Monday 20 July 2009
Martin Kaymer got Scottish open title after French Open win
The German got the £500,000 prize with a score of 15 under par, having won the French Open only eight days ago.
He was the first player since Ian Woosnam in 1990 to win the two PGA tour events right away preceding to the Open Championship
Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin and Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez Castano joint second place, both two shots off the lead.
Englishman Lee Westwood was the highest British player, with a score of 10 under par, the same score managed by Ross Fisher.
Thousands of golf fans took benefit of the magnificent weather situation to enjoy an enjoyable tournament, televised live.
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RECENT MEN'S FRENCH OPEN CHAMPIONS
YEAR/WINNER | FINALIST | SCORE |
2008 Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | 61 63 60 |
2007 Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | 63 46 63 64 |
2006 Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | 16 61 64 76(4) |
2005 Rafael Nadal | Mariano Puerta | 67(6) 63 61 75 |
2004 Gaston Gaudio | Guillermo Coria | 06 36 64 61 86 |
2003 Juan Carlos Ferrero | Martin Verkerk | 61 63 62 |
2002 Albert Costa | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 61 60 46 63 |
2001 Gustavo Kuerten | Alex Corretja | 67 75 62 60 |
2000 Gustavo Kuerten | Magnus Norman | 62 63 26 76 |
1999 Andre Agassi | Andrei Medvedev(u) | 16 26 64 63 64 |
1998 Carlos Moya | Alex Corretja | 63 75 63 |
1997 Gustavo Kuerten(u) | Sergi Bruguera | 63 64 62 |
1996 Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Michael Stich | 76 75 76 |
1995 Thomas Muster | Michael Chang | 75 62 64 |
1994 Sergi Bruguera | Alberto Berasategui(u) | 63 75 26 61 |
1993 Sergi Bruguera | Jim Courier | 64 26 62 36 63 |
1992 Jim Courier | Petr Korda | 75 62 61 |
1991 Jim Courier | Andre Agassi | 36 64 26 61 64 |
1990 Andres Gomez | Andre Agassi | 63 26 64 64 |
1989 Michael Chang | Stefan Edberg | 61 36 46 64 62 |
1988 Mats Wilander | Henri Leconte | 75 62 61 |
1987 Ivan Lendl | Mats Wilander | 75 62 36 76 |
1986 Ivan Lendl | Mikael Pernfors(u) | 63 62 64 |
1985 Mats Wilander | Ivan Lendl | 36 64 62 62 |
French Open 2009
organised by one of the most loving cities in the world, Paris, the 2009 French Open will run from May 24th to June 7th and this year's tournament is sure to unleash some of the most riveting grand slam tennis.
'King of Clay', Rafael Nadal, imprinted his name into French Open history after corresponding the record of the the famous Bjorn Borg and the 1920's heroine of the Open, Suzanne Lenglen, with four successive titles apiece. Justine Henin was not there to defend her title due to her instant departure from expert tennis in May 2008. Ana Ivanovic claimed the 2008 women's singles title for the first time, and the world will be watching to see if she can look after her title at Roland Garros in 2009.
In conclusion, the 2009 French Open tennis contest is sure to be one of the sports spectacles of the year, and moderator by present form, the championship could very well launch a couple of new winner onto the centre stage.
Wednesday 15 July 2009
About French Open Tennis
French Open Ticket Agents
- Ticket Master
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French Open 2010 Dates Has been announced
The next Roland-Garros tournament (also called French Open - Tennis) will take place from Sunday, 23 May to Sunday, 5 June 2009 in Roland Garros stadium, Paris, France. The reservation period has been started in September 2009.
Sunday23 May 10(11:00)
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Monday24 May 10(11:00)
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Tuesday25 May 10(11:00)
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Wednesday26 May 10(11:00)
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Thursday27 May 10(11:00)
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Friday28 May 10(11:00)
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Saturday29 May 10(11:00)
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Sunday30 May 10(11:00)
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Monday31 May 10(11:00)
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Tuesday1 Jun 10(14:00)
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Wednesday2 Jun 10(14:00)
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Thursday3 Jun 10(14:00)
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Friday4 Jun 10(14:00)
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Saturday5 Jun 10(14:00)
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Saturday5 Jun 10(14:00)
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French Open 2009 Champions
Roger Federer is the defending Gentleman's champion, after beating Robin Söderling in the 2009 finals | Svetlana Kuznetsova is the defending Ladies' champion, after beating Dinara Safina, in the 2009 finals |
French Open Women Double Winners
Year | |
Women | |
1968 | Françoise Durr /Ann Haydon Jones |
1969 | |
1970 | Gail Sherriff /Françoise Durr |
1971 | |
1972 | Billie Jean King /Betty Stöve |
1973 | Margaret Court /Virginia Wade |
1974 | Chris Evert /Olga Morozova |
1975 | Chris Evert /Martina Navrátilová |
1976 | Fiorella Bonicelli /Gail Sherriff |
1977 | Regina Maršíková /Pam Teeguarden |
1978 | Mima Jaušovec /Virginia Ruzici |
1979 | Betty Stöve /Wendy Turnbull |
1980 | Kathy Jordan /Anne Smith |
1981 | Rosalyn Fairbank /Tanya Harford |
1982 | Martina Navrátilová /Anne Smith |
1983 | Rosalyn Fairbank /Candy Reynolds |
1984 | Martina Navrátilová /Pam Shriver |
1985 | |
1986 | Martina Navrátilová /Andrea Temesvári |
1987 | Martina Navrátilová /Pam Shriver |
1988 | |
1989 | Larisa Savchenko Neiland /Natalia Zvereva |
1990 | Jana Novotná /Helena Suková |
1991 | Gigi Fernández /Jana Novotná |
1992 | Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva |
1993 | |
1994 | |
1995 | |
1996 | Lindsay Davenport /Mary Joe Fernandez |
1997 | Gigi Fernández /Nastasha Zvereva |
1998 | Martina Hingis /Jana Novotná |
1999 | Serena Williams /Venus Williams |
2000 | Martina Hingis /Mary Pierce |
2001 | Virginia Ruano Pascual /Paola Suárez |
2002 | |
2003 | Kim Clijsters /Ai Sugiyama |
2004 | Virginia Ruano Pascual /Paola Suárez |
2005 | |
2006 | Lisa Raymond /Samantha Stosur |
2007 | Alicia Molik /Mara Santangelo |
2008 | Anabel Medina Garrigues /Virginia Ruano Pascual |
2009 |
French Open Men Double Winners
Year | |
Men | |
1968 | Ken Rosewall /Fred Stolle |
1969 | John Newcombe /Tony Roche |
1970 | Ilie Năstase /Ion Ţiriac |
1971 | Arthur Ashe /Marty Riessen |
1972 | Bob Hewitt /Frew McMillan |
1973 | John Newcombe /Tom Okker |
1974 | Dick Crealy /Onny Parun |
1975 | Brian Gottfried /Raúl Ramírez |
1976 | Fred McNair /Sherwood Stewart |
1977 | Brian Gottfried /Raúl Ramírez |
1978 | Gene Mayer /Hank Pfister |
1979 | Gene Mayer /Sandy Mayer |
1980 | Victor Amaya /Hank Pfister |
1981 | Heinz Günthardt /Balázs Taróczy |
1982 | Sherwood Stewart /Ferdi Taygan |
1983 | Anders Järryd /Hans Simonsson |
1984 | Henri Leconte /Yannick Noah |
1985 | Mark Edmondson /Kim Warwick |
1986 | John Fitzgerald /Tomáš Šmíd |
1987 | Anders Järryd /Robert Seguso |
1988 | Andrés Gómez /Emilio Sánchez |
1989 | Jim Grabb /Patrick McEnroe |
1990 | Sergio Casal /Emilio Sánchez |
1991 | John Fitzgerald /Anders Järryd |
1992 | Jakob Hlasek /Marc Rosset |
1993 | Luke Jensen /Murphy Jensen |
1994 | Byron Black /Jonathan Stark |
1995 | Jacco Eltingh /Paul Haarhuis |
1996 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov /Daniel Vacek |
1997 | |
1998 | Jacco Eltingh /Paul Haarhuis |
1999 | Mahesh Bhupathi /Leander Paes |
2000 | Todd Woodbridge /Mark Woodforde |
2001 | Mahesh Bhupathi /Leander Paes |
2002 | Paul Haarhuis /Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
2003 | ob Bryan /Mike Bryan |
2004 | Xavier Malisse /Olivier Rochus |
2005 | Jonas Björkman /Max Mirnyi |
2006 | |
2007 | Mark Knowles /Daniel Nestor |
2008 | Pablo Cuevas /Luis Horna |
2009 | Lukas Dlouhy /Leander Paes |
British Open Winners Singles Summary
Year | Singles | |
Men | Women | |
1968 | Ken Rosewall | Nancy Richey |
1969 | Rod Laver | Margaret Court |
1970 | Jan Kodeš | |
1971 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | |
1972 | Andrés Gimeno | Billie Jean King |
1973 | Ilie Năstase | Margaret Court |
1974 | Björn Borg | Chris Evert |
1975 | ||
1976 | Adriano Panatta | Sue Barker |
1977 | Guillermo Vilas | Mima Jaušovec |
1978 | Björn Borg | Virginia Ruzici |
1979 | Chris Evert | |
1980 | ||
1981 | Hana Mandlíková | |
1982 | Mats Wilander | Martina Navrátilová |
1983 | Yannick Noah | Chris Evert |
1984 | Ivan Lendl | Martina Navrátilová |
1985 | Mats Wilander | Chris Evert |
1986 | Ivan Lendl | |
1987 | Steffi Graf | |
1988 | Mats Wilander | |
1989 | Michael Chang | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario |
1990 | Andrés Gómez | Monica Seleš |
1991 | Jim Courier | |
1992 | ||
1993 | Sergi Bruguera | Steffi Graf |
1994 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | |
1995 | Thomas Muster | Steffi Graf |
1996 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | |
1997 | Gustavo Kuerten | Iva Majoli |
1998 | Carlos Moyá | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
1999 | Andre Agassi | Steffi Graf |
2000 | Gustavo Kuerten | Mary Pierce |
2001 | Jennifer Capriati | |
2002 | Albert Costa | Serena Williams |
2003 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Justine Henin |
2004 | Gastón Gaudio | Anastasia Myskina |
2005 | Rafael Nadal | Justine Henin |
2006 | ||
2007 | ||
2008 | Ana Ivanović | |
2009 | Roger Federer | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
French Open 2009 Money Prize
Winner €1 060 000
Finalist €530 000
Semi-finalist €265 000
Quarter-finalist €132 500
Fourth round €68 400
Third round €40 600
Second round €24 500
First round €15 000
Kuznetsova got French Open title by defeating Safina
Safina began the match powerfully, betrayal Kuznetsova’s serve in the first set. The two players deal service breaks for the rest of the set, with Kuznetsova rising triumphant from the exchange.
The seventh seed dominated the second set totally, as an more and more upset Safina effort to make her attendance felt in the rallies. Safina ended the match meekly, allowing Kuznetosca to sow up a routine win.
The victory gave Kuznetsova with her second grand slam title five years after she won the US Open as a 19 year old. Safina, in the meantime, had to deal with the dissatisfaction of a second successive loss in the final of the French Open.
"It was so many years since I won a Grand Slam and I thought it would never happen again," Kuznetsova said after the match. "Today when I was coming onto the court I knew everything was going to be fine. It was the same as before when I won the US Open."
Federer has fulfilled his dream to win French Open
The 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 conquest also saw Federer draw level with Pete Sampras' record of 14 grand slam titles. Many will rate Federer’s success as the more remarkable, given that Sampras never handled to win the French Open during his career.
The match saw a strong-minded Federer control Soderling from start to finish, putting in a performance significant of his complete defeat of Andy Murray in the final of the 2008 US Open. Federer moved Soderling around the court at will, and used the drop shot to overwhelming effect.
"It was probably my greatest ever victory, I was under big pressure. But I did it and it's phenomenal," Federer said to the crowd before claiming the French Open trophy. "I think that now and until the end of my career, I can really play with my mind at peace and no longer hear that I've never won Roland Garros."
With Rafael Nadal’s contribution in the Wimbledon Open Championships in uncertainty Roger Federer will have an outstanding chance to set the record for most grand slam conquests in London next month
Friday 10 July 2009
French Open History
The French Open history had its start in 1891 and was known as the Championatde France International de Tennis it was for men only. The womens event began 6 years later in 1897. At that time all tennis was played on grass, but the French introduced a new surface of clay, the tournament is still played on clay today and it has become the biggest clay court tournament in the world.
After France won the Davis Cup on American soil in 1927, they decided to protect the success, but wanted to have a quality French Tennis Championship venue to host the contest plus other global matches and competition, The French Government assisted and donated three hectares of land in Paris to build a venue, but they insisted that it be named after heroic World War 1 fighter pilot, Roland Gaross.
Once the stadium was finished it work the International flavour continued and the tournament began to attract players from far and wide. Some clay court specialists and others clay court learners.
In 1968 the French Tennis Championship became the first of the four Grand Slams to go ‘open’, thus allowing both amateurs and professionals to compete, these days however, with the huge growth in popularity nearly all players are now professional. Like other Grand Slams it only invites the top players in the world and the world rankings to compete. The last 20 final results can be seen in the French Open Tennis Roll of Honour.
Introduction To French Open
It is one of the most important events in tennis, and it has the widest universal broadcasting and viewers of all usual events in this game. Because of the slow playing surface and the five-set men's singles matches without a tiebreak in the final set, the event is extensively measured to be the most bodily demanding tennis contest in the world.
The singles champions for 2009 are the Swiss Male Roger Federer and the Russian Female Svetlana Kuznetsova.