The French Open is a Grand Slam tier tennis tournament held in Paris at the Stade Roland Garros in the administrative district of XVIe. The tournament was first held in 1891 for the men and 1897 for the women's, and has only ceased being played during the two world wars. This tournament first became part of the Open Era in 1968, which was the first major tournament to open up to professional tennis players in their competition.