2017 French Open
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 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 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, 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.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 | ||||
| Mixed doubles * | €140,000 | €70,500 | €37,750 | €17,000 | €8,500 | €4,500 | |||||
| Wheelchair singles | €35,000 | €17,500 | €8,500 | €4,500 | |||||||
| €10,000 | €5,000 | €3,000 |
* per team
Singles players
;2017 French Open – Men's singles;2017 French Open – Women's singles
Doubles seeds
Men's doubles">2017 French Open – Men's doubles">Men's doubles
- 1 Rankings were as of 22 May 2017.
Women's doubles">2017 French Open – Women's doubles">Women's doubles
1 Rankings were as of 22 May 2017.[2017 French Open – [Mixed doubles|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.Men's doubles
- Grégoire Barrère / Albano Olivetti
- Mathias Bourgue / Paul-Henri Mathieu
- Kenny de Schepper / Vincent Millot
- Jonathan Eysseric / Tristan Lamasine
- Quentin Halys / Adrian Mannarino
- Grégoire Jacq / Hugo Nys
- Constant Lestienne / Corentin Moutet
Women's doubles
- Audrey Albié / Harmony Tan
- Tessah Andrianjafitrimo / Amandine Hesse
- Manon Arcangioli / Alizé Lim
- Fiona Ferro / Margot Yerolymos
- Myrtille Georges / Chloé Paquet
- Giulia Morlet / Diane Parry
- Marine Partaud / Virginie Razzano
Mixed doubles
- Alizé Cornet / Jonathan Eysseric
- Myrtille Georges / Geoffrey Blancaneaux
- Jessica Moore / Matt Reid
- Chloé Paquet / Benoît Paire
- Pauline Parmentier / Mathias Bourgue
- Virginie Razzano / Vincent Millot