ROLAND-GARROS
18 May - 7 June 2026
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Kids dream big, live large on Yannick Noah Day
Three weeks of world class clay court tennis will burst into life when Roland-Garros Opening Week begins with first round qualifying matches at 10am on Monday May 18.
Opening Week: All the details
The Parisian grand slam opens its gates on Monday. Find out what’s happening over the next seven days
Bigger and better
More fans than ever before will be on site to watch 128 men and 128 women chase 16 qualifying spots in each draw between Monday and Friday with an increased daily capacity of 20,000 fans through the gates at Porte d’Auteuil.
An Opening Week ticket gives visitors unlimited access to the 10,000-capacity Suzanne Lenglen court, qualifying matches on the outside courts and superstar practice sessions inside Court Philippe-Chatrier.
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On Thursday night fans will pack the main stadium to celebrate the career of Gael Monfils who plays his final Roland-Garros before retirement at the end of 2026. The French star will bring Chatrier to life from 7.30pm.
The singles draws will be made earlier on Thursday, there’s media day on Friday and the ever-popular Yannick Noah Day takes over on Saturday when Roland-Garros is turned into a family-friendly tennis carnival.
Men’s and women’s first round main draw action begins on Sunday May 24.
Fans on site can find their way around the venue using the brand new RG Explorer map on the official Roland-Garros app. Collect stamps as you travel and spin the digital prize wheel to win goodies.
Qualifying
The men’s and women’s qualifying draws were made at 2pm on Sunday when all 256 players discovered who stands between them and the golden ticket of a spot in the main event.
Grigor Dimitrov, the soon-retiring David Goffin and in-form Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili all line up from Monday.
Former US Open champions Sloane Stephens and Bianca Andreescu as well as former world No.1 Karolina Pliskova star in the women’s draw.
The biggest matches and biggest names will play on Court Suzanne-Lenglen. Qualifying action runs from Monday to Friday.
‘La Monf’ takes over Chatrier
Roland-Garros 2026 will be an emotional tournament for Gael Monfils, who plays his last edition of the French major before retiring later this year.
On Thursday May 21 at 7.30pm La Monf will be centre stage with a celebration of tennis, music and entertainment.
France Davis Cup teammates Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, MCs Matt Pokora and Paul de Saint-Sernin, superstar DJ Martin Solveig, and rapper and dancer Franglish will all be there. Fans can watch on the Roland-Garros YouTube channel.
Player practice
While pros outside the world’s top 100 scrap through three rounds of ‘qualies’, those towards the top of the ATP and WTA rankings will arrive on site through Opening Week to prepare for the second major of the year.
Fans inside the grounds can watch training sessions from courtside and even get into the main Court Philippe-Chatrier to admire the speed, athleticism and raw power of the top seeds as they fine-tune ahead of Day 1.
Find out who’s hitting where and when with the Roland-Garros practice schedule.
Mirra Andreeva and Aryna Sabalenka on the practice courts
Activities around RG
The men’s and women’s singles trophies - Coupe des Mousquetaires and the Coupe Suzanne-Lenglen - will be on display next to the Roland-Garros clay wall on avenue Marcel-Bernard during the week between 2-5pm each day.
New this year, visitors can leave a message for their favourite players in a branded telephone booth at Gate 4, and from Monday-Thursday can also get into player interview sessions in the Roland-Garros Tenniseum auditorium.
Look out for everything from tattoo stands to player photo sessions, jugglers, live music, a colouring fresco, Urban Tennis, serve speed guns, a VR hot air balloon, face painting and even a bracelet workshop throughout the three weeks of tennis.
From Sunday May 24 a brand new fan area - Jardin des Chefs - will take over the Serres d'Auteuil gardens, in the direction of Simonne-Mathieu court. France's greatest chefs and pastry chefs will make guest appearances, and fans can relax with a signature cocktail on a huge terrace in front of two giant screens.
Thursday’s draw
It’ll be all eyes on Paris on Thursday when the men’s and women’s singles draws are made at 2pm in the Orangery buildings. Fans can follow the big stories on the Roland-Garros YouTube channel.
The doubles draws take place on Saturday May 24 with the mixed doubles draw on Monday May 25. Draws for the wheelchair events are revealed on Monday June 1.
Yannick Noah Day
The traditional Roland-Garros charity day takes over the venue on Saturday May 23, an annual tennis-themed celebration to raise money for chosen charities.
The grounds will come to life with all sorts of entertainment and activities, including exhibition matches on Philippe-Chatrier, live music, open practice sessions across every court, and the 'Play on the clay at Roland-Garros' event too.
Main draw starts Sunday
The first of three days of first round main draw tennis begins at 11am on Sunday across a number of match courts.
There will be three matches on Court Philippe-Chatrier during the day session followed by the first of 11 night matches on the main show court at 8.15pm local time.