French Open Tennis Betting

French Open Tournament Background

Centrebet offers a full range of French Open tennis betting options on the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.

The French Open at Roland Garros in Paris is the only one on which the matches are played on clay courts, with the Australian Open (hard courts), Wimbledon (grass courts) and US Open (hard courts) contested on much quicker surfaces.

The French Open began as a strictly domestic event in 1891. It did not blossom into the international tournament that we know and love today until seven years after World War I. Centrebet's tennis betting odds include unbeatable offers on all four grand slam tournaments in which the sport's elite competitors compete annually.

Centrebet's French Open Tennis Betting Options

French Open betting odds fall into two categories: futures betting and match betting.
Future betting comes in various guises but odds on the championship winner is the most popular of all. Centrebet makes it possible for tennis fans to bet on their favourite player(s) before or during the competition.

The real action, however, takes place in match betting throughout the event. Centrebet frames markets on each encounter, quoting odds on everything from the raw result (for example, Andy Roddick to beat Marat Safin in the quarter-finals) to the number of aces that A-Rod sends down (for example, 0-6 inclusive, 7-12 inclusive or more than 12).

Centrebet's French Open Tennis Betting Favourites

Centrebet loves French Open betting because it is the most unpredictable of the grand slams, and many odds-on favourites lose in the opening rounds. The championship is wide open compared to those of the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open because of the clay factor, although there are some obvious contenders. Spaniard Rafael Nadal has the edge over Federer on clay after two straight finals victories over the Swiss. Nadal became only the second man since the tournament was opened to all nations in 1925 to win three consecutive times at Roland Garros and has proven to be a master class on clay.

World Number 1 Justine Henin has won the French Open four times from the last five attempts. Despite challenges from a host of top ranked Russian and Serbian stars, Henin has demonstrated time and time again that her dominance on clay rivals that of Rafael Nadal in the men's.

Centrebet provides tennis betting options on all the Grand Slam tennis events - the four major prize money tournaments. Aside from the French Open, Centrebet also offers Australian Open tennis betting in January; Wimbledon odds in June/July; and US Open tennis betting opportunities in August/ September each year.

French Open Tennis Betting - Men's Roland Garros Finals 1997 - 2007

Year	Champion	Runner Up	Score
2007	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer	6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
2006	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer	1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6
2005	Rafael Nadal	Mariano Puerta	6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5
2004	Gaston Gaudio	Guillermo Coria	0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6
2003	Juan Carlos Ferrero	Martin Verkerk	6-1, 6-3, 6-2
2002	Albert Costa	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
2001	Gustavo Kuerten	Alex Corretja	6-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0
2000	Gustavo Kuerten	Magnus Norman	6-2, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6
1999	Andre Agassi	Andreï Medvedev	1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
1998	Carlos Moya	Alex Corretja	6-3, 7-5, 6-3
1997	Gustavo Kuerten	Sergi Bruguera	6-3, 6-4, 6-2

French Open Tennis Betting - Women's Roland Garros Finals 1997 - 2007

Year	Champion	Runner Up	Score
2007	Justine Henin	Ana Ivanovic	6-1, 6-2
2006	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6-4, 6-4
2005	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Mary Pierce	6-1, 6-1
2004	Anastasia Myskina	Elena Dementieva	6-1, 6-2
2003	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Kim Clijsters	6-0, 6-4
2002	Serena Williams	Venus Williams	7-5, 6-3
2001	Jennifer Capriati	Kim Clijsters	1-6, 6-4, 12-10
2000	Mary Pierce	Conchita Martinez	6-2, 7-5
1999	Steffi Graf	Martina Hingis	4-6, 7-5, 6-2
1998	Arantxa Sanchez	Monica Seles	7-6, 0-6, 6-2
1997	Iva Majoli	Martina Hingis	6-4, 6-2

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Last modified 22 March 2007