DATE: May 30 - June 13, 2021
SURFACE: Clay
PRIZE MONEY: €34,367,215
FIELD SIZE: 128
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Iga Świątek
Seeds:
1. Ashleigh Barty
2. Naomi Osaka
3. Aryna Sabalenka
4. Sofia Kenin
5. Elina Svitolina
6. Bianca Andreescu
7. Serena Williams
8. Iga Swiatek
9. Karolina Pliskova
10. Belinda Bencic
11. Petra Kvitova
12. Garbine Muguruza
13. Jennifer Brady
14. Elise Mertens
15. Victoria Azarenka
16. Kiki Bertens
17. Maria Sakkari
18. Karolina Muchova
19. Johanna Konta
20. Marketa Vondrousova
21. Elena Rybakina
22. Petra Martic
23. Madison Keys
24. Coco Gauff
25. Ons Jabeur
26. Angelique Kerber
27. Alison Riske
28. Jessica Pegula
29. Veronika Kudermetova
30. Anett Kontaveit
31. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
32. Ekaterina Alexandrova
The Tournament:
The French Open, also called 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 tennis championship tournament in the world. Calender-wise it is the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments, the other three being the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. The French Open is currently the only Grand Slam tournament held on clay. Before 1975, the French Open was the lone non-grass major tournament. 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 arguably the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world.
About Paris:
Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,175,601 residents as of 2018, in an area of more than 105 square kilometres (41 square miles). Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, science and arts. The City of Paris is the centre and seat of government of the Île-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an estimated population of 12,174,880, or about 18 percent of the population of France as of 2017. The Paris Region had a GDP of €709 billion ($808 billion) in 2017. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey in 2018, Paris was the second most expensive city in the world, after Singapore and ahead of Zürich, Hong Kong, Oslo and Geneva. Another source ranked Paris as most expensive, on a par with Singapore and Hong Kong, in 2018.
Paris is a major railway, highway and air-transport hub served by two international airports: Paris–Charles de Gaulle (the second busiest airport in Europe) and Paris–Orly. Opened in 1900, the city's subway system, the Paris Métro, serves 5.23 million passengers daily; it is the second busiest metro system in Europe after the Moscow Metro. Gare du Nord is the 24th busiest railway station in the world, but the first located outside Japan, with 262 million passengers in 2015. Paris is especially known for its museums and architectural landmarks: the Louvre was the most visited art museum in the world in 2019, with 9.6 million visitors. The number of visitors plunged by 72 percent to 2.7 million visitors in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the drop in the number of foreign visitors, but it remained the most-visited art museum in 2020. The Musée d'Orsay, Musée Marmottan Monet and Musée de l'Orangerie are noted for their collections of French Impressionist art. The Pompidou Centre Musée National d'Art Moderne has the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe. The Musée Rodin and Musée Picasso exhibit the works of two noted Parisians. The historical district along the Seine in the city centre is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site; popular landmarks there included the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris on the Île de la Cité, now closed for renovation after the 15 April 2019 fire. Other popular tourist sites include the Gothic royal chapel of Sainte-Chapelle, also on the Île de la Cité; the Eiffel Tower, constructed for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889; the Grand Palais and Petit Palais, built for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900; the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées, as well as the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur on the hill of Montmartre.
Tourism Guide:
TV Coverage
France:
France.tv
Europe (all territories):
Eurosport
Europe (local broadcasters):
ITV
RTBF
SRG
ORF
EPT
Radio Televizija Slovenija
Markiza
PTC
Silknet
YLE
Duo Media
Czech TV
CYBC
BNT
RTRS
TVR
RTSH
RTCG
ServusTV
USA:
NBC
PeacockTV
Tennis Channel
Canada:
RDS
TSN
Latin-America:
ESPN
Brazil:
Bandsports
SporTV
North-Africa & Middle-East:
Bein Sports
Sub-saharan Africa:
SuperSport
Canal +
India:
Star Sports
China:
China Media Group
South-East Asia:
Fox Sports
Japan:
Wowwow
TV Tokyo
Australia:
Nine.com
New-Zealand:
Sky
South-Korea:
Fox Sports
SURFACE: Clay
PRIZE MONEY: €34,367,215
FIELD SIZE: 128
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Iga Świątek
Seeds:
1. Ashleigh Barty
2. Naomi Osaka
3. Aryna Sabalenka
4. Sofia Kenin
5. Elina Svitolina
6. Bianca Andreescu
7. Serena Williams
8. Iga Swiatek
9. Karolina Pliskova
10. Belinda Bencic
11. Petra Kvitova
12. Garbine Muguruza
13. Jennifer Brady
14. Elise Mertens
15. Victoria Azarenka
16. Kiki Bertens
17. Maria Sakkari
18. Karolina Muchova
19. Johanna Konta
20. Marketa Vondrousova
21. Elena Rybakina
22. Petra Martic
23. Madison Keys
24. Coco Gauff
25. Ons Jabeur
26. Angelique Kerber
27. Alison Riske
28. Jessica Pegula
29. Veronika Kudermetova
30. Anett Kontaveit
31. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
32. Ekaterina Alexandrova
The Tournament:
The French Open, also called 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 tennis championship tournament in the world. Calender-wise it is the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments, the other three being the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. The French Open is currently the only Grand Slam tournament held on clay. Before 1975, the French Open was the lone non-grass major tournament. 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 arguably the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world.
About Paris:
Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,175,601 residents as of 2018, in an area of more than 105 square kilometres (41 square miles). Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, science and arts. The City of Paris is the centre and seat of government of the Île-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an estimated population of 12,174,880, or about 18 percent of the population of France as of 2017. The Paris Region had a GDP of €709 billion ($808 billion) in 2017. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey in 2018, Paris was the second most expensive city in the world, after Singapore and ahead of Zürich, Hong Kong, Oslo and Geneva. Another source ranked Paris as most expensive, on a par with Singapore and Hong Kong, in 2018.
Paris is a major railway, highway and air-transport hub served by two international airports: Paris–Charles de Gaulle (the second busiest airport in Europe) and Paris–Orly. Opened in 1900, the city's subway system, the Paris Métro, serves 5.23 million passengers daily; it is the second busiest metro system in Europe after the Moscow Metro. Gare du Nord is the 24th busiest railway station in the world, but the first located outside Japan, with 262 million passengers in 2015. Paris is especially known for its museums and architectural landmarks: the Louvre was the most visited art museum in the world in 2019, with 9.6 million visitors. The number of visitors plunged by 72 percent to 2.7 million visitors in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the drop in the number of foreign visitors, but it remained the most-visited art museum in 2020. The Musée d'Orsay, Musée Marmottan Monet and Musée de l'Orangerie are noted for their collections of French Impressionist art. The Pompidou Centre Musée National d'Art Moderne has the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe. The Musée Rodin and Musée Picasso exhibit the works of two noted Parisians. The historical district along the Seine in the city centre is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site; popular landmarks there included the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris on the Île de la Cité, now closed for renovation after the 15 April 2019 fire. Other popular tourist sites include the Gothic royal chapel of Sainte-Chapelle, also on the Île de la Cité; the Eiffel Tower, constructed for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889; the Grand Palais and Petit Palais, built for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900; the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées, as well as the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur on the hill of Montmartre.
Tourism Guide:
TV Coverage
France:
France.tv
Europe (all territories):
Eurosport
Europe (local broadcasters):
ITV
RTBF
SRG
ORF
EPT
Radio Televizija Slovenija
Markiza
PTC
Silknet
YLE
Duo Media
Czech TV
CYBC
BNT
RTRS
TVR
RTSH
RTCG
ServusTV
USA:
NBC
PeacockTV
Tennis Channel
Canada:
RDS
TSN
Latin-America:
ESPN
Brazil:
Bandsports
SporTV
North-Africa & Middle-East:
Bein Sports
Sub-saharan Africa:
SuperSport
Canal +
India:
Star Sports
China:
China Media Group
South-East Asia:
Fox Sports
Japan:
Wowwow
TV Tokyo
Australia:
Nine.com
New-Zealand:
Sky
South-Korea:
Fox Sports
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) had a multitude of opportunities to gobble up the tour. When Serena was on maternity leave and #1 was a revolving door. She has the talent, athleticism and age to rule the tour. It's a shame, she just isn't that interested in tennis anymore. Madison is not even in the conversation for ruling the tour, let alone winning a lone slam or achieving #1.