How does the Roland-Garros 2027 ticket draw work?

Why is there a draw at all, and not just a sale?

Demand for Roland-Garros vastly exceeds supply, so the FFT (the French tennis federation) allocates general-public tickets by lottery rather than letting the fastest browser win. Registration opens roughly six months before the tournament, a supervised draw picks entrants at random, and winners are each given a time window to log in and buy. It is deliberately not a race: when you register inside the window makes no difference to your chances.

This is the free official route, and it is the cheapest way in by a wide margin. Resale platforms and hospitality packages exist and cost far more; the draw is the one that only asks for a free account and a bit of luck.

When does the Roland-Garros 2027 draw open and close?

Based on the 2026 cycle, registration is expected to run for about two weeks in the first half of December 2026. The exact 2027 dates had not been published by the FFT when this guide was last verified on 12 July 2026, so treat the December window as an estimate carried over from last year; the event page carries an estimate marker and is updated the day the real dates land.

What is confirmed is the tournament: the official site lists Roland-Garros 2027 as 17 May to 6 June 2027, including the qualifying week. After the draw closes, winners are typically emailed a personal purchase slot from around mid-February, with the buying sessions running through late February and into the spring.

How do you actually enter?

1. Create a free FFT account at tickets.rolandgarros.com. Account creation is explicitly free in the official rules.
2. Register for the draw once during the registration window. One account and one entry per person; duplicate entries are not allowed.
3. Wait for the supervised draw. It is conducted under the oversight of a judicial officer (huissier), which is the FFT's guarantee that selection is genuinely random.
4. If you are drawn, you get an email a few days before your slot with a date and time to log in and buy. Miss the slot and the chance passes.

You can enter from anywhere; the draw is open internationally, not just to French residents. You must be at least 15 on the first day of registration and acting as a private individual, not reselling.

What does winning get you, and what does it cost?

Winning the draw gets you the right to buy, not tickets themselves. During your slot you choose from what is available, at face value, up to the purchase limits. In the 2026 cycle those limits were up to 4 tickets on the show courts (Philippe-Chatrier and Suzanne-Lenglen), 4 on the outside courts, and up to 15 for the Opening Week sessions. Prices depend entirely on the court and the day; you pay only when you buy, and only face value.

If you are not drawn, you pay nothing and you have lost nothing but the entry. There is no application fee at any stage.

What if I miss the draw or don't get picked?

The draw is the main general-public route, but not the only one. There is usually a later general sale of any remaining and returned inventory, a licenciés (FFT members) draw that runs separately, and official hospitality through the tournament's partners. Each of those is covered on the Roland-Garros 2027 event page and across our tennis ballots list as dates are confirmed. Our advice is simple: enter the free draw first, because everything else costs more.

We are not affiliated with the FFT or Roland-Garros. This guide explains the official free draw and links to the organizer's own site; always register and buy at tickets.rolandgarros.com.