The clay season is upon us and that means one thing, the French Open is not too far away. Like every year, this season promises its share of thrills and spills as the best men's and women's singles in the world will battle it out to win the most physically demanding Grand Slam of the year. The likes of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz headline the men's category. Nadal is the greatest player to have ever taken part in the tournament and the King of Clay will be raring to have a go at his favourite tournament and add yet another Roland Garros title to his name.
There are two runaway favourites for the women's singles title this year, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka. Swiatek and Sabalenka are developing an exciting rivalry of late and it will be very interesting if they come up against each other at Roland Garros. They are both in the form of their lives and as Grand Slam winners, they have the experience necessary to pull off a huge victory. Apart from that, the women's singles category also has the likes of Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina, Ons Jabeur, Maria Sakkari and others, all of who are great players in their own right.
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Iga Swiatek won the women’s singles tennis competition at the 2022 French Open by defeating Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the championship match. She only lost one set on the way to winning her second French Open title, to Zheng Qinwen in the fourth round. With the victory, Witek matched Venus Williams’ record from the 2000 campaign of 35 victories (dating back to the Qatar Open in February). Additionally, since Maria Sharapova in 2006, Witek has won multiple majors at a young age.
Rafael Nadal won the men’s singles tennis championship at the 2022 French Open by defeating Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in the championship match. His record-setting 22nd major championship overall and 14th French Open victory both extended records. He won the Australian Open and the French Open in the same year for the first time in his career. Nadal also became the third person (after Mats Wilander in the 1982 French Open and Roger Federer in the 2017 Australian Open) to defeat four players ranked in the top 10 en route to winning a major championship since the introduction of the ATP rankings in 1973. Ruud became the first man from Norway to make it to a major semifinal, quarterfinal, and final.
| Seed | Name | Entry Rank |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 1 |
| 2 | Carlos Alcaraz | 2 |
| 3 | Casper Ruud | 3 |
| 4 | Daniil Medvedev | 4 |
| 5 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5 |
| 6 | Andrey Rublev | 6 |
| 7 | Holger Rune | 7 |
| 8 | Jannik Sinner | 8 |
| 9 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | 9 |
| 10 | Taylor Fritz | 10 |
| 11 | Karen Khachanov | 11 |
| 12 | Frances Tiafoe | 12 |
| 13 | Cameron Norrie | 13 |
| 14 | Rafael Nadal | 14 |
| 15 | Hubert Hurkacz | 15 |
| 16 | Alexander Zverev | 16 |
| 17 | Pablo Carreno Busta | 17 |
| 18 | Tommy Paul | 18 |
| 19 | Alex de Minaur | 19 |
| 20 | Lorenzo Musetti | 20 |
| 21 | Borna Coric | 21 |
| 22 | Matteo Berrettini | 22 |
| 23 | Marin Cilic | 23 |
| 24 | Nick Kyrgios | 24 |
| 25 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 25 |
| 26 | Daniel Evans | 26 |
| 27 | Sebastian Korda | 27 |
| 28 | Denis Shapovalov | 28 |
| 29 | Botic van de Zandschulp | 29 |
| 30 | Sebastian Baez | 30 |
| 31 | Grigor Dimitrov | 31 |
| 32 | Francisco Cerundolo | 32 |
| Miomir Kecmanovic | 33 | |
| Tallon Griekspoor | 34 | |
| Yoshihito Nishioka | 35 | |
| Jiri Lehecka | 36 | |
| Ben Shelton | 37 | |
| Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 38 | |
| Maxime Cressy | 39 | |
| Emil Ruusuvuori | 40 | |
| Bernabe Zapata Miralles | 41 | |
| Richard Gasquet | 42 | |
| Brandon Nakashima | 43 | |
| Benjamin Bonzi | 44 | |
| Lorenzo Sonego | 45 | |
| Adrian Mannarino | 46 | |
| J.J. Wolf | 47 | |
| Diego Schwartzman | 48 | |
| Jack Draper | 49 | |
| Mikael Ymer | 50 | |
| Nicolas Jarry | 51 | |
| Andy Murray | 52 | |
| Roberto Carballes Baena | 53 | |
| Mackenzie McDonald | 54 | |
| Alexander Bublik | 55 | |
| Yibing Wu | 56 | |
| Gregoire Barrere | 57 | |
| Albert Ramos-Vinolas | 58 | |
| Tomas Martin Etcheverry | 59 | |
| Constant Lestienne | 60 | |
| Ilya Ivashka | 61 | |
| Corentin Moutet | 62 | |
| Marc-Andrea Huesler | 63 | |
| Jan-Lennard Struff | 64 | |
| Quentin Halys | 65 | |
| Jason Kubler | 66 | |
| John Isner | 67 | |
| Marcos Giron | 68 | |
| Pedro Cachin | 69 | |
| Dusan Lajovic | 70 | |
| Ugo Humbert | 72 | |
| Alex Molcan | 73 | |
| Filip Krajinovic | 74 | |
| Marton Fucsovics | 75 | |
| Federico Coria | 76 | |
| Soonwoo Kwon | 77 | |
| Laslo Djere | 78 | |
| Nuno Borges | 79 | |
| Arthur Rinderknech | 80 | |
| Alexei Popyrin | 81 | |
| Christopher O’Connell | 82 | |
| Jaume Munar | 83 | |
| Stan Wawrinka | 84 | |
| Marco Cecchinato | 85 | |
| Cristian Garin | 86 | |
| Luca Van Assche | 87 | |
| Max Purcell | 88 | |
| Thiago Monteiro | 89 | |
| Christopher Eubanks | 90 | |
| Jordan Thompson | 91 | |
| Juan Pablo Varillas | 92 | |
| Daniel Altmaier | 93 | |
| Oscar Otte | 94 | |
| Zhizhen Zhang | 95 | |
| Daniel Elahi Galan | 96 | |
| Alexandre Muller | 97 | |
| Alexander Shevchenko | 98 | |
| Hugo Dellien | 73 | |
| Lloyd Harris | 47 | |
| Gael Monfils | 35 | |
| Guido Pella | 75 | |
| Jiri Vesely | 94 | |
| Kyle Edmund | 48 | |
| Jeremy Chardy | 88 |
| Seed | Name | Entry Rank |
| 1 | Iga Swiatek | 1 |
| 2 | Aryna Sabalenka | 2 |
| 3 | Jessica Pegula | 3 |
| 4 | Ons Jabeur | 4 |
| 5 | Caroline Garcia | 5 |
| 6 | Coco Gauff | 6 |
| 7 | Elena Rybakina | 7 |
| 8 | Daria Kasatkina | 8 |
| 9 | Maria Sakkari | 9 |
| 10 | Petra Kvitova | 10 |
| 11 | Belinda Bencic | 11 |
| 12 | Barbora Krejcikova | 12 |
| 13 | Veronika Kudermetova | 13 |
| 14 | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 14 |
| 15 | Liudmila Samsonova | 15 |
| 16 | Victoria Azarenka | 16 |
| 17 | Karolina Pliskova | 17 |
| 18 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 18 |
| 19 | Magda Linette | 19 |
| 20 | Martina Trevisan | 20 |
| 21 | Madison Keys | 21 |
| 22 | Jelena Ostapenko | 22 |
| 23 | Donna Vekic | 23 |
| 24 | Anastasia Potapova | 24 |
| 25 | Qinwen Zheng | 25 |
| 26 | Bianca Andreescu | 27 |
| 27 | Shuai Zhang | 28 |
| 28 | Elise Mertens | 29 |
| 29 | Jil Teichmann | 30 |
| 30 | Paula Badosa | 31 |
| 31 | Petra Martic | 32 |
| 32 | Bernarda Pera | 33 |
| Marie Bouzkova | 34 | |
| Anhelina Kalinina | 35 | |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | 36 | |
| Irina-Camelia Begu | 37 | |
| Marta Kostyuk | 38 | |
| Danielle Collins | 39 | |
| Shelby Rogers | 40 | |
| Sorana Cirstea | 41 | |
| Lin Zhu | 42 | |
| Camila Giorgi | 43 | |
| Varvara Gracheva | 44 | |
| Yulia Putintseva | 45 | |
| Katerina Siniakova | 46 | |
| Amanda Anisimova | 47 | |
| Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 48 | |
| Sloane Stephens | 49 | |
| Leylah Fernandez | 50 | |
| Elisabetta Cocciaretto | 51 | |
| Karolina Muchova | 52 | |
| Linda Noskova | 53 | |
| Claire Liu | 54 | |
| Alycia Parks | 55 | |
| Lauren Davis | 56 | |
| Ana Bogdan | 57 | |
| Linda Fruhvirtova | 58 | |
| Xinyu Wang | 59 | |
| Xiyu Wang | 60 | |
| Mayar Sherif | 61 | |
| Anna Kalinskaya | 62 | |
| Kaia Kanepi | 63 | |
| Anna Blinkova | 64 | |
| Jule Niemeier | 65 | |
| Jasmine Paolini | 66 | |
| Caty McNally | 67 | |
| Emma Raducanu | 68 | |
| Anett Kontaveit | 69 | |
| Alizé Cornet | 70 | |
| Tatjana Maria | 71 | |
| Danka Kovinic | 72 | |
| Lesia Tsurenko | 73 | |
| Rebecca Peterson | 74 | |
| Viktoriya Tomova | 75 | |
| Maryna Zanevska | 76 | |
| Cristina Bucsa | 77 | |
| Julia Grabher | 78 | |
| Lucia Bronzetti | 79 | |
| Nuria Parrizas Diaz | 80 | |
| Rebecca Marino | 81 | |
| Marketa Vondrousova | 82 | |
| Alison Riske-Amritraj | 83 | |
| Kateryna Baindl | 84 | |
| Sara Errani | 85 | |
| Ysaline Bonaventure | 86 | |
| Anna Bondar | 87 | |
| Diana Shnaider | 88 | |
| Peyton Stearns | 89 | |
| Madison Brengle | 90 | |
| Anna-Lena Friedsam | 91 | |
| Kamilla Rakhimova | 92 | |
| Rebeka Masarova | 93 | |
| Panna Udvardy | 94 | |
| Dalma Galfi | 95 | |
| Anna Karolina Schmiedlova | 97 | |
| Tereza Martincova | 98 | |
| Oceane Dodin | 99 | |
| Jennifer Brady | 14 (PR) | |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 21 (PR) | |
| Elina Svitolina | 27 (PR) | |
| Daria Saville | 54 (PR) | |
| Patricia Maria Tig | 65 (PR) | |
| Sara Sorribes Tormo | 68 (PR) | |
| Kristina Kucova | 90 (PR) |
Over the course of the tournament’s more than 100-year history, a number of tennis players have won the title, and each of them has since become a legend in the sport. The most successful competitor in the competition’s history is a man known as the King of Clay who continues to hone his craft today. Of course, we are referring to Rafael Nadal, a Spaniard. With 14 victories under his belt and three winning streaks, Nadal achieved on clay what no one had imagined was possible. He is miles ahead of the other multiple champions, and he plans to add a 15th Roland Garros trophy to his already-brimming collection.
| Player (* – currently active) | Titles |
|---|---|
| Rafael Nadal* | 2005-2008, 2010-2014, 2017-2020, 2022 (14 titles) |
| Max Decugis | 1903, 1904, 1907-1909, 1912-1914 (8 titles) |
| Bjorn Borg | 1974, 1975, 1978-1981 (6 titles) |
| Henri Cochet | 1922, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932 (5 titles) |
| Andre Vacherot | 1894-1896, 1901 (4 titles) |
Although the women’s singles division in the French Open was introduced a little later than the men’s, quite a few veterans have won the title more than once. American Chris Evert, who has won seven titles, is the most successful player in Grand Slam history. Two of the greatest players to ever play the sport, Suzanne Lenglen and Steffi Graf, are placed after her. Iga Swiatek, who was ranked first in the world when she won the title in 2022, is the most recent Grand Slam winner.
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Chris Evert | 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986 (7 titles) |
| Suzanne Lenglen | 1920-1923, 1925, 1926 (6 titles) |
| Steffi Graf | 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999 (6 titles) |
| Adine Masson | 1897-1899, 1902, 1903 (5 titles) |
| Margaret Court | 1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1973 (5 titles) |
The 2023 French Open will commence on Monday, May 22, 2023 and conclude on Sunday, June 11, 2023. Here is a tentative schedule for the 2023 edition of the clay court Grand Slam.
| Dates | Matches |
| Sun 28 – May-23 | Men’s and Women’s Singles 1st Round |
| Mon 29 – May-23 | Men’s and Women’s Singles 1st Round |
| Mon 29 – May-23 | Men’s or Women’s Singles – 1 match |
| Tue 30 – May-23 | Men’s and Women’s Singles 2nd Round |
| Tue 30 – May-23 | Men’s or Women’s Singles – 1 match |
| Wed 31 – May-23 | Men’s and Women’s Singles 3rd Round |
| Wed 31 – May-23 | Men’s or Women’s Singles – 1 match |
| Thu 1 – June | Men’s and Women’s Singles 3rd Round |
| Thu 1 – June | Men’s or Women’s Singles – 1 match |
| Fri 2 – June | Men’s and Women’s Singles 3rd Round |
| Fri 2 – June | Men’s or Women’s Singles – 1 match |
| Sat 3 – June | Men’s and Women’s Singles 3rd Round |
| Sat 3 – June | Men’s or Women’s Singles – 1 match |
| Sun 4 – June | Men’s and Women’s Singles 3rd Round |
| Sun 4 – June | Men’s or Women’s Singles – 1 match |
| Mon 5 – June | Men’s and Women’s Singles 4th Round |
| Mon 5 – June | Men’s or Women’s Singles – 1 match |
| Tue 6 – June | Men’s and Women’s Quarter Finals |
| Tue 6 – June | Men’s or Women’s Singles – 1 match |
| Wed 7 – June | Men’s and Women’s Quarter Finals |
| Wed 7 – June | Men’s or Women’s Singles – 1 match |
| Thu 8 – June | Women’s Singles Semi Finals |
| Fri 9 – June | Men’s Semi Finals 1 |
| Fri 9 – June | Men’s Semi Finals 2 |
| Sat 10 – June | Women’s Singles Final, Men’s Doubles Final |
| Sun 11- June | Men’s Singles Final |
(Credit: badisoch.in)
Information regarding prize money and ranking points has not yet been made available by either of the official websites. This section will be updated soon.
| Area | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| France | france.tv sport, Prime Video |
| Europe (all territories except France) | Eurosport |
| Austria | Servus TV |
| Belgium | rtbf.be |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR |
| USA | NBC Sports, Peacock, Tennis Channel, Bally Sports |
| Canada | RDS, TSN |
| Latin America | ESPN |
| Brazil | SPORTV |
| North Africa & Middle East | beIN Sports |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport, Canal+ |
| Asia (all territories) | beIN Sports |
| China | CMG |
| Taiwan | ELTA |
| Vietnam | VTV Cab |
| Japan | WOWOW |
| India | Sony Ten |
| Mongolia | SPS |
| Australia | Channel 9 |
| New Zealand | Sky |
| South Korea | CJ ENM |
