Alexander Zverev defeated Flavio Cobolli in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1, to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2026 French Open. It was his first major title, following three previous runner-up outcomes. Zverev was the first German man to win the French Open since Henner Henkel in 1937 and the first to win any singles major since Boris Becker at the 1996 Australian Open. By reaching the final, Cobolli made his top 10 debut in the ATP rankings. This was the third consecutive year that the men's singles final went to five sets.

Carlos Alcaraz was the two-time reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament due to a wrist injury. This marked Alcaraz's first absence from a major since the 2023 Australian Open.

Jannik Sinner's loss to Juan Manuel Cerúndolo in the second round ended a streak of nine consecutive major titles won between him and Alcaraz, dating to the 2024 Australian Open, as well as his career-best winning streak of 30 matches. This marked the first time since 2000 that the reigning world No. 1 failed to reach the third round of the French Open. At 5 hours and 58 minutes, the third-round match between Cerúndolo and Martín Landaluce was the longest match at any major with a final-set tiebreak. It was the third-longest match in the tournament's history.

By making his 82nd major appearance, Novak Djokovic set the record for the most total major main draw appearances. Djokovic's defeat to João Fonseca in the third round marked only the second time (after the 2010 French Open) that he lost at a major after leading two sets to love, and the first time since 2009 that he failed to reach the quarterfinals at the French Open. Djokovic's defeat guaranteed a first-time Grand Slam men's singles champion. This marked the first time in the Open Era that no former major champions had reached the round-of-16 stage of a major, and the first major to have no former champions reach the semifinals of both the men's and women's singles events since the 1977 French Open.

This was the first time since the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, and the third time overall in the Open Era (after the 1992 Australian Open) that a semifinal match at a major resulted in a walkover.

Félix Auger-Aliassime became the first Canadian player to reach the quarterfinals of all four majors. For the first time in the Open Era, three Italian men (Cobolli, Matteo Arnaldi and Matteo Berrettini) reached the quarterfinals of a single major. Ranked No. 105, Berrettini was the lowest-ranked quarterfinalist at the French Open since Igor Andreev in 2007. Fonseca was the first Brazilian man to reach the quarterfinals at the French Open since Gustavo Kuerten in 2004. Jesper de Jong was the third lucky loser in the Open Era to reach the fourth round of the French Open, and the first since David Goffin in 2012. Also entering as a lucky loser, Coleman Wong became the first player from Hong Kong to participate in the main draw of the French Open in the Open Era. Moïse Kouamé was the youngest male player to reach the third round of a major since Rafael Nadal at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships.

This tournament marked the final French Open appearances of 2015 champion, three-time major champion and former world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka, and former world No. 6 Gaël Monfils. Both players lost in the first round, to de Jong and Hugo Gaston, respectively.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Seeded players The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 18 May 2026. Rankings and points before are as of 25 May 2026.

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defending Points wonPoints afterStatus 1 1 Jannik Sinner 14,750 1,300 50 13,500 Second round lost to Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 2 3 Alexander Zverev‡ 5,705 400 2,000 7,305 Champion, defeated Flavio Cobolli 3 4 Novak Djokovic 4,460 800 100 3,760 Third round lost to João Fonseca 4 6 4,050 10 400 4,440 Quarterfinals lost to Flavio Cobolli 5 5 Ben Shelton 4,070 200 50 3,920 Second round lost to Raphaël Collignon 6 8 Daniil Medvedev 3,760 10 10 3,760 First round lost to Adam Walton [WC] 7 9 Taylor Fritz 3,720 10 10 3,720 8 7 Alex de Minaur 3,855 50 100 3,905 Third round lost to Jakub Menšík 9 10 Alexander Bublik 3,320 400 10 2,930 First round lost to Jan-Lennard Struff 10 14 Flavio Cobolli† 2,340 100 1,300 3,540 Runner-up, lost to Alexander Zverev 11 13 Andrey Rublev 2,460 200 200 2,460 Fourth round lost to Jakub Menšík 12 12 Jiří Lehečka 2,665 100 10 2,575 First round lost to Pablo Carreño Busta 13 15 Karen Khachanov 2,320 100 100 2,320 Third round lost to Jesper de Jong [LL] 14 17 Luciano Darderi 2,260 10 50 2,300 Second round lost to Francisco Comesaña 15 16 Casper Ruud 2,275 50 200 2,425 Fourth round lost to João Fonseca 16 19 Valentin Vacherot 2,103 8 50 2,145 Second round withdrew due to foot injury 17 20 Arthur Fils 2,040 100 0 1,940 Withdrew due to hip injury 18 18 Learner Tien 2,180 10 100 2,270 Third round lost to Flavio Cobolli 19 22 Frances Tiafoe 1,905 400 200 1,705 Fourth round lost to Matteo Arnaldi 20 24 Cameron Norrie 1,785 200 10 1,595 21 23 1,860 50 50 1,860 Second round lost to Thiago Agustín Tirante 22 25 Arthur Rinderknech 1,736 10 50 1,776 Second round lost to Matteo Berrettini 23 28 1,510 10 10 1,510 First round lost to Nuno Borges 24 21 Tommy Paul 1,945 400 100 1,645 Third round lost to Casper Ruud 25 26 Francisco Cerúndolo 1,570 10 100 1,660 Third round lost to Zachary Svajda 26 27 Jakub Menšík 1,550 50 800 2,300 Semifinals lost to Alexander Zverev 27 29 Rafael Jódar 1,461 (12)∆ 400 1,849 Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev 28 30 João Fonseca 1,435 100 400 1,735 Quarterfinals lost to Jakub Menšík 29 33 Tallon Griekspoor 1,340 200 10 1,150 First round lost to Matteo Arnaldi 30 34 Corentin Moutet 1,323 50 10 1,283 First round lost to Vít Kopřiva 31 35 Brandon Nakashima 1,295 10 100 1,385 Third round lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime 32 32 Ugo Humbert 1,370 50 50 1,370 Second round lost to Quentin Halys ∆ The player didn't qualify for the tournament last year. He is defending points from his 18th best result instead.

Withdrawn seeded players The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began. RankPlayerPoints before Points defendingPoints after Withdrawal reason 2 Carlos Alcaraz 11,960 2,000 9,960 Right wrist injury 11 Lorenzo Musetti 3,115 800 2,315 Left thigh injury

Other entry information Wildcards

Protected ranking

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Withdrawals

† – not on the entry list ‡ – withdrew from entry list § – withdrew from main draw

References

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