Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge to return in April

The Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge returns this spring for the first time since 2019. The Challenge, which utilizes clay-court professional tournaments to award an American man and woman a main-draw wild card into the French Open, will begin the week of April 4. The USTA and FFT have a reciprocal agreement in which main draw wild cards for the 2022 French Open and US Open will be exchanged.

Both the men's and women's wild cards will be awarded to the Americans with the most ranking points earned at a maximum of three clay-court tournaments during a five-week window for the women and a four-week window for the men. All red-clay and Har-Tru events at the 25 level and above, including WTA and ATP Tour events, will be included in the Challenge.

The men's and women's challenges begin with tournaments on the week of April 4. The last week of the men's challenge is April 25. The last week of the women's challenge is May 2. 

Americans who otherwise earn direct entry into the French Open are not eligible, nor are players ranked in the ATP or WTA Top 50 at the start of the challenge. 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 best WTA singles ranking on the Monday immediately following the challenge's conclusion will earn the wild card.