<P> The French Open is an annual tennis tournament held over two weeks in May and June . Established in 1891 and played since 1928 on outdoor red clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, the French Open is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments played each year, the other three being the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open . Organised by the Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT), the French Open is the second of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the year to be played . </P> <P> The winner of the men's singles event receives the Coupe des Mousquetaires, named after The Four Musketeers of French tennis: Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet, and René Lacoste . The event was not held from 1915 to 1919 because of the First World War and was held unofficially under German occupation from 1941 to 1944, during the Second World War . </P> <P> Rafael Nadal has won the most French Open titles, with eleven, and also holds the record for the most consecutive wins in the Open Era, with five from 2010 to 2014 . Max Decugis won the most titles before the Open era, with eight . Michael Chang became the youngest player to win the French Open when he took the title in 1989 at 17 years, 3 months and 20 days . In contrast, André Vacherot is the oldest champion, having won in 1901 at 40 years old . In the Open era, this record belongs to Andrés Gimeno, who was 34 years and 9 months old when he won in 1972 . French players have won the most French Open men's singles titles, with 38 victories, followed by Spanish (18) and Australian players (11). The current champion is Rafael Nadal who beat Dominic Thiem in the 2018 final to win his eleventh French Open title . </P> <P> The French Open was established in 1891 and was originally known as the French Championships . The tournament was only open to French players or foreign players who were a member of a French club during the first 34 years of its existence . The first winner of the Championship was the British player H. Briggs, a member of Club Stade Français which entitled him to compete . Records show matches were played as the best - of - three sets format until 1902 or 1903, when best - of - five sets was adopted . French players were dominant in the early stages of the tournament, in particular Max Decugis, who won eight titles before the outbreak of the First World War . Between 1924 and 1932 the title was won by a member of The Four Musketeers . The championship started to attract the best players after it became an international event in 1925, which was won by René Lacoste . France's victory in the 1927 Davis Cup increased interest in the tournament and required a new stadium to be built . Previously the tournament had alternated between Racing Club and La Faisanderie, before the Stade Roland Garros was built in 1928 . Henri Cochet won the first tournament at the new venue . </P>

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