Stade Roland Garros

Stade Roland Garros
Court Philippe Chatrier in 2022, the complex's centerpiece and principal venue
Map
Location16th arrondissement, Paris, France
Public transitPorte d'Auteuil Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 10
Michel-Ange–Molitor Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 9 Paris Métro Line 10
OwnerAdministration of Paris
Capacity15,000 (Court Philippe Chatrier)
10,068 (Court Suzanne Lenglen)
5,000 (Court Simonne Mathieu)
SurfaceClay (see text)
Opened1928
Tenants
Fédération Française de Tennis

Stade Roland Garros (French pronunciation: [stad ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁos]; "Roland Garros Stadium") is a complex of tennis courts, including stadiums, located in Paris that hosts the French Open. That tournament, also known as Roland Garros, is a Grand Slam tennis championship played annually in late May and early June. The complex is named after Roland Garros (1888–1918), a pioneering French aviator, and was constructed in 1928 to host France's first defence of the Davis Cup.

The 13.5-hectare (34-acre) complex contains twenty courts,[1] including three large-capacity stadiums; Les Jardins de Roland Garros, a large restaurant and bar complex;[2] Le Village, the press and VIP area; France's National Training Centre (CNE); and the Tenniseum, a bilingual, multimedia museum of the history of tennis.

  1. ^ "Roland Garros – Paris". Archived from the original on 30 May 2010.
  2. ^ Eating Your Way Through Roland Garros. Gem Tennis. Retrieved 2010-08-17.