The French Open is also called Roland-Garros, the name of a stadium.
The French Open , often referred to as Roland-Garros ( [ ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁɔs ] ) , is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris , France . Named after the French aviator Roland Garros , it is the premier clay court tennis championship event in the world and the second of four annual Grand Slam tournaments , the other three being the Australian Open , Wimbledon and the US Open . Stade Roland Garros ( `` Roland Garros Stadium '' , [ stad ʁolɑ̃ ɡaʁɔs ] ) is a tennis venue located in Paris , France , that hosts the French Open -- also known as Roland Garros , particularly within Europe -- a Grand Slam championship tournament played annually around the end of May and the beginning of June .