Tennis, Roland Garros - Court Simonne-Mathieu. Out with the old, in with the new: the official Roland-Garros 2020 towels! Before anyone takes a seat on Roland Garros’ new show court – Simonne-Mathieu court – we would like to tell you a bit about the tennis champion after whom the court is named. Court Philippe Chatrier was built in 1928 as Roland Garros's centerpiece and remains its principal venue, seating 15,225 spectators (renovated and enlarged in 2019). Gallery: Court Simonne-Mathieu Roland-Garros's beautiful new court stages competitive matches for the first time. Wednesday 15 May 2019 Spotlight on Simonne Mathieu, the player who has lent her name to the new court at Roland-Garros. The stadium was known simply as "Court Central" until 2001, when it was renamed for the long-time president of the Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) who helped restore tennis as a Summer Olympics sport in 1988. Roland-Garros 2020: Discover the app’s new features,Wild cards for wheelchair and quad events,RG 2020: the artist Pierre Seinturier presents the new poster,Roland-Garros 2020: a new layout for the tournament.PHOTO GALLERY: visit the new Roland-Garros stadium!Delsey Paris X Roland-Garros: the 2020 tournament on the move!A fan keeping an eye over proceedings on Court Simonne-Mathieu.Former champ Muguruza survives in three; fifth seed Kerber departs in first round.No.6 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was untroubled in his straight-sets opening round win over Maximilian Marterer.Some of the most significant changes since Stade Roland-Garros opened in 1928.Roland-Garros's beautiful new court stages competitive matches for the first time. The Court Simonne-Mathieu lights up the Jardin des Serres Rising 31 metres high and plunging eight metres deep, the site certainly catches the eye and reflects the scale and importance of this key phase in Roland-Garros’ redevelopment. The beauty of the new 5,000-capacity Court Simonne-Mathieu has always been evident. 10.30am Carré Blanc x Roland-Garros 2020: a striking tribute to tennis Gallery: Court Simonne-Mathieu Roland-Garros's beautiful new court stages competitive matches for the first time. Carré Blanc x Roland-Garros 2020 : hommage graphique au tennis Court Simonne-Mathieu : le timelapse Inauguration ce dimanche de ce nouveau -et sublime- court de Roland-Garros. En direct de Paris (FRA) À propos de la RTS. But it was only on the opening day of Roland-Garros 2019 that this enchanted garden could be seen in glorious full bloom.