The French Open 2012 will take place from May 27th to June 10th in Paris, France. Rafael Nadal will aim to become the first player to win 7 French Open titles, while Novak Djokovic could become only the second player to win 4 consecutive Grand Slam singles titles. Key players to watch include Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, Murray, Azarenka, Sharapova, Kvitova and Williams. The tournament will follow a standard 15 day schedule culminating with the women's final on June 9th and men's final on June 10th.

1. French Open 2012

2. Slam Info
Type Grand Slam
• Premier clay court tennis tournament in the
Location
State Roland Garros, world played in 15 days period.
Paris, France
• Second of the four annual Grand Slam
tournaments – the other three are the
Date May 27 - June 10, 2012
Australian Open, US Open and Wimbledon.
Singles 128 | Doubles • It is one of the most prestigious French event,
Draw Size the slow playing surface & Men’s Singles Final
64
set without a tie-breaker makes it to be the
most physically demanding tennis tournament
Surface Clay in the world.
• The first prime-time grand slam of the year
Prize Money € 16,150,460 (Early round matches start from 230 pm IST.
Final stage matches of the tournament start
around 630 pm IST)
Defending Rafael Nadal (ESP)
Champion Li Na (CHN)

4. French Open 2012 is poised to make history
– Rafael Nadal could become the first man
in tennis history to win 7 French Open
titles
– Novak Djokovic could become only the
second man in history to win 4 Grand
Slam Singles Titles in a row (Only other
player to achieve this feat is Rod Laver)
– Novak Djokovic could join an elite club by
becoming only the 8th man in history to
achieve a Career Grand Slam (Winning all
4 Grand Slams over a career-The only
other players to achieve this feat are Don
Budge, Fred Perry, Rod Laver, Roy
Emerson, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer
and Rafael Nadal)

5. Players to watch out for
Men Singles
• 1 Djokovic, Novak (SRB)
• 2 Nadal, Rafael (ESP)
• 3 Federer, Roger (SUI)
• 4 Murray, Andy (GBR)
Female Singles
• 1 Azarenka, Victoria (BLR)
• 2 Sharapova, Maria (RUS)
• 3 Kvitova Petra (CZE)
• 4 Stosur, Samantha (AUS)
• 6 Wozniacki, Caroline (DEN)
• 7 Bartoli, Marion (FRA)
• 8 Li, Na (CHN)
• 9 Williams, Serena (USA)
• 10 Zvonareva, Vera (RUS)

6. Past Winners
Year Men's Singles Women’s Singles Men's Doubles Women's Doubles
Rafael Nadal Daniel Nestor / Max Andrea Hlaváčková /
2011 (ESP) Na Li (CHN) Mirnyi Lucie Hradecká
Serena Williams /
Rafael Nadal Francesca Daniel Nestor / Nenad Venus
2010 (ESP) Schiavone (FRA) Zimonjic Williams
Anabel Medin
Roger Federer Svetlana Lukas Dlouhy / Leander Garrigues / Virginia
2009 (SUI) Kuznetsova (RUS) Paes Ruano Pascual
Anabel Medina
Rafael Nadal Ana Ivanovic Pablo Cuevas / Luis Garrigues / Virginia
2008 (ESP) (SRB) Horna Ruano Pascual
Rafael Nadal Justine Henin Mark Knowles / Daniel Mara Santangelo
2007 (ESP) (BEL) Nestor Alicia Molik

7. Indians to watch out for
Men Doubles
7 Paes, Leander (IND)
8 Bopanna, Rohan (IND)
15 Bhupathi, Mahesh (IND)
Women Doubles
• 9 Mirza, Sania (IND) partnering
11 Elena Vesnina (RUS)
Mixed Doubles
• Mirza, Sania (IND)
• Bhupati, Mahesh (IND)

8. Doubles - Laurels In French Open
Leander Paes (Men Doubles) Year
Winner (Men Doubles) 1999
Winner (Men Doubles) 2001
Mahesh Bhupati Year
Winner 2009 Winner (Men Doubles) 1999
Runner-up 2010
Winner (Men Doubles) 2001
Runner-up 2005
Winner – Mix Doubles 1997
Runner-up – Mix Doubles 2003
Sania Mirza (Mix Doubles)
Year
Runner-up 2011

9. Day’s Schedule
Days Schedule Timings - IST
Day 1 •Sunday 27 May: Main Draw 1st round 2:30 PM
Day 2 •Monday 28 May: 1st round 2:30 PM
Day 3 •Tuesday 29 May: 1st round 2:30 PM
Day 4 •Wednesday 30 May: 2nd round 2:30 PM
Day 5 •Thursday 31 May: 2nd round 2:30 PM
Day 6 •Friday 1 June: 3rd round 2:30 PM
Day 7 •Saturday 2 June: 3rd round 2:30 PM
Day 8 •Sunday 3 June: Round of 16 2:30 PM
Day 9 •Monday 4 June: Round of 16 3:30 PM
Day 10 •Tuesday 5 June: Men Quarter Finals; Women Quarter Finals 5:30 PM
Day 11 •Wednesday 6 June: Men Quarter Finals; 5:30 PM
Day 12 •Thursday 7 June: Women Semi Finals 5:30 PM
Day 13 •Friday 8 June: Men Semi Finals; 5:30 PM
Day 14 •Saturday 9 June: The Women’s Singles Final 6:30 PM
Day 15 •Sunday 10 June: The Men’s Singles Final. 6:30 PM

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