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| − | <br>Sept 25 (Reuters) - Following are facts and records ahead of the 124th | + | <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: [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] 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 [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] 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: 5,000<br> <br>The court was built in 2019 on the grounds of the famed botanical garden Jardin des Serres, 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 [http://www.ourmidland.com/search/?q=-%20Chris - Chris] Evert (U.S.) ($1 = 0.8586 euros) (Compiled by Manasi Pathak in Chennai Editing by Toby Davis)<br> |
