Tennis is an age-old sport, a color-coordinated dream of vibrant green (or red or blue) on white. Tennis players are stars and legends. The game itself takes a day to learn and a lifetime to master. more »
eHow launches Android app: Get the best of eHow on the go.
Tennis is an age-old sport, a color-coordinated dream of vibrant green (or red or blue) on white. Tennis players are stars and legends. The game itself takes a day to learn and a lifetime to master. more »
A tendon is a cord that connects muscles to bones. They are covered with a sheath called the tenosynovium, which when inflamed results is a condition known as tenosynovitis. This can occur in any tendon that has one of these sheaths, but most frequently is seen in the hand, foot or wrist. Tenosynovitis can be dealt with in a number of... more »
| Venue Stade Français (1891 - 1927) Prize Money [[euro|€ 16,150,460 (2009)
| Web site http://www.rolandgarros.com
| Notes
}}
The French Open ( or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar and the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world. Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam still held on clay and ends the spring clay court season.
It is one of the most prestigious events in tennis, and it has the widest worldwide broadcasting and audience of all regular events in this sport. Because of the slow playing surface and the five-set mens singles matches without a tiebreak in the final set, the event is widely considered to be the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world.
The singles champions for 2009 are the Swiss Male Roger Federer and the Russian Female Svetlana Kuznetsova.
History
Officially named in French Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros (the "French Internationals of Roland Garros" or "Roland Garros Tournament" in English), the tournament is often referred to as the "French Open" and always as "Roland Garros" in French.
A French national tournament began in 1891, that was open only to tennis players who were members of French clubs. It was known as the Championat de France International de Tennis. The first womens tournament was held in 1897. This French club members only tournament was played until 1924. Another tournament, the World Hard Court Championships held on Clay courts at Stade Francais in Saint Cloud, which was played from 1912 to 1923 (except the war years), is often considered as the precursor to Roland Garros as it was open to international competitors. Winners of this tournament included world number #1s such as Tony Wil read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French+Open
Connect with people who share your interest by joining one of our Groups:
How to Be an Usher at a Wedding
How to Read a Tempa-Dot Thermometer
How to Stop a Toilet From Running
How to Get Fired Gracefully
How to Stop a Shopaholic
How to Drive Defensively During the Holidays
Wonders of the World
Copyright © 1999-2009 eHow, Inc. Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. en-US Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License.
