Global Information2020 French Open information
| 2020 French Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 September – 11 October 2020 |
| Edition | 119 |
| Category | 90th Grand Slam |
| Draw | 128 singles players, 64 doubles pairs |
| Prize money | €38,000,000 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
| Venue | Roland Garros Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Rafael Nadal | |
| Women's singles | |
 Iga Świątek | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Tímea Babos /  Kristina Mladenovic | |
| Wheelchair men's singles | |
 Alfie Hewett | |
| Wheelchair women's singles | |
 Yui Kamiji | |
| Wheelchair quad singles | |
 Dylan Alcott | |
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
| Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid | |
| Wheelchair women's doubles | |
 Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot | |
| Wheelchair quad doubles | |
Sam Schröder /  David Wagner | |
| Boys' singles | |
 Dominic Stricker | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Elsa Jacquemot | |
| Boys' doubles | |
 Flavio Cobolli / Dominic Stricker | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Eleonora Alvisi / Lisa Pigato | |
The 2020 French Open was a major tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Originally scheduled for 24 May to 7 June, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was first moved to 20 September to 4 October 2020, then later moved back a week further to 27 September to 11 October 2020. Qualifying matches, comprising singles and doubles play, began 21 September. Junior and wheelchair tournaments were also scheduled. Rafael Nadal was the twelve-time and defending champion in men's singles; Ashleigh Barty was the defending champion in women's singles but chose not to defend her title following concerns over the pandemic.[1]
It was the 119th edition of the French Open and the last Grand Slam event of 2020. The main singles draws included 16 qualifiers for men and 12 for women out of 128 players in each draw.
It was also the only Grand Slam tournament to retain the advantage set in the final set of a match, as the Australian Open and Wimbledon recently switched to tiebreaks.[2][3]
The men's singles title was won for the 13th time by Rafael Nadal, who won his 20th Grand Slam title, defeating Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the final. The women's singles title was won by Iga Świątek, who won her maiden WTA singles title, defeating Sofia Kenin in straight sets in the final. This was the first time in the Open Era that neither the men's nor women's singles champions dropped a set throughout the entire tournament. With his victory, Nadal equalled Roger Federer's all-time record of 20 Grand Slam titles. Świątek became the first player from Poland, male or female, and the first player born in the 21st century, male or female, to win a Grand Slam singles title.
- ^ "World No 1 Ash Barty to skip French Open title defence due to Covid concerns". The Guardian. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
- ^ "Wimbledon: Final set tie-breaks to be introduced in 2019". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ Sport, Telegraph (21 December 2018). "Australian Open announces introduction of final set tie-breaks". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 May 2019.