Getting French Open tickets
I attended my second French Open in 2024.
I wanted to watch mens semifinal match and mens final match since I attended round of 16 and quarter final matches in 2023.
I was not able to get them on public sales so I bought premium offers.
I think Premium Passion is a very good deal. The seat is ok (Category 1). But Chatrier Tour, meeting with a French Legend, all day food and drink in a private lounge - make the offer very enjoyable.
Going to Roland Garros from my AirBnb
Above image is copied from French Views Blog.
French Open is held in Stade Roland Garros, a complex of tennis courts and stadiums.
Paris has 20 different administrative districts (arrondissements) and French Open is in Arrondissement 16, South West of Paris. I stayed at AirBnBs near Michael-Ange Auteiul station (2023) and Porte de Saint-Cloud station (2024), both within 15 walk from Stade Roland Garros gates.
Evening matches tend to run late (midnight) and I wanted to avoid commuting with Metro/Uber/Bus after the last match finsihes.
There are multiple gates and I needed to make sure where the gate that I will enter. It may be a long walk if I ended up at other side of the park.)
Metro 10 and 9 can take me from Arrondissement 16 to other famous parts of Paris such as Tour Eiffel (30 mins), Lourve (30 mins), Arc de Triomphe (20 mins) etc.
CityMapper app was better to get around Paris back in 2023, but Google map has caught up in 2024.
Paper tickets was needed to use metro back in 2023 but I can use iPhone to buy metro ticket and refill using IDF App.
(Exception : As of June 2024, I still needed to buy paper ticket at vending machine for travel between CDG airport and Paris metro area.)
There were not a lot of hotels within walking distance from Stade Roland Garros to choose from . Early booking is needed since I was not able to get rooms for the all dates that I needed by February/March of respective year.
Yet, I stayed at following hotels for a few nights and they are all walking distance from Stade Roland Garros.
- Holiday Inn Auteuil
- Hotel Murat (A very small hotel, but very friendly staff.)
Court Philippe-Chatrier Seats and 2024 Prices
Court Chartier is the main court and sits 15,000 capacity. You can make an official virtual visit here.
Ticket prices of the matches that I attended in 2024
| Date | Court/Seat/Match | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2024, 8:00PM Thu | Chatrier, Access C19, Cat 1, Row 13, Seat 137, QF* | € 615.00 |
| Jun 7, 2024, 11:00AM Fri | Chatrier, Access C31, Cat 2, Row 1, Seat 138, SF1* | € 920.00 |
| Jun 7, 2024, 8:00PM Fri | Chatrier, Access C24, Cat 2, Row 3, Seat 20, SF2** | € 169.00 |
| Jun 9, 2024, 8:00AM Sun | Chatrier, Access C13, Cat 1, Row 11, Seat 91, MF*** | € 1670.00 |
* Premium Discovery Ticket (I personally don’t think it is as good deal as Premium Passion)
** Return ticket and bought the night before (Jun 5, 2024 at 6:01PM)
*** Premium Passion (worth the money)