2019 French Open
The 2019 French Open was a Grand Slam 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.
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.[1] It is also the only Grand Slam to retain the advantage set in the final sets, whereas Australian Open and Wimbledon have now switched to tiebreaks.[2][3]
Tournament
    

The 2019 French Open is the 123rd edition of the French Open and is held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. A new shot clock that gives 25 seconds for the player serving, between points are introduced. In the juniors tournament, service lets won't be featured.[4]
The tournament is an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2019 ATP Tour and the 2019 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.[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] also hosting singles and doubles events for wheelchair quad tennis for the first time.[8] The tournament is 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 the newly opened Court Simonne Mathieu.[5][9]
Points and prize money
    
    Points distribution
    
Below is a serie 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 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||
| Women's singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
| Wheelchair points
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Prize money
    
The total prize money for the 2019 edition is €42,661,000, an increase of 8% over 2018. The winners of the men's and women's singles title receive €2,300,000, an increase of €100,000 compared to 2018.[10]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Singles | €2,300,000 | €1,180,000 | €590,000 | €415,000 | €243,000 | €143,000 | €87,000 | €46,000 | €24,000 | €12,250 | €7,000 | 
| Doubles * | €580,000 | €290,000 | €146,000 | €79,500 | €42,500 | €23,000 | €11,500 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
| Mixed doubles * | €122,000 | €61,000 | €31,000 | €17,500 | €10,000 | €5,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
| Wheelchair singles | €53,000 | €26,500 | €13,500 | €6,750 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
| Wheelchair doubles * | €16,000 | €8,000 | €4,750 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
* per team
Singles players
    
Day-by-day summaries
    
    
Singles seeds
    
The following are the seeded players and notable players who have withdrawn from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 20 May 2019. Rank and points before are as of 27 May 2019.
Men's singles
    
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Novak Djokovic | 12,355 | 360 | 720 | 12,715 | Semifinals lost to  Dominic Thiem [4] | 
| 2 | 2 |  Rafael Nadal | 7,945 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 7,945 | Champion, defeated  Dominic Thiem [4] | 
| 3 | 3 |  Roger Federer | 5,950 | 0 | 720 | 6,670 | Semifinals lost to  Rafael Nadal [2] | 
| 4 | 4 |  Dominic Thiem | 4,685 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 4,685 | Runner-up, lost to  Rafael Nadal [2] | 
| 5 | 5 |  Alexander Zverev | 4,360 | 360 | 360 | 4,360 | Quarterfinals lost to  Novak Djokovic  [1] | 
| 6 | 6 |  Stefanos Tsitsipas | 4,080 | 45 | 180 | 4,215 | Fourth round lost to  Stan Wawrinka [24] | 
| 7 | 7 |  Kei Nishikori | 3,860 | 180 | 360 | 4,040 | Quarterfinals lost to  Rafael Nadal [2] | 
| 8 | 9 |  Juan Martín del Potro | 3,235 | 720 | 180 | 2,695 | Fourth round lost to  Karen Khachanov [10] | 
| 9 | 12 |  Fabio Fognini | 2,785 | 180 | 180 | 2,785 | Fourth round lost to  Alexander Zverev [5] | 
| 10 | 11 |  Karen Khachanov | 2,800 | 180 | 360 | 2,980 | Quarterfinals lost to  Dominic Thiem [4] | 
| 11 | 13 |  Marin Čilić | 2,710 | 360 | 45 | 2,395 | Second round lost to  Grigor Dimitrov | 
| 12 | 14 |  Daniil Medvedev | 2,625 | 10 | 10 | 2,625 | First round lost to  Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 
| 13 | 15 |  Borna Ćorić | 2,525 | 90 | 90 | 2,525 | Third round lost to  Jan-Lennard Struff | 
| 14 | 17 |  Gaël Monfils | 1,965 | 90 | 180 | 2,055 | Fourth round lost to  Dominic Thiem [4] | 
| 15 | 16 |  Nikoloz Basilashvili | 1,970 | 10 | 10 | 1,970 | First round lost to  Juan Ignacio Londero | 
| 16 | 19 |  Marco Cecchinato | 1,840 | 720 | 10 | 1,130 | First round lost to  Nicolas Mahut [WC] | 
| 17 | 20 |  Diego Schwartzman | 1,755 | 360 | 45 | 1,440 | Second round lost to  Leonardo Mayer | 
| 18 | 21 |  Roberto Bautista Agut | 1,690 | 90 | 90 | 1,690 | Third round lost to  Fabio Fognini [9] | 
| 19 | 23 |  Guido Pella | 1,460 | 45+25 | 45+20 | 1,455 | Second round lost to  Corentin Moutet [WC] | 
| 20 | 24 | .svg.png.webp) Denis Shapovalov | 1,425 | 45 | 10 | 1,390 | First round lost to  Jan-Lennard Struff | 
| 21 | 25 | .svg.png.webp) Alex de Minaur | 1,410 | 0+65 | 45+20 | 1,410 | Second round lost to  Pablo Carreño Busta | 
| 22 | 26 |  Lucas Pouille | 1,385 | 90 | 45 | 1,340 | Second round lost to  Martin Kližan | 
| 23 | 27 |  Fernando Verdasco | 1,370 | 180 | 45 | 1,235 | Second round lost to  Antoine Hoang [WC] | 
| 24 | 28 |  Stan Wawrinka | 1,365 | 10 | 360 | 1,715 | Quarterfinals lost to  Roger Federer [3] | 
| .svg.png.webp) Félix Auger-Aliassime | 1,482 | (20)† | 0 | 1,462 | Withdrew due to left abductor injury | ||
| 26 | 33 |  Gilles Simon | 1,235 | 90 | 45 | 1,190 | Second round lost to  Salvatore Caruso [Q] | 
| 27 | 29 | .svg.png.webp) David Goffin | 1,325 | 180 | 90 | 1,235 | Third round lost to  Rafael Nadal [2] | 
| 28 | 30 |  Kyle Edmund | 1,325 | 90 | 45 | 1,280 | Second round retired against  Pablo Cuevas | 
| 29 | 31 |  Matteo Berrettini | 1,320 | 90 | 45 | 1,275 | Second round lost to  Casper Ruud | 
| 30 | 35 |  Dušan Lajović | 1,226 | 45 | 90 | 1,271 | Third round lost to  Alexander Zverev [5] | 
| 31 | 32 |  Laslo Đere | 1,314 | 10+75 | 90+10 | 1,329 | Third round lost to  Kei Nishikori [7] | 
| 32 | 34 |  Frances Tiafoe | 1,230 | 10 | 10 | 1,230 | First round lost to  Filip Krajinović | 
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2018. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Kevin Anderson | 3,745 | 180 | 3,565 | Right elbow injury | 
| 10 |  John Isner | 2,895 | 180 | 2,715 | Left foot injury | 
| 18 | .svg.png.webp) Milos Raonic | 1,960 | 0 | 1,960 | Right knee injury | 
Women's singles
    
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Naomi Osaka | 6,486 | 130 | 130 | 6,486 | Third round lost to  Kateřina Siniaková | 
| 2 | 2 |  Karolína Plíšková | 5,685 | 130 | 130 | 5,685 | Third round lost to  Petra Martić [31] | 
| 3 | 3 |  Simona Halep | 5,533 | 2,000 | 430 | 3,963 | Quarterfinals lost to  Amanda Anisimova | 
| 4 | 4 |  Kiki Bertens | 5,405 | 130 | 70 | 5,345 | Second round retired against  Viktória Kužmová | 
| 5 | 5 |  Angelique Kerber | 5,095 | 430 | 10 | 4,675 | First round lost to  Anastasia Potapova | 
|  Petra Kvitová | 5,055 | 130 | 0 | 4,925 | Withdrew due to left arm injury | ||
| 7 | 7 |  Sloane Stephens | 4,552 | 1,300 | 430 | 3,682 | Quarterfinals lost to  Johanna Konta [26] | 
| 8 | 8 | .svg.png.webp) Ashleigh Barty | 4,420 | 70 | 2,000 | 6,350 | Champion, defeated  Markéta Vondroušová | 
| 9 | 9 |  Elina Svitolina | 3,967 | 130 | 130 | 3,967 | Third round lost to  Garbiñe Muguruza [19] | 
| 10 | 10 |  Serena Williams | 3,521 | 240 | 130 | 3,411 | Third round lost to  Sofia Kenin | 
| 11 | 11 |  Aryna Sabalenka | 3,505 | 10 | 70 | 3,565 | Second round lost to  Amanda Anisimova | 
| 12 | 12 |  Anastasija Sevastova | 3,136 | 10 | 240 | 3,366 | Fourth round lost to  Markéta Vondroušová | 
| 13 | 13 |  Caroline Wozniacki | 3,063 | 240 | 10 | 2,833 | First round lost to  Veronika Kudermetova | 
| 14 | 14 |  Madison Keys | 2,965 | 780 | 430 | 2,615 | Quarterfinals lost to .svg.png.webp) Ashleigh Barty [8] | 
| 15 | 15 |  Belinda Bencic | 2,893 | 70 | 130 | 2,953 | Third round lost to  Donna Vekić [23] | 
| 16 | 16 |  Wang Qiang | 2,812 | 130 | 70 | 2,752 | Second round lost to  Iga Świątek | 
| 17 | 17 |  Anett Kontaveit | 2,565 | 240 | 10 | 2,335 | First round lost to  Karolína Muchová | 
| 18 | 18 |  Julia Görges | 2,520 | 130 | 10 | 2,400 | First round lost to  Kaia Kanepi | 
| 19 | 19 |  Garbiñe Muguruza | 2,465 | 780 | 240 | 1,925 | Fourth round lost to  Sloane Stephens [7] | 
| 20 | 20 | .svg.png.webp) Elise Mertens | 2,305 | 240 | 130 | 2,195 | Third round lost  Anastasija Sevastova [12] | 
| 21 | 21 |  Daria Kasatkina | 2,150 | 430 | 70 | 1,790 | Second round lost to  Monica Puig | 
| 22 | 23 | .svg.png.webp) Bianca Andreescu | 1,973 | 30 | 70 | 2,013 | Second round withdrew due to right shoulder injury | 
| 23 | 24 |  Donna Vekić | 1,940 | 70 | 240 | 2,110 | Fourth round lost to  Johanna Konta [26] | 
| 24 | 22 |  Caroline Garcia | 2,055 | 240 | 70 | 1,885 | Second round lost to  Anna Blinkova [Q] | 
| 25 | 25 |  Hsieh Su-wei | 1,825 | 10 | 70 | 1,885 | Second round lost to  Andrea Petkovic | 
| 26 | 26 |  Johanna Konta | 1,785 | 10 | 780 | 2,555 | Semifinals lost to  Markéta Vondroušová | 
| 27 | 27 |  Lesia Tsurenko | 1,767 | 240 | 130 | 1,657 | Third round lost to  Simona Halep [3] | 
| 28 | 29 |  Carla Suárez Navarro | 1,672 | 70 | 130 | 1,732 | Third round lost to  Markéta Vondroušová | 
| 29 | 30 |  Maria Sakkari | 1,642 | 130 | 70 | 1,582 | Second round lost to  Kateřina Siniaková | 
| 30 | 33 |  Mihaela Buzărnescu | 1,575 | 240 | 10 | 1,345 | First round lost to  Ekaterina Alexandrova | 
| 31 | 31 |  Petra Martić | 1,615 | 70 | 430 | 1,975 | Quarterfinals lost to  Markéta Vondroušová | 
| 32 | 34 |  Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 1,550 | 70 | 10 | 1,490 | First round lost to  Polona Hercog | 
Doubles seeds
    
Mixed doubles
    
| Team | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|
|  Nicole Melichar |  Bruno Soares | 23 | 1 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Gabriela Dabrowski |  Mate Pavić | 23 | 2 | 
|  Barbora Krejčiková |  Rajeev Ram | ||
|  Demi Schuurs |  Jean-Julien Rojer | 27 | 4 | 
|  Zhang Shuai | .svg.png.webp) John Peers | 28 | 5 | 
|  Chan Hao-ching |  Oliver Marach | 31 | 6 | 
|  Alicja Rosolska |  Nikola Mektić | 33 | 7 | 
|  Anna-Lena Grönefeld |  Robert Farah | 37 | 8 | 
- 1 Rankings are as of 27 May 2019.
Main draw wildcard entries
    
The following players were given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.
| Men's singles | Women's singles
 
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| Men's doubles | Women's doubles
 
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Main draw qualifiers
    
| Men's singlesMen's Singles Qualifiers 
 Lucky Losers | Women's singlesWomen's Singles Qualifiers 
 Lucky Losers 
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Protected ranking
    
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
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Withdrawals
    
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw, but withdrew with injuries or other reasons.
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Champions
    
    
Men's singles
    
 Rafael Nadal def. Rafael Nadal def. Dominic Thiem, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 Dominic Thiem, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
Women's singles
    
.svg.png.webp) Ashleigh Barty def. Ashleigh Barty def. Markéta Vondroušová, 6–1, 6–3 Markéta Vondroušová, 6–1, 6–3
Men's doubles
    
 Kevin Krawietz / Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies def. Andreas Mies def. Jérémy Chardy / Jérémy Chardy / Fabrice Martin, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) Fabrice Martin, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Women's doubles
    
 Tímea Babos / Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic def. Kristina Mladenovic def. Duan Yingying / Duan Yingying / Zheng Saisai, 6–2, 6–3 Zheng Saisai, 6–2, 6–3
Mixed doubles
    
 Latisha Chan / Latisha Chan / Ivan Dodig def. Ivan Dodig def..svg.png.webp) Gabriela Dabrowski / Gabriela Dabrowski / Mate Pavić,  6–1, 7–6(7–5) Mate Pavić,  6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Boys' singles
    
 Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune def. Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune def. Toby Alex Kodat, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–0 Toby Alex Kodat, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–0
Girls' singles
    
.svg.png.webp) Leylah Annie Fernandez def. Leylah Annie Fernandez def. Emma Navarro, 6–3, 6–2 Emma Navarro, 6–3, 6–2
Boys' doubles
    
 Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida  / Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida  / Thiago Agustín Tirante def. Thiago Agustín Tirante def. Flavio Cobolli / Flavio Cobolli / Dominic Stricker, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 Dominic Stricker, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Girls' doubles
    
 Chloe Beck / Chloe Beck / Emma Navarro def. Emma Navarro def. Alina Charaeva / Alina Charaeva / Anastasia Tikhonova, 6–1, 6–2 Anastasia Tikhonova, 6–1, 6–2
Wheelchair men's singles
    
 Gustavo Fernández def. Gustavo Fernández def. Gordon Reid, 6–1, 6–3 Gordon Reid, 6–1, 6–3
Wheelchair women's singles
    
 Diede de Groot def. Diede de Groot def. Yui Kamiji, 6–1, 6–0 Yui Kamiji, 6–1, 6–0
Wheelchair quad singles
    
.svg.png.webp) Dylan Alcott def. Dylan Alcott def. David Wagner, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 David Wagner, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Wheelchair men's doubles
    
 Gustavo Fernández / Gustavo Fernández / Shingo Kunieda def. Shingo Kunieda def. Stéphane Houdet / Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer, 2–6, 6–2, [10–8] Nicolas Peifer, 2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Wheelchair women's doubles
    
 Diede de Groot / Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot def. Aniek van Koot def. Marjolein Buis / Marjolein Buis / Sabine Ellerbrock, 6–1, 6–1 Sabine Ellerbrock, 6–1, 6–1
Wheelchair quad doubles
    
.svg.png.webp) Dylan Alcott / Dylan Alcott / David Wagner def. David Wagner def. Ymanitu Silva / Ymanitu Silva / Koji Sugeno, 6–3, 6–3 Koji Sugeno, 6–3, 6–3
Legends under 45 doubles
    
 Sébastien Grosjean / Sébastien Grosjean / Michaël Llodra def. Michaël Llodra def. Juan Carlos Ferrero / Juan Carlos Ferrero / Andriy Medvedev, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 Andriy Medvedev, 7–6(7–4), 7–5
Legends over 45 doubles
    
 Sergi Bruguera / Sergi Bruguera / Goran Ivanišević def. Goran Ivanišević def. Mikael Pernfors / Mikael Pernfors / Mats Wilander, 6–2, 4–6, [10–4] Mats Wilander, 6–2, 4–6, [10–4]
Women's legends doubles
    
 Nathalie Dechy / Nathalie Dechy / Amélie Mauresmo def. Amélie Mauresmo def. Martina Navratilova / Martina Navratilova / Dinara Safina, 6–3, 6–4 Dinara Safina, 6–3, 6–4
Sponsors
    
    
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