The 2022 French Open also known as the 2022 Open de France du Jeu de Paume was the 40th edition of the
real tennis
Real tennis – one of several games sometimes called "the sport of kings" – is the original racquet sport from which the modern game of tennis (also called "lawn tennis") is derived. It is also known as court tennis in the United Sta ...
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 ...
. The event was held at the
Société Sportive du Jeu de Paume & de Racquets in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
between September 22 and October 2, 2022, and was organised by the
Comité Français de Courte-Paume, forming part of the qualifying series for the
2023 Real Tennis World Championship.
It was the first edition of the event since 2019, with the 2020 and 2021 events being cancelled due to the
COVID-19 Pandmeic. The men's draw was the third
grand slam
Grand Slam or Grand slam may refer to:
Games and sports
* Grand slam, winning category terminology originating in contract bridge and other whist card games
Athletics
* Grand Slam Track, professional track and field league
Auto racing
* ...
event of the year.
The men's singles draw was won by defending champion
Camden Riviere, his seventh French Open victory. The men's doubles draw was won by
Camden Riviere and
John Lumley, also defending their title. The women's singles draw was won by incumbent World Champion
Claire Fahey. However she and partner
Nicola Doble lost the doubles competition to
Lea van der Zwalmen and
Saskia Bollerman. It was the first time Fahey had lost a competitive women's match since 2009, and the first Open doubles title by van der Zwalmen. It would be the last French Open appearance by 2018 champion
C Chapman before his retirement from international competitions.
Robert Shenkman made his French Open debut.
Draw and results
''Amateur players are marked as (A)''
Men's Singles Qualifying
First Qualifier
Second Qualifier
Men's Singles
Men's Doubles
Women's Singles
''Note: all players are
amateurs
An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, self-taught, user-generated, DIY, and hobbyist.
History
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except
Claire Fahey''
Women's Doubles
''Note: all players are
amateurs
An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, self-taught, user-generated, DIY, and hobbyist.
History
H ...
except
Claire Fahey''
See also
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Grand Slam (real tennis)
A Grand Slam in the sport of real tennis is earned by a player who holds the following titles in the same calendar year:
* Australian Open
* US Open
* French Open
* British Open
The concept was borrowed from lawn tennis's Grand Slam. As not all ...
References
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French Open (real tennis)
Real Tennis French Open
Real Tennis French Open
International sports competitions in Paris