The French Open (in French, the official name is the Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between mid-May and early June in Paris, France,  at the Stade de Roland Garros.

It is the second of the Grand slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar and the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world. It is one of the most prestigious events in tennis, and it has the widest worldwide broadcasting and audience of all events in this sport. The event began as a national tournament in 1891. The first women’s tournament was held in 1897.

Because of the slow playing surface and the five-set men’s singles matches without a tiebreak in the final set, the event is considered to be the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world.