Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge offers Americans a path to Paris

The road to Paris will begin in late March for Americans competing in the USTA's 2025 Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge.

Based on results from clay-court tournaments across five weeks from March 31 to May 4, the Challenge will award an American man and woman a main-draw singles wild card to the year's third Grand Slam.

The wild cards will be granted to the American players who earn the most ranking points—including qualifying and main-draw points—at a maximum of three clay-court tournaments during the five-week window. All red-clay and Har-Tru events at the 35 level and above for the women and the 25 level and above for the men, including WTA and ATP Tour events, will be included in the Challenge.

Americans who otherwise earn direct entry into the French Open, or those who enter with a protected ranking, are not eligible. Should the player with the highest number of challenge points earn direct entry into the French Open, the wild card will go to the next eligible American in the Challenge points standings. In the event of a tie, the player with the best ATP or WTA singles ranking on Monday, May 5, will earn the wild card.

The USTA and the French Tennis Federation (FFT) have a reciprocal agreement in which main-draw wild cards for the 2025 French Open and US Open will be exchanged. The USTA uses a similar Challenge format to award wild cards into the Australian, French and US Opens.

Previous Wild Card Challenge Winners & Roland Garros Results

2024: Sachia Vickery (1R); Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (1R)

2023: Emma Navarro (2R); Patrick Kypson (1R)

2022: Katie Volynets (2R); Michael Mmoh (1R) 

2019: Lauren Davis (2R); Tommy Paul (1R)

2018: Taylor Townsend (2R); Noah Rubin (1R) 

2017: Amanda Anisimova (1R); Tennys Sandgren (1R) 

2016: Taylor Townsend (2R); Bjorn Fratangelo (2R) 

2015: Louisa Chirico (1R); Frances Tiafoe (1R)

2014: Taylor Townsend (3R); Robby Ginepri (1R)

2013: Shelby Rogers (2R); Alex Kuznetsov (1R)

2012: Melanie Oudin (2R); Brian Baker (2R)

Roland Garros 2025 will be held from May 25 - June 8 in Paris.