Tsonga, Simon among wildcards announced for 2022 Roland Garros

The wildcards for the 2022 Roland Garros have been revealed, with Frenchmen Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gilles Simon leading the pack.

Tsonga announced his intention to retire from tennis after the French Open in May, so it comes as no surprise that the former World No.5 was granted a wildcard entry to the event. Additionally, compatriot Simon revealed he would be calling it a career at the end of the 2022 season, thus he was also given a wildcard to what would be his final appearance at the clay Grand Slam event.

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Joining Tsonga and Simon on the ATP side are Frenchmen Lucas Pouille and Corentin Moutet, whereas Fiona Ferro, Chloe Paquet and Harmony Tan received wildcard entries on the WTA section of the event.

Below is the full list of entrants.

Women's singles

Tessah Andrianjafitrimo - Age 23 - WTA ranking (9thMay): No.144

Fiona Ferro - Age 25 - WTA ranking (9thMay): No.139

Elsa Jacquemot - Age 19 -WTA ranking (9thMay): No.229

Léolia JeanJean - Age 26 - WTA ranking (9thMay): No.223 - "Destination Roland-Garros" wildcard – French tour

Chloé Paquet - Age 27 - WTA ranking (9th May): No.101

Harmony Tan - Age 24 -WTA ranking (9thMay): No.115 - "Destination Roland-Garros" wildcard – International tour

Men's singles

Grégoire Barrere - Age 28 - ATP ranking (9thMay): No.210 - "Destination Roland-Garros" wildcard – French tour

Manuel Guinard - Age 26 - ATP ranking (9thMay): No.158 - "Destination Roland-Garros" wildcard – International tour

Corentin Moutet - Age 23 - ATP ranking (9thMay): No.126

Lucas Pouille - Age 28 - ATP ranking (9thMay): No.165

Gilles Simon - Age 37 - ATP ranking (9thMay): No.160

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - Age 37 - ATP ranking (9thMay): No.263

The wildcards allocated within the framework of the agreement between the FFT and the Australian and American tennis federations (Tennis Australia and USTA) will be announced at a later date.