2017 French Open
The 2017 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 121st 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.
| 2017 French Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 May – 11 June 2017 |
| Edition | 121st |
| Category | 87th Grand Slam |
| Draw | 128S/64D/32X |
| Prize money | €36,000,000 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
| Venue | Roland Garros Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Rafael Nadal | |
| Women's singles | |
 Jeļena Ostapenko | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Ryan Harrison /  Michael Venus | |
| Women's doubles | |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands /  Lucie Šafářová | |
| Mixed doubles | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gabriela Dabrowski /  Rohan Bopanna | |
| Wheelchair men's singles | |
 Alfie Hewett | |
| Wheelchair women's singles | |
 Yui Kamiji | |
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
 Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer | |
| Wheelchair women's doubles | |
 Marjolein Buis / Yui Kamiji | |
| Boys' singles | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Alexei Popyrin | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Whitney Osuigwe | |
| Boys' doubles | |
Nicola Kuhn /  Zsombor Piros | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Bianca Andreescu / Carson Branstine | |
| Legends under 45 doubles | |
| Sébastien Grosjean / Michaël Llodra | |
| Women's legends doubles | |
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| Legends over 45 doubles | |
| Mansour Bahrami / Fabrice Santoro | |
Novak Djokovic was the defending champion in the Men's Singles, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Dominic Thiem.[1] Garbiñe Muguruza was the defending champion in the Women's Singles, but she lost in the 4th Round to Kristina Mladenovic.[2]
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.[3]
There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which are part of the Grade A category of tournaments,[4] and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players under the Grand Slam category.[5] 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.[3][6]
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Women's singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheelchair points
|
Junior points
|
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.[7]
| 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 | — | — | — | — |
| Mixed doubles * | €140,000 | €70,500 | €37,750 | €17,000 | €8,500 | €4,500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wheelchair singles | €35,000 | €17,500 | €8,500 | €4,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wheelchair doubles * | €10,000 | €5,000 | €3,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* per team
Singles players
Day-by-day summaries
Doubles seeds
Mixed doubles
| Team | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Chan Yung-jan |
John Peers |
11 | 1 |
| Sania Mirza |
 Ivan Dodig |
19 | 2 |
| Andrea Hlaváčková |
Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
27 | 3 |
 Katarina Srebotnik |
 Raven Klaasen |
34 | 4 |
 Yaroslava Shvedova |
 Alexander Peya |
39 | 5 |
| Chan Hao-ching |
Jean-Julien Rojer |
42 | 6 |
| Gabriela Dabrowski |
Rohan Bopanna |
42 | 7 |
| Jeļena Ostapenko |
 Bruno Soares |
43 | 8 |
- 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.
Men's doubles |
Women's doubles
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Champions
Men's singles
- Rafael Nadal def.
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Stan Wawrinka, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
Women's singles
- Jeļena Ostapenko def.
Simona Halep, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Men's doubles
- Ryan Harrison / Michael Venus def.
Santiago González / Donald Young, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Women's doubles
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová def. Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua, 6–2, 6–1
Mixed doubles
- Gabriela Dabrowski / Rohan Bopanna def.
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / 
Robert Farah, 2–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Boys' singles
- Alexei Popyrin def. Nicola Kuhn, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Girls' singles
- Whitney Osuigwe def. Claire Liu, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Boys' doubles
- Nicola Kuhn / Zsombor Piros def. Vasil Kirkov / Danny Thomas, 6–4, 6–4
Girls' doubles
- Bianca Andreescu / Carson Branstine def.
Olesya Pervushina / Anastasia Potapova, 6–1, 6–3
Wheelchair men's singles
- Alfie Hewett def.
Gustavo Fernández, 0–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–2
Wheelchair women's singles
- Yui Kamiji def. Sabine Ellerbrock, 7–5, 6–4
Wheelchair men's doubles
- Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer def. Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid, 6–4, 6–3
Wheelchair women's doubles
- Marjolein Buis / Yui Kamiji def. Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot, 6–3, 7–5
Legends under 45 doubles
- Sébastien Grosjean / Michaël Llodra def. Paul Haarhuis /
Andriy Medvedev, 6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Legends over 45 doubles
- Mansour Bahrami / Fabrice Santoro def. Pat Cash / Michael Chang, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Women's legends doubles
- Tracy Austin / Kim Clijsters def. Lindsay Davenport / Martina Navratilova, 6–3, 3–6, [10–5]
References
- "Novak Djokovic loses to Dominic Thiem in quarter-finals". BBC Sport. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- "Defending champion Garbine Muguruza upset at French Open". USA Today. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- "Roland Garros". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- "Roland Garros Junior French Championships". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- "Circuit Info". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- "The Courts". Roland Garros. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- "French Open increases prize money pot". WTA. 27 April 2017.