![]() Located in the southeastern part of the Gardens of Serres d’Auteuil, this court is a true vegetal ecosystem unique in the world. She won the Roland- Garros tournament in 19 and is until today the second French woman player most awarded with titles after Suzanne Lenglen. The French Tennis Federation and the City of Paris have chosen to render tribute to the tennis player Simonne Mathieu, resistant and captain of the free French Forces. In replacement of court n☁ and to enlarge the Place des Mouquetaires, a new court called Simonne-Mathieu, shown below, was built in the south-east part of Serres d’Auteuil, in place of greenhouses devoid of any particular architectural interest contrary to the other greenhouses there. During the rest of the year, outside the tournament, the square is open to the public on the model of a Parisian square, offering the neighborhood a new breathing space of nearly one hectare. Installed on the east side of Central Court, a giant screen allows to follow live the matches throughout the fortnight. Redeveloped into a vast green esplanade of nearly one hectare in the heart of the stadium, the new place des Mousquetaires airs the site and promotes the fluidity of travel during the tournament, especially when switching from day sessions to evening sessions. The former Place des Mousquetaires, which became too small, takes on a new dimension in the new Roland-Garros. ![]() It allows the Philippe-Chatrier court to maintain its status as an outdoor stadium, bathed in light and sun, while allowing the continuation of the game during bad weather and the holding of evening sessions. It is made of steel and translucent waterproof canvas and can be deployed in about fifteen minutes. The retractable roof of Philippe-Chatrier court takes up the symbolism of the biplane of the aviator Roland-Garros: its shape and structure have been reworked like an airplane wing. New spaces were created under the stands, especially for players and the media. The capacity of the new Philippe-Chatrier court, shown below, is maintained at 15 000 seats and the refitting of the stands offers better comfort and visibility to the spectators. The new Roland-Garros stadium will be one of the major equipments of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The most spectacular elements of Roland-Garros project shown on the map below are the retractable roof of the Philippe-Chatrier court (2020), which now allows to hold the competitions whatever the weather, the new Court Simonne-Mathieu in Serres d’Auteuil on the right of the map, which is now harmoniously integrated into the garden and the new Les Mousquetaires central square at the center of the map, which became an open esplanade of one hectare. It subsidized the project up to 20 million euros. Owner of the site and responsible for the urban development, the City of Paris has supported the project since the beginning. It self-financed these costs at close to 95%. The FFT was the contracting authority for all Roland-Garros works for a total cost of 360 million euros. It has been the key factor leading to a huge controversy and multiple court challenges to the project, now cleared. This scenario extended the stadium into Serres d’Auteuil, a wonderful botanical garden next to the stadium on the right, and relocated there the tennis court n☁. The Place des Mousquetaires, the central meeting point, was much too small.Īmong other scenarios, the decision was taken in 2011 to keep the exceptional location of Roland-Garros stadium on the edge of Bois de Boulogne. The Philippe-Chatrier central court had no roof, a big problem when it rained. Roland-Garros stadium had become much too small and it was not functional enough compared to its top international competitors such as Wimbledon and Flushing Meadows. The organizer of the Roland-Garros tournament, the French Federation of Tennis (FFT), was at the origin of the stadium modernization project. Rafael Nadal won Roland-Garros 2022 Roland-Garros extension projet 2018: Rafael Nadal (Spain).Ģ019: Rafael Nadal (Spain). ![]() ![]() 2016: Novak Djokovic (Serbia).Ģ017: Rafael Nadal (Spain). List of winners in the last years:Ģ005: Rafael Nadal (Spain). Rafael Nadal scored his 14th French Open victory and 22nd grand slam victory. Rafael Nadal won it beating Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0. Roland-Garros 2022 was played from May 16 to June 5 2022. The tournament is the most exciting sport event in the city. The slow playing surface makes it very demanding. This prestigious event is also the second of the four Grand Slam tournaments. The Roland-Garros tournament in Paris is the premier clay court tennis tournament.
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