Roland Garros Retractable Roof

Christophe guibbaud fft in may 2017 we took up the challenge of rebuilding philippe chatrier court over three years by fitting it with a retractable roof explained bernard giudicelli president of the french tennis federation.

Roland garros retractable roof.

We take a look. Stad ʁɔlɑ ɡaʁos is a complex of tennis courts located in paris that hosts the french open a tournament also known as roland garros it is a grand slam championship tournament played annually around the end of may and the beginning of june. The huge project to transform the legendary court was thus completed on 5th february 2020 a month ahead of schedule. The final part of the roof has been fitted.

A striking tribute to tennis discover the future philippe chatrier court and its retractable roof see the coming transformation of philippe chatrier court and its retractable roof. Roland garros location inside the crowded confines of paris the grounds are. After the last match at the 2019 roland garros it took eight months to install the final truss of the retractable roof and the work concluded on february 5 2020. A retractable roof is essential to prevent weather conditions from affecting play and to avoid any disruptions in the schedule.

8 sections are already in place and the last 3 will be installed by the end of january 2020. Eight months after the final match point was played at the 2019 roland garros tournament the eleventh and final truss of the retractable roof has been installed on philippe chatrier court. After announcing that a retractable roof would be installed over roland garros court philippe chatrier by 2018 the earliest date has now been pushed back to 2020. Stade roland garros roland garros stadium french pronunciation.

It is named after roland garros a pioneering french aviator. In 2020 a retractable roof will be placed on top of chatrier and the beloved bullring court will be razed. The spectacular transformation of philippe chatrier court is well underway. A tangible yet highly symbolic event.

See all news discover the roland garros official app. What does centre court at roland garros look like with its retractable roof. In other countries things are. Its 11 pane retractable roof is currently being fitted.

The pandemic forced the shift of the french open at roland garros from may to late september making the completion of a new roof over philippe chatrier court the largest stadium at the paris.