Roland Garros (other)
Roland Garros may refer to: *Roland Garros (aviator) (1888–1918), French aviator and World War I fighter pilot *Roland-Garros, commonly called the French Open, one of four major tennis tournaments *Stade Roland Garros, a tennis stadium complex in Paris *Roland Garros Airport Roland Garros Airport () , formerly known as Gillot Airport, is located in Sainte-Marie on Réunion, France. The airport is east of Saint-Denis; it is named after the French aviator Roland Garros, who was born in Saint-Denis. Overview R ...

Roland Garros (aviator)
Eugène Adrien Roland Georges Garros (; 6 October 1888 – 5 October 1918) was a French aviation pioneer and fighter pilot. Garros began a career in aviation in 1909 and performed many early feats such as the first-ever airplane crossing of the Mediterranean Sea in 1913. He joined the French Army, French army and became one of the earliest fighter pilots during World War I. Garros was shot down and died on 5 October 1918. In 1928, the Stade Roland Garros, Roland Garros tennis stadium was named in his memory; the French Open tennis tournament officially takes the name of Roland Garros, which is held in this stadium. Biography Roland Garros was born in Saint-Denis, Réunion, and studied at the Lycée Janson de Sailly and HEC Paris. At the age of 12, he caught pneumonia, and was sent to Cannes to recover. He took up cycling to restore his health, and went on to win an inter-school championship in the sport. He was also keen on football, rugby and tennis.Lefèvre-Garros, 2001, ...
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French Open
The French Open (), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. It is chronologically the second of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis events every year, held after the Australian Open and before Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon and the US Open (tennis), US Open. It was established in 1891 but it did not become a Grand Slam event until 1925. The French Open begins in late May and continues for two weeks. The tournament and venue are named after the French aviator Roland Garros (aviator), Roland Garros. The French Open is the premier clay court championship in the world and the only Grand Slam tournament currently held on this Tennis surface, surface. Until 1975, the French Open was the only major tournament not played on Grass court, grass. Between the seven rounds needed for a championship, the clay surface characteristics (slower pace, higher bounce), and the ...
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Stade Roland Garros
Stade Roland Garros (; 'Roland Garros Stadium') is a complex of tennis courts, including stadiums, located in Paris that hosts the French Open. That tournament, also known as Roland Garros, is a Grand Slam (tennis), major tennis championship played annually in late May and early June. The complex is named after Roland Garros (aviator), Roland Garros (1888–1918), a pioneering French aviator, and was constructed in 1928 to host France's first defence of the Davis Cup. The 13.5-hectare (34-acre) complex contains twenty courts, including three large-capacity stadiums; Les Jardins de Roland Garros, a large restaurant and bar complex; Le Village, the press and VIP area; France's National Training Centre (CNE); and the Tenniseum, a bilingual, multimedia museum of the history of tennis. Dedication The facility is named after Roland Garros (aviator), Roland Garros, a pilot who completed the first solo flight across the Mediterranean Sea, engineer (inventor of the first forward-firing a ...
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