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 big tennis tournament called a Grand Slam. It takes place outdoors on special clay courts. The tournament is held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. It runs from May 28 to June 11, 2023.
Players compete in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. There are also special tournaments for junior players and those using wheelchairs. This is the 127th time the French Open has been held. It is the second Grand Slam event of 2023.
Rafael Nadal was the men's singles champion before this tournament. However, he could not play this year because of an injury. This is the first time Nadal has missed the tournament since he started playing in 2005. He has won the French Open 14 times! Iga Świątek is the defending champion in women's singles.
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How Tennis Players Earn Points and Money
This section explains how tennis players get points for their world rankings. It also shows how much money they can win at the French Open.
What are Ranking Points?
The French Open is a Grand Slam, so it gives the most points of all tennis tournaments. These points help decide the world rankings for men (ATP) and women (WTA). Higher points mean a higher rank.
For both singles and doubles, women usually get a few more points than men. This is true for most rounds, except the first and last. Points for wheelchair events are managed by the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. Grand Slams also give the most points in these events.
Here are tables showing the points players can earn:
Points for Main 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 | — |
Points for 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 | — | — |
How Much Prize Money Do Players Win?
The total prize money for the 2023 French Open is €49,600,000. This is 12.3% more than in 2022. The organizers wanted to share the money more fairly among all players. They greatly increased the prize money for players who lost in the first round. They also increased money for qualifying rounds and wheelchair events.
Here is a table showing the prize money for each event:
| 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
