The 2018 French Open also known as the 2018 Open de France du Jeu de Paume was the 38th edition of the

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. The event was held at the Société Sportive du Jeu de Paume & de Racquets in

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between September 23 and 30, 2018, and was organised by the Comité Français de Courte-Paume, forming part of the qualifying series for the 2022 Real Tennis World Championship. The men's draw was the third

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event of the year. The men's singles draw was won by Chris Chapman, his first of three career Open victories. It was also his first appearance in the men's singles final at the French Open, where he defeated

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, also making his first appearance. The men's doubles draw was won by Taylor-Matthews and John Lumley. It was Lumley's second victory at the French Open and Taylor-Matthews first. The women's singles draw was won by incumbent World Champion

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. She also won the doubles competition with

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, the latter's first Open doubles title.

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reached an Open singles final for the first time.

Draw and results

''Amateur players are marked as (A)''

Men's Singles

Men's Doubles

Women's Singles

''Note: all players are

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except

Women's Doubles