2019 French Open (real tennis)

2019 Open de France du Jeu de Paume
2019 Open de France du Jeu de Paume
Date	21-28 September
Edition	39th
Category	IRTPA (men); None (women)
Draw	15S / 7D (men); 4S / 2D (women)
Location	Paris, France
Venue	Société Sportive du Jeu de Paume & de Racquets
Champions
Men's singles
	Camden Riviere
Women's singles
	Claire Fahey
Men's doubles
	Camden Riviere / John Lumley
Women's doubles
	Claire Fahey / Tara Lumley

The 2019 French Open also known as the 2019 Open de France du Jeu de Paume was the 39th edition of the real tennis French Open. The event was held at the Société Sportive du Jeu de Paume & de Racquets in Paris^[1]^[2] between September 21 and 28, 2019, and was organised by the Comité Français de Courte-Paume, forming part of the qualifying series for the 2022 Real Tennis World Championship.^[3]^[4] It would be the last edition of the event until 2022, with the 2020 and 2021 events being cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandmeic. The men's draw was the third grand slam event of the year.

The men's singles draw was won by former World Champion Camden Riviere, his sixth French Open victory. The men's doubles draw was won by Camden Riviere and John Lumley, with Lumley defending his 2018 title. The women's singles draw was won by incumbent World Champion Claire Fahey, completing a calendar year grand slam. She also won the doubles competition with Tara Lumley, with Fahey also completing a calendar year grand slam in doubles, and Lumley winning three out of four Opens in 2019.

Draw and results

Amateur players are marked as (A)

Men's Singles

First round					Second round							Semifinals							Finals

					1	C Riviere	6	6	6
	P Boyles (A)	0	3	2		M Sarlangue (A)	0	1	0
	M Sarlangue (A)	6	6	6								1	C Riviere	6	6	6
6	B Sayers	3	4	4								5	N Howell	1	4	4
5	N Howell	6	6	6	5	N Howell	3	6	3	6	6
	D Long	3	4	4	4	B Taylor-Matthews	6	4	6	3	4
4	B Taylor-Matthews	6	6	6															1	C Riviere	6	6	6
3	C Chapman	6	6	6															2	R Fahey	2	5	1
	J Smith	2	3	3	3	C Chapman	1	2	6	2
6	J Lumley	6	6	6	6	J Lumley	6	6	5	6
	J Dodgson	3	3	2								6	J Lumley	3	6	6	5	5
	R McNaughtan	6	6	6								2	R Fahey	6	2	0	6	6
	P Wright (A)	3	4	4		R McNaughtan	0	3	2
	N Mackenzie	0	2	2	2	R Fahey	6	6	6
2	R Fahey	6	6	6

Men's Doubles

Quarterfinals						Semifinals					Finals

						1	C Riviere J Lumley	6	6	6
	R McNaughtan D Long	6	2	1	4	4	B Sayers B Taylor-Matthews	3	4	3
4	B Sayers B Taylor-Matthews	5	6	6	6						1	C Riviere J Lumley	6	6	6
3	C Chapman M Sarlangue (A)	6	6	6							2	R Fahey N Howell	2	4	5
	J Smith N Mackenzie	1	3	2		3	C Chapman M Sarlangue	1	2	3
	P Wright J Dodgson (A)	0	1	5		2	R Fahey N Howell	6	6	6
2	R Fahey N Howell	6	6	6

Women's Singles

Note: all players are amateurs except Claire Fahey

Semifinals				Finals

1	C Fahey	6	6
4	J Garside	1	1	1	C Fahey	6	6
3	T Lumley	6	6	3	T Lumley	1	0
2	P Lumley	3	4

Women's Doubles