Everything you need to know about WTA French Open Women’s tennis 2022, draw, schedule, date, time, live stream
The 126th edition of the WTA French Open has been kicked off with its qualifiers began on May 16 and will last till June 5. The tournament is 131 years old founded in 1891. The current champion of the tournament is Barbora Krejcikova in the women’s singles while the runner-up is Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Krejcikova came past players like Maria Sakkari and Coco Gauff in the semifinals and quarterfinals respectively to reach the final.
Iga Swiatek, who has won five back to back WTA 1000 trophies this year so far is a heavy favourite to win her second Grand Slam in Paris France, Barbora Krejcikova is back after a long break to defend her title along with other favourite players are back on clay to continue their tremendous form.
WTA French Open Tennis 2022 Women’s Singles Schedule, Date, Time, Draw, Players, Tickets, Prize Money And Live Stream
Venue: Paris, France
The tickets for the tournament in Paris, France can be purchased here.
WTA Roland Garros 2022 Women’s Singles Draw
Roland-Garros women's singles draw : #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/nw6PiZBiuu
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 19, 2022
WTA Roland Garros 2022 Possible Quarterfinals
Iga Swiatek vs Karolina Pliskova
Paula Badosa vs Aryna Sabalenka
Ons Jabeur vs Maria Sakkari
Anett Kontaveit vs Barbora Krejcikova
Top seeds at the WTA French Open 2022
Roland Garros seeds if nobody withdraws till thursday.
Some hot R3 on paper between Women's seeds 9-16 and 17-24. pic.twitter.com/ozaxirXRMP
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) May 16, 2022
Note: The top seeds received a bye to the second round.
WTA French Open 2022 Singles Schedule, Date, Time
Starting from 16 May to June 5, the day session starts at 11:00 a.m. during the first week before shifting to a noon start. The main tournament starts on May 20 with its women’s singles final pm June 4 followed by the men’s final on June 5.
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WTA French Open 2022 Singles Points Distribution And Prize Money Pool
Points Distribution
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semifinals | Quarterfinals | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
| Men’s singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s doubles | 0 | — | ||||||
| Women’s singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | |
| Women’s doubles | 10 | — |
Prize money for the Women’s singles tournament
The total prize money of the 2the 022 French Open tournament is €43.6 million with the champion of the men’s and women’s to take home €2,200,000 with runners up to take home €1,100,000.
| 2022 | Prize Money € EUR | Prize Money $ USD | Prize Money £ GBP | % Change vs 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | €2,200,000 | $2,290,354 | £1,895,898 | 57.14% |
| Runner-up | €1,100,000 | $1,145,177 | £947,949 | 46.67% |
| Semifinal | €600,000 | $624,642 | £517,063 | 60.00% |
| Quarterfinal | €380,000 | $395,607 | £327,473 | 49.02% |
| Round 4 | €220,000 | $229,035 | £189,590 | 29.41% |
| Round 3 | €125,800 | $130,967 | £108,411 | 11.33% |
| Round 2 | €86,000 | $89,532 | £74,112 | 2.38% |
| Round 1 | €62,000 | $64,546 | £53,430 | 3.33% |
| Q3 | €31,000 | $32,273 | £26,715 | 21.09% |
| Q2 | €20,000 | $20,821 | £17,235 | 25.00% |
| Q1 | €14,000 | $14,575 | £12,065 | 40.00% |
When And Where To Watch: Live Stream And TV Telecast
France: Fans from France can watch the match on TV sport and on Amazon Prime.
USA: Fans from USA can watch the match on Tennis Channel, NBC Sports, Peacock TV, and Bally Sports.
UK: Fans from UK can watch matches on Eurosport and discovery+.
India: Fans from India can watch matches on Sony TEN.