<P> The French Open ( French : Championnats Internationaux de France de Tennis ) , also called Roland - Garros ( French : ( ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁos ) ) , is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June at the Stade Roland - Garros in Paris , France . The venue is named after the French aviator Roland Garros . It is the premier clay court tennis championship event in the world and the second of four annual Grand Slam tournaments , the other three being the Australian Open , Wimbledon and the US Open . The French Open is currently the only Grand Slam event held on clay , and it is the zenith of the spring clay court season . Because of the seven rounds needed for a championship , the slow - playing surface and the best - of - five - set men 's 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 . </P>
<P> The French Open ( French : Championnats Internationaux de France de Tennis ) , also called Roland - Garros ( French : ( ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁos ) ) , is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June at the Stade Roland - Garros in Paris , France . The venue is named after the French aviator Roland Garros . It is the premier clay court tennis championship event in the world and the second of four annual Grand Slam tournaments , the other three being the Australian Open , Wimbledon and the US Open . The French Open is currently the only Grand Slam event held on clay , and it is the zenith of the spring clay court season . Because of the seven rounds needed for a championship , the slow - playing surface and the best - of - five - set men 's 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 . </P>
where is the french open played in paris
where is the french open played in paris
at the Stade Roland - Garros
at the Stade Roland - Garros