Novak Djokovic was the defending champion in the Men's Singles, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Dominic Thiem.
Garbiñe Muguruza was the defending champion in the Women's Singles, but she lost in the 4th Round to Kristina Mladenovic.
For the first time in French Open history, both reigning champions of the Australian Open - Serena Williams and Roger Federer withdrew before the tournament began.
Rafael Nadal won the men's singles. This was Nadal's 10 consecutive victory at the French Open Championships.
Rafael Nadal became the only player in the history of tennis to have won the tournament 10 times.