Jean-Baptiste Sarrazin / Photo credit: Mehdi Taamallah / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP 14:00 p.m., June 10, 2023

Who of Iga Swiatek or Karolina Muchova will win the highly prized Suzanne Lenglen Cup promised to the winner of Roland-Garros 2023? A symbolic object and much desired by the players, this trophy has evolved. Named after the former French tennis player who revolutionized her sport, here's everything you need to know.

A trophy, but also a true work of art, the Suzanne Lenglen Cup, awarded to the winner of Roland-Garros, is synonymous with achievement for any tennis player. Promised to the winner of the final between Iga Swiatek and Karolina Muchova on Court Philippe Chatrier, who must compete this Saturday from 15 pm, this award has not always existed in the history of the mythical Parisian tournament.

However, this trophy has not always borne the name "Suzanne-Lenglen". It has only been in existence since 1979. It was on this date that the organizers of the Grand Slam decided to give the object the name of the one nicknamed "the Divine", winner of the first edition of the International of France in 1925, which became "Roland-Garros" two years later. A tennis champion, both on a sporting and societal level, Suzanne-Lenglen has marked the history of her sport.

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Replica with reduced dimensions

Suzanne Lenglen (1899-1938) is considered one of the most iconic players in her sport. By winning the Roland-Garros tournament six times, she left her mark on the history of the Porte d'Auteuil tournament. Ample gestures, but also elegance and sartorial modernity, the Frenchwoman has helped to evolve women's rights in tennis to inspire the Musketeers.

The current cup, which will be awarded at the end of the women's final this Saturday afternoon, is the replica of another cup, the one that had been offered by the city of Nice to Suzanne Lenglen in tribute to her immense career. But the family of the former tennis champion had finally chosen to leave the object at the National Museum of Sport to be able to exhibit it. Between 1979 and 1985, the trophy came out of its window to be symbolically awarded to each Roland-Garros winner. It was not until 1986 that the French Tennis Federation finally decided to make a replica, smaller than those of the original, for each winner of the tournament. These replicas are made by La Maison Mellerio, famous jeweler in Paris since the seventeenth century.