2023 French Open facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 2023 French Open |
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| Date: | 28 May – 11 June 2023 | |||
| Edition: | 127th | |||
| Category: | 93rd Grand Slam | |||
| Location: | Paris (XVIe), France | |||
| 2022 champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Rafael Nadal |
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| Women's Doubles | ||||
 Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic |
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| Champions | ||||
| Women's Singles | ||||
 Iga Świątek |
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| Men's Doubles | ||||
 Ivan Dodig /  Austin Krajicek |
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| Mixed Doubles | ||||
 Miyu Kato /  Tim Pütz |
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| Boys' Singles | ||||
| Dino Prižmić |
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| Girls' Singles | ||||
 Alina Korneeva |
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| Boys' Doubles | ||||
Yaroslav Demin /  Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez |
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| Girls' Doubles | ||||
| Tyra Caterina Grant / Clervie Ngounoue |
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| Wheelchair Men's Singles | ||||
| Tokito Oda |
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| Wheelchair Women's Singles | ||||
 Diede de Groot |
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| Wheelchair Quad Singles | ||||
| Niels Vink |
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| Wheelchair Men's Doubles | ||||
 Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid |
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| Wheelchair Women's Doubles | ||||
Yui Kamiji /  Kgothatso Montjane |
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| Wheelchair Quad Doubles | ||||
| Andy Lapthorne / Donald Ramphadi |
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French Open
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The 2023 French Open is a Grand Slam tennis tournament currently being played on outdoor clay courts. It will be held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 28 May to 11 June 2023, comprising singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair tournaments are also scheduled.
It is the 127th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of 2023.
Rafael Nadal was the reigning champion in men's singles, but did not defend his title, withdrawing due to injury. This is the first time that 14-time champion Nadal has missed the tournament since his debut in 2005. Iga Świątek is the defending champion in women's singles.
Point distribution and prize money
Point distribution
As a Grand Slam tournament, the points for the French Open are the highest of all ATP and WTA tournaments. These points determine the world ATP and WTA rankings for men's and women's competition, respectively. In both singles and doubles, women received slightly higher point totals compared to their male counterparts at each round of the tournament, except for the first and last. Points and rankings for the wheelchair events fall under the jurisdiction of the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour, which also places Grand Slams as the highest classification.
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event:
Senior events
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semifinals | Quarterfinals | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
| Men's singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 |
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| Men's doubles | 0 | — | ||||||
| Women's singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | — |
Wheelchair Events
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semifinals | Quarterfinals |
| Singles | 800 | 500 | 375 | 100 |
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| Quad singles | 800 | 500 | 375 / 100 | – |
| Doubles | 800 | 500 | 100 | — |
| Quad doubles | 800 | 100 | — | — |
Prize money
The French Open total prize money for 2023 is €49,600,000, an increase of 12.3% compared to 2022. The French Tennis Federation aimed for a more even distribution of remuneration between players and significantly increased the prize money for first-round losers in the women’s and men’s singles draws and the amounts awarded in the qualifying, wheelchair tennis and quad competitions.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 1281 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | €2,300,000 | €1,150,000 | €630,000 | €400,000 | €240,000 | €142,000 | €97,000 | €69,000 | €34,000 | €22,000 | €16,000 |
| Doubles * | €590,000 | €295,000 | €148,000 | €80,000 | €43,000 | €27,000 | €17,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mixed Doubles * | €122,000 | €61,000 | €31,000 | €17,500 | €10,000 | €5,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Wheelchair Singles | €60,000 | €30,000 | €18,000 | €11,000 | €8,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Wheelchair Doubles * | €20,000 | €10,000 | €7,000 | €5,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Quad Singles | €60,000 | €30,000 | €18,000 | €11,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Quad Doubles * | €20,000 | €10,000 | €7,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*per team
See also
In Spanish: Torneo de Roland Garros 2023 para niños
