French Open 2026 Men’s and Women’s Seed List and Updates

In the 2026 French Open, defending champion Coco Gauff and runner-up Aryna Sabalenka led the women’s field. Gauff, despite a mixed clay-court season, aimed to prove her mettle after a difficult defeat in the Italian Open final. Alongside her, US Open champion Sabalenka, four-time Roland-Garros winner Iga Swiatek, and a revitalized Elina Svitolina, who recently won her biggest title in eight years in Rome, emerged as strong contenders.

In a shocking upset, second seed Elena Rybakina exited the tournament after a three-set defeat to Ukraine’s Yuliia Starodubtseva, marking one of the biggest surprises of the event thus far.

The men's draw saw Jannik Sinner establish himself as the overwhelming favorite to win his first French Open title and secure the career Grand Slam. He had a successful season, making history as the second man and the youngest to win all nine Masters 1000 titles.

Key updates included:

Men’s Seeds:
1. Jannik Sinner (ITA)
2. Alexander Zverev (GER)
3. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
4. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
5. Ben Shelton (USA)
- Daniil Medvedev: first round defeat to Adam Walton (2-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4, 4-6)
- Taylor Fritz: first round defeat to Nishesh Basavareddy (7-6(5), 7-6(5), 6-7(9), 6-1)
6. Alex de Minaur (AUS)
- Alexander Bublik: first round defeat to Jan-Lennard Struff (5-7, 7-6(6), 4-6, 5-7)
7. Flavio Cobolli (ITA)
8. Andrey Rublev
- Jiri Lehecka: first round defeat to Pablo Carreno Busta (3-6, 6-7(3), 3-6)

Women’s Seeds:
1. Aryna Sabalenka
- Elena Rybakina (KAZ): second round defeat to Yuliia Starodubtseva (3-6, 6-1, 6-7(4))
2. Iga Swiatek (POL)
3. Coco Gauff (USA)
- Jessica Pegula: first round defeat to Kimberly Birrell (1-6, 6-3, 6-3)
4. Amanda Anisimova (USA)
5. Elina Svitolina (UKR)
6. Mirra Andreeva, Victoria Mboko (CAN), and Karolina Muchova (CZE) also remained prominent in the competition.

As the tournament progressed, the top players' performance continued to captivate spectators, ensuring an exciting race to the finals.