SUZANNE-LENGLEN
COURT COVER
PARIS
FRANCE, 2020-2024
SPORT
PR–645
The roof of the Suzanne Lenglen Court is designed to harmoniously integrate the court into the Roland-Garros site, in keeping with its surroundings and its orientation in the landscape.
MEDIAS
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PROGRAM
Creation of a mobile roof for the Suzanne-Lenglen court to enable tennis matches to be held in rainy weather. The Suzanne-Lenglen court also hosted boxing and tennis events during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Situation
Roland-Garros site, 2, avenue Gordon-Bennett, 75016 Paris, France
Year
2020–2024
Status
Design/build competition, winning project
Fixed cover area
5 200 m²
Mobile construction area
4 800 m²
Project management
Fédération française de tennis (FFT) + Société de livraison des ouvrages olympiques (Solideo), Paris
Agent company
Renaudat Centre Constructions
Co-contractors
Ramery, Taiyo
Project implementation
Dominique Perrault Architect
Co-contracting design offices
T/E/S/S, Louise Choulet, Calcul-Meca, Jean-Paul Lamoureux, Element’s
Engineering
Mozaïc, Axio, Aur Blanc
DESCRIPTION
Assertive, pure, and unadorned, the cover’s structure, the result of precise engineering, consists of a delicate assembly of steel elements suspended above the original concrete court. Equipped with a movable section, it allows the lightweight, pleated roof to be deployed elegantly and effortlessly. As soon as it is activated, the show begins.
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Attached to the longitudinal sides of the metal structure, large metal fabric canopies create a link between the existing and the new, between the heaviness of the concrete and the lightness of the roof, between the flat lines and the curves of the stands. Through its design, this architecture seeks to reflect the avant-garde and daring character of Suzanne Lenglen, a woman who, nearly a century ago, made history with her unique temperament.
COURT SUZANNE LENGLEN – ROLAND GARROS, WINNER OF THE 2025 EIFFEL ARCHITECTURE PRIZE
Award 15.10.2025
Awarded by ConstruirAcier to TESS engineering workshop, Renaudat Centre Constructions and Taiyo Europe
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