Julien Moreau / Photo credits: Matthieu Mirville / DPPI via AFP
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2:36 p.m., May 24, 2023
The 2023 Roland-Garros tournament is now launched, with the start of qualifying, this Monday, May 22. The second Grand Slam of the tennis season ends on Sunday June 11 with the final of the men’s singles tournament. Number of places available, expected attendance, financial reward for the winners, oldest player… Here are ten figures to know about the 122nd edition of Roland-Garros.
2007
The Polish player Iga Swiatek, winner of the ladies’ singles in 2022, will try to be the first player since Justine Henin in 2007 to retain her Porte d’Auteuil title.
23
Novak Djokovic, winner of the Roland-Garros tournament twice (2016 and 2021), will take the opportunity of this 2023 edition to become the first player to win 23 Grand Slam titles (he currently holds the record with Rafael Nadal titles).
38.291
The total number of seats available on the 16 competition courts for the 2023 edition of Roland-Garros.
280
The number of ball boys, aged 12 to 16, who will be present on the courts of Roland-Garros this year
128
The number of players present in the main draws of Roland-Garros.
More than 170
This is, according to the organizers, the number of television channels and digital platforms that will broadcast the tournament around the world. In France, this task will fall to France Télévisions and Amazon Prime Video.
613.586
The number of spectators who attended the 2022 edition. A record attendance in the history of the tournament that the organizers hope to beat this year.
2,300,000
The tournament organizers have unveiled the overall prize pool for the 2023 edition, which will be 49.6 million euros. An endowment up 12.3% compared to 2022. The winner will win 2.3 million euros, for both men and women.
43
The age of the oldest participant in this Roland-Garros 2023. It is the Indian Rohan Bopanna born March 4, 1980, who participates in the men’s doubles tournament.
14
The French Daphnée Mpetshi Perricard, beaten in the first qualifying round by the Belarusian Kristina Dmitruk, was the youngest player entered in the tournament at only 14 years old. A youngest status taken over by the Russian Mirra Andreeva (16 years old). The latter will try to snatch a place in the third qualifying round this Wednesday against Colombian Emiliana Arango.