The important tennis tournament Roland Garrós, which is being
played on clay, will attract the elite tennis players from all
over the world to Paris from the 23rd of May until the 5th of
June. The event, besides having an own media coverage of the
large events, will not only capture the attention of sport
enthusiasts, but also of foreigners and locals wanting to enjoy
the cosmopolitan atmosphere and romantic characteristics of the
city of the Seine.
The origin of this competition goes back to 1927, when the
French team, known as “the Four Musketeers”, beat the American
team during Cup Davis. Thanks to the triumph of its four members
(Jacques Brugnont, Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet and René Lacoste),
France was chosen the headquarter of the revenge, which made it
necessary to build a stadium with the quality required by the
most important worldwide competition regarding team play, in
less than one year.
The new stadium, located in an area of three hectares donated by
the city of Paris, would be baptized with the name of Roland
Garrós in honour of a French official who for the first time
steered an airplane through the Mediterranean. Later the
precinct gave the name to the tournament.
Roland Garrós has become one of the sports events that can be
proud of an excellent international projection. Since the start
of the tournament champions with a great importance like Rod
Laver, Bjorn Borg, Manuel Santana, Fred Perry and Ilie Nastase
have played in the stadium. In the female rows they emphasize on
Suzanne Lenglen, Helen Wills, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf,
Arantxa Sánchez Vicar and Mónica Seles.
The Open of Australia, the U.S. Open and Wimbledon complete the
list of respected competitions considered in the Grand Slam.
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