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French Open 2026 Day 1 schedule

French Open 2026 Day 1 schedule


The 2026 French Open gets underway at Roland Garros with a star-studded opening day featuring top names like Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz and teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva in first-round action across the main courts.

 


Court Philippe-Chatrier will stage several headline encounters, beginning with Belinda Bencic facing Austrian qualifier Sinja Kraus. German star Zverev then opens his campaign against France’s Benjamin Bonzi. Eighth seed Mirra Andreeva will also take centre stage as she faces French wild card Fiona Ferro.

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The evening session will feature Djokovic against Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in one of the most anticipated matches of the opening round. The 24-time Grand Slam champion arrives in Paris aiming for another Roland Garros triumph despite questions surrounding his recent clay-court form and fitness.

 
 

On Court Suzanne-Lenglen, Karen Khachanov meets French wild card Arthur Gea, while Taylor Fritz faces fellow American Nishesh Basavareddy. Former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova begins against Hailey Baptiste, and Sorana Cirstea takes on French teenager Ksenia Efremova. 
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Court Simonne-Mathieu will also showcase emerging talents, including Madrid Open champion Marta Kostyuk, who starts against Oksana Selekhmeteva. Katie Volynets faces Clara Burel, while Czech youngster Jakub Mensik meets Titouan Droguet. Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca, one of the breakout stars of the year, opens against French qualifier Luca Pavlovic.

 


French Open 2026 Day 1: Men’s singles matches full schedule

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Time (IST)

Court

Player 1

Country 1

Player 2

Country 2

2:30 pm

Court 13

P. Llamas Ruiz

Spain

T. Tirante

Argentina

2:30 pm

Suzanne Lenglen

K. Khachanov (13)

Russia

A. Gea

France

2:30 pm

Court 12

J. Duckworth

Australia

G. Diallo

Canada

2:30 pm

Court 8

M. Kecmanović

Serbia

F. Marozsan

Hungary

2:30 pm

Court 14

A. Davidovich Fokina (21)

Spain

D. Džumhur

Bosnia & Herzegovina

3:40 pm*

Court 6

K. Jacquet

France

M. Trungelliti

Argentina

4:10 pm*

Court 13

T. Etcheverry (23)

Argentina

N. Borges

Portugal

4:10 pm*

Court 12

T. Machac

Czechia

Z. Bergs

Belgium

4:40 pm*

Philippe-Chatrier

B. Bonzi

France

A. Zverev (2)

Germany

4:50 pm*

Court 9

M. Zheng

United States

D. Prižmić

Croatia

4:50 pm*

Court 7

Q. Halys

France

M. Bellucci

Italy

4:50 pm*

Simonne-Mathieu

T. Droguet

France

J. Menšík (26)

Czechia

5:20 pm*

Suzanne Lenglen

T. Fritz (7)

United States

N. Basavareddy

United States

5:20 pm*

Court 6

F. Cina

Italy

R. Opelka

United States

6:30 pm*

Court 9

H. Medjedovic

Serbia

Y. Hanfmann

Germany

6:30 pm*

Court 8

A. Blockx

Belgium

C. Wong

Hong Kong

6:30 pm*

Court 14

L. Sonego

Italy

P. Herbert

France

6:30 pm*

Simonne-Mathieu

J. Fonseca (28)

Brazil

P. Luka

France

6:30 pm*

Court 7

H. Dellien

Bolivia

V. Royer

France

11:45 pm*

Philippe-Chatrier

G. Mpetshi Perricard

France

N. Djokovic (3)

Serbia


French Open 2026 Day 1: Women’s singles matches full schedule

 


No.

Player 1

Seed 1

Country 1

Player 2

Seed 2

Country 2

1

Elina Svitolina

7

Ukraine

Anna Bondár

 

Hungary

2

Talia Gibson

 

Australia

Yulia Putintseva

 

Kazakhstan

3

Alycia Parks

 

USA

Leylah Fernandez

24

Canada

4

Liudmila Samsonova

20

Russia

Jil Teichmann

 

Switzerland

5

Kamilla Rakhimova

 

Uzbekistan

Jaqueline Cristian

 

Romania

6

Ann Li

30

USA

Shuai Zhang

 

China

7

Aryna Sabalenka

1

Belarus

Jessica Bouzas Maneiro

 

Spain

8

A. Urhobo

 

USA

Katie Boulter

 

United Kingdom

9

Anna Kalinskaya

22

Russia

Lois Boisson

 

France

10

Diana Shnaider

25

Russia

Renata Zarazúa

 

Mexico

11

Camila Osorio

 

Colombia

Ekaterina Alexandrova

14

Russia

12

Petra Marčinko

 

Croatia

Eva Lys

 

Germany

13

H.Y. Guo

 

China

McCartney Kessler

 

USA

14

Alina Korneeva

 

Russia

Elisabetta Cocciaretto

 

Italy

15

Maja Chwali?”ska

 

Poland

Qinwen Zheng

 

China

16

Claire Liu

 

USA

Moyuka Uchijima

 

Japan

17

Julia Grabher

 

Austria

Rebecca Šramková

 

Slovakia

18

K. Quevedo

 

Spain

Leolia Jeanjean

 

France

19

Veronika Erjavec

 

Slovenia

Elena Rybakina

2

Kazakhstan

20

Anhelina Kalinina

 

Ukraine

Diane Parry

 

France

21

Emma Navarro

 

USA

Janice Tjen

 

Indonesia

22

Panna Udvardy

 

Hungary

Viktorija Golubic

 

Switzerland

23

Iva Jovic

17

USA

Alex Eala

 

Philippines

24

Kimberly Birrell

 

Australia

Jessica Pegula

5

USA

25

Daria Kasatkina

 

Australia

Zeynep Sönmez

 

Türkiye

26

Donna Vekić

 

Croatia

A. Tubello

 

France

27

Simona Waltert

 

Switzerland

Kateřina Siniaková

 

Czechia

28

Victoria Mboko

9

Canada

Nikola Bartunkova

 

Czechia

29

Linda Nosková

12

Czechia

Maria Sakkari

 

Greece

30

T. Rakotomanga Rajaonah

 

France

Amanda Anisimova

6

USA

31

Susan Bandecchi

 

Switzerland

Cristina Bucșa

31

Spain

32

Dalma Gálfi

 

Hungary

Mayar Sherif

 

Egypt

33

Elena Pridankina

 

Russia

O. Oliynykova

 

Ukraine

34

Emerson Jones

 

Australia

Iga Świątek

3

Poland

35

Coco Gauff

4

USA

Taylor Townsend

 

USA

36

Maya Joint

 

Australia

Anastasia Potapova

28

Russia

37

Laura Siegemund

 

Germany

Naomi Osaka

16

Japan

38

A. Zakharova

 

Russia

Karolína Muchová

10

Czechia

39

Antonia Ružić

 

Croatia

Ashlyn Krueger

 

USA

40

Tatjana Maria

 

Germany

Elise Mertens

23

Belgium

41

Jasmine Paolini

13

Italy

Dayana Yastremska

 

Ukraine

42

Jeļena Ostapenko

29

Latvia

Ella Seidel

 

Germany

43

Hanne Vandewinkel

 

Belgium

Madison Keys

19

USA

44

Linda Fruhvirtova

 

Czechia

Elsa Jacquemot

 

France

 

First Published: May 24 2026 | 4:27 PM IST

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