who was the man the roland garros tennis tournament was named after
Roland Georges Garros A tennis centre, which he attended religiously when he was studying in Paris, was named after him in the 1920s, the Stade de Roland Garros. The stadium accommodates the French Open, one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. Consequently, the tournament is officially called Les internationaux de France de Roland-Garros (the "French Internationals of Roland Garros").
Roger Federer In 2003, Federer won his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, beating Mark Philippoussis in the final.[62] Federer won his first and only doubles Masters Series 1000 event in Miami with Max Mirnyi[63] and made it to one singles Masters Series 1000 event in Rome on clay, which he lost.[62] Federer made it to nine finals on the ATP Tour and won seven of them, including the 500 series events at Dubai and Vienna.[62] Lastly, Federer won the year-end championships over Andre Agassi, finishing the year as world #2, narrowly behind Andy Roddick by only 160 points.[62]