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The 2021 French Open is a 2021 Grand Slam tennis tournament to be played on outdoor clay courts. It will be held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 30 May to 13 June 2021, comprising singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair tournaments are also scheduled. It was postponed by one week due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rafael Nadal is the four-time defending champion in men's singles, and Iga Świątek is the defending champion in the women's singles.

It will be the 125th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of 2021. The main singles draws will include 16 qualifiers for men and 16 for women out of 128 players in each draw, the last Grand Slam implementing to have 128 women qualifiers instead of 96 in previous years in line with the other three majors.