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
Rafael Nadal
Women's singles
Ashleigh Barty
Men's doubles
Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies
Women's doubles
Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic
Mixed doubles
Latisha Chan / Ivan Dodig
Wheelchair men's singles
Gustavo Fernández
Wheelchair women's singles
Diede de Groot
Wheelchair quad singles
Dylan Alcott
Wheelchair men's doubles
Gustavo Fernández / Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women's doubles
Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot
Wheelchair quad doubles
Dylan Alcott / David Wagner
Boys' singles
Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune
Girls' singles
Leylah Fernandez
Boys' doubles
Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida /
Thiago Agustín Tirante
Girls' doubles
Chloe Beck / Emma Navarro
Legends under 45 doubles
Sébastien Grosjean / Michaël Llodra
Women's legends doubles
Nathalie Dechy / Amélie Mauresmo
Legends over 45 doubles
Sergi Bruguera / Goran Ivanišević

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. 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.

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