Stade Roland Garros
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.
Court Philippe Chatrier in 2022, the complex's centerpiece and principal venue | |
| Location | 16th arrondissement, Paris, France |
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| Public transit | Porte d'Auteuil Michel-Ange–Molitor |
| Owner | Administration of Paris |
| Capacity | 15,000 (Court Philippe Chatrier) 10,068 (Court Suzanne Lenglen) 5,000 (Court Simonne Mathieu) |
| Surface | "Clay" (see text) |
| Opened | 1928 |
| Tenants | |
| Fédération Française de Tennis | |
The 13.5-hectare (34-acre) complex contains twenty courts, including three large-capacity stadiums; Les Jardins de Roland Garros, a large restaurant and bar complex; 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.