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| − | <br>Sept 25 (Reuters) - Following are facts and records ahead of the 124th edition of the French Open, which begins on Sunday.<br> <br>PRIZE MONEY<br> <br>Men's/women's singles winner: 1.6 million euros ($1.86 million)<br> <br>Men's/women's singles runner-up: 850,500 euros<br> <br>Total prize pot: 38 million euros<br> <br>SHOWCOURTS<br> <br>*The claycourt major will be able to welcome only 1,000 people per day due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<br> <br>Court Philippe-Chatrier<br> <br>Capacity: | + | <br>Sept 25 (Reuters) - Following are facts and records ahead of the 124th [http://imgur.com/hot?q=edition edition] of the French Open, which begins on Sunday.<br> <br>PRIZE MONEY<br> <br>Men's/women's singles winner: 1.6 million euros ($1.86 million)<br> <br>Men's/women's singles runner-up: 850,500 euros<br> <br>Total prize pot: 38 million euros<br> <br>SHOWCOURTS<br> <br>*The claycourt major will be able to welcome only 1,000 people per day due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<br> <br>Court Philippe-Chatrier<br> <br>Capacity: 15,225<br> <br>The court, named after the French Tennis Federation's long-time president Philippe Chatrier, is the French Open's principal venue.<br> <br>A retractable roof has been installed on the court to be used for the first time at the 2020 championships.<br><br>It takes around 15 minutes to close and covers a surface area of 1 hectare.<br> <br>Court Suzanne-Lenglen<br> <br>Capacity: 10,068<br> <br>The court is named after France's Suzanne Lenglen, who won six women's singles titles at Wimbledon, two French Championships and two Olympic gold medals.<br> <br>Court Simonne-Mathieu<br> <br>Capacity: [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] 5,000<br> <br>The court was built in 2019 on the grounds of the famed botanical garden Jardin des Serres, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] surrounded by four greenhouses.<br> <br>TOP SEEDS<br> <br>Men's singles<br> <br>1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia)<br> <br>2-Rafa Nadal (Spain)<br> <br>3-Dominic Thiem (Austria)<br> <br>4-Daniil Medvedev (Russia)<br> <br>5-Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)<br> <br>Women's singles<br> <br>1-Simona Halep (Romania)<br> <br>2-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic)<br> <br>3-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine)<br> <br>4-Sofia Kenin (U.S.)<br> <br>5-Kiki Bertens (Netherlands)<br> <br>MOST CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES<br> <br>Men's singles<br> <br>12 - Rafa Nadal (Spain)<br> <br>Women's singles<br> <br>7 - Chris Evert (U.S.) ($1 = 0.8586 euros) (Compiled by [http://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=usagov&query=Manasi%20Pathak Manasi Pathak] in Chennai Editing by Toby Davis)<br> |
Latest revision as of 12:18, 30 October 2020
Sept 25 (Reuters) - Following are facts and records ahead of the 124th edition of the French Open, which begins on Sunday.
PRIZE MONEY
Men's/women's singles winner: 1.6 million euros ($1.86 million)
Men's/women's singles runner-up: 850,500 euros
Total prize pot: 38 million euros
SHOWCOURTS
*The claycourt major will be able to welcome only 1,000 people per day due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Court Philippe-Chatrier
Capacity: 15,225
The court, named after the French Tennis Federation's long-time president Philippe Chatrier, is the French Open's principal venue.
A retractable roof has been installed on the court to be used for the first time at the 2020 championships.
It takes around 15 minutes to close and covers a surface area of 1 hectare.
Court Suzanne-Lenglen
Capacity: 10,068
The court is named after France's Suzanne Lenglen, who won six women's singles titles at Wimbledon, two French Championships and two Olympic gold medals.
Court Simonne-Mathieu
Capacity: kynghidongduong.vn 5,000
The court was built in 2019 on the grounds of the famed botanical garden Jardin des Serres, tour trương gia giới surrounded by four greenhouses.
TOP SEEDS
Men's singles
1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2-Rafa Nadal (Spain)
3-Dominic Thiem (Austria)
4-Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
5-Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
Women's singles
1-Simona Halep (Romania)
2-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic)
3-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine)
4-Sofia Kenin (U.S.)
5-Kiki Bertens (Netherlands)
MOST CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES
Men's singles
12 - Rafa Nadal (Spain)
Women's singles
7 - Chris Evert (U.S.) ($1 = 0.8586 euros) (Compiled by Manasi Pathak in Chennai Editing by Toby Davis)
