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Roland Garros

Women's Singles
„For me, what Rafa has done at the French Open might be the biggest achievement in sport.”
by Andy Murray (Daily Record of June 25, 2014)

Surface

Sand - outdoors (1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907)
Clay - outdoors (1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1920-present)

Venue

Île de Puteaux - Paris (1897,1899,1901,1903,1905,1907)
Racing Club de France - Paris (1898,1900,1902,1904,1906,1908,1910-14,1920-24,1926)
Societe Athletique de la Villa Primrose - Bordeaux (1909)
Stade Français CASG - Paris (1925,1927)
Stade Roland Garros - Paris (1928-present)

Name of the Tournament

Championnat De France/French Championships (1891-1924, French Championships (1925-1967), French Open/Roland Garros (1968-present)

President

Henri Wallet (1920-1925)
Albert Canet (1925- 1930)
Pierre Gillou (1930-1940)
René Lacoste (1940-1943)
Raymond Rodel (1943-1944)
Pierre Gillou (1944-1953)
Guy de Bazillac (1953-1963)
Robert Soisbault (1963-1966)
Roger Cirotteau (1966-1968)
Marcel Bernard (1968-1973)
Philippe Chatrier (1973-1993)
Christian Bîmes (1993-2009)
Jean Gachassin (February 2009–present)