French Open: Date, venue, history, odds & more

The French Open is the showpiece event of the European clay court season and is the second Grand Slam on the tennis calendar each year.

The best players in the world head to Paris hoping to prove their prowess on the famous red clay, with the event celebrating 100 years as a Grand Slam in 2025.

Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz is the defending champion in the men's singles, while Iga Swiatek is the reigning women's title holder, having triumphed in Paris in four of the last five years.

French Open dates

The 2025 French Open is scheduled to take place between Sunday 25th May and Monday 9th June.

French Open venue

The 2025 French Open takes place in Paris at a complex with three major stadium courts and a host of outside courts.

It has been staged at its current venue since 1928, with Saint-Cloud used in both 1925 and 1927 and Bois de Boulogne the venue in 1926.

French Open how to watch, TV channel and live streaming

The 2025 French Open is scheduled to be broadcast on the Nine Network, while it will also be available to stream on 9Now and Stan Sport.

French Open prize money

The total prize money on offer at the 2025 French Open is €56,352,000, with the winners of both the men's and women's singles taking home €2,550,000.

The singles runners-up bag €1,275,000 each and every first-round loser earns €78,000.

French Open history

Since it was first played as a Grand Slam, the French Open has carved a unique niche in the tennis calendar as the sole Grand Slam played on clay and in the men's singles Rafael Nadal is the standout all-time performer.

The Spanish powerhouse claimed the title in Paris on an incredible 14 occasions, the last of which came in 2022, with his first having been secured in 2005.

Swedish legend Bjorn Borg is a six-time champion, while Mats Wilander, Ivan Lendl, Gustavo Kuerten and Novak Djokovic are all three-time winners.

Australia dominated the event in the 1960s, winning seven titles in eight years thanks to Rod Laver (2), Roy Emerson (2), Ken Rosewall, Fred Stolle and Tony Roche.

The Aussies had earlier enjoyed success thanks to Rosewall (1953) Lew Hoad (1956) and Mervyn Rose (1958).

In the women's singles American legend Chris Evert has won a record seven French Open titles, with German all-time great Steffi Graf one behind her, while Swiatek is already closing in on both of them following her recent domination on the red clay of Paris.

Australian Margaret Court claimed five French Open titles, two in the amateur era and three in the open era, while compatriots Lesley Turner (2) and Evonne Goolagong have also triumphed in the French capital.

Ash Barty became the most recent Aussie champion at the French Open in 2019 as she defeated Markéta Vondroušová 6-1 6-3 to secure her third and final Grand Slam title.

French Open Odds

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is the market leader in the men's singles at 2.20, with the returning Jannik Sinner at 3.50 and Novak Djokovic priced at 8.00, while the leading Australian contender is Alex de Minaur at 51.00.

In the women's singles Iga Swiatek is unsurprisingly the market leader at 2.37, with world number one Aryna Sabalenka her nearest rival at 4.00, while Russian Mirra Andreeva is a 7.00 fancy.

Any odds displayed were correct at the time of writing and are subject to fluctuation.