French Open: Draw, schedule and everything you need to know about the clay Grand Slam

[h2]Basic Information[/h2][p][b]Date:[/b] May 18th - June 7th[/p][p][b]Venue:[/b] Paris, France[/p][p][b]Surface:[/b] Clay[/p][p][b]Category:[/b] Grand Slam[/p][p][b]Total prize money:[/b] €61,723,000[/p][h2]Main draw ceremony[/h2][p]The men's and women's singles draws will take place on Thursday, May 21st, at 14:00 CEST. We should be able to watch the draw live. More details will be added once available.[/p][h2]Main draw[/h2][p]Mark Sunday, May 24th, in your calendar. That is the day the main draw of the 2026 French Open begins. The finals are scheduled for early June. The women's singles final will be played on Saturday, June 6th, and the men's singles final on Sunday, June 7th.[/p][p][b]Entry Lists:[/b] [a href="https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/players?event=2026&competition=SD&country=all&tab=Women&favorite=false"]Women[/a] | [a href="https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/players?event=2026&competition=SM&country=all&tab=Men&favorite=false"]Men[/a][/p][embed guid="978e1b63-497e-49de-87e8-8a924bc98c03" url="https://x.com/MichalSamulski/status/2044877511339720834" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Seedings[/h2][p]The top 32 players in both the men's and women's singles draws will be seeded. Seeded players cannot face another seed before the third round. For the 2026 French Open, the rankings of May 18 will determine the seeding, since the draw takes place on May 21st.[/p][h2]Qualifying[/h2][p]The French Open lasts three weeks, and everything starts with the qualifying competition. The 32 players advancing to the main draw will be known on Friday, May 22nd. A total of 128 men and 128 women will compete in qualifying.[/p][p][b]Entry Lists:[/b] [a href="https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/players?event=2026&competition=QD&country=all&tab=Women&favorite=false"]Women[/a] | [a href="https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/players?event=2026&competition=QM&country=all&tab=Men&favorite=false"]Men[/a][/p][h2]Wildcards[/h2][p][b]Men's main draw:[/b] Nishesh Basavareddy, Titouan Droguet, Hugo Gaston, Arthur Gea, Moise Kouame, Gael Monfils, Adam Walton, Stan Wawrinka[/p][p][b]Women's main draw:[/b] Clara Burel, Ksenia Efremova, Fiona Ferro, Leolia Jeanjean, Emerson Jones, Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah, Alice Tubello, Akasha Urhobo[/p][embed guid="0c90d286-68cd-41c5-bc2e-e376b0daace6" url="https://x.com/josemorgado/status/2053873382580486241" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Where to watch live[/h2][p]More information is available [a href="https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/broadcasters"]here[/a]. Live streams from betting companies may also be available.[/p][h2]Overview[/h2][p][b]Qualifying:[/b] May 18th - May 22nd[/p][p][b]Main draw ceremony:[/b] May 21st[/p][p][b]Main draw:[/b] May 24th - June 7th[/p][p][b]Main draw composition:[/b] 104 direct entrants (fewer if protected ranking is used) + 16 qualifiers + eight wildcards[/p][h2]Provisional schedule[/h2][p][b]Monday, May 18th:[/b] Men's and women's singles 1st qualifying round[/p][p][b]Tuesday, May 19th:[/b] Men's and women's singles 1st qualifying round[/p][p][b]Wednesday, May 20th:[/b] Men's and women's singles 2nd qualifying round[/p][p][b]Thursday, May 21st:[/b] Men's and women's singles final and 2nd qualifying round[/p][p][b]Friday, May 22nd:[/b] Men's and women's singles final qualifying round[/p][p][b]Sunday, May 24th:[/b] Men's and women's singles 1st round[/p][p][b]Monday, May 25th:[/b] Men's and women's singles 1st round[/p][p][b]Tuesday, May 26th:[/b] Men's and women's singles 1st round[/p][p][b]Wednesday, May 27th:[/b] Men's and women's singles 2nd round[/p][p][b]Thursday, May 28th:[/b] Men's and women's singles 2nd round[/p][p][b]Friday, May 29th:[/b] Men's and women's singles 3rd round[/p][p][b]Saturday, May 30th:[/b] Men's and women's singles 3rd round[/p][p][b]Sunday, May 31st:[/b] Men's and women's singles round of 16[/p][p][b]Monday, June 1st:[/b] Men's and women's singles round of 16[/p][p][b]Tuesday, June 2nd:[/b] Men's and women's singles quarter-finals[/p][p][b]Wednesday, June 3rd:[/b] Men's and women's singles quarter-finals[/p][p][b]Thursday, June 4th:[/b] Women's singles semi-finals / Mixed doubles final[/p][p][b]Friday, June 5th:[/b] Men's singles semi-finals[/p][p][b]Saturday, June 6th:[/b] Women's singles final / Men's doubles final[/p][p][b]Sunday, June 7th:[/b] Men's singles final / Women's doubles final[/p][embed guid="b90b23ec-6b05-4777-9431-80b1ae8bd890" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H52VQbqUIF0" social-type="youtube" /][h2]Ranking points[/h2][p][i]MEN[/i][/p][p][b]Winner:[/b] 2,000[/p][p][b]Finalist:[/b] 1,300[/p][p][b]Semi-finalist:[/b] 800[/p][p][b]Quarter-finalist:[/b] 400[/p][p][b]Round of 16:[/b] 200[/p][p][b]Third round:[/b] 100[/p][p][b]Second round:[/b] 50[/p][p][b]First round:[/b] 10[/p][p][b]Qualified for main draw:[/b] 30[/p][p][b]Qualifying final round:[/b] 16[/p][p][b]Qualifying 2nd round:[/b] 8[/p][p][b]Qualifying 1st round:[/b] 0[/p][p][i]WOMEN[/i][/p][p][b]Winner:[/b] 2,000[/p][p][b]Finalist:[/b] 1,300[/p][p][b]Semi-finalist:[/b] 780[/p][p][b]Quarter-finalist:[/b] 430[/p][p][b]Round of 16:[/b] 240[/p][p][b]Third round:[/b] 130[/p][p][b]Second round:[/b] 70[/p][p][b]First round:[/b] 10[/p][p][b]Qualified for main draw:[/b] 40[/p][p][b]Qualifying final round:[/b] 30[/p][p][b]Qualifying 2nd round:[/b] 20[/p][p][b]Qualifying 1st round:[/b] 2[/p][h2]Prize money (in euros)[/h2][p][b]Winner:[/b] €2.8 million[/p][p][b]Finalist:[/b] €1.4 million[/p][p][b]Semi-finalist:[/b] €750,000[/p][p][b]Quarter-finalist:[/b] €470,000[/p][p][b]Round of 16:[/b] €285,000[/p][p][b]Third round:[/b] €187,000[/p][p][b]Second round:[/b] €130,000[/p][p][b]First round:[/b] €87,000[/p][embed guid="83a8a375-66ae-4e0a-8045-ed6561a904b9" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aERKJuBtIGw" social-type="youtube" /][h2]Defending champions[/h2][p][b]Men's Singles:[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a] (will not compete)[/p][p][b]Women's Singles:[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauff-coco/f5BXmEH6/"]Coco Gauff[/a][/p][p][b]Men's Doubles:[/b] Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos[/p][p][b]Women's Doubles:[/b] Sara Errani / Jasmine Paolini[/p][p][b]Mixed Doubles:[/b] Sara Errani / Andrea Vavassori[/p][h2]Singles champions in this century[/h2][p][b]2025:[/b] Carlos Alcaraz / Coco Gauff[/p][p][b]2024: [/b]Carlos Alcaraz / Iga Swiatek[/p][p][b]2023: [/b]Novak Djokovic / Iga Swiatek[/p][p][b]2022: [/b]Rafael Nadal / Iga Swiatek[/p][p][b]2021: [/b]Novak Djokovic / Barbora Krejcikova[/p][p][b]2020: [/b]Rafael Nadal / Iga Swiatek[/p][p][b]2019: [/b]Rafael Nadal / Ashleigh Barty[/p][p][b]2018: [/b]Rafael Nadal / Simona Halep[/p][p][b]2017: [/b]Rafael Nadal / Jelena Ostapenko[/p][p][b]2016: [/b]Novak Djokovic / Garbine Muguruza[/p][p][b]2015: [/b]Stan Wawrinka / Serena Williams[/p][p][b]2014: [/b]Rafael Nadal / Maria Sharapova[/p][p][b]2013: [/b]Rafael Nadal / Serena Williams[/p][p][b]2012: [/b]Rafael Nadal / Maria Sharapova[/p][p][b]2011: [/b]Rafael Nadal / Li Na[/p][p][b]2010: [/b]Rafael Nadal / Francesca Schiavone[/p][p][b]2009: [/b]Roger Federer / Svetlana Kuznetsova[/p][p][b]2008: [/b]Rafael Nadal / Ana Ivanovic[/p][p][b]2007: [/b]Rafael Nadal / Justine Henin[/p][p][b]2006: [/b]Rafael Nadal / Justine Henin[/p][p][b]2005: [/b]Rafael Nadal / Justine Henin[/p][p][b]2004: [/b]Gaston Gaudio / Anastasia Myskina[/p][p][b]2003: [/b]Juan Carlos Ferrero / Justine Henin[/p][p][b]2002: [/b]Albert Costa / Serena Williams[/p][p][b]2001: [/b]Gustavo Kuerten / Jennifer Capriati[/p]