French Open 2018: Women's bracket, schedule, and scores
We have everything you need to know for the women’s draw of the French Open, including schedule, streaming info, scores and more.
Serena Williams has missed the last four Grand Slams, but she’s set to compete for title at the 2018 French Open, which gets underway on Sunday. Williams won the 2017 Australian Open before taking an extended break from tennis for the birth of her child.
She returned to the WTA Tour this year, winning two of four matches, none of which were on the clay surface that makes up the courts at Roland Garros. She is unseeded due to her absence, and the field of competitors is incredibly strong, as usual. Without tune-up matches on the surface, it’s hard to imagine Williams earning her 24th Grand Slam title this time around.
But the women’s field is as unpredictable and exciting as ever. Since Williams won in Australia, four different women have won the past four slams — Jelena Ostapenko, Garbine Muguruza, Sloane Stephens and Caroline Wozniacki.
Simona Halep is the top-seeded woman, and she’s still searching for her first ever Grand Slam win. Elina Svitolina is playing some of the best tennis of her career, and has a good shot at winning it. Ostapenko, the defending champion, is also in the field as the fifth seed.
Svitolina is coming off a win in the Italian Open in Rome, where she bested Halep in straight sets for the championship. Petra Kvitova won the Madrid Open prior to that, over Kiki Bertens. Halep and Maria Sharapova were among the quarterfinalists for that tournament.
Serena’s sister, Venus Williams, is the ninth seed for the tournament.
Below, you can find the bracket, schedule, viewing information and updated match results from the tournament.
Bracket
Bracket taken from the official Roland Garros website.
Viewing information
This year marks the 36th consecutive year that NBC will carry coverage of the French Open in the United States. The finals and some semifinals will be broadcast by NBC proper, but the bulk of coverage will be handled by the Tennis Channel. Play begins at 5 a.m. ET on most days, and ends around 3 p.m.
Live streaming the NBC coverage, which begins later in the day and is only specific matches, can be had via NBC Sports, the NBC Sports app or any streaming service that offers NBC, like fuboTV. If you want access to all the courts, the only option is a subscription to Tennis Channel Plus.
Schedule and results
Day 1, Sunday, May 27
No. 4 Elina Svitolina vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
No. 5 Jelena Ostapenko vs. Kateryna Kozlova
No. 9 Venus Williams vs. Qiang Wang
No. 10 Aloane Stephens vs. Arantxa Rus
No. 21 Alize Cornet vs. Sara Errani
No. 22 Johanna Konta vs. Yulia Putintseva
No. 25 Anett Kontaveit vs. Madison Brengle
No. 26 Barbora Strycova vs. Kurumi Nara
Francesca Schiavone vs. Viktoria Kuzmova
Saisai Zheng vs. Skaterina Makarova
Magdalena Frech vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
Jennifer Brady vs. Amandine Hesse
Magda Linette vs. Zarina Diyas
Petra Martic vs. Yafan Wang
Alexandra Dulgheru vs. Christina McHale
Chloe Paquet vs. Pauline Parmentier
Day 2, Monday, May 28
First-round play
Day 3, Tuesday, May 29
First-round play
Day 4, Wednesday, May 30
Second-round play
Day 5, Thursday, May 31
Second-round play
Day 6, Friday, June 1
Third-round play
Day 7, Saturday, June 2
Third-round play
Day 8, Sunday, June 3
Round of 16
Day 9, Monday, June 4
Round of 16
Day 10, Tuesday, June 5
Quarterfinals
Day 11, Wednesday, June 6
Quarterfinals
Day 12, Thursday, June 7
Women’s semifinals
Day 13, Friday, June 8
Men’s semifinals
Day 14, Saturday, June 9
Women’s final
Day 15, Sunday, June 10
Men’s final