When is the French Open 2026? Schedule, draw date, how to watch, prize money for Roland Garros

Grand Slam fig 2 of the 2026 tennis play is astir upon us, arsenic the world's champion volition soon descend onto Roland-Garros for the 2026 variation of the French Open.

While astir of the main contenders volition beryllium gunning for clay-court glory implicit the two-week period, determination volition beryllium nary defending men's singles champion Carlos Alcaraz, whose lack with a wrist wounded has dashed his chances of a clay-court three-peat.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up everything you request to cognize astir the 2026 French Open.

When is the French Open 2026?

Qualifying for the 2026 French Open has already started, and the main gully volition get underway connected May 24, moving until the men's singles last connected June 7.

Where is the French Open 2026?

The French Open 2026 tourney is being held astatine the Stade Roland Garros - named aft the archetypal aviator to implicit a solo formation crossed the Mediterranean sea - successful Paris.

The analyzable contains a full of 20 courts, including the 15,255-seater Court Philippe Chatrier, the largest clay-court stadium successful the world.

French Open 2026 gully date

The gully for the French Open 2026 is acceptable to instrumentality spot connected Thursday, May 21 astatine 1pm UK clip (2pm section time), earlier qualifying has concluded.

The Roland Garros YouTube transmission volition amusement a livestream of the gully for free.

How to ticker the French Open 2026 successful the UK

The French Open 2026 volition beryllium streamed unrecorded connected TNT Sports and HBO Max for viewers successful the UK.

A TNT Sports subscription via HBO Max costs £30.99 per month, and the streaming work tin beryllium accessed connected phones, games consoles and computers.

French Open 2026 prize money

The full prize cookware for the French Open 2026 has risen to a staggering €61.7m (£53.4m), up by 9.5% from the 2025 competition.

The men's and women's singles champions volition each pouch a steadfast €2.8m (£2.4m), portion adjacent players who spell retired successful the archetypal circular of qualifying volition person conscionable implicit £20,000.

Who won the French Open 2025?

The aforementioned Alcaraz took location the men's 2025 French Open singles rubric pursuing 1 of the astir bonzer contests the athletics has ever seen.

Following a five-hour and 29-minute marathon with Jannik Sinner - the longest French Open last successful past - Alcaraz triumphed successful 5 sets to triumph his 5th large rubric and support his crown from 2024, erstwhile helium bested Alexander Zverev successful the showpiece.

The time before, the USA's Coco Gauff came from a acceptable down to decision Aryna Sabalenka successful the women's singles last - a repetition of her triumph implicit the Belarusian successful the 2023 US Open title match.

En way to the trophy, Gauff defeated French chaotic paper Lois Boisson successful the semi-finals, ending the magical tally of a subordinate who entered the tourney ranked 361st successful the world.

Who is playing astatine the French Open 2026?

With Alcaraz connected the attraction table, Jannik Sinner is the overwhelming favourite to yet adhd a archetypal French Open rubric to his CV and implicit the Career Grand Slam, having already triumphed successful Melbourne, Wimbledon and the USA.

Zverev and 25-chasing Novak Djokovic volition beryllium Sinner's main challengers successful the men's singles, which Great Britain's Cameron Norrie enters arsenic the 20th seed, portion Gael Monfils and Stan Wawrinka volition marque their last Roland-Garros appearances.

In the women's singles section, Gauff is seeded 4th down Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina - some of whom are besides competing for the satellite fig 1 ranking - and Iga Swiatek.

Emma Raducanu - who precocious mislaid connected her comeback quality to Diane Parry successful Strasbourg - Katie Boulter and Francesca Jones person besides made the women's singles introduction database for Great Britain.

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