Between the seven rounds needed for a championship, the clay surface characteristics (slower pace, higher bounce), and the best-of-five-set men's singles matches, the French Open is widely regarded as the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world. Until 1975, the French Open was the only major tournament not played on grass. It is chronologically the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments, occurring after the Australian Open and before Wimbledon and the US Open. The French Open is the premier clay court championship in the world and the only Grand Slam tournament currently held on this surface. The tournament and venue are named after the French aviator Roland Garros. The French Open ( French: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros ( French: ), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year.

Societé de Sport de Île de Puteaux, at Puteaux (1891–1894) Tennis Club de Paris, at Auteuil (1895–1908) Société Athlétique de la Villa Primrose at Bordeaux (1909) Croix-Catelan de Racing Club de France at the Bois de Boulogne (1910–1924, 1926) Stade Français at Saint-Cloud (1925, 1927) For the badminton tournament, see French Open (badminton). For the golf tournament, see Open de France. This article is about the tennis tournament.

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