2017 French Open

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2017 French Open
Date28 May – 11 June 2017
Edition116
Category Grand Slam
Draw128S/64D/32X
Prize money 36,000,000
Surface Clay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
Venue Roland Garros Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal
Women's singles
Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Harrison / Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Venus
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
Mixed doubles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski / Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna
Wheelchair men's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alfie Hewett
Wheelchair women's singles
Flag of Japan.svg Yui Kamiji
Wheelchair men's doubles
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet / Flag of France.svg Nicolas Peifer
Wheelchair women's doubles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marjolein Buis / Flag of Japan.svg Yui Kamiji
Boys' singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexei Popyrin
Girls' singles
Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe
Boys' doubles
Flag of Spain.svg Nicola Kuhn / Flag of Hungary.svg Zsombor Piros
Girls' doubles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bianca Andreescu / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carson Branstine
Legends under 45 doubles
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean / Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra
Women's legends doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
Legends over 45 doubles
Flag of France.svg Mansour Bahrami / Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro
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The 2017 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 116th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 28 May to 11 June and consisted of events for players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events.

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Novak Djokovic was the defending champion in the Men's Singles, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Dominic Thiem. [1] Garbiñe Muguruza was the defending champion in the Women's Singles, but she lost in the 4th Round to Kristina Mladenovic. [2]

This was the first time since 1974 French Open that both reigning champions of the Australian Open (Serena Williams and Roger Federer) withdrew before the tournament began.

Tournament

Court Philippe Chatrier where the Finals of the French Open took place. RolandGarrosCentral.jpg
Court Philippe Chatrier where the Finals of the French Open took place.

The 2017 French Open was the 116th edition of the French Open and was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.

The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2017 ATP World Tour and the 2017 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. [3]

There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which are part of the Grade A category of tournaments, [4] and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players under the Grand Slam category. [5] The tournament was played on clay courts and took place over a series of 22 courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1. [3] [6]

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 FSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128QQ3Q2Q1
Men's singles20001200720360180904510251680
Men's doubles0
Women's singles130078043024013070104030202
Women's doubles10

Prize money

The total prize money for the 2017 edition is €36,000,000, a 12% increase compared to 2016. The winners of the men's and women's singles title receive €2,100,000, an increase of €100,000 compared to 2016. [7]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1
Singles€2,100,000€1,060,000€530,000€340,000€200,000€118,000€70,000€35,000€18,000€9,000€5,000
Doubles *€540,000€270,000€132,000€72,000€39,000€21,000€10,500
Mixed doubles *€140,000€70,500€37,750€17,000€8,500€4,500
Wheelchair singles€35,000€17,500€8,500€4,500
Wheelchair doubles *€10,000€5,000€3,000

* per team

Singles players

2017 French Open – Men's singles
2017 French Open – Women's singles

Day-by-day summaries

Doubles seeds

Mixed doubles

TeamRank1Seed
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Peers 111
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig 192
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin 273
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik Flag of South Africa.svg Raven Klaasen 344
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya 395
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jean-Julien Rojer 426
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna 427
Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares 438

Main draw wildcard entries

The following players were given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.

Mixed doubles

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

Juniors

Boys' singles

Girls' singles

Boys' doubles

Girls' doubles

Wheelchair events

Wheelchair men's singles

Wheelchair women's singles

Wheelchair men's doubles

Wheelchair women's doubles

Other events

Legends under 45 doubles

Legends over 45 doubles

Women's legends doubles

References

  1. "Novak Djokovic loses to Dominic Thiem in quarter-finals". BBC Sport. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. "Defending champion Garbine Muguruza upset at French Open". USA Today. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Roland Garros". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. "Roland Garros Junior French Championships". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. "Circuit Info". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  6. "The Courts". Roland Garros. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  7. "French Open increases prize money pot". WTA. 27 April 2017.
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