Review of the winners of the ATP clay court tournaments leading up to the 2015 French Open at Roland Garros.
Find out who is on form and potential challengers to Nadal’s Roland Garros title.
The way to Roland Garros
It’s been an interesting lead up to this year’s French Open, which runs from 24 May to 7 June.
World number one Novak Djokovic is on a 22 match winning streak, which includes winning the Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami and Rome.
Roger Federer, world number two was runner up in Rome and won his 85th career title in Istanbul.
World number three Andy Murray defeated Rafael Nadal to win Madrid, a week after winning Munich.
Nine time Roland Garros champion Nadal, currently ranked seven in the world is the sixth seed at Roland Garros. He potentially faces Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals and Andy Murray in the semis.
View the men’s Roland Garros draw here.
Read on for the full list of men’s clay court tournament winners so far this year.
Grand Prix Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco
6-12 April
ATP 250
Total Prize Money – €494,310
Martin Klizan d Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-2, 6-2
Fayez Sarofim & Co US Men’s Clay Court Championship, Houston, USA
6-12 April
ATP 250
Total Prize Money – $549,230
Jack Sock d Sam Querry 7-6(9), 7-6(2)
Novak Djokovic (2012)
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
13-19 April
ATP 1000
Total Prize Money – €3,624,045
Novak Djokovic d Tomas Berdych 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
Other notable results:
Semi-final Novak Djokovic d Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-3
Third round Gael Monfils d Roger Federer 6-4, 7-6(5)
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
20-26 April
ATP 500
Total Prize Money – €2,265,235
Kei Nishikori d Pablo Andujar 6-4, 6-4
Other notable results:
Third round Fabio Fognini d Rafael Nadal 6-4, 7-6(6)
Semi-final Pablo Andujar d David Ferrer 7-6(6), 6-3
BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy, Bucharest, Romania
20-26 April
ATP 250
Total Prize Money – €494,310
Guillermo Garcia Lopez d Jiri Vesely 7-6(5),7-6(11)
BMW Open by FWU AG, Munich, Germany
27 April – 3 May
ATP 250
Total Prize Money – €494,310
Andy Murray d Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6(4), 5-7, 7-6(4)
Millennium Estoril Open, Estoril, Portugal
27 April – 3 May
ATP 250
Total Prize Money – €494,310
Richard Gasquet d Nick Kyrgios 6-3, 6-2
Gasquet wins
TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open
27 April – 3 May
ATP 250
Total Prize Money – €494,310
Roger Federer d Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 7-6(11)
Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain
4-11 May
ATP 1000
Total Prize Money – €5,113,730
Andy Murray d Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2
Murray fist pump (2012)
Other notable results:
Second round Nick Kyrgios d Roger Federer 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 7-6(12)
Quarterfinal Kei Nishikori d David Ferrer 6-2, 6-2
Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Rome, Italy
11-17 May
ATP 1000
Total Prize Money – €3,830,295
Novak Djokovic d Roger Federer 6-4, 6-3
Other notable results:
Quarterfinal Stanislas Wawrinka d Rafael Nadal 7-6(7), 6-2
Close Up (2012)
Geneva Open, Geneva, Switzerland
17-23 May
ATP 250
Total Prize Money – €494,310
Semifinals
Federico Delbonis v Joao Sousa
Thomaz Bellucci v Santiago Giraldo
Open de Nice Cote d’Azur, Nice, France
17-23 May
ATP 250
Total Prize Money – €494,310
Quarterfinals
Borna Coric v Leonardo Mayer
Dominic Thiem v John Isner
Eiffel Tower
Until next time
Grand Slam Gal