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Grand Slam tournaments

Grand Slam tournaments

  • These are the four most important annual tennis tournaments which are-
    (i) Australian Open (Mid-January)
    (ii) French Open (May and June)
    (iii) Wimbledon (June and July)
    (iv) US Open (August and September)
  • These tournaments are played on the different type of grounds. These are-
TournamentPlaying Area
Australian OpenHard Courts
US OpenHard Courts
French OpenClay
WimbledonGrass
  • These tournaments are played in fivecategories-
    (a) Men’s singles
    (b) Women’s singles
    (c) Men’s doubles
    (d) Women’s doubles
    (e) Mixed doubles
Note: French Open Founded in 1891, this tournament is conducted on Clay court. French Open is alternatively known as Roland-Garros.
Here is the list of Winners of 2018 French Open tournament in Seniors Category. 
S.No.CategoryWinnerRunner Up
1Men's SinglesRafael Nadal(Spain)Dominic Thiem (Austria)
2Women's SinglesSimona Halep(Romania)Sloane Stephens (USA)
3Men's DoublesPierre-Hugues Herbert (France) / Nicolas Mahut (France)Oliver Marach (Austria) and Mate Pavic (Croatia)
4Women's DoublesBarbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) / Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic)
Eri Hozumi (Japan) and Makoto Ninomiya (Japan)
5Mixed DoublesLatisha Chan (Chinese Taipei) / Ivan Dodig (Croatia)Mate Pavic (Croatia) and Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada)

Highlights of the Event:

  • Nadal becomes the second player in the Tennis history to win 11 singles titles at any Grand Slam tournament after Margaret Court (claimed 11 Australian Open titles).
  • Simona Halep became the second Romanian woman to win a Grand Slam title after the 1978 French Open champion Virginia Ruzici.
  • The winners of the men's (€2,200,000) and women's (€2,200,000) singles title receive.
  • The total prize money for the French open 2018 edition is €39,197,000.
  • Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova have won the French Open for their first Grand Slam title in women's doubles. 

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