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(Redirected from Stade de Roland Garros)
'Stade de Roland Garros (Roland Garros Stadium)' is located in southwest Paris, France, and is home of the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, played every year in May and June. The stadium is named after Roland Garros, an early French aviator and a fighter aircraft pilot during World War I, who, on September 23, 1913, had become the first man to fly a plane over the Mediterranean Sea.
The French Open, then called the French Internationals, was initially held alternately at Stade Français and Racing Club de France since 1925. In 1927, France won the Davis Cup against the USA, and set up a rematch in Paris for the next year. There was a need of a new stadium to hold such a major sporting event, and the Stade Français handed over three hectares of land near Porte d'Auteuil to the French Tennis Federation for this purpose. The 1928 French Internationals were the first event to be held in the new stadium.
Renovation work has been going on at Roland Garros since 1999. The stands in the centre court have been reconstructed, and seating capacity has been reduced to 15,059 to make more space for the ever-increasing media crews. Officially inaugurated at the opening of the 2000 French Open, the centre court was renamed the Philippe Chatrier Court in 2001. In 2003, a tennis museum was built, along with a video area and a library.
★ Roland Garros
★ French Open
★ Court Philippe Chatrier
★ Official site of the French Tennis Federation
★ History from the official 2005 French Open site
Outside the Philippe Chatrier Court, Roland Garros
'Stade de Roland Garros (Roland Garros Stadium)' is located in southwest Paris, France, and is home of the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, played every year in May and June. The stadium is named after Roland Garros, an early French aviator and a fighter aircraft pilot during World War I, who, on September 23, 1913, had become the first man to fly a plane over the Mediterranean Sea.
| Contents |
| History |
| Creation |
| Renovation |
| See also |
| External links |
History
Creation
The French Open, then called the French Internationals, was initially held alternately at Stade Français and Racing Club de France since 1925. In 1927, France won the Davis Cup against the USA, and set up a rematch in Paris for the next year. There was a need of a new stadium to hold such a major sporting event, and the Stade Français handed over three hectares of land near Porte d'Auteuil to the French Tennis Federation for this purpose. The 1928 French Internationals were the first event to be held in the new stadium.
Renovation
Renovation work has been going on at Roland Garros since 1999. The stands in the centre court have been reconstructed, and seating capacity has been reduced to 15,059 to make more space for the ever-increasing media crews. Officially inaugurated at the opening of the 2000 French Open, the centre court was renamed the Philippe Chatrier Court in 2001. In 2003, a tennis museum was built, along with a video area and a library.
See also
★ Roland Garros
★ French Open
★ Court Philippe Chatrier
External links
★ Official site of the French Tennis Federation
★ History from the official 2005 French Open site
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