Everything You Need to Know About the 2024 Roland Garros

Four months after Jannik Sinner was crowned the winner of the Australian Open, the second grand slam of the year will begin at Roland Garros in France. The tournament will be played on a clay court, and the same venue will host the Olympic games later this summer.

This year's tournament will be the 123rd edition of the French Open, and we expect to see the biggest names in tennis assemble in Paris for the epic spectacle. 

Tennis lovers are already getting their hands on the 2024 Roland Garros tickets in anticipation of an exciting tournament.

Serial champion and 24-time grand slam winner Novak Djokovic will be looking to defend his title in the men's singles after beating Casper Ruud in the final last year. 

At the same time, Iga Świątek is the defending champion in the women's singles and will be desperate to become the first woman in 17 years to win three Roland Garros singles titles in a row.

With the tournament schedule announced and star names entering the main draws (singles and doubles), we bring you a lowdown on everything you need to know about the tournament.

When will the tournament begin?

The 2024 edition of Roland-Garros will take place from Monday, May 20th, to Sunday, June 9th, 2024.

The women's final will be held on Saturday, June 8th, and the men's the day after.

When is the French Open qualifying taking place?

The qualifying round for this year's main draw begins on Monday, May 20th. Hong Kong’s rising star Coleman Wong is one of the names set for first grand slam appearance in Roland Garros qualifiers this year. 

The 19-year-old is among 128 players preparing for the qualifying rounds in Paris, with 16 places in the main draw up for grabs.

Another big name that could enter the main event through the qualifying round is Emma Raducanu.

With a protected ranking of 103 too low for direct entry, the Brit missed out on a wild card and may have to enter through the qualifiers.

It's not like she is a stranger to qualifying rounds. She won her one and only Grand Slam title at the US Open as a qualifier, becoming the first player in the Open Era to do so.

However, Raducanu is currently fourth on the list of main draw alternates and the entry list for the qualifying tournament.

When is the French Open draw?

The draw for the main event will take place on Thursday, May 23rd.

After the draw, the main singles begin on Sunday, May 26th.

Below is a day-by-day guide

Sunday, May 26th

Men’s and women’s singles first round

Monday, May 27th

Men’s and women’s singles first round

Tuesday, May 28th

Men’s and women’s singles first round; men's doubles begins

Wednesday, May 29th

Men’s and women’s singles second round; women's and mixed doubles begin

Thursday, May 30th

Men’s and women’s singles second round

Friday, May 31st

Men’s and women’s singles third round

Saturday, June 1st

Men’s and women’s singles third round

Sunday, June 2nd

Men’s and women’s singles fourth round

Monday, June 3rd

Men’s and women’s singles fourth round

Tuesday, June 4th

Men’s and women’s singles quarter-finals

Wednesday, June 5th

Men’s and women’s singles quarter-finals

Thursday, June 6th

Women’s singles semi-finals; mixed doubles final, wheelchair tournament begins

Friday 7, June

Men's singles semi-finals

Saturday, June 8th

Women's singles final, men's doubles final, wheelchair finals

Sunday, June 9th

Men's singles final; women's doubles final.

The Roland-Garros organisers have released the 2024 provisional schedule with time slots.

Entry List

As expected, the biggest names in tennis will be present at this year's Roland Garros.

For the women's singles, Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, and Coco Gauff are the top three names in the rankings and have gained direct passage into the main event.

Eight of the women’s singles players who have been out of action due to injury or pregnancy have chosen to use their protected ranking.

Two examples are Angelique Kerber (No.31) and Naomi Osaka (No.46), who both made their comeback in Australia in January after giving birth to their first child in 2023. Irina-Camelia Begu (No.49), Amanda Anisimova (No.61), Bianca Andreescu (No.64), Alison van Uytvanck (No.97) and Aleksandra Krunic (No.99) will also be entered straight into the main draw after returning from injuries.

For the men's singles, defending champion Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, and Carlos Alcaraz are the top three names who have entered the main event and gained a direct passage to it.

However, current world number two and Australian Open holder Jannik Sinner, who could become world No. 1 at the tournament, is in a race to recover from a hip injury that saw him miss the Italian Open. 

Also, world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz is doubtful about this tournament after missing the action in Rome due to an arm issue.

Meanwhile, some of the players in the men's draw benefited from a protected ranking, with Rafael Nadal (No.9) being one such name. 

The 14-time Roland-Garros title winner has been plagued by injuries since the start of 2023 and missed the French Open last year after undergoing hip surgery. 

But he should be fit enough to participate in this edition, with this likely to be his final appearance in Paris. He has already indicated that 2024 is likely to be his final season before retirement.

The Spaniard started his Roland Garros preparations by playing in his first clay-court match in 681 days - when he won the 2022 French Open final - in Barcelona before playing in Madrid and Rome, where he suffered early exits but received an emotional send-off.

Meanwhile, three-time Grand Slam singles title winner Andy Murray is also aiming to play at Roland Garros. 

The Brit has not played since injuring his ankle at the Miami Open in March but has entered an ATP Challenger event in Bordeaux to get some clay-court matches under his belt.

Confirmed Absentee(s)

So far, women's singles defending finalist Karolina Muchova (no. 12) will not be participating in the 2024 edition due to an injury to her right wrist.

Wild Card Main Draw Entry

Eight male and eight female players have been handed the wild card for direct entry to the main draw.

Alizé Cornet (France), Fiona Ferro (France), Elsa Jacquemot (France), Kristina Mladenovic (France), Chloé Paquet (France), Jessika Ponchet (France), Ajla Tomljanovic (Australia) are the eight females handed the wild card for Women's singles (main draw).

Meanwhile, Terence Atmane (France), Richard Gasquet (France), Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France), Harold Mayot (France), Nicolas Moreno De Alboran (USA), Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (France), Alexandre Muller (France) and Adam Walton (Australia) were allocated wildcards for the Men's singles (main draw).

The complete list of players given wildcards for men's and women's singles Qualifying rounds can be found on the tournament's website.

Prize Money

The total prize money for the 2024 French Open is €53,478,000, a 7.82% increase compared to last year.

The French Tennis Federation aimed to provide the best possible support for players ranked up to 250th in the world, and total prize money for the qualifying rounds, now known as "Opening Week", has risen by 24.65%.

SINGLES

Winner: €2,400,000 / 2,000 points

Finalist: €1,200,000 / 1,300 points

Semi-finalist: €650,000 / 800 points

Quarter-finalist: €415,000 / 400 points

Round of 16: €250,000 / 200 points

Round of 32: €158,000 / 100 points

Round of 64: €110,000 / 50 points

Round of 128: €73,000 / 10 points

DOUBLES (€ per team)

Winner: €590,000 / 2,000 points

Finalist: €295,000 / 1,200 points

Semi-finalist: €148,000 / 720 points

Quarter-finalist: €80,000 / 360 points

Round of 16: €43,500 / 180 points

Round of 32: €27,500 / 90 points

Round of 64: €17,500 / 0 points