2017 French Open
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The 2017 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 116th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 28 May to 11 June and consisted of events for players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events.
Novak Djokovic was the defending champion in the Men's Singles, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Dominic Thiem. Garbiñe Muguruza was the defending champion in the Women's Singles, but she lost in the 4th Round to Kristina Mladenovic.
This was the first time since 1974 French Open that both reigning champions of the Australian Open (Serena Williams and Roger Federer) withdrew before the tournament began.
Tournament
The 2017 French Open was the 116th edition of the French Open and was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2017 ATP World Tour and the 2017 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.
There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which are part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players under the Grand Slam category. The tournament was played on clay courts and took place over a series of 22 courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1.
Points and prize money
Points distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
Senior points
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| Men's doubles | 0 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | ||||||
| Women's singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
| Girls' singles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelchair points Event W F SF/3rd QF/4th Singles 800 500 375 100 Doubles 800 500 100 —N/a Quad singles 800 500 100 —N/a Quad doubles 800 100 —N/a —N/a | Junior points Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Boys' singles 375 270 180 120 75 30 25 20 Girls' singles Boys' doubles 270 180 120 75 45 —N/a —N/a —N/a Girls' doubles —N/a —N/a —N/a | |||||||
| Event | W | F | SF/3rd | QF/4th | ||||
| Singles | 800 | 500 | 375 | 100 | ||||
| Doubles | 800 | 500 | 100 | —N/a | ||||
| Quad singles | 800 | 500 | 100 | —N/a | ||||
| Quad doubles | 800 | 100 | —N/a | —N/a | ||||
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 |
| Boys' singles | 375 | 270 | 180 | 120 | 75 | 30 | 25 | 20 |
| Boys' doubles | 270 | 180 | 120 | 75 | 45 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
| Girls' doubles | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
Prize money
The total prize money for the 2017 edition is €36,000,000, a 12% increase compared to 2016. The winners of the men's and women's singles title receive €2,100,000, an increase of €100,000 compared to 2016.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | €2,100,000 | €1,060,000 | €530,000 | €340,000 | €200,000 | €118,000 | €70,000 | €35,000 | €18,000 | €9,000 | €5,000 |
| Doubles * | €540,000 | €270,000 | €132,000 | €72,000 | €39,000 | €21,000 | €10,500 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
| Mixed doubles * | €140,000 | €70,500 | €37,750 | €17,000 | €8,500 | €4,500 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
| Wheelchair singles | €35,000 | €17,500 | €8,500 | €4,500 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
| Wheelchair doubles * | €10,000 | €5,000 | €3,000 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
* per team
Singles players
2017 French Open – Men's singles
2017 French Open – Women's singles
Day-by-day summaries
Doubles seeds
Mixed doubles
- 1 Rankings were as of 22 May 2017.
Main draw wildcard entries
The following players were given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.
Mixed doubles
- France Alizé Cornet / France Jonathan Eysseric
- France Myrtille Georges / France Geoffrey Blancaneaux
- Australia Jessica Moore / Australia Matt Reid
- France Chloé Paquet / France Benoît Paire
- France Pauline Parmentier / France Mathias Bourgue
- France Virginie Razzano / France Vincent Millot
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
- Spain Rafael Nadal def. Switzerland Stan Wawrinka, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
Women's singles
- Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko def. Romania Simona Halep, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Men's doubles
- United States Ryan Harrison / New Zealand Michael Venus def. Mexico Santiago González / United States Donald Young, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Women's doubles
- United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová def. Australia Ashleigh Barty / Australia Casey Dellacqua, 6–2, 6–1
Mixed doubles
- Canada Gabriela Dabrowski / India Rohan Bopanna def. Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Colombia Robert Farah, 2–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Juniors
Boys' singles
- Australia Alexei Popyrin def. Spain Nicola Kuhn, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Girls' singles
- United States Whitney Osuigwe def. United States Claire Liu, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Boys' doubles
- Spain Nicola Kuhn / Hungary Zsombor Piros def. United States Vasil Kirkov / United States Danny Thomas, 6–4, 6–4
Girls' doubles
- Canada Bianca Andreescu / Canada Carson Branstine def. Russia Olesya Pervushina / Russia Anastasia Potapova, 6–1, 6–3
Wheelchair events
Wheelchair men's singles
- United Kingdom Alfie Hewett def. Argentina Gustavo Fernández, 0–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–2
Wheelchair women's singles
- Japan Yui Kamiji def. Germany Sabine Ellerbrock, 7–5, 6–4
Wheelchair men's doubles
- France Stéphane Houdet / France Nicolas Peifer def. United Kingdom Alfie Hewett / United Kingdom Gordon Reid, 6–4, 6–3
Wheelchair women's doubles
- Netherlands Marjolein Buis / Japan Yui Kamiji def. Netherlands Jiske Griffioen / Netherlands Aniek van Koot, 6–3, 7–5
Other events
Legends under 45 doubles
- France Sébastien Grosjean / France Michaël Llodra def. Netherlands Paul Haarhuis / Ukraine Andriy Medvedev, 6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Legends over 45 doubles
- France Mansour Bahrami / France Fabrice Santoro def. Australia Pat Cash / United States Michael Chang, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Women's legends doubles
- United States Tracy Austin / Belgium Kim Clijsters def. United States Lindsay Davenport / United States Martina Navratilova, 6–3, 3–6, [10–5]
External links
| Precededby2017 Australian Open | Grand Slam events | Succeededby2017 Wimbledon Championships |