The French Open is set to begin on Sunday, culminating the clay-court season at Roland-Garros. In the men's draw, Jannik Sinner is the overwhelming favourite to secure his first French Open title and complete a career Grand Slam, following a stellar season where he became the second man and the youngest to win all nine Masters 1000 titles.
With defending champion Carlos Alcaraz sidelined due to a wrist injury, few players appear capable of stopping the Italian. However, veteran Novak Djokovic, who has provided stiff competition in recent months, arrives in Paris with renewed motivation to claim a record 25th major title.
The women's draw is brimming with potential winners. Defending champion Coco Gauff has had a mixed clay-court season but is eager to bounce back after a tough loss in the Italian Open final. She is joined by Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka, four-time Roland-Garros winner Iga Swiatek, and a rejuvenated Elina Svitolina, who recently won her biggest title in eight years on clay in Rome.
When is the French Open draw?
The French Open draw will take place on Thursday, 21 May at 2pm local time (1pm UK time).
Women's seeds and full entry list
Seeds: Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Amanda Anisimova, Elina Svitolina, Mirra Andreeva, Victoria Mboko, Karolina Muchova, Belinda Bencic, Linda Noskova, Jasmine Paolini, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Marta Kostyuk, Naomi Osaka, Iva Jovic, Sorana Cirstea, Madison Keys, Liudmila Samsonova, Clara Tauson, Anna Kalinskaya, Elise Mertens, Leylah Fernandez, Diana Shnaider, Hailey Baptiste, Marie Bouzkova, Anastasia Potapova, Jelena Ostapenko, Ann Li, Cristina Bucsa, Xinyu Wang.
Remaining draw: Jaqueline Cristian, Maya Joint, Sara Bejlek, Katerina Siniakova, Emma Raducanu, Alexandra Eala, Emma Navarro, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Janice Tjen, Barbora Krejcikova, Tereza Valentova, Dayana Yastremska, Laura Siegemund, Mccartney Kessler, Maria Sakkari, Magdalena Frech, Lois Boisson, Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, Tatjana Maria, Qinwen Zheng, Yuliia Starodubtseva, Talia Gibson, Caty McNally, Magda Linette, Anna Bondar, Zeynep Sonmez, Antonia Ruzic, Daria Kasatkina, Elsa Jacquemot, Solana Sierra, Nikola Bartunkova, Oleksandra Oliynykova, Panna Udvardy, Katie Boulter, Donna Vekic, Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Renata Zarazua, Taylor Townsend, Shuai Zhang, Yulia Putintseva, Petra Marcinko, Camila Osorio, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Anastasia Zakharova, Alycia Parks, Eva Lys, Viktorija Golubic, Kimberly Birrell, Anhelina Kalinina, Veronika Erjavec, Kamilla Rakhimova, Sofia Kenin, Oksana Selekhmeteva, Ajla Tomljanovic, Lilli Tagger, Peyton Stearns, Simona Waltert, Diane Parry, Daria Snigur, Tamara Korpatsch, Ella Seidel, Emiliana Arango, Anna Blinkova, Hanne Vandewinkel, Francesca Jones, Katie Volynets, Moyuka Uchijima, Dalma Galfi, Julia Grabher, Jil Teichmann, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Danka Kovinic.
Women's wildcards
- Clara Burel (FRA, Age 25)
- Ksenia Efremova (FRA, Age 17, No.623)
- Fiona Ferro (FRA, Age 29, No.197)
- Léolia Jeanjean (FRA, Age 30, No.127)
- Emerson Jones (AUS, Age 17, No.129)
- Sarah Rakotomanga (FRA, Age 20, No.159)
- Alice Tubello (FRA, Age 25, No.256)
- Akasha Urhobo (USA, Age 19, No.183)
Major absentees (women)
The women's draw features a stacked field with all top 32 WTA players competing. Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova is absent after being charged with refusing a doping test. Britain's Sonay Kartal is out for the remainder of the clay season due to a back injury.
Men's seeds and full entry list
Seeds: Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Ben Shelton, Alex de Minaur, Taylor Fritz, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Bublik, Casper Ruud, Jiri Lehecka, Karen Khachanov, Andrey Rublev, Flavio Cobolli, Valentin Vacherot, Tommy Paul, Francisco Cerundolo, Frances Tiafoe, Luciano Darderi, Learner Tien, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Cameron Norrie, Jakub Mensik, Arthur Rinderknech, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Arthur Fils, Corentin Moutet, Tallon Griekspoor, Brandon Nakashima, Ugo Humbert, Joao Fonseca, Alex Michelsen.
Remaining draw: Gabriel Diallo, Jaume Munar, Denis Shapovalov, Zizou Bergs, Terence Atmane, Fabian Marozsan, Sebastian Korda, Mariano Navone, Alejandro Tabilo, Adrian Mannarino, Tomas Machac, Marin Cilic, Botic van de Zandschulp, Ethan Quinn, Yannick Hanfmann, Nuno Borges, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Marton Fucsovics, Rafael Jodar, Daniel Altmaier, Sebastian Baez, Miomir Kecmanovic, Alexei Popyrin, Ignacio Buse, Zhizhen Zhang, Roman Andres Burruchaga, Jenson Brooksby, Hubert Hurkacz, Camilo Ugo Carabelli, Raphael Collignon, Lorenzo Sonego, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Reilly Opelka, Juan Manuel Cerundolo, James Duckworth, Alexander Blockx, Kamil Majchrzak, Thiago Agustin Tirante, Alexander Shevchenko, Marcos Giron, Valentin Royer, Vit Kopriva, Mattia Bellucci, Marco Trungelliti, Jan-Lennard Struff, Damir Dzumhur, Cristian Garin, Zachary Svajda, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Eliot Spizzirri, Sebastian Ofner, Dino Prizmic, Hamad Medjedovic, Aleksandar Vukic, Quentin Halys, Matteo Berrettini, Francisco Comesana, Roberto Bautista Agut, Pablo Carreno Busta, Alexandre Muller, Patrick Kypson, Adolfo Daniel Vallejo, Jacob Fearnley, Aleksandar Kovacevic, Luca Van Assche, Martin Landaluce, Wu Yibing, Rinky Hijikata, Stan Wawrinka.
Men's wildcards
- Nishesh Basavareddy (USA, Age 21, No.623)
- Titouan Droguet (FRA, Age 24, No.109)
- Hugo Gaston (FRA, Age 25, No.118)
- Arthur Gea (FRA, Age 21, No.143)
- Moïse Kouame (FRA, Age 17, No.313)
- Gaël Monfils (FRA, Age 39, No.222)
- Clément Tabur (FRA, Age 26, No.168)
- Adam Walton (AUS, Age 27, No.103)
Major absentees (men)
The biggest absence is reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz, who missed the latter part of the clay season and will also skip the grass season. Lorenzo Musetti has withdrawn, with former champion Stan Wawrinka receiving his place in the main draw. Young stars Holger Rune and Jack Draper are also absent due to injuries.
