The 2015 French Open is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It will be the 114th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It will take place at the Stade Roland Garros from 24 May to 7 June. It will consist of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events.
Rafael Nadal is the five-time defending champion in the men's singles, while Maria Sharapova will be defending the women's singles title.
Tournament
Court Philippe Chatrier where the Finals of the French Open take place.
The 2015 French Open will be the 114th edition of the French Open and is being held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.
The tournament is an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2015 ATP World Tour and the 2015 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consists of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.
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, and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category. The tournament is being played on clay courts and is taking place over a series of twenty courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1.
Points and Prize Money
Points 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
375
270
180
120
75
30
25
20
Girls' Singles
Boys' Doubles
270
180
120
75
45
—
—
—
Girls' Doubles
—
—
—
Prize money
The total prize money for the tournament was €28,028,600, an increase of €3 million compared to the previous edition. The winners of the men's and women's singles title receive €1,800,000, an increase of 9% compared to 2014.
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings and Rankings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 18 May 2015, while points before are as of the standings on 25 May 2015.