The French Open is one of the four major tennis championship tournaments held each year in Paris, France. The 2010 French open tournament will be held from July 24th through June 7th.
In the 2009 French Open, Svetlana Kuznetsova won the women's tournament, defeating Dinara Safina.
Roger Federer won the men's French Open tournament on June 7, 2009. The win marked Federer's 14th career Grand Slam title.
History
In 1891, the event was first held as a national tournament. The first woman's tournament was held in 1897.
Up until 1924, the tournament was only open to tennis players that were licensed in France.
In 1925, the event was open to international tennis players and it was held on a grass surface instead of the red clay that is is held on today.
In 2007, it was announced that both men and woman would receive equal prize money for all rounds.
