There are 3 ways players can qualify: 1 rank among the top players who sign up for the Grand Slam; 2 win 3 rounds in the qualifying; and 3 receive a wild card. A total of players get to play in the main draw of each Grand Slam: through ranking, 16 through qualifying, and 8 through wild cards.
This is how the vast majority of players qualify to the main draw of a Grand Slam. Notice that you do not have to rank among the best players in the world, just among the top who signed up for the tournament. There are usually a lot of absences due to injuries and personal problems, so a player who is ranked outside the top in the world may get a chance. For instance, if the numbers 6, 20, 38, 61, and 95 in the world decide to not sign up for the Australian Open, that means that the numbers , , , , and will qualify to the main draw directly.
Players can also get in with a Protected Ranking. Once they are healthy and ready to play again, they can use their Protected Ranking to get into the main draw of tournaments.
For instance, Andy Murray was ranked 2 in the world but he needed to take time off due to an injury. Then in , he returned to the Australian Open by using his protected ranking of 2 and getting straight into the main draw. For the doubles draws, only 64 pairs get a chance to play the main draw.
Since there are usually no qualifying for doubles, there are 57 pairs who qualify by ranking. The other 7 sports are reserved for wild cards. Then, the rankings of both players are added together and the 57 pairs with the lowest combined rankings qualify directly.
So if the 7 player in singles decides to play with the 33 in doubles, their combined ranking is As long as they are among the lowest-ranked 57 pairs, they qualify directly. If you would like to understand a little bit better what you would have to do in order to rank among the top players in the world, you should check this article about how tennis players earn ranking points.
Only 16 out of the players qualify by getting through the qualifying rounds, and — trust me — they need to work hard for it. A total of players participate in the qualifying round of Grand Slams, and each one needs to win 3 rounds before making it to the main draw.
That is a lot of matches to play before you even get to the main tournament. So how do players qualify for the qualifying rounds? Since the top ranked players go straight to the main draw, the next best players who sign up get a spot in the qualifying. The remaining 9 spots are given to wild cards.
Not easy. Until , no player had ever won a Grand Slam after playing the qualifying. Not only the British player won 10 matches in a row, but she did so without losing a single set along the way. Lastly, the final way to qualify for a Grand Slam is by receiving a wild card.
The French Open is one of four really, really important tennis tournaments known as the Grand Slams and the only one of them played on clay courts. As a result points last longer, and matches require more physical endurance. To win a match men have to win three sets of a possible five, and women have to win two sets of a possible three. The tournament starts on May 24, and like the other Grand Slams, lasts two weeks. The quality of play is generally better in the second week, when the fourth round matches, quarterfinals, semifinals and finals take place.
The French Open is the second Grand Slam of the year. The Australian Open, which starts in January, precedes it. Wimbledon, which starts in late June, follows it.
The French Open is held—you guessed it—in France. Your computer will do:. Your best bet is to watch the tennis on TV. Nadal has never lost at the French Open.
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