French Open: Overview
Overview

History

ChampionsDynastiesFamous Points

Editions

2026

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 — 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 · 2026, all draws

411 / 411Matches played
1,109Sets of tennis
182Tiebreaks
1Editions covered

The field, by nation

Singles entries 2026, top 6 nations

United States36
France30
Spain14
Neutral14
Australia13
Czechia13

How it finished

Decided matches 2026

Straight sets22855%
A set dropped15939%
Retired / walkover246%

Wins by nation

Singles match wins 2026, top 6

United States35
Neutral26
Italy20
Argentina16
Ukraine14
Czechia13

Sets per match

Completed matches 2026, by sets played

179
139
37
32
2345

Match length

Total games played, completed matches 2026

18
99
55
47
61
38
69
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How players entered

The singles field 2026, by route in

Direct entry19978%
Qualifier3212%
Wild card166%
Protected ranking62%
Lucky loser31%

Tiebreaks by round

Share of sets going to a tiebreak, singles 2026

14%
16%
24%
24%
14%
12%
14%
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Grey: fewer than 30 sets played — too few for a steady rate.

Longest matches

Most games played 2026, top 6

Cerúndolo v Landaluce (2026)62
Berrettini v Comesaña (2026)61
Hurkacz v Tiafoe (2026)59
Arnaldi v Collignon (2026)58
Ruud v Paul (2026)58
Tiafoe v Arnaldi (2026)58

Winners and unforced errors

Average per player per match, singles 2026

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WinnersUnforced errors

Longest matches by clock

Hours on court, top 6

Michelsen v Jódar (2026)5:58
Jong v Zverev (2026)5:26
Ruud v Paul (2026)5:13
Tirante v Busta (2026)4:58
Sonego v Paul (2026)4:56
Kouamé v Tabilo (2026)4:53

Upsets by round

Share of matches with a seed at stake, singles 2026

24%
29%
32%
36%
57%
25%
0%
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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

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