Looking for tickets for the French Open. All were sold out from the actual location within 10 seconds. However, there are tickets available through other parties. Not sure which are legit and reputable. Anyone have any insights? Or know which sites are legit. Tickets are expensive, so don't want to make a mistake.
Thanks!
Posted by
Boston
457 posts
The only place you should buy them is through resale from the official French Open website. ALL others are suspect.
Posted by
Twin Cities of MN
8380 posts
I tried to look on the website, but I need an account. Are grounds passes sold out, as well? In case you might be interested in going to the Australian open (January) it is quite easy to get grounds passes. My husband ordered ours in advance, but I noticed they were also selling them day of. We really enjoyed being able to go from court to court viewing various matches. Also, it is our understanding that grounds passes to Wimbledon are somewhat easy to get. We met a couple in Australia from London and they explained that folks can get in line in the morning, fairly early, is my understanding. I know you are trying to get into Roland Garros, but I thought maybe you'd be interested in this info.
Posted by
Chicago
1376 posts
There is, as is the case with most sports ticketing sites these days, an official resale
page within the website noted above. Yes, they may be pricey, but maybe not.
Probably depends on the weather.
Posted by
Land of La
10192 posts
Jules M the queue at Wimbledon is famously an event in itself. Camping overnight is part of it.
Luckily had a friend living in London who was able to get tickets. Saw the women’s final at Wimbledon in 2022.
Posted by
Twin Cities of MN
8380 posts
Claudia, this couple told us that you get a number so they didn't have to stand in a physical line, but they did say they basically picnicked for a few hours. They said when the weather was nice, it was actually kind of fun.
We've tried the Wimbledon lottery for tickets a few times.
Posted by
OP
Ann Arbor, Mi
3710 posts
Thanks everyone! Will pass on the information!
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We went to the French Open a couple of years ago, and actually purchasing the tickets was not that complicated. I studied the website carefully, taking note of dates the tickets would go on sale for a non-Federation person. I also set up an account in advance, so I would be ready when the day came to purchase tickets. The day of, I took into consideration the time zone difference, which meant getting up at 5:00am Eastern time.I logged in and the system randomly put me into the queue, and my turn came at 8:00am. The caveat is that attending the French was for us a ‘bucket list’ thing so, for the day session, I purchased box seats. I think at the time they were around $150 each. But we knew we would never be doing this again and we had great seats. The evening session was pricey, but SO worth it…I bought the premium package at around $500 per person, which included cocktails and appetizers in a specially-designated lounge, which was fabulous. It also included dinner whenever we were ready, plus a special Roland Garros gift. We had great seats and the atmosphere in Chatrier was absolutely electric! If I had it to do over again, I would do it this way in a heartbeat!