Which Courts At Roland Garros Have Roofs

After announcing that a retractable roof would be installed over roland garros court philippe chatrier by 2018 the earliest date has now been pushed back to 2020.

Which courts at roland garros have roofs.

Eight months after the final match point was played at the 2019 roland garros tournament the eleventh and final truss of the retractable roof has been installed on philippe chatrier court. What does centre court at roland garros look like with its retractable roof. 8 sections are already in place and the last 3 will be installed by the end of january 2020. The spectacular transformation of philippe chatrier court is well underway.

At the nearby georges hébert municipal recreation area east of roland garros at porte d auteuil a fourth stadium was planned with a retractable roof and 14 600 seating capacity along with two smaller show courts with seating for 1 500 and 750. T he stade roland garros has been the host of the french open since 1928 one of four grand slam venues but now the only one without a retractable roof. In other countries things are. Tennis grand slam circuit switches its focus to paris following the australian open but roland garros will have a different look for this year.

In almost every corner of roland garros there are new buildings and new courts. Christophe guibbaud fft in may 2017 we took up the challenge of rebuilding philippe chatrier court over three years by fitting it with a retractable roof explained bernard giudicelli president of the french tennis federation. We take a look. Its 11 pane retractable roof is currently being fitted.

The pandemic forced the shift of the french open at roland garros from may to late september making the completion of a new roof over philippe chatrier court the largest stadium at the paris. The australian open held in melbourne.