© 2015 albert-learning.com French open FRENCH OPEN Founded1891; 124 years ago LocationParis,France

© 2015 albert-learning.com French open What is French open? The French Open, often referred to as Roland Garros is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Named after the French aviator Roland Garros, it is the premier clay court tennis championship event in the world and the second of four annual Grand Slam tournaments; the other three being the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam event held on clay and ends the spring clay court season.

© 2015 albert-learning.com French open Played on clay court  Clay courts slow down the ball and produce a high bounce when compared to grass courts or hard courts.  For this reason, clay courts take away some of the advantages of big servers and serve-and-volley players, which makes it hard for these types of players to dominate on the surface.  For example, Pete Sampras, known for his huge serve and who won 14 Grand Slam titles, never won the French Open - his best result was reaching the semi-finals in  Many players who have won multiple Grand Slam events have never won the French Open, including John McEnroe, Frank Sedgman, John Newcombe, Venus Williams, Stefan Edberg, Louise Brough, Martina Hingis and Virginia Wade.

© 2015 albert-learning.com French open  On the other hand, players whose games are more suited to slower surfaces, such as Rafael Nadal, Björn Borg, Ivan Lendl, and Mats Wilander, Justine Henin and Chris Evert, have found great success at this tournament.  In the open era, the only male players who have won both the French Open and Wimbledon, played on faster grass courts, are Rod Laver, Jan Kodes, Björn Borg, Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

© 2015 albert-learning.com French open Current champions  Rafael Nadal was the winner of the Men's Singles in It was his 14th Grand Slam singles title and his ninth at Roland Garros (fifth in a row).  Maria Sharapova was the winner of the Women's Singles in It was her fifth Grand Slam singles title and her second at Roland Garros.  Julien Benneteau was part of the winning Men's Doubles team in It was his first Grand Slam men's doubles title.  Édouard Roger-Vasselin was part of the winning Men's Doubles team in It was his first Grand Slam men's doubles title.

© 2015 albert-learning.com French open Current champions  Hsieh Su-wei was part of the winning Women's Doubles team in It was her second Grand Slam women's doubles title and her first at Roland Garros.  Peng Shuai was part of the winning Women's Doubles team in It was her second Grand Slam women's doubles title and her first at Roland Garros.  Anna-Lena Grönefeld was part of the winning Mixed Doubles team in It was her second Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her first at Roland Garros.  Jean-Julien Rojer was part of the winning Mixed Doubles team in It was his first Grand Slam mixed doubles title.

© 2015 albert-learning.com French open Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal holds the record for the most wins in French open ( 9 times )

© 2015 albert-learning.com French open Test your knowledge on French open. When was French open founded? Which place was it Founded? What kind of court is it played on? What is French open referred as? Name the other three Grand slam events held in a year?

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