2017 French Open

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
Edition121st
CategoryGrand Slam tournament
Draw128S/64D/32X
Prize money36,000,000
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueRoland Garros Stadium
Champions
Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal
Women's Singles
Jeļena Ostapenko
Men's Doubles
Ryan Harrison / Michael Venus
Women's Doubles
Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová
Mixed Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski / Rohan Bopanna
Boys' Singles
Alexei Popyrin
Girls' Singles
Whitney Osuigwe
Boys' Doubles
Nicola Kuhn / Zsombor Piros
Girls' Doubles
Bianca Andreescu / Carson Branstine
Legends Under 45 Doubles
Sébastien Grosjean / Michaël Llodra
Women's Legends Doubles
Tracy Austin / Kim Clijsters
Legends Over 45 Doubles
Mansour Bahrami / Fabrice Santoro
Wheelchair Men's Singles
Alfie Hewett
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Yui Kamiji
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Marjolein Buis / Yui Kamiji

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

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

Points distribution

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

Senior points

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 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Women's Singles 1300 780 430 240 130 70 10 40 30 20 2
Women's Doubles 10 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Prize money

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 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mixed Doubles * €140,000 €70,500 €37,750 €17,000 €8,500 €4,500 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Wheelchair Singles €35,000 €17,500 €8,500 €4,500 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Wheelchair Doubles * €10,000 €5,000 €3,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

* per team

Singles players

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

Day-by-day summaries

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 22 May 2017. Rank and points before are as of 29 May 2017.

Men's Singles

Because the tournament takes place one week later than in 2016, points defending includes results from both the 2016 French Open and tournaments from the week of 6 June 2016 (Stuttgart and 's-Hertogenbosch).

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 1 Andy Murray 10,370 1,200 720 9,890 Semifinals lost to Stan Wawrinka [3]
2 2 Novak Djokovic 7,445 2,000 360 5,805 Quarterfinals lost to Dominic Thiem [6]
3 3 Stan Wawrinka 5,695 720 1,200 6,175 Runner up, lost to Rafael Nadal [4]
4 4 Rafael Nadal 5,375 90 2,000 7,285 Champion, won against Stan Wawrinka [3]
5 6 Milos Raonic 4,450 180 180 4,450 Fourth round lost to Pablo Carreño Busta [20]
6 7 Dominic Thiem 4,145 720+250 720+90 3,985 Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [4]
7 8 Marin Čilić 3,765 10 360 4,115 Quarterfinals lost to Stan Wawrinka [3]
8 9 Kei Nishikori 3,650 180 360 3,830 Quarterfinals lost to Andy Murray [1]
9 10 Alexander Zverev 3,150 90 10 3,070 First round lost to Fernando Verdasco
10 12 David Goffin 3,055 360 90 2,785 Third round retired against Horacio Zeballos
11 13 Grigor Dimitrov 2,900 10 90 2,980 Third round lost to Pablo Carreño Busta [20]
12 11 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3,120 90 10 3,040 First round lost to Renzo Olivo
13 14 Tomáš Berdych 2,885 360 45 2,570 Second round lost to Karen Khachanov
14 15 Jack Sock 2,415 90 10 2,335 First round lost to Jiří Veselý
15 16 Gaël Monfils 2,365 0 180 2,545 Fourth round lost to Stan Wawrinka [3]
16 17 Lucas Pouille 2,320 45 90 2,365 Third round lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas [19]
17 18 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,155 180 180 2,155 Fourth round lost to Rafael Nadal [4]
18 19 Nick Kyrgios 2,155 90 45 2,110 Second round lost to Kevin Anderson
19 20 Albert Ramos Viñolas 2,065 360 180 1,885 Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic [2]
20 21 Pablo Carreño Busta 2,045 45 360 2,360 Quarterfinals retired against Rafael Nadal [4]
21 22 John Isner 2,020 180 90 1,930 Third round lost to Karen Khachanov
22 23 Pablo Cuevas 1,865 90 90 1,865 Third round lost to Fernando Verdasco
23 24 Ivo Karlović 1,820 90+90 45+45 1,730 Second round lost to Horacio Zeballos
24 25 Richard Gasquet 1,605 360 90 1,335 Third round retired against Gaël Monfils [15]
25 26 Steve Johnson 1,565 10 90 1,645 Third round lost to Dominic Thiem [6]
26 27 Gilles Müller 1,530 10+150 10+45 1,425 First round lost to Guillermo García López
27 28 Sam Querrey 1,495 10+90 10+20 1,425 First round lost to Chung Hyeon
28 29 Fabio Fognini 1,350 10 90 1,430 Third round lost to Stan Wawrinka [3]
29 30 Juan Martín del Potro 1,325 0+90 90+0 1,325 Third round lost to Andy Murray [1]
30 33 David Ferrer 1,185 180+45 45+0 1,005 Second round lost to Feliciano López
31 32 Gilles Simon 1,200 90+45 10+20 1,095 First round lost to Nikoloz Basilashvili
32 31 Mischa Zverev 1,311 (20) 10 1,301 First round lost to Stefano Napolitano [Q]

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2016. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.

The following player would have been seeded, but he withdrew from the event.

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason
5 Roger Federer 5,035 0+90 4,945 Change of schedule[8]

    Women's Singles

    Because the tournament takes place one week later than in 2016, points defending includes results from both the 2016 French Open and tournaments from the week of 6 June 2016 (Nottingham and 's-Hertogenbosch).

    Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
    1 1 Angelique Kerber 7,035 10 10 7,035 First round lost to Ekaterina Makarova
    2 3 Karolína Plíšková 6,100 10+280 780+100 6,690 Semifinals lost to Simona Halep [3]
    3 4 Simona Halep 5,790 240 1,300 6,850 Runner-up, lost to Jeļena Ostapenko
    4 5 Garbiñe Muguruza 4,636 2,000 240 2,876 Fourth round lost to Kristina Mladenovic [13]
    5 6 Elina Svitolina 4,575 240 430 4,765 Quarterfinals lost to Simona Halep [3]
    6 7 Dominika Cibulková 4,480 130 70 4,420 Second round lost to Ons Jabeur [LL]
    7 8 Johanna Konta 4,330 10 10 4,330 First round lost to Hsieh Su-wei
    8 9 Svetlana Kuznetsova 4,310 240 240 4,310 Fourth round lost to Caroline Wozniacki [11]
    9 10 Agnieszka Radwańska 4,095 240 130 3,985 Third round lost to Alizé Cornet
    10 11 Venus Williams 3,941 240 240 3,941 Fourth round lost to Timea Bacsinszky [30]
    11 12 Caroline Wozniacki 3,915 0 430 4,345 Quarterfinals lost to Jeļena Ostapenko
    12 13 Madison Keys 3,163 240 70 2,993 Second round lost to Petra Martić [Q]
    13 14 Kristina Mladenovic 2,915 130+180 430+60 3,095 Quarterfinals lost to Timea Bacsinszky [30]
    14 15 Elena Vesnina 2,816 70 130 2,876 Third round lost to Carla Suárez Navarro [21]
    15 16 Petra Kvitová[9] 2,780 130 70 2,720 Second round lost to Bethanie Mattek-Sands [Q]
    16 17 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2,640 130 70 2,580 Second round lost to Verónica Cepede Royg
    17 19 Anastasija Sevastova 2,165 70 130 2,225 Third round lost to Petra Martić [Q]
    18 18 Kiki Bertens 2,395 780 70 1,685 Second round lost to Catherine Bellis
    19 20 Coco Vandeweghe 2,082 70+280 10+1 1,743 First round lost to Magdaléna Rybáriková [PR]
    20 21 Barbora Strýcová 2,050 130 70 1,990 Second round lost to Alizé Cornet
    21 23 Carla Suárez Navarro 1,800 240 240 1,800 Fourth round lost to Simona Halep [3]
    22 25 Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 1,746 70 10 1,686 First round lost to Çağla Büyükakçay
    23 22 Samantha Stosur 1,945 780 240 1,405 Fourth round lost to Jeļena Ostapenko
    24 24 Daria Gavrilova 1,755 10 10 1,755 First round lost to Elise Mertens
    25 26 Lauren Davis 1,611 10 10 1,611 First round lost to Carina Witthöft
    26 28 Daria Kasatkina 1,580 130 130 1,580 Third round lost to Simona Halep [3]
    27 29 Yulia Putintseva 1,550 430 130 1,250 Third round lost to Garbiñe Muguruza [4]
    28 27 Caroline Garcia 1,595 70 430 1,955 Quarterfinals lost to Karolína Plíšková [2]
    29 30 Ana Konjuh 1,527 70+57 70+20 1,490 Second round lost to Magda Linette
    30 31 Timea Bacsinszky 1,523 430 780 1,873 Semifinals lost to Jeļena Ostapenko
    31 33 Roberta Vinci 1,490 10 10 1,490 First round lost to Monica Puig
    32 34 Zhang Shuai 1,490 70 130 1,550 Third round lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova [8]

    The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.

    Rank Player Points Before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason
    2 Serena Williams 6,110 1,300 4,810 Pregnancy[10]
    32 Laura Siegemund 1,510 10 1,500 Knee injury (cruciate ligament rupture)[11]

      Doubles seeds

      Mixed Doubles

      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

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

      Mixed Doubles

      Main draw qualifiers

      Protected ranking

      The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

      Champions

      Men's singles

      Women's singles

      Men's doubles

      Women's doubles

      Mixed doubles

      Boys' Singles

      Girls' Singles

      Boys' Doubles

      Girls' Doubles

      Wheelchair Men's Singles

      Wheelchair Women's Singles

      Wheelchair Men's Doubles

      Wheelchair Women's Doubles

      Legends Under 45 Doubles

      Legends Over 45 Doubles

      Women's Legends Doubles

      Withdrawals

      The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or personal reasons.

      Before the tournament

      Retirements

      References

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      2. "Defending champion Garbine Muguruza upset at French Open". USA Today. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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      8. Coulson, Kevin (15 May 2017). "Roger Federer to skip French Open". Eurosport. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
      9. "French Open 2017: Petra Kvitova says she has 'a chance' of returning at Roland Garros". BBC Sport. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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      Preceded by
      2017 Australian Open
      Grand Slam events Succeeded by
      2017 Wimbledon Championships
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