Roland-Garros: Amélie Mauresmo takes over from Guy Forget

After Guy Forget's departure on Tuesday from his positions as director of Roland-Garros (position held since 2016) and of the Rolex Paris Masters (he had been in place since 2012), the French Federation did not lag behind.

This Thursday, Gilles Moretton announced the appointment of Amélie Mauresmo.

At the head of the Roland-Garros tournament.

She becomes the 2nd woman to lead a Grand Slam

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Since the end of her career in 2009, Amélie Mauresmo (42) has successfully held the roles of consultant (on France Télévisions or on Amazon, during the last Roland-Garros tournament), Fed Cup and Davis Cup captain ( before giving up), trainer (of Michaël Llodra, Andy Murray or Lucas Pouille).

With in all the roles, an outspokenness and real success (she who was the only n ° 1 in the history of French tennis during the Open era).

She becomes the second woman to lead a Grand Slam tournament with Canada's Stacey Allaster leading the US Open.

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Her experience, her sense of analysis make the best French player of the Open era a staple in French tennis. She had briefly participated in the "

" (bringing together Yannick Noah, Cédric Piloine and Guy Forget) of Bernard Giudicelli (president of the FFT from 2017 to 2021). She never hesitated to let her ideas speak. “

” she said when, in 2019, due to the rain, the tournament management decided to have Suzanne Lenglen and Simonne Mathieu play on the courts. last female square of the French Open.

Happy in the Basque Country with her two children, the former world No. 1 was seduced by the project of the Gilles Moretton (President of the FFT) -Amélie Oudéa-Castera (General Director of the FFT) project.

Remained active, Amélie Mauresmo (25 titles during her career, including 2 Grand Slams: the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006, the Masters in 2005, the Fed Cup in 2003) successfully tried the marathon (completed those in New York, London and Paris).