Stade Roland Garros

Stade Roland Garros

Stade Roland Garros is a big group of tennis courts in Paris. Every year, it hosts the French Open tennis tournament, one of the biggest tennis events in the world. This special event happens in late May and early June.

The stadium is named after Roland Garros, a French pilot. He was the first person to fly alone across the Mediterranean Sea. The courts were built in 1928 to help France do well in the Davis Cup, a famous team tennis competition.

Stade Roland Garros covers a large area, about 34 acres. It has twenty courts, including three big stadiums. There are also beautiful gardens, a big restaurant and bar, and a special museum called the Tenniseum. This museum shows the history of tennis and has many old tennis clothes and racquets.

The tennis courts have a special red clay surface. This surface is made from white limestone covered with a thin layer of red brick dust. It helps the court stay in good shape even when it rains.