Here are some French words that you might hear while watching the French Open, and their English translation.

Roland Garros website in french

le tennis – tennis

la balle de tennis – tennis ball

le court – court

le court de terre battue – clay court

simple messieurs – men’s singles

simple dames – women’s singles

double messieurs – men’s doubles

double dames – women’s doubles

un joueur de tennis – tennis player

un juge de ligne – line judge

Scoring

rien, zéro – love

quinze – fifteen

trente – thirty

quarante – forty

A / quinze A – all / fifteen all

partout / quinze partout – all / fifteen all

égalité – deuce

avantage service  -  ad-in, advantage in

avantage dehors  -  ad-out, advantage out

la balle de break -  break point

la balle de jeu -  game point

la balle de match -  match point

la balle de set -  set point

une décision -  call

le jeu -  game

un jeu décisif  – tie-breaker

jeu, set, match -  game, set, match

le match -  match

out -  out

le set, la manche -  set

sur la ligne -  on the line

Grand Slam related words

grand chelem = grand slam

gagner un grand chelem = to win a grand slam

tournoi du grand chelem = grand slam tournament

Words used on the Roland Garros French website

resultats – results

actualities – news

joueurs – players

billetterie – ticket office

la boutique – shop

Also view this list of useful French phrases.

What other French words do you know that are useful for tennis fans? Please leave a comment and let me know.

À la prochaine (Until next time)

Grand Slam Gal

Some of these words were sourced from this great resource:

http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/tennis.htm