alcott
Wheelchair men's doubles
Argentina Gustavo Fernández / Japan Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women's doubles
Netherlands Diede de Groot / Netherlands Aniek van Koot
Wheelchair quad doubles
Australia Dylan Alcott / United States David Wagner
Boys' singles
Denmark Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune
Girls' singles
Canada Leylah Fernandez
Boys' doubles
Brazil Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida /
Argentina Thiago Agustín Tirante
Girls' doubles
United States Chloe Beck / United States Emma Navarro
Legends under 45 doubles
France Sébastien Grosjean / France Michaël Llodra
Women's legends doubles
France Nathalie Dechy / France Amélie Mauresmo
Legends over 45 doubles
Spain Sergi Bruguera / Croatia Goran Ivanišević
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It was the 123rd edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of 2019. The main singles draws included 16 qualifiers for men and 12 for women out of 128 players in each draw. This was in contrast to two other Grand Slam tournaments – the Australian Open and Wimbledon, which from 2019 increased the number of women qualifiers to 16, to match with the US Open.

2019 was the final year in which there was no roof on any of the Roland-Garros tennis courts. On 5 June 2019, the entire day's tennis was washed out due to heavy rain.[1] It is also the only Grand Slam to retain the advantage set in final sets, whereas the Australian Open and Wimbledon have now switched to tiebreaks.[2][3]

Tournament

Court Philippe Chatrier, where the finals of the French Open will take place.

The 2019 French Open is the 123rd edition of the French Open and is held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. A new shot clock that gives 25 seconds for the player serving, between points are introduced. In the juniors tournament, service lets won't be featured.[4]

The tournament is an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2019 ATP Tour and the 2019 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.[5]

There is a singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments,[6] and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players under the Grand Slam category,[7] also hosting singles and doubles events for wheelchair quad tennis for the first time.[8] The tournament is played on clay courts and took place over a series of 23 courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and the newly opened Court Simonne Mathieu.[5][9]

Points and prize money

Points distribution

Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.

Senior points

Event W FSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128QQ3Q2Q1
Men's singles20001200720360180904510251680
Men's doubles0
Women's singles130078043024013070104030202
Women's doubles10


Junior points

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3
Boys' singles1000600370200100453020
Girls' singles
Boys' doubles75045027515075
Girls' doubles

Prize money

The total prize money for the 2019 edition is €42,661,000, an increase of 8% over 2018. The winners of the men's and women's singles title receive €2,300,000, an increase of €100,000 compared to 2018.[10]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1
Singles€2,300,000€1,180,000€590,000€415,000€243,000€143,000€87,000€46,000€24,000€12,250€7,000
Doubles *€580,000€290,000€146,000€79,500€42,500€23,000€11,500
Mixed doubles *€122,000€61,000€31,000€17,500€10,000€5,000
Wheelchair singles€53,000€26,500€13,500€6,750
Wheelchair doubles *€16,000€8,000€4,750

* per team

Singles players

2019 French Open – Men's singles
2019 French Open – Women's singles

Day-by-day summaries

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who have withdrawn from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 20 May 2019. Rank and points before are as of 27 May 2019.

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus
11 Novak Djokovic12,35536072012,715Semifinals lost to Dominic Thiem [4]
22 Rafael Nadal7,9452,0002,0007,945Champion, defeated Dominic Thiem [4]
33 Roger Federer5,95007206,670Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
44 Dominic Thiem4,6851,2001,2004,685Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
55 Alexander Zverev4,3603603604,360Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
66 Stefanos Tsitsipas4,080451804,215Fourth round lost to Stan Wawrinka [24]
77 Kei Nishikori3,8601803604,040Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
89 Juan Martín del Potro3,2357201802,695Fourth round lost to Karen Khachanov [10]
912 Fabio Fognini2,7851801802,785Fourth round lost to Alexander Zverev [5]
1011 Karen Khachanov2,8001803602,980Quarterfinals lost to Dominic Thiem [4]
1113 Marin Čilić2,710360452,395Second round lost to Grigor Dimitrov
1214 Daniil Medvedev2,62510102,625First round lost to Pierre-Hugues Herbert
1315 Borna Ćorić2,52590902,525Third round lost to Jan-Lennard Struff
1417 Gaël Monfils1,965901802,055Fourth round lost to Dominic Thiem [4]
1516 Nikoloz Basilashvili1,97010101,970First round lost to Juan Ignacio Londero
1619 Marco Cecchinato1,840720101,130First round lost to Nicolas Mahut [WC]
1720 Diego Schwartzman1,755360451,440Second round lost to Leonardo Mayer
1821 Roberto Bautista Agut1,69090901,690Third round lost to Fabio Fognini [9]
1923 Guido Pella1,46045+2545+201,455Second round lost to Corentin Moutet [WC]
2024 Denis Shapovalov1,42545101,390First round lost to Jan-Lennard Struff
2125 Alex de Minaur1,4100+6545+201,410Second round lost to Pablo Carreño Busta
2226 Lucas Pouille1,38590451,340Second round lost to Martin Kližan
2327 Fernando Verdasco1,370180451,235Second round lost to Antoine Hoang [WC]
2428 Stan Wawrinka1,365103601,715Quarterfinals lost to Roger Federer [3]
2522 Félix Auger-Aliassime1,482(20)01,462Withdrew due to left abductor injury
2633 Gilles Simon1,23590451,190Second round lost to Salvatore Caruso [Q]
2729 David Goffin1,325180901,235Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
2830 Kyle Edmund1,32590451,280Second round retired against Pablo Cuevas
2931 Matteo Berrettini1,32090451,275Second round lost to Casper Ruud
3035 Dušan Lajović1,22645901,271Third round lost to Alexander Zverev [5]
3132 Laslo Đere1,31410+7590+101,329Third round lost to Kei Nishikori [7]
3234 Frances Tiafoe1,23010101,230First round lost to Filip Krajinović

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2018. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.

The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.

RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterWithdrawal reason
8 Kevin Anderson3,7451803,565Right elbow injury
10 John Isner2,8951802,715Left foot injury
18 Milos Raonic1,96001,960Right knee injury
SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus
11 Naomi Osaka6,4861301306,486Third round lost to Kateřina Siniaková
22 Karolína Plíšková5,6851301305,685Third round lost to Petra Martić [31]
33 Simona Halep5,5332,0004303,963Quarterfinals lost to Amanda Anisimova
44 Kiki Bertens5,405130705,345Second round retired against Viktória Kužmová
55 Angelique Kerber5,095430104,675First round lost to Anastasia Potapova
66 Petra Kvitová5,05513004,925Withdrew due to left arm injury
77 Sloane Stephens4,5521,3004303,682Quarterfinals lost to Johanna Konta [26]
88 Ashleigh Barty4,420702,0006,350Champion, defeated Markéta Vondroušová
99 Elina Svitolina3,9671301303,967Third round lost to Garbiñe Muguruza [19]
1010 Serena Williams3,5212401303,411Third round lost to Sofia Kenin
1111 Aryna Sabalenka3,50510703,565Second round lost to Amanda Anisimova
1212 Anastasija Sevastova3,136102403,366Fourth round lost to Markéta Vondroušová
1313 Caroline Wozniacki3,063240102,833First round lost to Veronika Kudermetova
1414 Madison Keys2,9657804302,615Quarterfinals lost to Ashleigh Barty [8]
1515 Belinda Bencic2,893701302,953Third round lost to Donna Vekić [23]
1616 Wang Qiang2,812130702,752Second round lost to Iga Świątek
1717 Anett Kontaveit2,565240102,335First round lost to Karolína Muchová
1818 Julia Görges2,520130102,400First round lost to Kaia Kanepi
1919 Garbiñe Muguruza2,4657802401,925Fourth round lost to Sloane Stephens [7]
2020 Elise Mertens2,3052401302,195Third round lost Anastasija Sevastova [12]
2121 Daria Kasatkina2,150430701,790Second round lost to Monica Puig
2223 Bianca Andreescu1,97330702,013Second round withdrew due to right shoulder injury
2324 Donna Vekić1,940702402,110Fourth round lost to Johanna Konta [26]
2422 Caroline Garcia2,055240701,885Second round lost to Anna Blinkova [Q]
2525 Hsieh Su-wei1,82510701,885Second round lost to Andrea Petkovic
2626 Johanna Konta1,785107802,555Semifinals lost to Markéta Vondroušová
2727 Lesia Tsurenko1,7672401301,657Third round lost to Simona Halep [3]
2829 Carla Suárez Navarro1,672701301,732Third round lost to Markéta Vondroušová
2930 Maria Sakkari1,642130701,582Second round lost to Kateřina Siniaková
3033 Mihaela Buzărnescu1,575240101,345First round lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova
3131 Petra Martić1,615704301,975Quarterfinals lost to Markéta Vondroušová
3234 Aliaksandra Sasnovich1,55070101,490First round lost to Polona Hercog

Doubles seeds

TeamRank1Seed
Nicole Melichar Bruno Soares231
Gabriela Dabrowski Mate Pavić232
Barbora Krejčiková Rajeev Ram263
Demi Schuurs Jean-Julien Rojer274
Zhang Shuai John Peers285
Chan Hao-ching Oliver Marach316
Alicja Rosolska Nikola Mektić337
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Robert Farah378
  • 1 Rankings are as of 27 May 2019.

Main draw wildcard entries

The following players were given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.

Mixed doubles

Main draw qualifiers

Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

Note: Steve Darcis, who would have been placed on the men's entry list on the initial entry cutoff date of 15 April 2019 with a protected ranking of #90, entered late and played the qualifying tournament but lost in the third round.

Withdrawals

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw, but withdrew with injuries or other reasons.

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

Juniors

Boys' singles

Girls' singles

Boys' doubles

Girls' doubles

Wheelchair events

Wheelchair men's singles

Wheelchair women's singles

Wheelchair quad singles

Wheelchair men's doubles

Wheelchair women's doubles

Wheelchair quad doubles

Other events

Legends under 45 doubles

Legends over 45 doubles

Women's legends doubles

Sponsors

References

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