Men’s singles
Women’s singles
What will happen at the
FRENCH Open?
One of the most physically demanding tennis tournaments will take place at France’s Stade Roland Garros in May
Here we’ve looked at the data from its last 20 iterations to predict how the action will unfold
What will happen at the
FRENCH Open?
13
19
3
0
0
26
7
1
0
1
31
3
1
0
0
Seeding of the last 20 winners
How often does a top seed win?
French Open:
men’s singles
1
2 to 4
5 to 8
9 to 16
17 to 32
Unseeded
5
x44
12
1
1
1
17 of the last 20 men’s singles tournaments were one of the top four seeds
Should
we expect many upsets?
Over the last 20 tournaments, how many of the 8 quarter-final places were filled by one of the top 8 seeds?
Half of the last 20 tournaments saw 4 of the 8 quarter-final spots filled by a player from outside the top 8 seeds, although this has only happened twice since 2011
Which players have the best record?
The following players have reached at least 3 quarter-finals in the last decade
N Djokovic
R Nadal
S Wawrinka
D Thiem
A Murray
D Ferrer
R Federer
J Tsonga
D Schwartzman
A Zverev
K Nishikori
men’s singles
French Open:
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Runner-up
Winner
2
3
4
5
6
7
2
2
2
6
5
3
Does last year’s performance matter?
Furthest round reached by the last 10 sets of quarter-finalists in the previous year’s tournament
Final
Semi-finals
Quarter-finals
4th round
3rd round
2nd round
1st round
DNQ
7.5%
13.8%
13.8%
6.3%
11.3%
7.5%
23.8%
16.3%
Just under half of recent quarter-finalists had reached at least this stage at the previous tournament
French Open:
women’s singles
13
19
3
0
0
26
7
1
0
1
31
3
1
0
0
How often does a top seed win?
Seeding of the last 20 winners
1
2 to 4
5 to 8
9 to 16
17 to 32
Unseeded
4
x60
5
6
1
Should
we expect many upsets?
Over the last 20 tournaments, how many of the 8 quarter-final places were filled by one of the top 8 seeds?
3
Fewer than half of the last 20 women’s singles tournaments have been won by one of the top four seeds, with 3 of the last 5 being won by unseeded players
Over half of the last 20 tournaments saw a majority of quarter-finalists seeded outside of the top 8, with 2013 the most recent year that more than 3 of the top 8 seeds made it this far
French Open:
women’s singles
1
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
3
1
8
2
5
Which players have the best record?
The following players have reached at least 3 quarter-finals in the last decade
M Sharapova
S Halep
G Muguruza
S Errani
S Williams
T Bacsinszky
E Svitolina
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Runner-up
Winner
Does last year’s performance matter?
Furthest round reached by the last 10 sets of quarter-finalists in the previous year’s tournament
Final
Semi-finals
Quarter-finals
4th round
3rd round
2nd round
1st round
DNQ
10.0%
5.0%
6.3%
13.8%
15.0%
22.5%
Half of the recent quarter-finalists didn’t even reach the 3rd round at the previous tournament
17.5%
10.0%
x26