French Open
24 Mai – 7 Jun, 2026 | Paris, France
The French Open Seating and Ticket Guide
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The famous main stadium at Roland Garros where matches from the quarterfinal to finals are played is called Philippe Chatrier. First time visitors will find the center court very intimate compared to larger stadiums at the other grand slams. The seating capacity of Philippe Chatrier is 14,840 persons and there are no bad seats in any of the categories. At the bottom of our Roland Garros seating guide we explain the different seating options in more detail.
The stairwell numbers highlighted in black on center court refer to where you will access your seats on Philippe Chatrier These stairwell numbers give you a good idea where your seats will be located within the different stands (Tribunes) ie Borotra, Lacoste, Cochet or Brugnon.
Here's a virtual tour of the Philippe Chatrier Stadium.
Looking for seats in the shade?
The two stands behind the servers or baselines are called Lacoste (South Side) and Brugnon (North Side). These areas get the most shade throughout the early part of the day. After around 4:00 pm, the sun sets behind tribune Borotra (West Side).
The Lacoste Tribune – located on the South side of the court, is to the right side of the umpire, where you’ll get the most shade here for most of the day and enjoy excellent views of the action. The Lacoste stand goes 23 rows up from the court and is all CAT 1 seating except for a few rows of CAT GOLD at the bottom.
How and when are tickets transferred?
All French Open tickets are personalized with the name of the beneficiary or attendee. Hence, after we receive and process your ticket request, we will send you an email to request the names and birthdates of each attendee.
About a week prior to your event date, you will receive an email from Roland Garros letting you know that tickets were transferred to you. Inside this email will be a special 6 character code for each ticket that you will enter into your Roland Garros app to retrieve your ticket(s). Be sure to register and download the Roland Garros app.
At the entrance of Roland Garros, you may be asked to show your ID which matches the name on your tickets. For this reason, be sure to bring your ID with you to the tennis.
Here is an example of a ticket description for center court:
CAT 2 – C31/43 Row 10.
This indicates the tickets are in Category 2, Stadium entry # 31, Stairwell # 43, and the seats are in Row 10.
As noted on the seating chart, the Stairwell 43 is located in the Borotra stands.
There are two other main showcourt stadiums, Suzanne Lenglen and Simone Mathieu.
Suzanne Lenglen Stadium:
Seating capacity of 10,068. Although the Stade Suzanne Lenglen is not the Center Court, there will still be excellent matches taking place. If this is your first time attending the French Open, I would recommend purchasing your tickets for the center court (Philippe Chatrier) since that is where the main or featured matches of the day will take place.
Stade Simone Mathieu:
Seating capacity of 5,000 – With tickets on the Simonne Matthieu Court you’ll have access to a reserved seat and access to the outside courts. This is a good option for the first week of action since tickets on this court are less expensive than the Suzanne Lenglen court or the Philippe Chatrier Court.
The Outside Courts:
Grounds Passes – Also knows as Annexe or general admission tickets, will give you access to the outside courts and stadium Simone Mathieu in the general admission upper level. Grounds Passes are an excellent option for the first week of the French Open when there are still a lot of players in the draw and the cost is about half the price of a CAT 3 ticket on center court.
