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Court Philippe Chatrier is the main tennis court at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris , France . Built in 1928 , it currently holds 15,166 spectators [1] . It is named after Philippe Chatrier , who was head of the French Tennis Federation and helped bring back tennis to the Summer Olympics in 1988 . It is also the most defensive tennis court in the world, with the most room behind its baselines. (spectators_viewers, people) For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ...
A trial at the Old Bailey in London as drawn by Thomas Rowlandson and Augustus Pugin for Ackermanns Microcosm of London (1808-11). ...
Outside the Philippe Chatrier Court, Roland Garros Stade de Roland Garros (Roland Garros Stadium) is located in southwest Paris, France, and has been the home of the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, played every year in May and June. ...
City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...
Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Philippe Chatrier (2 February 1926 - 22 June 2000) was a French tennis player. ...
The Fédération française de tennis (French tennis federation), also known as the FFT is an organisation set up in 1920 that takes charge of the organisation, co-ordination and promotion of tennis in France. ...
The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. ...
Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...
Coordinates : 48°50′49.78″N, 2°14′57.19″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...