Roland-Garros gears up for Opening Week

Qualifying

➡️ Men's qualifying draw
➡️ Women's qualifying draw

The men’s and women’s qualifying draws are published at 2pm on Sunday May 18 when all 256 players - 128 in each draw - find out who stands between them and a spot in the main draw.

Like last year, the biggest matches will be played on the 10,000-capacity Court Suzanne Lenglen and some names to look out for include 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic, as well as former world No.12 Borna Coric and Italian top tenner Fabio Fognini.

The women’s ‘qualies’ draw will feature reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open doubles champion Taylor Townsend, as well as 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu from Canada. Last summer’s Olympic doubles gold medallist from the Paris Games Sara Errani will also be in the mix.

Qualifying matches run from Monday to Friday.

Practice

Aside from the qualifying rounds, one of the most popular elements of the Opening Week is the chance to watch the superstars of the sport training. Four-time champion Iga Swiatek was one of the first to arrive on site this week, and world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka went to work on Court Philippe-Chatrier on Sunday.

Fans can watch tour regulars on the main show courts and smaller outside courts through the week. It’s a great opportunity to enjoy the best in the world in a more relaxed environment.

Visitors can look out for the two singles trophies - the world famous Coupe des Mousquetaires and the Coupe Suzanne-Lenglen - that will be on display next to the Roland-Garros clay wall on avenue Marcel-Bernard from time to time during the week.

Look out for tattoo stands, photobooths with the players, jugglers, a brass band and for the artists among us there’s even a colouring fresco on site.

The draws

The day the men’s and women’s singles draws are revealed is always a big event in the sport and the tennis world will be watching from 2pm on Thursday when that ceremony takes place in the Orangery buildings in the Auteuil gardens. Fans can tune in for live coverage on the Roland-Garros YouTube channel.

The doubles draws take place on Saturday May 24 at 12 noon with the mixed doubles draw on Monday May 26. Junior draws come out on Friday May 31 with the draws for the wheelchair events taking centre stage in the Village on Monday June 2.

Media Day

The superstars of tennis will meet the media on Friday when top seeds and some of the big French stars go under the spotlight in front of the world’s journalists.

An elite group of top seeds from the men’s and women’s draws give press conferences, TV interviews and will meet the social media teams on site. Look for exclusive content from Friday onwards.

Yannick Noah Day

Roland-Garros takes on a carnival atmosphere on Saturday May 24 when Yannick Noah Day - an annual celebration to raise money for chosen charities - takes over the grounds.

There’ll be doubles exhibitions featuring mic’d-up players on Court Philippe-Chatrier, open practice sessions across every court, and the "Play on the clay at Roland-Garros” event on Court 2.

A brass band, acrobats, jugglers and music from Quatuor Yako will keep the kids entertained. Equipment manufacturer Wilson will give away 1500 rackets to inspire youngsters to try the sport.

Showtime on Sunday

The wait comes to end on Sunday morning when first round men’s and women’s matches get under way from 11am.

➡️ Where and how to watch

And anyone who has a Court Philippe-Chatrier ticket is in for a special treat when 14-time champion Rafael Nadal returns to Roland-Garros for an on-court celebration of his career after the day session on the main show court.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Rafa’s first trophy in Paris back in 2005. The 20-time major winner retired at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga last October.

An exhibition dedicated to the Spaniard will also run for the duration of the tournament at the Roland-Garros Tenniseum.

ATP and WTA tennis

Away from Paris, a few big names go in search of match wins before arriving in the French capital.

The biggest of those is 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic who will try to snap a three-match losing streak as the No.2 seed in Geneva. Taylor Fritz is the top seed at the Swiss ATP 250 event.

The 2024 Roland-Garros runner-up Alexander Zverev, Frances Tiafoe and Andrey Rublev line up at the ATP 500 event in Hamburg.

WTA action continues in Rabat and Strasbourg, where Jessica Pegula, Emma Navarro, Paula Badosa, Elena Rybakina and Elina Svitolina all line up in the WTA 500 draw.

Get your tickets now!

The Roland-Garros 2025 Opening Week is shaping up to be particularly exciting! Tickets are still available to come and support the future stars of the circuit and watch training sessions with the biggest names on the WTA and ATP Tours.

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