Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet and René Lacoste: since 2008, the stands bear the names of the four musketeers, the French tennis team from 1927, for whom Roland Garros was initially built.

Everything began following the Davis Cup victory in Philadelphia in 1927 by the French team Brugnon, Borotra, Lacoste and Cochet ("the 4 musketeers"). Hoping to return the favour, the Americans decided to organise a return meet in July 1928. The city of Paris built the stadium to host the event. The name was chosen by the French Stadium in homage to one of its members who had disappeared 10 years earlier in 1918, the avitation pioneer Roland Garros. And the tournament become legend.

In 2001, the central court was rebaptised the Philippe Chatrier court, in homage to the former French player and sport leader Philippe Chatrier. With René Lacoste, they fought for tennis to be open to amateurs to allow them access to the top level and to become tomorrow's professionals.

René Lacoste won the tournament three times, in 1925, 1927 and 1929. His last victory took place at Roland Garros and was the last in his career. From then on, he would always keep a foot on central court notably directing the French Tennis Federation from 1940 to 1943.