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-
Tournament | Playing Area |
Australian Open | Hard Courts |
US Open | Hard Courts |
French Open | Clay |
Wimbledon | Grass |
- 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. | Category | Winner | Runner Up |
1 | Men's Singles | Rafael Nadal(Spain) | Dominic Thiem (Austria) |
2 | Women's Singles | Simona Halep(Romania) | Sloane Stephens (USA) |
3 | Men's Doubles | Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) / Nicolas Mahut (France) | Oliver Marach (Austria) and Mate Pavic (Croatia) |
4 | Women's Doubles | Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) / Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) | Eri Hozumi (Japan) and Makoto Ninomiya (Japan) |
5 | Mixed Doubles | Latisha 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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