Tennis lovers across the country await the next sensational summer of tennis with bated breath and hope that Andy Murray’s 2017 will be as rewarding as 2016.

Before the grass court season in the UK we have the French Open in Paris, the clay court grand slam.

The French Open is, as usual, taking place at Roland-Garros in Paris. From the 22nd May to the 11th June 2017 the best players of the game will take to the show courts, the Suzanne Longlen and Phillipe Chatrier courts, and the outer courts to fight for their places in the next round of the tournament.

The first French Championships were held in 1891, only for French clubs and men. The tournament was located at the Stade Francais Club in Paris. Women were permitted to join in six years later.

It has only been an international tournament since 1925 when the French Tennis Federation opened the competition to all. The Roland-Garros stadium was constructed in 1928.

The competition was hugely popular and although it didn’t take place in the war years, the enthusiasm that the tournament was greeted with on its post war return ensured its place in tennis history.

In 1968 the French grand slam was the first “open” in which amateurs and professionals could compete in the same competition.

Bespoke tennis packages are available through sports event management and tennis corporate hospitality firms and it should be noted that DTB is a sales agent of MATCH Hospitality in the UK for the sale of the 2017 French Open/Roland-Garros Official Hospitality.

A tennis corporate hospitality package which is on offer for 2017:

• The best available Category 1 ticket (as an e-ticket) on either Court Philippe Chatrier (Centre Court) or Court Suzanne Lenglen.
• All outside courts, except for Court No. 1, can be accessed at no extra cost, subject to seat availability.
• Gates at Roland-Garros open at 10am.
• A complimentary bar in the ‘La Tribune’ which is a private venue at the heart of the Centre Court structure. It runs from 12.00pm until an hour after the close of play.
• La Tribune serves a wide range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, including champagne.
• A buffet apéritif offers a tempting selection of exquisite finger food. It’s available from 12.00pm until the close of play.

Bespoke tennis packages can feature any number of additional extras, simply ask a reputable tennis corporate hospitality firm and they’ll meet your goals to the best of their abilities.

They may not be able to secure a one-to-one chat with Andy Murray but there are countless other opportunities.  

Sports event management companies know what corporate hospitality entails – excellence – and they deliver it with finesse.

As you host your guests in the luxury of the Roland-Garros Stadium’s facilities you are guaranteed a sports experience that will be memorable for all the right reasons.

Whoever your guests may be, they’ll appreciate the time, effort and resources that you are supplying with the assistance of professional VIP sports packages creators.