The 2019 French Open was a major 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 final sets, whereas the Australian Open and Wimbledon have now switched to tiebreaks. [2] [3]
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]
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
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 |
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Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
Women's singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
Women's doubles | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheelchair points
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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 | — | — | — | — |
Mixed doubles * | €122,000 | €61,000 | €31,000 | €17,500 | €10,000 | €5,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheelchair singles | €53,000 | €26,500 | €13,500 | €6,750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheelchair doubles * | €16,000 | €8,000 | €4,750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* per team
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.
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
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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 | Denis Shapovalov | 1,425 | 45 | 10 | 1,390 | First round lost to Jan-Lennard Struff |
21 | 25 | 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] |
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 | 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 |
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8 | Kevin Anderson | 3,745 | 180 | 3,565 | Right elbow injury |
10 | John Isner | 2,895 | 180 | 2,715 | Left foot injury |
18 | Milos Raonic | 1,960 | 0 | 1,960 | Right knee injury |
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
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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 |
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 | 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 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 | 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 | 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 |
Team | Rank1 | Seed | |
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Nicole Melichar | Bruno Soares | 23 | 1 |
Gabriela Dabrowski | Mate Pavić | 23 | 2 |
Demi Schuurs | Jean-Julien Rojer | 27 | 4 |
Zhang Shuai | John Peers | 28 | 5 |
Chan Hao-ching | Oliver Marach | 31 | 6 |
Alicja Rosolska | Nikola Mektić | 33 | 7 |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Robert Farah | 37 | 8 |
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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Men's singlesMen's Singles Qualifiers
Lucky Losers | Women's singlesWomen's Singles Qualifiers
Lucky Losers |
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
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Note: Steve Darcis, who would have been placed on the men's entry list on the initial entry cutoff date of 15 April 2019 with a protected ranking of #90, entered late and played the qualifying tournament but lost in the third round.
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw, but withdrew with injuries or other reasons.
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