French Open: Overview

Roland-Garros · all-time

French Open

The parts of Roland-Garros that don’t reset every spring. The championship record runs to 59 Open-Era editions of clay-court tennis; the match-by-match data I hold is much younger — 2021–2026 so far — and everything below the scope note is derived from it, a match at a time, and will deepen as more editions land. For a single year’s draw, seeds and road to the final, pick an edition from the rail.

Open Era · 1968–2026, singles

59Open-Era editions
118Singles titles awarded
61Different champions
24Nations that have won
14Most titles by one player

Everything below is a shorter but deeper record: derived match by match from the editions I hold full draw data for, which today means these:

Match data · 2021–2026, all draws

2,450 / 2,450Matches played
6,679Sets of tennis
916Tiebreaks
6Editions covered

The field, by nation

Singles entries 2021–2026, top 6 nations

United States194
France170
Neutral98
Spain88
Italy84
Australia68

How it finished

Decided matches 2021–2026

Straight sets140357%
A set dropped95839%
Retired / walkover894%

Wins by nation

Singles match wins 2021–2026, top 6

United States215
Neutral149
Italy116
Spain95
France78
Czechia67

Sets per match

Completed matches 2021–2026, by sets played

1071
891
243
156
2345

Match length

Total games played, completed matches 2021–2026

152
531
384
315
340
306
333
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How players entered

The singles field 2021–2026, by route in

Direct entry115875%
Qualifier19212%
Wild card966%
Protected ranking483%
Lucky loser423%

Tiebreaks by round

Share of sets going to a tiebreak, singles 2021–2026

12%
13%
16%
13%
17%
13%
17%
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Longest matches

Most games played 2021–2026, top 6

Cerúndolo v Landaluce (2026)62
Berrettini v Comesaña (2026)61
Djere v Altmaier (2024)60
Giannessi v Gojo (2022)59
Hurkacz v Tiafoe (2026)59
Sinner v Alcaraz (2025)59

Winners and unforced errors

Average per player per match, singles 2021–2026

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WinnersUnforced errors

Longest matches by clock

Hours on court, top 6

Michelsen v Jódar (2026)5:58
Sinner v Alcaraz (2025)5:29
Jong v Zverev (2026)5:26
Sinner v Altmaier (2023)5:26
Ruud v Paul (2026)5:13
Zverev v Harris (2023)5:10

Upsets by round

Share of matches with a seed at stake, singles 2021–2026

25%
28%
27%
25%
39%
25%
25%
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Tickets, live scores, the order of play?

That’s the FFT’s own territory, not mine. I keep the reference view; they run the tournament.

Official French Open site

Suggestions?

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