French Open Tennis 2010 - Roland Garros Open Tennis 2010, Grand Slam.

French Open Tennis Past Champions - Championships, Past Winners, Champion Name, Country, Roland Garros Past Champions.

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French Open Tennis Records

Record	Era	Player(s)	Nos.	Years
French Open Tennis Men Records Since 1891
Winner of most men's singles titles	Before 1925:	Max Decugis (French club members only event)	8	1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914
	1925-1967:	Henri Cochet	4	1926, 1928, 1930, 1932 Note: Also won World Hard Court Championship in 1922
	After 1967:	Björn Borg	6	1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Winner of most consecutive men's singles titles	Before 1968:	Max Decugis	3	1907, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914
	Before 1968:	Frank Parker Jaroslav Drobny Tony Trabert Nicola Pietrangeli	2	1948, 1949 1951, 1952 1954, 1955 1959, 1960
	After 1967:	Björn Borg Rafael Nadal	4	1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Winner of most men's doubles titles	Before 1968:	Max Decugis	14	1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1920
	Before 1968:	Roy Emerson	6	1960, 1962 with Neale Fraser, 1961 with Rod Laver, 1963 with Manuel Santana, 1964 with Ken Fletcher, 1965 with Fred Stolle
	After 1967:	Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov Leander Paes	3	1995, 1998 with Jacco Eltingh, 2002 with Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1996, 1997 with Daniel Vacek, 2002 with Paul Haarhuis 1999, 2001 with Mahesh Bhupati, 2009 with Lukas Dlouhy
Winner of most consecutive men's doubles titles	Before 1968:	Max Decugis	13	1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914
	Before 1968:	Roy Emerson	6	1960-65
	After 1967:	Gene Mayer Yevgeny Kafelnikov & Daniel Vacek Jonas Bjorkman & Max Mirnyi	2	1978 with Hank Pfister, 1979 with Sandy Mayer 1996, 1997 2005, 2006
Winner of most mixed doubles titles – Men	Before 1968:	Max Decugis	7	1904, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1914 and 1920 with Suzanne Lenglen
Winner of most mixed doubles titles – Men	After 1967:	Jean-Claude Barclay	4	1968, 1971, 1973 with Francoise Durr
Winner of most titles (total: singles, doubles, mixed) – men	Before 1968:	Max Decugis	29	1902-1920 (8 singles, 14 doubles, 7 mixed)
	After 1967:	Björn Borg	6	1974-81 (6 singles)
French Open Tennis Women Records Since 1897
Winner of most women's singles titles	Before 1968:	Suzanne Lenglen	6	1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926 Note: Also won World Hard Court Championship in 1914, 1921, 1922 & 1923
Winner of most women's singles titles	After 1967:	Chris Evert	7	1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986
Winner of most consecutive women's singles titles	Before 1968:	Suzanne Lenglen	4	1920, 1921, 1922, 1923
Winner of most consecutive women's singles titles	After 1967:	Monica Seles Justine Henin	3	1990, 1991, 1992 2005, 2006, 2007
Winner of most women's doubles titles	Before 1968:	Simone Mathieu	6	1933, 1934 with Elizabeth Ryan, 1936, 1937, 1938 with Billie Yorke, 1939 with Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
Winner of most women's doubles titles	After 1967:	Martina Navratilova	7	1975 (with Chris Evert), 1982 with Anne Smith, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 with Pam Shriver, 1986 with Andrea Temesvari
Winner of most consecutive women's doubles titles	Before 1968:	Francoise Durr	5	1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
Winner of most consecutive women's doubles titles	After 1967:	Martina Navratilova Gigi Fernandez	5	1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 with Pam Shriver; 1986 with Andrea Temesvari 1991 with Jana Novotna, 1992-95 with Natasha Zvereva
Winner of most mixed doubles titles – women	Before 1968:	Suzanne Lenglen	7	1914, 1920 with Max Decugis 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926 with Jacques Brugnon
Winner of most mixed doubles titles – women	After 1967:	Francoise Durr	3	1968, 1971, 1973 with Jean-Claude Barclay
Winner of most titles (total: singles, doubles, mixed) – women	Before 1968:	Suzanne Lenglen	15	1919-1926 (6 singles, 2 doubles, 7 mixed)
	After 1967:	Martina Navratilova	11	1974-88 (2 singles, 7 doubles, 2 mixed)
French Open Tennis Miscellaneous Records
Youngest winner	Men:	Michael Chang	17 years and 3 months
Youngest winner	Women:	Monica Seles	16 years and 6 months
Unseeded Winners	Men:	Marcel Bernard Mats Wilander Gustavo Kuerten Gaston Gaudio	1946 1982 1997 2004
Unseeded Winners	Women:	Margaret Scriven	1933

French Open Tennis 2010 Images, Photos, Gallery, Trophy, Tennis Players, Court Map. Seating Map, French Open Logo.

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Roland Garros Logo	Roland Garros Court View
Roland Garros Court	Roger Federer
French Open Tennis Trophy	French Open Tennis Map
French Open Tennis Court	French Open 2009 womens Champion Kuznetsova

French Open Tennis 2010 Events - Roland Garros 2010 Events, Calander 2010, Events of Calander, Event Name, Format, Round Limited.

2010-03-31T01:43:00.001-07:00

French Open Tennis 2010 Events

Event	Format	Combined Round Limit
3x3x3	Average of 5
4x4x4	Best of 2 / Average of 5	90 seconds
5x5x5	Best of 2 / Average of 5	150 seconds
3x3x3 One-handed	Best of 2 / Average of 5	45 seconds
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Best of 2 / Best of 3	3 minutes
2x2x2	Average of 5
Pyraminx	Average of 5
Magic	Average of 5
Master Magic	Average of 5
Megaminx	Best of 1 / Mean of 3	3 minutes
Square-1	Best of 2 / Average of 5	45 seconds
Clock	Best of 2 / Average of 5	20 seconds
6x6x6	Best of 1 / Mean of 3	5 minutes
7x7x7	Best of 1 / Mean of 3	7 minutes
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Best of 1
3x3x3 Multiple Blindfolded	Best of 1
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Best of 3
5x5x5 Blindfolded	Best of 2

French Open Tennis 2010 TV Schedule - Events, In Europe, America, Asia Pacific, Africa, Satuday Schedule, Sunday Schedule.

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French Open Tennis 2010 TV Schedule

French Open Tennis 2010 TV Schedule In Europe
RTBF, VRT, EEN & CANVAS - BelgiumBHRT - BosniaHRT- CroatiaCYBC - CyprusTVE 1 & La 2 - SpainYLE & FST5 - FinlandNTV+ & RTR Sport Russia	ERT, MEGA & ANTENNA - GreeceTG4 - IrelandRTCG - MontenegroNOS - NetherlandsBBC 1,2,3 & Interactive - UKRTS- SerbiaRTVS - Slovenia	SF, TSI, TSR - SwitzerlandTRT -TurkeyEurosport in most of the European CountriesFrance Tv - FranceARD & ZDF - GermanyTVR 2 - Roumania

In The United States	In Canada	In Latin America
NBCESPN2The Tennis ChannelTV5 aux	TSNRDS	ESPN Latin AmericaESPN DosESPN DeportesESPN +ESPN Brazil au Brésil

French Open Tennis 2010 TV Schedule In Asia Pacific
Astro - MalaysiaBBTV & UBC Cinelex - ThailandCCTV - ChinaFox & Nine - AustraliaiCable - Hong Kong	MBC KoreaCybercast TaiwanESPN Star IndiaSky New ZealandBalls & Studio 23 - Philippines	Starhub - SingaporeWOWOW JapanVCTV Viet NamIndovision - Indonésia

French Open Tennis 2010 TV Schedule In Africa & Middle East
M-Net SupersportSports Set en république démocratique du Congo	Al JazeeraSNRT au MarocART

French Open Tennis 2010 TV Schedule on Saturday

Time	Main	Side
11:30 AM	Lunch
12:00 PM	Registration
12:30 PM	Registration
01:00 PM	Pyraminx
01:30 PM	Pyraminx	Multiple Blindfold
02:00 PM	Magic / Master Magic	Multiple Blindfold
02:30 PM	Magic / Master Magic
03:00 PM	6x6x6 / 7x7x7
03:30 PM		Fewest Moves
04:00 PM		Fewest Moves
04:30 PM
05:00 PM	Megaminx
05:30 PM	Megaminx	4x4x4 Blindfold / 5x5x5 Blindfold
06:00 PM	2x2x2
06:30 PM	2x2x2
07:00 PM	Square-1
07:30 PM	Square-1
08:00 PM	Clock
08:30 PM	Clock

French Open Tennis 2010 TV Schedule on Sunday

Time	Main	Side
08:00 AM	Registration
08:30 AM	Registration
09:00 AM	3x3x3 First Round	Cube Day
09:30 AM
10:00 AM
10:30 AM	4x4x4
11:00 AM	4x4x4
11:30 AM	3x3x3 Semi-Final
12:00 PM	3x3x3 Semi-Final
12:30 PM	Lunch
01:00 PM	Lunch
01:30 PM	5x5x5	Cube Day
02:00 PM	5x5x5
02:30 PM	3x3x3 One-handed
03:00 PM	3x3x3 One-handed
03:30 PM	3x3x3 Blindfolded
04:00 PM	3x3x3 Blindfolded
04:30 PM	3x3x3 Final
05:00 PM	Winning Ceremony

French Open Tennis 2010 Schedule - Dates, Roland Garros 2010 Schedule, Events, TV Schedule, Daywise Schedule.

2010-03-25T01:39:00.001-07:00

French Open Tennis 2010 Schedule

French Open Tennis 2010 Dates	French Open Tennis 2010 Information

Sunday May 23rd to Sunday May 30th	Matches Start at 11am
Monday May 31st to Wed June 2nd	Matches start at 12 noon
Thursday June 3rd	Matches start at 12 noon: Women's semi-finals at 2pm
Friday June 4th	Matches start at 11am: Men's semi-finals at 1pm
Saturday June 5th	Matches start at 12 noon: Women's final at 3pm
Sunday June 6th	Matches start at 11am: Men's final at 3pm

French Open Tennis 2010 - Roland Garros 2010, Information, Location, Draws, French Open Tennis 2010 Prize Money, Schedule, Dates, Surface, Players.

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Roland Garros 2010
French Open Tennis Location	Paris (XVIe) France
French Open Tennis Venue	Stade Français (1891–1927) Stade Roland Garros (1928)
French Open Tennis Surface	Grass (1891–1927) Clay (1928) (Outdoors)
French Open Tennis Men's draw	128S / 128Q / 64D (2009)
French Open Tennis Women's draw	128S / 96Q / 64D (2009)
French Open Tennis Prize money	€ 16,150,460 (2009)

French Open Tennis

2010 French Open
Date:		24 May – 7 June
Edition:		109th
Category:		Grand Slam (ITF)
Location:		Paris (XVIe), France
Roland Garros 2009 Champions
Men's Singles
Roger Federer
Women's Singles
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Men's Doubles
Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes
Women's Doubles
Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual
Mixed Doubles
Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan
Boys' Singles
Daniel Berta
Girls' Singles
Kristina Mladenovic
Boys' Doubles
Marin Draganja / Dino Marcan
Girls' Doubles
Elena Bogdan / Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Legends Under 45 Doubles
Cédric Pioline / Paul Haarhuis
Legends Over 45 Doubles
Anders Jarryd / John McEnroe
Wheelchair Men's Singles
Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Stephane Houdet / Michael Jeremiasz
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Korie Homan / Esther Vergeer

French Open Tennis 2009 Tickets, Roland Garros 2009 Tickets Prices.

2009-01-29T05:20:00.001-08:00

Roland Garros 2009 Tickets Dates	French Open Tickets Price
2009 French Open Tennis (Roland Garros) Day 1- Sunday 5/24/2009 Tickets Prices	Lower Level Seating Tickets Price $485 Upper Level Seating Tickets Price $295
2009 French Open Tennis (Roland Garros) Day 2 - Monday 5/25/2009 Tickets Prices	Lower Level Seating Tickets Price $485 Upper Level Seating Tickets Price $325
2009 French Open Tennis (Roland Garros) Day 3 - Tuesday 5/26/2009 Tickets Prices	Lower Level Seating Tickets Price $485 Upper Level Seating Tickets Price $325
2009 French Open Tennis (Roland Garros) Day 4 - Wed'day 5/27/2009 Tickets Prices	Lower Level Seating Tickets Price $540 Upper Level Seating Tickets Price $325
2009 French Open Tennis (Roland Garros) Day 5 - Thursday 5/28/2009 Tickets Prices	Lower Level Seating Tickets Price $550 Upper Level Seating Tickets Price $325
2009 French Open Tennis (Roland Garros) Day 6 - Friday 5/29/2009 Tickets Prices	Lower Level Seating Tickets Price $600 Upper Level Seating Tickets Price $350
2009 French Open Tennis (Roland Garros) Day 7 - Saturday 5/30/2009 Tickets Prices	Lower Level Seating Tickets Price $780 Upper Level Seating Tickets Price $425
2009 French Open Tennis (Roland Garros) Day 8 - Sunday 5/31/2009 Tickets Prices	Lower Level Seating Tickets Price $780 Upper Level Seating Tickets Price $425
2009 French Open Tennis (Roland Garros) Day 9 - Monday 6/1/2009 Tickets Prices	Lower Level Seating Tickets Price $670 Upper Level Seating Tickets Price $375
2009 French Open Tennis (Roland Garros) Day 10- Tueday 6/2/2009 Tickets Prices	Lower Level Seating Tickets Price $670 Upper Level Seating Tickets Price $375
2009 French Open Tennis (Roland Garros) Day 11- Wed'day 6/3/2009 Tickets Prices	Lower Level Seating Tickets Price $765 Upper Level Seating Tickets Price $395
2009 French Open Tennis (Roland Garros) Day 12- Thursday 6/4/2009 Tickets Prices	Lower Level Seating Tickets Price $765 Upper Level Seating Tickets Price $365
2009 French Open Tennis (Roland Garros) Day 13- Friday 6/5/2009 Tickets Prices	Lower Seating Tickets Price $1,650 Upper Level Seating Tickets Price $690
2009 French Open Tennis (Roland Garros) Day 14- Saturday 6/6/2009 Tickets Prices	Lower Level Seating Tickets Price $980 Upper Level Seating Tickets Price $450
2009 French Open Tennis (Roland Garros) Day 15- Sunday 6/7/2009 Tickets Prices	Lower Seating Tickets Price $1,900 Upper Level Seating Tickets Price $775

French Open Tennis 2009 Schedules, Roland Garros Schedules, French Open Tennis Venues

2009-01-29T05:14:00.000-08:00

Name	French Open Tennis 2009 Dates	Venue
2009 French Open	2009 French Open Tennis Schedule On Sunday May 24, 2009	Roland Garros Paris
2009 French Open	2009 French Open Tennis Schedule On Monday May 25, 2009	Roland Garros Paris
2009 French Open	2009 French Open Tennis Schedule On Tuesday May 26, 2009	Roland Garros Paris
2009 French Open	2009 French Open Tennis Schedule On Wednesday May 27, 2009	Roland Garros Paris
2009 French Open	2009 French Open Tennis Schedule On Thursday May 28, 2009	Roland Garros Paris
2009 French Open	2009 French Open Tennis Schedule On Friday May 29, 2009	Roland Garros Paris
2009 French Open	2009 French Open Tennis Schedule On Saturday May 30, 2009	Roland Garros Paris
2009 French Open	2009 French Open Tennis Schedule On Sunday May 31, 2009	Roland Garros Paris
2009 French Open	2009 French Open Tennis Schedule On Monday June 01, 2009	Roland Garros Paris
2009 French Open	2009 French Open Tennis Schedule On Tuesday June 02, 2009	Roland Garros Paris
2009 French Open	2009 French Open Tennis Schedule On Wednesday June 03, 2009	Roland Garros Paris
2009 French Open	2009 French Open Tennis Schedule On Thursday June 04, 2009	Roland Garros Paris
2009 French Open	2009 French Open Tennis Schedule On Friday June 05, 2009	Roland Garros Paris
2009 French Open	2009 French Open Tennis Schedule On Saturday June 06, 2009	Roland Garros Paris
2009 French Open	2009 French Open Tennis Schedule On Sunday June 07, 2009	Roland Garros Paris

Roland Garros | French Open Tennis 2008 Mens, Womens, Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles Final Rounds.

2008-06-04T06:11:00.000-07:00

French Open Tennis 2008 (Roland Garros 2008 Draws) Mens Singles Final Rounds

Quarter Finals

	Roger Federer		2	6	6	6
	Fernando Gonzalez		6	2	3	4

	Gael Monfils		6	3	6	6
	David Ferrer		3	6	3	1

	Ernests Gulbis			5	6	5
	Novak Djokovic			7	7	7

	Nicolas Almagro			1	1	1
	Rafael Nadal			6	6	6

Semi Finals

	Roger Federer		6	5	6	7
	Gael Monfils		2	7	3	5

	Novak Djokovic			4	2	6
	Rafael Nadal			6	6	7

Finals

	Roger Federer			1	3	0
	Rafael Nadal			6	6	6

French Open Tennis 2008 (Roland Garros 2008 Draws) Womens Singles Final Rounds

Quarter Finals

	Dinara Safina			4	7	6
	Elena Dementieva			6	6	0

	S Kuznetsova				7	6
	K Kanepi				5	2

	Carla Suarez Navarro				3	2
	Jelena Jankovic				6	6

	Patty Schnyder				3	2
	Ana Ivanovic				6	6

Semi Finals

	Dinara Safina				6	6
	S Kuznetsova				3	2

	Jelena Jankovic			4	6	4
	Ana Ivanovic			6	3	6

Finals

	Dinara Safina				4	3
	Ana Ivanovic				6	6

French Open Tennis 2008 (Roland Garros 2008 Draws) Mens Doubles Final Rounds

Quater Finals

	B Bryan M Bryan			3	7	6
	P Cuevas L Horna			6	5	7

	B Soares D Vemic				7	6
	J Björkman K Ullyett				5	3

	Janko Tipsarevic Viktor Troicki				3	4
	Igor Kunitsyn Dmitry Tursunov				6	6

	S Darcis O Rochus				1	4
	D Nestor N Zimonjić				6	6

Semifinals

	P Cuevas L Horna			6	6	7
	B Soares D Vemic			4	7	6

	Igor Kunitsyn Dmitry Tursunov			6	4	4
	D Nestor N Zimonjić			4	6	6

Finals

	P Cuevas L Horna				6	6
	D Nestor N Zimonjić				2	3

French Open Tennis 2008 (Roland Garros 2008 Draws) Women's Doubles Final Rounds

Quater Finals

	C Black L Huber				7	6
	N Llagostera MJ Martínez				6	2

	Yung-jan Chan Chia-jung Chuang			7	5	5
	A M arrigues V Ruano Pascual			6	7	7

	V Azarenka S Pe'er				6	5
	Casey Dellacqua F Schiavone				7	7

	A Bondarenko K Bondarenko				6	6
	A Harkleroad G Voskoboeva				3	3

Semifinals

	C Black L Huber				4	6
	A M arrigues V Ruano Pascual				6	7

	Casey Dellacqua F Schiavone				6	6
	A Bondarenko K Bondarenko				2	1

Finals

	A M Garrigues V Ruano Pascual			2	7	6
	Casey Dellacqua F Schiavone			6	5	4

French Open Tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008 Draws) Mixed Doubles Final Rounds

Semifinals

	K Srebotnik N Zimonjic					w/o
	J Zheng M Bhupathi

	V Azarenka B Bryan			4	6	10
	K Peschke P Vizner			6	3	8

Finals

	K Srebotnik N Zimonjic				2	6
	V Azarenka B Bryan				6	7

Roland Garros | French Open Tennis 2008 Women's Round 1, 2, 3, 4 & Quarter Finals Draws & Results

2008-06-04T05:12:00.000-07:00

Women's List Round 1, 2, 3, 4 and Quarter Finals Draws & Results
Seed	Player		Opponent	Round
1	Maria Sharapova	lost to	Dinara Safina [13]	RND 4
2	Ana Ivanovic	v.	Jelena Jankovic [3]	S-F
3	Jelena Jankovic	v.	Ana Ivanovic [2]	S-F
4	Svetlana Kuznetsova	v.	Kaia Kanepi	Q-F
5	Serena Williams	lost to	Katarina Srebotnik [27]	RND 3
6	Anna Chakvetadze	lost to	Kaia Kanepi	RND 2
7	Elena Dementieva	v.	Dinara Safina [13]	Q-F
8	Venus Williams	lost to	Flavia Pennetta [26]	RND 3
9	Marion Bartoli	lost to	Casey Dellacqua	RND 1
10	Patty Schnyder	lost to	Ana Ivanovic [2]	Q-F
11	Vera Zvonareva	lost to	Elena Dementieva [7]	RND 4
12	Agnes Szavay	lost to	Petra Kvitova	RND 3
13	Dinara Safina	v.	Elena Dementieva [7]	Q-F
14	Agnieszka Radwanska	lost to	Jelena Jankovic [3]	RND 4
15	Nicole Vaidisova	lost to	Iveta Benesova	RND 1
16	Victoria Azarenka	lost to	Svetlana Kuznetsova [4]	RND 4
17	Shahar Peer	lost to	Samantha Stosur	RND 1
18	Francesca Schiavone	lost to	Victoria Azarenka [16]	RND 3
19	Alize Cornet	lost to	Agnieszka Radwanska [14]	RND 3
20	Sybille Bammer	lost to	Aleksandra Wozniak	RND 1
21	Maria Kirilenko	lost to	Jie Zheng	RND 2
22	Amelie Mauresmo	lost to	Carla Suarez Navarro	RND 2
23	Alona Bondarenko	lost to	Petra Cetkovska	RND 1
24	Virginie Razzano	lost to	Klara Zakopalova	RND 1
25	Nadia Petrova	lost to	Svetlana Kuznetsova [4]	RND 3
26	Flavia Pennetta	lost to	Carla Suarez Navarro	RND 4
27	Katarina Srebotnik	lost to	Patty Schnyder [10]	RND 4
28	Dominika Cibulkova	lost to	Jelena Jankovic [3]	RND 3
29	Anabel Medina Garrigues	lost to	Kaia Kanepi	RND 3
30	Caroline Wozniacki	lost to	Ana Ivanovic [2]	RND 3
31	Ai Sugiyama	lost to	Olga Govortsova	RND 2
32	Karin Knapp	lost to	Maria Sharapova [1]	RND 3

French Open Tennis | Roland Garros 2008 Mens Round 1, 2, 3, 4 & Quarter Finals Draws & Results

2008-06-04T04:57:00.000-07:00

Mens Round 1, 2, 3, 4 and Quarter Finals Draws and Results
Seed	Player		Opponent	Round
1	Roger Federer	v.	Fernando Gonzalez [24]	Q-F
2	Rafael Nadal	v.	Novak Djokovic [3]	S-F
3	Novak Djokovic	v.	Rafael Nadal [2]	S-F
4	Nikolay Davydenko	lost to	Ivan Ljubicic [28]	RND 3
5	David Ferrer	v.	Gael Monfils	Q-F
6	David Nalbandian	lost to	Jeremy Chardy	RND 2
7	James Blake	lost to	Ernests Gulbis	RND 2
9	Stanislas Wawrinka	lost to	Fernando Gonzalez [24]	RND 3
10	Andy Murray	lost to	Nicolas Almagro [19]	RND 3
11	Tomas Berdych	lost to	Michael Llodra	RND 2
12	Tommy Robredo	lost to	Radek Stepanek [21]	RND 3
13	Juan Monaco	lost to	Robin Soderling	RND 1
15	Mikhail Youzhny	lost to	Fernando Verdasco [22]	RND 3
16	Carlos Moya	lost to	Eduardo Schwank	RND 1
17	Marcos Baghdatis	lost to	Simone Bolelli	RND 1
18	Paul-Henri Mathieu	lost to	Novak Djokovic [3]	RND 4
19	Nicolas Almagro	lost to	Rafael Nadal [2]	Q-F
20	Ivo Karlovic	lost to	Alejandro Falla	RND 1
21	Radek Stepanek	lost to	David Ferrer [5]	RND 4
22	Fernando Verdasco	lost to	Rafael Nadal [2]	RND 4
23	Juan Carlos Ferrero	lost to	Marcos Daniel	RND 1
24	Fernando Gonzalez	v.	Roer Federer [1]	Q-F
25	Lleyton Hewitt	lost to	David Ferrer [5]	RND 3
26	Jarkko Nieminen	lost to	Rafael Nadal [2]	RND 3
27	Igor Andreev	lost to	Robby Ginepri	RND 2
28	Ivan Ljubicic	lost to	Gael Monfils	RND 4
29	Guillermo Canas	lost to	Wayne Odesnik	RND 1
30	Dmitry Trsunov	lost to	Jeremy Chardy	RND 3
31	Andreas Seppi	lost to	Mario Ancic	RND 1
32	Janko Tipsarevic	lost to	Nicolas Lapentti	RND 1

French Open Tennis 2008 | Roland Garros 2008 Womens Round 2 & Round 3 Draws.

2008-05-31T04:07:00.001-07:00

Womens List Round 2 \| Round 3 Draws
Seed	Player		Opponent	Round
1	Maria Sharapova	vs.	Bethanie Mattek	RND 2
2	Ana Ivanovic	vs.	Caroline Wozniacki [30]	RND 3
3	Jelena Jankovic	vs.	Dominika Cibulkova [28]	RND 3
4	Svetlana Kuznetsova	vs.	To Be Determined	RND 3
5	Serena Williams	vs.	Katarina Srebotnik [27]	RND 3
6	Anna Chakvetadze	lost to	Kaia Kanepi	RND 2
7	Elena Dementieva	vs.	Olga Govortsova	RND 3
8	Venus Williams	vs.	Flavia Pennetta [26]	RND 3
9	Marion Bartoli	lost to	Casey Dellacqua	RND 1
10	Patty Schnyder	vs.	Emilie Loit	RND 3
11	Vera Zvonareva	vs.	Stephanie Cohen-Aloro	RND 2
12	Agnes Szavay	vs.	Petra Kvitova	RND 3
13	Dinara Safina	vs.	Jie Zheng	RND 3
14	Agnieszka Radwanska	vs.	Alize Cornet [19]	RND 3
15	Nicole Vaidisova	lost to	Iveta Benesova	RND 1
16	Victoria Azarenka	vs.	Francesca Schiavone [18]	RND 3
17	Shahar Peer	lost to	Samantha Stosur	RND 1
18	Francesca Schiavone	vs.	Victoria Azarenka [16]	RND 3
19	Alize Cornet	vs.	Agnieszka Radwanska [14]	RND 3
20	Sybille Bammer	lost to	Aleksandra Wozniak	RND 1
21	Maria Kirilenko	lost to	Jie Zheng	RND 2
22	Amelie Mauresmo	lost to	Carla Suarez Navarro	RND 2
23	Alona Bondarenko	lost to	Petra Cetkovs.a	RND 1
24	Virginie Razzano	lost to	Klara Zakopalova	RND 1
25	Nadia Petrova	vs.	Alisa Kleybanova	RND 2
26	Flavia Pennetta	vs.	Venus Williams [8]	RND 3
27	Katarina Srebotnik	vs.	Serena Williams [5]	RND 3
28	Dominika Cibulkova	vs.	Jelena Jankovic [3]	RND 3
29	Anabel edina Garrigues	vs.	Kaia Kanepi	RND 3
30	Caroline Wozniacki	vs.	Ana Ivanovic [2]	RND 3
31	Ai Sugiyama	lost to	Olga Govortsova	RND 2
32	Karin Knapp	vs.	To Be Determined	RND 3

French Open Tennis 2008 | Roland Garros 2008 Mens List Round 2 & Round 3 Draws

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Mens List Round 2
Seed	Player		Opponent	Round
1	Roger Federer	vs.	Mario Ancic	RND 3
2	Rafael Nadal	vs.	Jarkko Nieminen [26]	RND 3
3	Novak Djokovic	vs.	Wayne Odesnik	RND 3
4	Nikolay Davydenko	vs.	Ivan Ljubicic [28]	RND 3
5	David Ferrer	vs.	Lleyton Hewitt [25]	RND 3
6	David Nalbandian	lost to	Jeremy Chardy	RND 2
7	James Blake	lost to	Ernests Gulbis	RND 2
9	Stanislas Wawrinka	vs.	Fernando Gonzalez [24]	RND 3
10	Andy Murray	vs.	Nicolas Almagro [19]	RND 3
11	Tomas Berdych	lost to	Michael Llodra	RND 2
12	Tommy Robredo	vs.	Radek Stepanek [21]	RND 3
13	Juan Monaco	lost to	Robin Soderling	RND 1
15	Mikhail Youzhny	vs.	Fernando Verdasco [22]	RND 3
16	Carlos Moya	lost to	Eduardo Schwank	RND 1
17	Marcos Baghdatis	lost to	Simone Bolelli	RND 1
18	Paul-Henri Mathieu	vs.	Eduardo Schwank	RND 3
19	Nicolas Almagro	vs.	Andy Murray [10]	RND 3
20	Ivo Karlovic	lost to	Alejandro Falla	RND 1
21	Radek Stepanek	vs.	Tommy Robredo [12]	RND 3
22	Fernando Verdasco	vs.	Mikhail Youzhny [15]	RND 3
23	Juan Carlos Ferrero	lost to	Marcos Daniel	RND 1
24	Fernando Gonzalez	vs.	Stanislas Wawrinka [9]	RND 3
25	Lleyton Hewitt	vs.	David Ferrer [5]	RND 3
26	Jarkko Nieminen	vs.	Rafael Nadal [2]	RND 3
27	Igor Andreev	lost to	Robby Ginepri	RND 2
28	Ivan Ljubicic	vs.	Nikolay Davydenko [4]	RND 3
29	Guillermo Canas	lost to	Wayne Odesnik	RND 1
30	Dmitry Tursunov	vs.	Jeremy Chardy	RND 3
31	Andreas Seppi	lost to	Mario Ancic	RND 1
32	Janko Tipsarevic	lost to	Nicolas Lapentti	RND 1

French Open Tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008) Women's List

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French Open Tennis 2008 Women's List
Seed	Player		Opponent	Round
1	Maria Sharapova	vs.	Evgeniya Rodina	RND 1
2	Ana Ivanovic	vs.	Sofia Arvidsson	RND 1
3	Jelena Jankovic	vs.	Monica Niculescu	RND 1
4	Svetlana Kuznetsova	vs.	Aiko Nakamura	RND 1
5	Serena Williams	vs.	Ashley Harkleroad	RND 1
6	Anna Chakvetadze	vs.	Nuria Llagostera Vives	RND 1
7	Elena Dementieva	vs.	Vera Dushevina	RND 1
8	Venus Williams	vs.	Tzipora Obziler	RND 1
9	Marion Bartoli	vs.	Casey Dellacqua	RND 1
10	Patty Schnyder	vs.	Ekaterina Bychkova	RND 1
11	Vera Zvonareva	vs.	Stephanie Foretz	RND 1
12	Agnes Szavay	vs.	Ayumi Morita	RND 1
13	Dinara Safina	vs.	Kateryna Bondarenko	RND 1
14	Agnieszka Radwanska	vs.	Mariya Koryttseva	RND 1
15	Nicole Vaidisova	vs.	Iveta Benesova	RND 1
16	Victoria Azarenka	vs.	Edina Gallovits	RND 1
17	Shahar Peer	vs.	Samantha Stosur	RND 1
18	Francesca Schiavone	vs.	Jill Craybas	RND 1
19	Alize Cornet	vs.	Julia Vakulenko	RND 1
20	Sybille Bammer	vs.	Aleksandra Wozniak	RND 1
21	Maria Kirilenko	vs.	Maria Elena Camerin	RND 1
22	Amelie Mauresmo	vs.	Olga Savchuk	RND 1
23	Alona Bondarenko	vs.	Petra Cetkovs.a	RND 1
24	Virginie Razzano	vs.	Klara Zakopalova	RND 1
25	Nadia Petrova	vs.	Aravane Rezai	RND 1
26	Flavia Pennetta	vs.	Tatiana Perebiynis	RND 1
27	Katarina Srebotnik	vs.	Virginia Ruano Pascual	RND 1
28	Dominika Cibulkova	vs.	Angelique Kerber	RND 1
29	Anabel Medina Garrigues	vs.	Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez	RND 1
30	Caroline Wozniacki	vs.	Yvonne Meusburger	RND 1
31	Ai Sugiyama	vs.	Alla Kudryavtseva	RND 1
32	Karin Knapp	vs.	Martina Muller	RND 1

French Open Tennis (Roland Garros) 2008 Mens Players List

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French Open Tennis 2008 Mens List
Seed	Player		Opponent	Round
1	Roger Federer	vs.	Sam Querrey	RND 1
2	Rafael Nadal	vs.	Thomaz Bellucci	RND 1
3	Novak Djokovic	vs.	Denis Gremelmayr	RND 1
4	Nikolay Davydenko	vs.	Thomas Johansson	RND 1
5	David Ferrer	vs.	Steve Darcis	RND 1
6	David Nalbandian	vs.	Carlos Berlocq	RND 1
7	James Blake	vs.	Rainer Schuettler	RND 1
8	Richard Gasquet	vs.	Florent Serra	RND 1
9	Stanislas Wawrinka	vs.	Philipp Kohlschreiber	RND 1
10	Andy Murray	vs.	Jonathan Eysseric	RND 1
11	Tomas Berdych	vs.	Robert Smeets	RND 1
12	Tommy Robredo	vs.	Guillermo Coria	RND 1
13	Juan Monaco	vs.	Robin Soderling	RND 1
14	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	vs.	Scoville Jenkins	RND 1
15	Mikhail Youzhny	vs.	Benjamin Becker	RND 1
16	Carlos Moya	vs.	Eduardo Schwank	RND 1
17	Marcos Baghdatis	vs.	Simone Bolelli	RND 1
18	Paul-Henri Mathieu	vs.	Gustavo Kuerten	RND 1
19	Nicolas Almagro	vs.	Boris Pashanski	RND 1
20	Ivo Karlovic	vs.	Alejandro Falla	RND 1
21	Radek Stepanek	vs.	Gilles Simon	RND 1
22	Fernando Verdasco	vs.	Santiago Ventura	RND 1
23	Juan Carlos Ferrero	vs.	Marcos Daniel	RND 1
24	Fernando Gonzalez	vs.	Pablo Cuevas	RND 1
25	Lleyton Hewitt	vs.	Nicolas Mahut	RND 1
26	Jarkko Nieminen	vs.	Nicolas Kiefer	RND 1
27	Igor Andreev	vs.	Potito Starace	RND 1
28	Ivan Ljubicic	vs.	Eric Prodon	RND 1
29	Guillermo Canas	vs.	Wayne Odesnik	RND 1
30	Dmitry Tursunov	vs.	Daniel Brands	RND 1
31	Andreas Seppi	vs.	Mario Ancic	RND 1
32	Janko Tipsarevic	vs.	Nicolas Lapentti	RND 1

French Open Tennis 2008 - Roland Garros 2008 Online Tickets Information

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French Open Tennis 2008 Tickets Info:

For the people who want to sample the unique atmosphere at the French Open Tennis 2008, there are a couple of avenues through which they can purchase tickets for 2008 Roland Garros, direct from the organizers or from a third party company.

Due to high demand to French open tennis (Roland Garros 2008) one has to book their tickets few months before they are actually available in the market. In order to claim the French open tickets you have to fill the original or Xerox copy of reservation form. All the applications are dealt with first come first serve process. If a day is fully reserved for a day that has been chosen by you is booked then a reimbursement cheque is sent to the name and address that is mentioned in the reservation form. These forms can be obtained in two ways: First one is: The Roland Garros Stadium 2, avenue Gordon Bennett 75016 Paris France, Second is: The Booking Office B.P. 333-16 75767 Paris Cedex 16.

Tickets that are left unsold will be kept available for selling at the respective stadiums from 8 days before the tournament begins. There are numerous firms that sell French open tennis or Roland Garros 2008 tickets for tournaments such as the French Open. Most of them are operated through the online, internet and accepts orders at any time. Even though this online booking of French open tickets, convenience is provided people can only receive the tickets only when they receive it from the organizers which are generally few weeks before the commencement of the French open tennis 2008 tournament.

If you choose to buy tickets through online media then one has to be careful through this channel. One has to look for security measures while booking ticket for Roland Garros 2008 through online. Be alert when you are giving Credit/Debit card details and observe the site is fully secured. This can be done by looking at the website that you are trying to make purchase of the tickets. Look for 'https' in the address bar and a padlock at the bottom of your browser window. Check that the firm provide an offline address and telephone number, so that you can contact them in the event of any problems.

Tickets ranges for French Open Tennis (Roland Garros)2008 from 80FF to 350FF, in which three courts have reserved seating throughout the fort night: Court Philippe-Chatrier (Centre Court), Court Suzanne-Lenglen and Court No 1.

There are four types of tickets available for French Open Tennis (Roland Garros) 2008:

•Tickets to Centre Court and annexe courts for the duration of the tournament
•Tickets to Court Suzanne-Lenglen and annexe courts for nine days of French open tennis 2008
•Tickets to Court No 1 and annexe courts for seven days of Roland Garros 2008
•Tickets to annexe courts exclusively, for fourteen days seating capacities

There are 16 competition courts used during the French Open Tennis 2008, all of which have stands.
The capacities of the show courts are as follows:

•Court Philippe-Chatrier (Centre Court): 15,166
•Court Suzanne-Lenglen: 10,068
•Court No 1: 3,518

French Open Tennis / Roland Garros Winners

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Year	Men	Ladies
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 1892 1891	Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Gasón Gaudio Juan Carlos Ferrero Albert Costa Gustavo Kuerten Gustavo Kuerten Andre Agassi Carlos Moya Gustavo Kuerten Yevgueny Kafelnikov Thomas Muster Sergi Bruguera Sergi Bruguera Jim Courier Jim Courier Andres Gomez Michael Chang Mats Wilander Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl Mats Wilander Ivan Lendl Yannick Noah Mats Wilander Bjorn Borg Bjorn Borg Bjorn Borg Bjorn Borg Guillermo Vilas Adriano Panatta Bjorn Borg Bjorn Borg Ilie Nastase Andres Gimeno Jan Kodes Jan Kodes Rod Laver Ken Rosewall Roy Emerson Tony Roche Fred Stolle Manuel Santana Roy Emerson Rod Laver Manuel Santana Nicola Pietrangeli Nicola Pietrangeli Mervyn Rose Sven Davidson Lewis Hoad Tony Trabert Tony Trabert Ken Rosewall Jaroslav Drobny Jaroslav Drobny Budge Patty Frank Parker Frank Parker Jozsef Asboth Marcel Bernard William Mcneill Donald Budge Henner Henkel Gottfried Von Cramm Fred Perry Gottfried Von Cramm John Crawford Henri Cochet Jean Borotra Henri Cochet Rene Lacoste Henri Cochet Rene Lacoste Henri Cochet Rene Lacoste Jean Bototra Francois Blanchy Henri Cochet Jean Samazeuilh Andre Gobert Max Decugis Max Decugis Max Decugis Andre Gobert Maurice Germot Max Decugis Max Decugis Max Decugis Maurice Germot Maurice Germot Max Decugis Max Decugis M. Vacherot Andre Vacherot Paul Ayme Paul Ayme Paul Ayme Paul Ayme Andre Vacherot Andre Vacherot Andre Vacherot L. Riboulet J. Schopfer H. Briggs	Justine Henin-Hardenne Justine Henin-Hardenne Justine Henin-Hardenne Anastasia Myskina Justine Henin-Hardenne Serena Williams Jennifer Capriati Mary Pierce Steffi Graf Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Iva Majoli Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Arantxa Sanchez Steffi Graf Monica Seles Monica Seles Monica Seles Arantxa Sanchez Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Chris Evert-Lloyd Chris Evert-Lloyd Martina Navratilova Chris Evert-Lloyd Martina Navratilova Hana Mandlikova Chris Evert-Lloyd Chris Evert-Lloyd Virginia Ruzici Mima Jausovec Sue Barker Chris Evert Chris Evert Margaret Smith-Court Billie-Jean King Evonne Goolagong Margaret Smith-Court Margaret Smith-Court Nancy Richey Francoise Durr Ann Haydon-Jones Lesley Turner Margaret Smith Lesley Turner Margaret Smith Ann Haydon Darlene Hard Christine Truman Zsuzsi Kormoczy Shirley Bloomer Athea Gibson Angela Mortimer Maureen Connolly Maureen Connolly Doris Hart Shirley Fry Doris Hart M. Osborne-Dupont Nelly Landry Patricia Todd Margaret Osborne Simone Mathieu Simone Mathieu Hilde Sperling Hilde Sperling Hilde Sperling Margaret Scriven Margaret Scriven Helen Wills-Moody Cilly Aussem Helen Wills-Moody Helen Wills Helen Wills Kornelia Bouman Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Lenglen Diddie Vlasto Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Lenglen Marguerite Broquedis Marguerite Broquedis Jeanne Matthey Jeanne Matthey Jeanne Matthey Jeanne Matthey Kate Gillou-Fenwick De Kermel Kate Gillou-Fenwick Kate Gillou-Fenwick Kate Gillou-Fenwick Adine Masson Adine Masson P. Girod Y. Prevost Adine Masson Adine Masson Adine Masson

Women's ATP Tennis Rankings

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Women's ATP Tennis Rankings

1	Maria Sharapova	33	A. Medina Garrigues	65	Anastasia Rodionova	97	Anne Keothavong
2	Ana Ivanovic	34	Caroline Wozniacki	66	Shuai Peng	98	Ma. Emilia Salerni
3	Jelena Jankovic	35	Eleni Daniilidou	67	Akiko Morigami	99	Ekaterina Bychkova
4	Svetlana Kuznetsova	36	Na Li	68	Iveta Benesova	100	Julie Ditty
5	Serena Williams	37	Ai Sugiyama	69	Tamarine Tanasugarn	101	Galina Voskoboeva
6	Anna Chakvetadze	38	Karin Knapp	70	Meghann Shaughnessy	102	Stephanie Dubois
7	Elena Dementieva	39	Olga Govortsova	71	Timea Bacsinszky	103	Alla Kudryavtseva
8	Venus Williams	40	Elena Vesnina	72	Aiko Nakamura	104	Evgeniya Rodina
9	Marion Bartoli	41	Gisela Dulko	73	Camille Pin	105	Meng Yuan
10	Daniela Hantuchova	42	Lucie Safarova	74	Virginia Ruano Pascual	106	Su-Wei Hsieh
11	Patty Schnyder	43	Michaella Krajicek	75	Julia Vakulenko	107	Julia Goerges
12	Vera Zvonareva	44	Zi Yan	76	Petra Cetkovs.a	108	Bethanie Mattek
13	Agnes Szavay	45	Aravane Rezai	77	Marta Domachowska	109	Catalina Castano
14	Dinara Safina	46	Vera Dushevina	78	Marina Erakovic	110	Renata Voracova
15	Agnieszka Radwanska	47	Tsvetana Pironkova	79	Olga Savchuk	111	Alicia Molik
16	Nicole Vaidisova	48	Tamira Paszek	80	Yung-Jan Chan	112	Ayumi Morita
17	Victoria Azarenka	49	Pauline Parmentier	81	Sorana Cirstea	113	Meilen Tu
18	Shahar Peer	50	Kaia Kanepi	82	Nuria Llagostera Vives	114	Lilia Osterloh
19	Francesca Schiavone	51	Casey Dellacqua	83	Rossana De Los Rios	115	Katie O'brien
20	Alize Cornet	52	Sofia Arvidsson	84	Sabine Lisicki	116	Vania King
21	Tatiana Golovin	53	Sara Errani	85	Martina Muller	117	Olivia Sanchez
22	Sybille Bammer	54	Alisa Kleybanova	86	Monica Niculescu	118	Olga Poutchkova
23	Maria Kirilenko	55	Klara Zakopalova	87	Nathalie Dechy	119	Severine Bremond
24	Amelie Mauresmo	56	Tathiana Garbin	88	Ioana Raluca Olaru	120	Mara Santangelo
25	Alona Bondarenko	57	Kateryna Bondarenko	89	Emilie Loit	121	Lourdes Dominguez Lino
26	Lindsay Davenport	58	Akgul Amanmuradova	90	Stephanie Cohen-Aloro	122	Carla Suarez Navarro
27	Virginie Razzano	59	Ashley Harkleroad	91	Yvonne Meusburger	123	Barbora Zahlavova
28	Nadia Petrova	60	Mariya Koryttseva	92	Maret Ani	124	Stephanie Foretz
29	Flavia Pennetta	61	Edina Gallovits	93	Petra Kvitova	125	Sandra Kloesel
30	Katarina Srebotnik	62	Jill Craybas	94	Tzipora Obziler	126	Melinda Czink
31	Dominika Cibulkova	63	Tatiana Perebiynis	95	Yanina Wickmayer	127	Laura Granville
32	Sania Mirza	64	Ekaterina Makarova	96	Angelique Kerber	128	Julia Schruff

Mens ATP Tennis Rankings

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Mens ATP Tennis Rankings

1	Roger Federer	33	Janko Tipsarevic	65	Julien Benneteau	97	Robby Ginepri
2	Rafael Nadal	34	Feliciano Lopez	66	Nicolas Lapentti	98	Viktor Troicki
3	Novak Djokovic	35	Philipp Kohlschreiber	67	Thomas Johansson	99	Kei Nishikori
4	Nikolay Davydenko	36	Gilles Simon	68	Juan Martin Del Potro	100	Kevin Anderson
5	David Ferrer	37	Tommy Haas	69	Olivier Rochus	101	Benjamin Becker
6	Andy Roddick	38	Nicolas Kiefer	70	Chris Guccione	102	Bobby Reynolds
7	David Nalbandian	39	Mardy Fish	71	Michael Berrer	103	Jurgen Melzer
8	James Blake	40	Michael Llodra	72	Marat Safin	104	Wayne Odesnik
9	Richard Gasquet	41	Sam Querrey	73	Filippo Volandri	105	Martin Vassallo
10	Stanislas Wawrinka	42	Juan Ignacio Chela	74	Eduardo Schwank	106	Alejandro Falla
11	Andy Murray	43	Nicolas Mahut	75	Thomaz Bellucci	107	Boris Pashanski
12	Tomas Berdych	44	Robin Soderling	76	Victor Hanescu	108	Vincent Spadea
13	Tommy Robredo	45	Steve Darcis	77	Marcos Daniel	109	Daniel Gimeno
14	Juan Monaco	46	Mario Ancic	78	Yen-Hsun Lu	110	Thierry Ascione
15	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	47	Simone Bolelli	79	Ernests Gulbis	111	Roko Karanusic
16	Mikhail Youzhny	48	Gael Monfils	80	Mischa Zverev	112	Frank Dancevic
17	Carlos Moya	49	Potito Starace	81	Donald Young	113	Peter Luczak
18	Marcos Baghdatis	50	Jose Acasuso	82	Luis Horna	114	Florian Mayer
19	Paul-Henri Mathieu	51	Fabrice Santoro	83	Carlos Berlocq	115	Eric Prodon
20	Nicolas Almagro	52	Marcel Granollers	84	Kristof Vliegen	116	Brian Dabul
21	Ivo Karlovic	53	Hyung-Taik Lee	85	John Isner	117	Pablo Cuevas
22	Radek Stepanek	54	Marin Cilic	86	Sergio Roitman	118	Flavio Cipolla
23	Fernando Verdasco	55	Sebastien Grosjean	87	Fabio Fognini	119	Philipp Petzschner
24	Juan Carlos Ferrero	56	Albert Montanes	88	Evgeny Korolev	120	Robert Kendrick
25	Fernando Gonzalez	57	Agustin Calleri	89	Rainer Schuettler	121	Nicolas Massu
26	Lleyton Hewitt	58	Robin Haase	90	Florent Serra	122	Ivan Navarro
27	Jarkko Nieminen	59	Marc Gicquel	91	Arnaud Clement	123	Christophe Rochus
28	Igor Andreev	60	Jonas Bjorkman	92	Jiri Vanek	124	Kristian Pless
29	Ivan Ljubicic	61	Dudi Sela	93	Guillermo Garcia	125	Teimuraz Gabashvili
30	Guillermo Canas	62	Stefan Koubek	94	Santiago Ventura	126	Gilles Muller
31	Dmitry Tursunov	63	Denis Gremelmayr	95	Oscar Hernandez	127	Andrei Pavel
32	Andreas Seppi	64	Ivo Minar	96	Igor Kunitsyn	128	Rik De Voest

Roland Garros 2006(French Open Tennis) Matches Results Report Info.

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French Open Tennis 2006(Roland Garros 2006) Tournament Matches Report and Results:

French Open Tennis 2006/Roland Garros 2006 Men’s Single Semi-finals:

* Roger Federer (Sui) beat David Nalbandian (Arg) by 3-6 6-4 5-2 (Ret'd)
* Rafael Nadal (Esp) beat Ivan Ljubicic (Cro) by 6-4 6-2 7-6(9-7)

French Open Tennis 2006/Roland Garros 2006 Men’s Single Finals:

* Rafael Nadal (ESP) beat Roger Federer (Sui) by 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6(7-4)

French Open Tennis 2006/Roland Garros 2006 Women’s Single Semi-Finals:

* Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) beat Nicole Vaidisova by 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6(7-4)
* Justine Henin (Bel) beat Kim Clijsters (Bel) by 6-3 6-2

French Open Tennis 2006/Roland Garros 2006 Women’s Single Finals:

* Justine Henin (Bel) beat Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) by 6-4, 6-4

French Open Tennis 2006/Roland Garros 2006 Men's Doubles Semi-finals:

* Bob Bryan (USA) & Mike Bryan (USA) bt (15) Andrei Pavel (Rom) & Alexander Waske (Ger) 6-3 7-6 (8-6)
* Jonas Bjorkman (Swe) & Max Mirnyi (Blr) bt (13) Lukas Dlouhy (Cze) & Pavel Viziers (Cze) 6-3 6-3

French Open Tennis 2006/Roland Garros 2006 Mixed Doubles Semi-finals:

* Katarina Srebotnik (Slo) & Nenad Zimonjic (Ser) bt Vera Zvonareva (Rus) & Andy Ram (Isr) 6-4 6-2
* Elena Likhovtseva (Rus) & Daniel Nestor (Can) bt (6) Martina Navratilova (USA) & Bob Bryan (USA) 3-6 6-3 6-2

French Open Tennis 2006/Roland Garros 2006 Women's Doubles semi-finals:

* Lisa Raymond (USA) & Samantha Stosur (Aus) bt (15) Eleni Daniilidou (Gre) & Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spa) 6-2 6-2
* Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) & Ai Sugiyama (Jpn) bt (4) Zi Yan (Chn) & Jie Zheng (Chn) 3-6 6-3 6-3

French Open Tennis 2006/Roland Garros 2006 Mixed Doubles final:

* Katarina Srebotnik (Slo) & Nenad Zimonjic (Ser) bt (7) Elena Likhovtseva (Rus) & Daniel Nestor (Can) 6-3 6-4

French Open Tennis 2006/Roland Garros 2006 Men's Doubles final:

* Jonas Bjorkman (Swe) & Max Mirnyi (Blr) bt (1) Bob Bryan (USA) & Mike Bryan (USA) 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 7-5

French Open Tennis 2006/Roland Garros 2006 Women's Doubles final:

* Lisa Raymond (USA) & Samantha Stosur (Aus) bt (5) Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) & Ai Sugiyama (Jpn) 6-3 6-2

Roland Garros 2008 (French Open Tennis) Teams, Scores, Schedule, Timing & Duration

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French Open Tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008) Mens and Women's Doubles Teams:

* Men’s doubles French open tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008) draw has 64 teams.
* Women’s doubles French open draw has 64 teams.
* In French Open 2008(Roland Garros 2008) mixed doubles draw has 32 teams.

French Open Tennis(Roland Garros) Scores

Tennis French open tennis scores may seem a lot more complicated on paper but for a tennis fan, it is no more than a cake-walk.

* Scores system in French Open tennis 2008 is identical in the singles and doubles games.
* What differentiates French Open scores from the scores in other tournaments is that in French Open the score nomenclature is done in French.
* The matches commence with a toss and the winner gets preference for the side or the service.
* A tennis game, in absence of a tie, is played to four points, designated by the terms 15, 30, 40, and game.
* In tennis tournament Zero points is referred to by the term “love”
* A tie at 40 is called deuce.
* Since a player needs two points to win a game, the game continues from deuce until one player wins two points over the other.
* After reaching deuce, the player who wins a single point has the “advantage”. The next point won by the opponent would always lead to a deuce.
* A “no-ad” system is employed in mixed doubles which refers to a single point after deuce that can win a game.
* In tennis scoring, the score of the server is always announced first.
* After each odd-numbered game, the players or teams switch sides in the tennis courts.
* Players are required to win six games to win the set, but they must win by at least two games.
* A tiebreaker played to 7 points or more, is employed when a set becomes tired at 6-6.
* The winner of a tiebreaker is the winner of the set.
* Tennis matches are usually the best two out of three sets for women’s singles, women’s doubles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles and the best three out of five sets for men’s singles.
* The same player does the service for a single game and the service is switched after each game.

French Open Tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008) Duration and Timings

* The French Open tennis 2008 Tournament is a periodic sporting event:
* That takes place once every year
* French Open tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008) commences on 27th of May to 10th of June
* The French open tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008) matches schedule is spread over a two-week period

French Open Tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008) Schedule :

* Sunday May 27th 2008 to Sunday June 3rd 2008: Matches start at 11am
* Monday June 4th 2008 to Tuesday June 5th 2008: Matches start at 12 noon
* Wednesday June 6th 2008: Matches start at 11 am – French open mens quarter-finals at noon
* Thursday June 7th 2008: Matches start at 11 am – French Open Women's semi-finals at 2pm
* Friday June 8th 2008: Matches start at 11am – French Open Men's semi-finals at 1pm
* Saturday June 9th 2008: Matches start at 11 am – French Open Women's final at 3pm
* Sunday June 10th 2008: Matches start at 11am – French Open Mens final at 3pm

French Open Tennis 2008(Roland Garros) Tickets, Venues, Draws.

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French Open Tennis 2008 (Roland Garros 2008) Tickets Information and Venues

* The French Open Tennis 2008(Roland Garros) will be held from 20th May 2008 to 8th June 2008.
* Online reservation period for the tennis 2008 championship tickets ends on 14th March, 2008.
* Allocation of seats according to the cheap tickets, expensive tickets will be announced on 7th April 2008 after the lottery draw on the French Open tennis 2008 online tickets.
* E-tickets or online french open tickets will be mailed to the recipients after the lottery draw on tickets.
* French open tennis 2008 tickets(Roland Garros Tickets) will be shipped from 15TH April 2008 onwards.
* To book Roland Garros Tickets - French open tennis 2008 tickets , buyers are required to fill in a registration form online with a credit card payment or post the form with the payment to the ticketing department at Federation Française de Tennis.

The Stade Francaise has three courts which are the permanent venues for French Open tennis tournaments. These, along with their seating capacity are mentioned below.

* Philippe Chatrier court: 14,884 places
* Suzanne Lenglen court: 9,953 places
* No. 1 court: 3,792 places

French Open Tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008) Draws

The term “Draw” in French open tennis 2008 tournament refers to the tennis schedule chart for ranked and seeded players across matches in terms of selection, distribution, teaming.

* Men’s and women’s French Open tennis 2008 draw has 128 players each.
* French open tennis 2008 draw is divided into four sections of 32 players each.
* The 1st round therefore has 64 matches in all with 16 matches in each French Open tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008) section.
* The four sections are shortened to 2 halves of 32 players each who qualify for the 2nd round in French Open tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008) .
* 32 players play in the 3rd round of French Open tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008)
* 16 players play in the 4th round out of which 8 players qualify for the French open 2008 quarter-finals.
* The 4 subsequent winners go on to play the French open tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008) semifinals.
* The best of four then play the French open tennis 2008(Roland Garros 2008) finals for the championship title.

French Open Tennis (Roland Garros) - Clay Court

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French Open Tennis Championships is one of the most prestigious and popular tennis tournaments in the world

History of French Open Tennis:

The French Open Tennis has an intriguing history. The event:

* Dates back to 1891 with the first women’s tournament in 1897.
* French Open Tennis was first held in Paris.
* French Open Tennis is 112 years old
* Originated in England
* Began with a one-day national championship.
* French Open went international in 1925
* French open tennis was not held officially from 1939-45, during the World War-II.
* The period after the war is said to be the “Golden Era” in French Tennis.
* French Open Tennis was initially played on grass.
* A red- clay court was first introduced in 1921.
* Frech open is officially referred to as the Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros
* French open tennis currently held at the Stade Roland Garros.
* The Stade Roland Garros became the home of French Open Tennis after the Four French Musketeers- Jacques "Toto" Brugnon, Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet and René Lacoste defeated Americans at the Davis Cup in 1927.

In the history of French Open Tennis, the first players to take home the French Open Championships were:

* Françoise Masson for the first women’s tournament in 1897
* Rose wall for being the first to claim the French Open's 15,000 francs prize money
* Henri Cochet for winning the first French open men's title in the inaugural year at the Stade Roland Garros in 1928.
* Althea Gibson for becoming the first African-American player to win a Grand Slam event in 1956

French Open has come a long way since its humble beginning. Presently, the French Open Tennis Championship:

* Is held in Paris, France
* French open ranks second in the Grand Slam tournaments after Australian Open
* French open tennis declares a prize money of 15, 264, 500 Francs
* French open grand slam event held outdoors on a clay court.
* This event is considered one of the toughest and physically demanding games.
* French open tennis has been inaugurated on a Sunday and 12 singles matches are being played across three courts since 2006.
* French open announced equal prize money for men's tournament and women's tournament since 2007.

French Open Tennis Clay Court:

Playing on a clay court is different from the traditional lawn-tennis in many ways.

* A clay court reduces the speed of the ball.
* On the red clay of Roland, the ball's forward speed is converted to upward bounce.
* The hitter gets a higher point of contact and a little more time.
* Requires special skill and practice to get accustomed to the clay court surface.
* Clay court favors baseline players and heavy top-spinners
* A clay court facilitates longer swings from below to above the point of contact.

Players who specialize in playing on clay courts(French Open Tennis) are:

* Rafael Nadal,
* Gustavo Kuerten and
* Juan Carlos Ferrero
* Bjorn Borg
* Henri Cochet
* Gustavo Kuerten
* Rene Lacoste
* Ivan Lendl
* Mats Wilander

Famous players who are not suited to play on the clay court are:

* Pete Sampras
* Roger Federer
* Jimmy Connors
* Lindsay Davenport,
* Maria Sharapova, and
* Martina Hingis

Dimenssions of the French Open Tennis Clay Court

* Length of clay court is 78 feet (23.77 m)
* Clay court width for singles matches: 27 feet (8.23 m)
* Clay court for doubles matches: 36 feet (10.97 m).
* Net: net is 3 feet 6 inches (1.07 m) high at the posts, and 3 feet (914 mm) high in the center.
* Additional clear space around the clay court: 60 feet by 120 feet.
* Deuce court is the court on the right side of each player.
* The court on the left side of each player is called the ad court.

Roland Garros and The French Open Tennis:

* Roland Garros was a dare-devil aviator during the First World War.
* Roland Garros was the first man to fly over the Mediterranean Sea in 1913.
* Garros was an honored member of the Stade Francaise.
* Stade Francaise was handed over to the French Tennis Federation on the condition that it is named after Roland Garros.
* The stadium was named after this legendary pilot a decade after Roland death.