The 2017 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 121st 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.

2017 French Open
Date28 May – 11 June 2017
Edition116
Category87th Grand Slam
Draw128S/64D/32X
Prize money36,000,000
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueRoland Garros Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
Spain Rafael Nadal
Women's singles
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
Men's doubles
United States Ryan Harrison / New Zealand Michael Venus
Women's doubles
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Mixed doubles
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski / India Rohan Bopanna
Wheelchair men's singles
United Kingdom Alfie Hewett
Wheelchair women's singles
Japan Yui Kamiji
Wheelchair men's doubles
France Stéphane Houdet / France Nicolas Peifer
Wheelchair women's doubles
Netherlands Marjolein Buis / Japan Yui Kamiji
Boys' singles
Australia Alexei Popyrin
Girls' singles
United States Whitney Osuigwe
Boys' doubles
Spain Nicola Kuhn / Hungary Zsombor Piros
Girls' doubles
Canada Bianca Andreescu / Canada Carson Branstine
Legends under 45 doubles
France Sébastien Grosjean / France Michaël Llodra
Women's legends doubles
United States Tracy Austin / Belgium Kim Clijsters
Legends over 45 doubles
France Mansour Bahrami / France Fabrice Santoro
← 2016 · French Open · 2018 →

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion in the Men's Singles, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Dominic Thiem.[1] Garbiñe Muguruza was the defending champion in the Women's Singles, but she lost in the 4th Round to Kristina Mladenovic.[2]

This was the first time since 1974 French Open that both reigning champions of the Australian Open (Serena Williams and Roger Federer) withdrew before the tournament began.

Tournament

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Court Philippe Chatrier where the Finals of the French Open took place.

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 (ITF) 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.[3]

There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which are part of the Grade A category of tournaments,[4] and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players under the Grand Slam category.[5] 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.[3][6]

Points and prize money

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Points distribution

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Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.

Senior points

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Men's singles 2000 1200 720 360 180 90 45 10 25 16 8 0
Men's doubles 0
Women's singles 1300 780 430 240 130 70 10 40 30 20 2
Women's doubles 10

Prize money

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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.[7]

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
Wheelchair doubles * €10,000 €5,000 €3,000

* per team

Singles players

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2017 French Open – Men's singles
2017 French Open – Women's singles

Day-by-day summaries

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Doubles seeds

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Team Rank1 Seed
  Chan Yung-jan   John Peers 11 1
  Sania Mirza   Ivan Dodig 19 2
  Andrea Hlaváčková   Édouard Roger-Vasselin 27 3
  Katarina Srebotnik   Raven Klaasen 34 4
  Yaroslava Shvedova   Alexander Peya 39 5
  Chan Hao-ching   Jean-Julien Rojer 42 6
  Gabriela Dabrowski   Rohan Bopanna 42 7
  Jeļena Ostapenko   Bruno Soares 43 8
  • 1 Rankings were as of 22 May 2017.

Main draw wildcard entries

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The following players were given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.

Mixed doubles

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Champions

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Seniors

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Men's singles

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Women's singles

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Men's doubles

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Women's doubles

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Mixed doubles

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Juniors

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Boys' singles

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Girls' singles

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Boys' doubles

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Girls' doubles

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Wheelchair events

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Wheelchair men's singles

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Wheelchair women's singles

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Wheelchair men's doubles

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Wheelchair women's doubles

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Other events

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Legends under 45 doubles

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Legends over 45 doubles

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Women's legends doubles

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References

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  1. ^ "Novak Djokovic loses to Dominic Thiem in quarter-finals". BBC Sport. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Defending champion Garbine Muguruza upset at French Open". USA Today. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Roland Garros". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Roland Garros Junior French Championships". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Circuit Info". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  6. ^ "The Courts". Roland Garros. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  7. ^ "French Open increases prize money pot". WTA. 27 April 2017.
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