The 2025 French Open is a major tennis tournament that is being played on outdoor clay courts and held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 25 May to 8 June 2025.
Carlos Alcaraz was the defending champion in the men’s singles. Iga Świątek was the three-time defending champion in the women’s singles, but was defeated in the semifinals by Aryna Sabalenka.
It is the 124th edition of the French Open and the second major tournament of 2025. The main singles draws includes 16 qualifiers for men and 16 for women out of 128 players in each draw.
Draws and prize pool: Roland Garros has released its prize-money breakdown for the 2025 edition of the clay-court major. The total prize money for this year’s tournament is €56.352 million, up 5.21 per cent from last year! The men’s and women’s singles champions will each earn €2.55 million.
It was the first major since the 2013 US Open in which the world’s top two players contested the final of both the women’s and men’s singles events, and the first at the French Open since 1984.
The tournament featured over 230 players from more than 70 countries, a record level of international participation.
Strong showings from countries like Italy (Jannik Sinner), Spain (Alcaraz, Musetti), and the U.S. (Gauff) reflected a global reshuffling of tennis powerhouses.
• Women’s Singles Champion: Coco Gauff
Defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final (6–7 (5), 6–2, 6–4) on 7 June 2025, Gauff’s final win was marked by a dramatic comeback and emotional tribute to her long-held dream, even referencing a 2021 journal entry predicting her success.
First American woman to win Roland‑Garros since Serena Williams (2015), and youngest since 2002.
Avenged her 2022 final loss to Iga Świątek; this marks her second Grand Slam (first was US Open 2023).
Interesting, but in 2021, Coco Gauff wrote in her personal journal that she would win Roland-Garros by 2025.
By the way, after 26 consecutive Roland-Garros wins, three-time defending champion Iga Świątek was defeated by Aryna Sabalenka in the semis. Her loss ended one of the most dominant clay-court runs in modern women’s tennis history.
• Men’s Singles Champion: Carlos Alkaraz.
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz recovered from two sets down – saving three championship points on the way – to beat Jannik Sinner in an incredible French Open men’s singles final. Carlos Alcaraz reached the final after Lorenzo Musetti withdrew due to injury before their semifinal. This was one of the few times a walkover decided a men’s semifinal at Roland-Garros.
Alcaraz now has 12 Big Titles, a combination of Grand Slam championships, trophies at the Nitto ATP Finals and ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, and Olympic singles gold medals. The 22-year-old has won three of them during the clay-court season alone, having also emerged victorious in Monte-Carlo and Rome. At 22 years and 34 days old, Carlos Alcaraz became the third-youngest man to win five Grand Slam titles in history. He only trails Bjorn Borg (22 years, 5 days) and Rafael Nadal (22 years, 33 days).