Strategy for 2025 French Open Seats

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:07:00 +0000

Planning ahead for 2025 French Open

I’m gearing up for my third pilgrimage to the French Open in 2025. Following the playbook from my 2023 trip, I’m skipping the chaotic Philippe-Chatrier lottery scramble and setting my sights squarely on Suzanne-Lenglen Court.

(Though if you just want to experience the ambiance from your couch, virtual tours exist for a reason—though let’s be honest, nothing beats the smell of clay and overpriced espresso.)

If you’re looking to lock down your own tickets and travel packages for the next tournament, you can browse and buy them right away. But if you’re trying to engineer the ultimate seat in Lenglen, here is the exact tactical blueprint.

The Prime Real Estate: Baseline Gold

When I open up that ticketing portal, my absolute first choice of seat is right of the chair umpire, directly behind the baseline (marked as the orange-shaded area on the seating chart).

In the official ticketing lingo, you’re hunting for:

Category Or (Or is French for gold—because nothing says romance like paying precious-metal prices for sports viewing)
Access 8 through 14

Just keep the layout in mind: there are three rows of seats tucked into either corner, and two rows right down the middle.

Plan B: The Fallback Access Zones

If the golden baseline seats vanish into thin air before I can click “buy,” my backup preference is locking down Access 17 or Access 4. They offer a solid view of the action without sending you scrambling into nosebleed territory.

The 4:30 AM Wake-Up Call

Securing prime Grand Slam seats isn’t for the sleep-deprived. My alarm is officially set for 4:30 AM ET on March 13, 2025, giving me just enough time to slam some coffee and stare intensely at a loading screen before tickets officially go on sale at 5:00 AM ET.

Wish me luck—may the Wi-Fi gods be ever in my favor!

Lenglen Court Category Gold, Access 8 seats top view

Lenglen Court Seat of Category Gold, Access 8

Lenglen Court Category Map

My Ticket from Jun 2, 2023 - Access 8, Row 3, Seat 5

View from the Lenglen seat (Access 8, Row 3, Seat 5)

Suzanne Lenglen Ticket Prices from 2024

First Friday third round ticket in 2023 was €305.
First Friday third round ticket in 202 was €370.

French Open 2025 Information

Date/ Time	Court/Seat/Match
Feb 7, 2025 (10AM Paris, 4AM New York)	FFT Member Sales
Feb 28, 2025 (10AM Paris, 4AM New York)	Premium Sales
Mar 6, 2025 (10AM Paris, 4AM New York)	Wheelchair Sales
Mar 13, 2025 (10AM Paris, 5AM New York)	Public Sales
Apr 30, 2025 (10AM Paris, 5AM New York)	Last Tickets *

* Resale tickets can be bought until the day before the match. Resale prices are the same as face value, unlike US Open.

Premium Offers are not on sales yet as of August, 2024.

For more information, go to French Open official ticketing website.

Provisional Schedule for 2025 French Open