2020 French Open
The 2020 French Open is a Grand Slam tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Originally to be scheduled from 24 May to 7 June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was first moved to 20 September to 4 October then later moved back a week further to 27 September to 11 October. Qualifying matches, comprising singles and doubles play began 21 September. Junior and wheelchair tournaments are also scheduled. Rafael Nadal is the three-time 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 ongoing pandemic.[1]
It is the 124th edition of the French Open and the last Grand Slam event of 2020. The main singles draws includes 16 qualifiers for men and 12 for women out of 128 players in each draw.
It is also the only Grand Slam tournament to retain the advantage set in the final sets, as the Australian Open and Wimbledon have switched to tiebreaks.[2][3]
Tournament
The 2020 French Open will be the 124th edition of the French Open and will be held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. It will also be the first year in which there is a retractable roof on the French tennis courts, after construction was completed on Court Phillipe Chatrier in late 2019, with plans in place to also have a roof on Court Suzanne Lenglen by 2023.[4] Additionally, it will be the first year in which night tennis will be possible, as floodlights will be in operation on the twelve courts.
The tournament is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2020 ATP Tour and the 2020 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament will consist of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws.[5]
There is a singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments,[6] and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players under the Grand Slam category.[7] The tournament will be played on clay courts and took place over a series of 23 courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court Simonne Mathieu.[5][8]
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
This event is normally held on the fourth Sunday of May and ending in early June and it is the second Grand Slam of the year on the peak of the spring clay court season. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, on 17 March, French Tennis Federation announced the tournament had been postponed and dates were moved first to 20 September to 4 October 2020 (the dates were initially scheduled for the annual Asian Hard Court swing which would be eventually cancelled on 24 July), and then moved a week further to 27 September to 11 October 2020, just two weeks after the 2020 US Open. For the first time since the 1947 French Championships, this event will not be held on the traditional May–June schedule and the first time since the introduction of the Open Era that a major tournament has been postponed rather than cancelled. On 13 April 2020, the French Government extended a ban on mass gatherings until July 2020 in a bid to control the spread of the virus.[9]
The Laver Cup was scheduled from 24 to 27 September, conflicting with the initial new date for the French Open (20 September to 4 October), before being postponed to 2021.[10]
On 7 September, it was announced the three main courts would have a maximum capacity of 11,500 spectators during the 15-day tournament, with 5,000 each in Court Philippe Chatrier and Court Suzanne Lenglen, and 1,500 in Court Simonne Mathieu. Matches on other courts would take place without spectators including the qualifying events. These guidelines followed from official health and safety protocols including social distancing regulations from the regional government. According to the tournament director Guy Forget, players and personnel would have to be tested for the virus upon arrival in Paris to confirm a negative test result and a second test 72 hours later. Players would then have to stay at two hotels stipulated by organizers once they get tested. On 17 September, the spectator capacity for each match was reduced to 5,000 in all of the three main courts due to an ongoing surge in the number of coronavirus cases in France, and couple of days later, the capacity was reduced once again to 1,000 starting on the eve of the main tournament.[11][12][13]
The mixed doubles event didn't take place this year and this is the second consecutive Grand Slam not holding the event after the US Open.[14]
Singles players
Events
Men's Singles
TBD vs. TBD
Women's Singles
- TBD vs. TBD
Men's Doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Women's Doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Wheelchair Men's Singles
- TBD vs. TBD
Wheelchair Women's Singles
- TBD vs. TBD
Wheelchair Quad Singles
- TBD vs. TBD
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Wheelchair Quad Doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Boys' Singles
- TBD vs. TBD
Girls' Singles
- TBD vs. TBD
Boys' Doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Girls' Doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Other events
Legends Under 45 Doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Legends Over 45 Doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Women's Legends Doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Point distribution and prize money
Point distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
Senior points
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's Singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Women's Singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's Doubles | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheelchair points
| Event | W | F | SF/3rd | QF/4th |
| Singles | 800 | 500 | 375 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 800 | 500 | 100 | — |
| Quad Singles | 800 | 500 | 100 | — |
| Quad Doubles | 800 | 100 | — | — |
Junior points
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' Singles | 1000 | 600 | 370 | 200 | 100 | 45 | 30 | 20 |
| Girls' Singles | ||||||||
| Boys' Doubles | 750 | 450 | 275 | 150 | 75 | — | — | — |
| Girls' Doubles | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | €1,600,000 | €800,000 | €425,250 | €283,500 | €189,000 | €126,000 | €84,000 | €60,000 | €25,600 | €16,000 | €10,000 |
| Doubles * | €319,652 | €188,030 | €110,606 | €65,062 | €38,272 | €23,920 | €14,950 | — | — | — | — |
| Wheelchair Singles | € | € | € | € | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wheelchair Doubles * | € | € | € | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* per team
Notes
Roger Federer Gonna Win Roland Garros 2021
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