PARIS — French Open director Guy Forget has resigned, the French Tennis Federation said on Tuesday.
Forget’s contract was to expire at the end of the year. The FFT said his replacement at the helm of the clay-court Grand Slam tournament will be announced soon.
Forget also stepped down as director of the Paris Masters.
L’Equipe newspaper first reported the news. The daily said Forget informed federation president Gilles Moretton on Tuesday morning.
The federation did not give any reason for Forget’s sudden departure and thanked him for “his commitment and exemplary work, which have contributed to the influence of these two major tournaments on the international scene.”
Forget had been running Roland Garros since 2016. He was appointed Paris Masters director in 2012.
He was a former top tennis player who achieved a career-best ranking of No. 4 in the early 1990s.
Stade Roland Garros has undergone a major facelift during Forget’s tenure, with the addition of a retractable roof on Court Philippe-Chatrier and the building of a stunning new court surrounded by greenhouses filled with exotic plants.
Under his leadership, Roland Garros also introduced night sessions this year.