The 2026 Roland Garros Wheelchair Championships are in full swing in Paris, with the world’s top wheelchair tennis players back on the famous clay courts for the second Grand Slam of the year.
Just a month after turning 20, Paris 2024 Paralympic gold medallist Tokito Oda is chasing his fourth straight French Open men’s singles title. The Japanese star already has eight major titles to his name, including this year’s Australian Open, and is hoping to make 2026 one of his best seasons yet.
“This year I’m definitely looking to win all four Grand Slams in the same year,” he said, according to the official Roland Garros website. “It’s been over three years since I last lost here to my favourite ever player (Shingo) Kunieda.
“I have a lot of special memories here and I want to make many more this year.”
Top seed Oda got off to a strong start, beating Great Britain’s Gordon Reid 6-2, 6-4 in the opening round. Next up, he faces Brazil’s Daniel Rodrigues in the quarterfinals, the same opponent he beat in straight sets on these courts at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
Paris 2024 silver medallist Alfie Hewett, who defeated Oda at the Japan Open in April, will meet China’s Zhenxu Ji in his quarterfinal. Hewett cruised through his first match with a 6-3, 6-0 win over France’s Guilhem Laget in under an hour.
Meanwhile, Gustavo Fernandez, who made history as South America’s first Paralympic medallist in wheelchair tennis, is looking to win his first Grand Slam singles title since 2019. He will take on the Netherlands’ Tom Egberink in the quarterfinals, while Spain’s Martin de la Puente faces Japan’s Takuya Miki in the other matchup.
Women’s singles
In the women’s draw, 23-time Grand Slam champion Diede de Groot is aiming for her first major title since 2024 after returning from hip surgery following the Paris Paralympics. She opened with a solid 6-0, 5-7, 6-1 win over fellow Dutch player Lizzy de Greef.
Defending champion Yui Kamiji looked sharp in her first match against Jiske Griffioen and will now face France’s Pauline Deroulede. Kamiji, who won her first Paralympic gold at Paris 2024, is chasing her fourth Grand Slam singles title.
Quad singles
In the quad singles event, Dutchman Sam Schroder will take on Turkiye’s Ahmet Kaplan in the semifinals as he looks to claim his first French Open singles title, the only Grand Slam missing from his collection.
Three-time Paralympic champion Niels Vink faces Guy Sasson in the other semifinal. Vink holds a 16-6 record over Sasson, who won the Roland Garros title last year.
The wheelchair tennis action continues through Saturday, 6 June, when the finals will be played. For more information, please visit the Roland-Garros 2026 website and the International Tennis Federation website.