2019 French Open – Men's singles

Two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Dominic Thiem in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2019 French Open. It was his record-extending twelfth French Open title and 18th major title overall.[1] With the win, Nadal broke the all-time record for the most singles titles by a player at the same major (previously shared with Margaret Court, who won the Australian Open eleven times).[2]

Men's singles
2019 French Open
Final
ChampionSpain Rafael Nadal
Runner-upAustria Dominic Thiem
Score6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer were both attempting to achieve the first double career Grand Slam in men's singles in the Open Era, with Djokovic also in contention to achieve a second non-calendar year Grand Slam, but both lost in the semifinals (Djokovic to Thiem and Federer to Nadal). This was Federer's first time playing the French Open in four years. Federer's third round match marked his 400th major match, an all-time record.[3] Federer also became the oldest man to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros since Nicola Pietrangeli in 1972,[4] as well as the oldest semifinalist since the 40 year-old Pancho Gonzales in 1968.[5]

The first round match between Ivo Karlović (40 years and three months) and Feliciano López (37 years and 8 months) was the oldest French Open men's singles match in terms of combined ages in the Open Era. Karlović became the oldest male singles player to compete in the tournament since István Gulyás in 1973.[6] Stefanos Tsitsipas became the first Greek player to reach the round of 16 since Lazaros Stalios in 1936.[7]

For only the third time in the Open Era and the first time since the 1970 Australian Open, all of the top 10 seeds reached the round of 16 at a men's singles major.[8] It was also the first time since the 2013 Australian Open that the top four seeds (Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, and Thiem) all reached the semifinals of a major, and the first time since the 2012 French Open that the Big Three all reached the semifinals of a major.

This marked the final major appearance of 2009 US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro, who lost to Karen Khachanov in the fourth round. Del Potro would retire from tennis in 2022 due to recurring injuries.

Seeds

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All seedings per ATP rankings.[9]

01.     Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
02.     Rafael Nadal (champion)
03.     Roger Federer (semifinals)
04.     Dominic Thiem (final)
05.     Alexander Zverev (quarterfinals)
06.     Stefanos Tsitsipas (fourth round)
07.     Kei Nishikori (quarterfinals)
08.     Juan Martín del Potro (fourth round)
09.     Fabio Fognini (fourth round)
10.     Karen Khachanov (quarterfinals)
11.     Marin Čilić (second round)
12.     Daniil Medvedev (first round)
13.     Borna Ćorić (third round)
14.     Gaël Monfils (fourth round)
15.     Nikoloz Basilashvili (first round)
16.     Marco Cecchinato (first round)
17.     Diego Schwartzman (second round)
18.     Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)
19.     Guido Pella (second round)
20.     Denis Shapovalov (first round)
21.     Alex de Minaur (second round)
22.     Lucas Pouille (second round)
23.     Fernando Verdasco (second round)
24.     Stan Wawrinka (quarterfinals)
25.     Félix Auger-Aliassime (withdrew)
26.     Gilles Simon (second round)
27.     David Goffin (third round)
28.     Kyle Edmund (second round, retired)
29.     Matteo Berrettini (second round)
30.     Dušan Lajović (third round)
31.     Laslo Đere (third round)
32.     Frances Tiafoe (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Novak Djokovic 7 6 6
5   Alexander Zverev 5 2 2
1   Novak Djokovic 2 6 5 7 5
4   Dominic Thiem 6 3 7 5 7
4   Dominic Thiem 6 6 6
10   Karen Khachanov 2 4 2
4   Dominic Thiem 3 7 1 1
2   Rafael Nadal 6 5 6 6
24   Stan Wawrinka 64 6 65 4
3   Roger Federer 77 4 77 6
3   Roger Federer 3 4 2
2   Rafael Nadal 6 6 6
7   Kei Nishikori 1 1 3
2   Rafael Nadal 6 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   N Djokovic 6 6 6
    H Hurkacz 4 2 2 1   N Djokovic 6 6 6
LL   H Laaksonen 6 6 77 LL   H Laaksonen 1 4 3
Q   P Martínez 1 0 64 1   N Djokovic 6 6 6
    J Munar 5 6 3 3 Q   S Caruso 3 3 2
Q   S Caruso 7 4 6 6 Q   S Caruso 6 6 6
LL   S Stakhovsky 3 3 4 26   G Simon 1 2 4
26   G Simon 6 6 6 1   N Djokovic 6 6 6
20   D Shapovalov 61 3 4     J-L Struff 3 2 2
    J-L Struff 77 6 6     J-L Struff 77 77 64 6
    R Albot 77 77 3 6     R Albot 62 63 77 2
Q   T Sandgren 63 61 6 1     J-L Struff 4 6 4 77 11
    L Harris 6 4 2 6 6 13   B Ćorić 6 1 6 61 9
LL   L Rosol 1 6 6 1 2     L Harris 2 3 62
    A Bedene 1 77 4 4 13   B Ćorić 6 6 77
13   B Ćorić 6 64 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   F Fognini 6 6 3 6
    A Seppi 3 0 6 3 9   F Fognini 6 3 6 6
Q   G García López 1 6 3 2   F Delbonis 4 6 3 3
    F Delbonis 6 3 6 6 9   F Fognini 77 6 4 6
    T Fritz 6 6 6 18   R Bautista Agut 65 4 6 1
    B Tomic 1 4 1     T Fritz 2 3 2
    S Johnson 3 4 2 18   R Bautista Agut 6 6 6
18   R Bautista Agut 6 6 6 9   F Fognini 6 2 2 65
30   D Lajović 6 6 6 5   A Zverev 3 6 6 77
Q   T Monteiro 3 4 4 30   D Lajović 6 6 6
    C Norrie 3 0 2 Q   E Benchetrit 3 3 4
Q   E Benchetrit 6 6 6 30   D Lajović 4 2 6 6 2
Q   M Ymer 6 6 77 5   A Zverev 6 6 4 1 6
Q   B Rola 0 3 65 Q   M Ymer 1 3 63
    J Millman 64 3 6 77 3 5   A Zverev 6 6 77
5   A Zverev 77 6 2 65 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   D Thiem 6 4 77 6
WC   T Paul 4 6 65 2 4   D Thiem 6 66 6 7
Q   R Molleker 5 77 1 62     A Bublik 3 78 3 5
    A Bublik 7 64 6 77 4   D Thiem 6 4 6 7
WC   M Janvier 4 4 2     P Cuevas 3 6 2 5
    P Cuevas 6 6 6     P Cuevas 77 6 2
    J Chardy 61 7 4 6 5 28   K Edmund 63 3 1r
28   K Edmund 77 5 6 4 7 4   D Thiem 6 6 6
23   F Verdasco 6 64 6 6 14   G Monfils 4 4 2
    D Evans 3 77 3 2 23   F Verdasco 4 6 65 5
WC   A Hoang 6 0 77 6 WC   A Hoang 6 3 77 7
    D Džumhur 4 6 65 3 WC   A Hoang 3 2 3
Q   S Travaglia 77 3 6 2 2 14   G Monfils 6 6 6
    A Mannarino 65 6 3 6 6     A Mannarino 3 4 4
    T Daniel 0 4 1 14   G Monfils 6 6 6
14   G Monfils 6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   K Khachanov 6 6 6
PR   C-M Stebe 1 1 4 10   K Khachanov 6 78 0 7
WC   G Barrère 6 5 7 6 WC   G Barrère 3 66 6 5
    M Ebden 3 7 5 1 10   K Khachanov 6 6 6
    M Kližan 3 5 6 6 6   M Kližan 1 4 3
    M Kukushkin 6 7 4 2 3     M Kližan 77 2 6 3 9
Q   S Bolelli 3 4 5 22   L Pouille 64 6 3 6 7
22   L Pouille 6 6 7 10   K Khachanov 7 6 3 6
LL   A Davidovich Fokina 3 2 63 8   JM del Potro 5 3 6 3
    J Thompson 6 6 77     J Thompson 6 6 62 6
    I Karlović 77 7 67 7     I Karlović 3 4 77 3
    F López 64 5 79 5     J Thompson 4 4 0
    Y Nishioka 67 6 4 6 6 8   JM del Potro 6 6 6
    M McDonald 79 0 6 2 3     Y Nishioka 7 4 2 77 2
    N Jarry 6 2 1 4 8   JM del Potro 5 6 6 65 6
8   JM del Potro 3 6 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   S Tsitsipas 6 6 77
    M Marterer 2 2 64 6   S Tsitsipas 4 6 6 7
    P Gunneswaran 1 3 1     H Dellien 6 0 3 5
    H Dellien 6 6 6 6   S Tsitsipas 7 6 65 78
    R Carballés Baena 6 6 6     F Krajinović 5 3 77 66
Q   A Müller 4 4 2     R Carballés Baena 4 4 77 6 6
    F Krajinović 6 4 6 3 6     F Krajinović 6 6 61 3 8
32   F Tiafoe 2 6 3 6 0 6   S Tsitsipas 66 7 4 6 6
24   S Wawrinka 6 63 6 6 24   S Wawrinka 78 5 6 3 8
PR   J Kovalík 1 77 2 3 24   S Wawrinka 6 6 6
    R Opelka 60 5 67     C Garín 1 4 0
    C Garín 77 7 79 24   S Wawrinka 77 77 710
PR   J Tipsarević 3 0 6 77 4     G Dimitrov 65 64 68
    G Dimitrov 6 6 3 64 6     G Dimitrov 63 6 4 77 6
    T Fabbiano 3 5 1 11   M Čilić 77 4 6 62 3
11   M Čilić 6 7 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   M Cecchinato 6 78 4 2 4
WC   N Mahut 2 66 6 6 6 WC   N Mahut 6 6 6
    R Haase 4 4 77 1   P Kohlschreiber 3 3 3
    P Kohlschreiber 6 6 65 6 WC   N Mahut 6 63 4 63
    J Veselý 63 3 0     L Mayer 3 77 6 77
    L Mayer 77 6 6     L Mayer 4 6 6 7
    M Fucsovics 3 6 67 6 2 17   D Schwartzman 6 3 4 5
17   D Schwartzman 6 3 79 2 6     L Mayer 2 3 3
29   M Berrettini 63 6 6 6 3   R Federer 6 6 6
    P Andújar 77 4 4 2 29   M Berrettini 4 5 3
    C Ruud 6 77 6     C Ruud 6 7 6
    E Gulbis 2 62 0     C Ruud 3 1 68
    M Jaziri 3 1 6 0 3   R Federer 6 6 710
LL   O Otte 6 6 4 6 LL   O Otte 4 3 4
    L Sonego 2 4 4 3   R Federer 6 6 6
3   R Federer 6 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   K Nishikori 6 6 6
WC   Q Halys 2 3 4 7   K Nishikori 4 6 6 6
PR   J-W Tsonga 77 6 4 6 PR   J-W Tsonga 6 4 4 4
    P Gojowczyk 64 1 6 3 7   K Nishikori 6 66 6 4 8
WC   A Popyrin 3 6 712 6 31   L Đere 4 78 3 6 6
    U Humbert 6 3 610 3 WC   A Popyrin 4 64 4
    A Ramos Viñolas 3 2 62 31   L Đere 6 77 6
31   L Đere 6 6 77 7   K Nishikori 6 68 6 68 7
21   A de Minaur 6 6 6     B Paire 2 710 2 710 5
    B Klahn 1 4 4 21   A de Minaur 3 1 1
    P Carreño Busta 6 6 6     P Carreño Busta 6 6 6
    J Sousa 3 1 2     P Carreño Busta 2 6 61 0r
    B Paire 6 65 6 6     B Paire 6 4 77 0
    M Copil 4 77 0 1     B Paire 6 6 5 66 11
    P-H Herbert 4 4 6 6 7     P-H Herbert 2 2 7 78 9
12   D Medvedev 6 6 3 2 5

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   N Basilashvili 4 1 3
    JI Londero 6 6 6     JI Londero 6 3 6 6
    M Zverev 3 4 3   R Gasquet 2 6 3 4
    R Gasquet 6 6 6     JI Londero 2 6 6 5 6
Q   A Vatutin 4 66 4 WC   C Moutet 6 3 4 7 4
WC   C Moutet 6 78 6 WC   C Moutet 6 6 2 7
    G Andreozzi 62 4 6 1 19   G Pella 3 1 6 5
19   G Pella 77 6 1 6     JI Londero 2 3 3
27   D Goffin 6 6 6 2   R Nadal 6 6 6
    R Berankis 0 2 2 27   D Goffin 6 6 6
    M Kecmanović 6 67 5 6 6     M Kecmanović 2 4 3
    D Kudla 0 79 7 3 4 27   D Goffin 1 3 6 3
Q   Y Maden 77 7 6 2   R Nadal 6 6 4 6
Q   K Coppejans 60 5 3 Q   Y Maden 1 2 4
Q   Y Hanfmann 2 1 3 2   R Nadal 6 6 6
2   R Nadal 6 6 6

Championship match ratings

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1.785 million on NBC, in the USA[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem to win 12th French Open title". BBC Sport. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem to win 12th French Open title". Guardian. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Federer wins 400th career Grand Slam match". ESPN. 31 May 2019.
  4. ^ "'Golden oldie' Federer cruises into French Open 4th round". Reuters. 31 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Federer Battles Past Wawrinka, Sets Nadal SF Clash At Roland Garros". ATP. 4 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Karlovic, 40, beats Lopez in oldest match". Reuters. 28 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Tsitsipas first Greek in 83 years to reach Roland Garros last 16". June 1, 2019.
  8. ^ "Djokovic, Nadal & Federer Lead Top 10 Seeds To Perfect 30 At Roland Garros". ATP Tour. 1 June 2019.
  9. ^ "What is the ATP rankings?". Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  10. ^ "French Open – Men's Singles ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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