2020 French Open

The 2020 French Open was a major tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Originally scheduled for 24 May to 7 June, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was first moved to 20 September to 4 October 2020, then later moved back a week further to 27 September to 11 October 2020. Qualifying matches, comprising singles and doubles play, began 21 September. Junior and wheelchair tournaments were also scheduled. Rafael Nadal was the twelve-time and defending champion in men's singles; Ashleigh Barty was the defending champion in women's singles but chose not to defend her title following concerns over the pandemic.

2020 French Open
Date27 September – 11 October 2020
Edition119
Category90th Grand Slam
Draw128 singles players, 64 doubles pairs
Prize money38,000,000
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueRoland Garros Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal
Women's singles
Iga Świątek
Men's doubles
Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies
Women's doubles
Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic
Wheelchair men's singles
Alfie Hewett
Wheelchair women's singles
Yui Kamiji
Wheelchair quad singles
Dylan Alcott
Wheelchair men's doubles
Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid
Wheelchair women's doubles
Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot
Wheelchair quad doubles
Sam Schröder / David Wagner
Boys' singles
Dominic Stricker
Girls' singles
Elsa Jacquemot
Boys' doubles
Flavio Cobolli / Dominic Stricker
Girls' doubles
Eleonora Alvisi / Lisa Pigato

It was the 119th edition of the French Open and the last Grand Slam event of 2020. The main singles draws included 16 qualifiers for men and 12 for women out of 128 players in each draw.

It was also the only Grand Slam tournament to retain the advantage set in the final set of a match, as the Australian Open and Wimbledon recently switched to tiebreaks.

The men's singles title was won for the 13th time by Rafael Nadal, who won his 20th Grand Slam title, defeating Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the final. The women's singles title was won by Iga Świątek, who won her maiden WTA singles title, defeating Sofia Kenin in straight sets in the final. This was the first time in the Open Era that neither the men's nor women's singles champions dropped a set throughout the entire tournament. With his victory, Nadal equalled Roger Federer's all-time record of 20 Grand Slam titles. Świątek became the first player from Poland, male or female, and the first player born in the 21st century, male or female, to win a Grand Slam singles title.

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