The French Open will kick off on the 3rd of March! Racketlon Montreuil Club (RMC) and Racketlon France are delighted to welcome you for the 5th IWT open in Paris. The entry deadline is the 20th of February, so make sure you don’t forget to enter this amazing event! Already 78 players have entered the tournament so far!
Center
The tournament will be held in Centre Arthur Ashe which has 14 tennis courts, 5 squash courts, 4 badminton courts, two sauna’s, a restaurant and a pro racket shop.
Address: Centre Arthur Ashe, 156 rue Nouvelle France, 93100 Montreuil
Hotel
Code: Racketlon
- Ibis Style Mairie de Montreuil, 15-19 rue Franklin, 93100 Montreuil – 2.5 km from the club 10/15 minutes with Bus 122
- Rooms: €89 single – €99 double (1€38 taxe/day, incl. breakfast ) – Contact : h9880-om@accor.com – +3314859353
- Ibis Style Val de Fontenay, 2-4 avenue du Val de Fontenay, 94120 Fontenay-sous-Bois 2.9 km from the club 10/15 minutes with Bus 122 or 301
- Rooms: €75 double (1€88 taxe/day, incl. breakfast ) Contact : h6923@accor.com – +33148766771
Transport
45 minutes away from central Paris :
- A) Metro n°9 stop at the last station “Mairie de Montreuil” + Bus 122 heading to “Val de Fontenay” stop at “Nouvelle France”
- B) RER A heading to « Marne la Vallée » stop at « Val de Fontenay » + Bus 122 heading to « Gallieni » stop at « Nouvelle France » or BUS 301 heading to « Bobigny » stop at « Grands pêchers »
1h30 from Roissy-Charles De Gaulle Airport :
- RER B heading to « Massy Palaiseau » stop at « Les Halles » and then same as above b)
- Taxi: 50€ to get to Arthur Ashe sport centre or neighbouring hotels
1h30 from Orly Airport :
- OrlyVal to Antony or Orlybus to Denfert-Rochereau and then RER B heading to Charles De Gaulle stop at « Les Halles », and then same as above b)
- Taxi : 50€ to get to Arthur Ashe sport centre or neighbouring hotels
Time schedule
There will be five tennis table tables for the matches and three warmup tables. There are two badminton mats available and four hard surface courts. There are five squash courts and five tennis courts, the tennis courts are indoor and have acrylic resin flooring.
The center opens at 9am on Friday and 9am on the weekend.
- Friday: Women’s and Men’s doubles (9:00-20:00) / Mixed doubles (12:30-22:00) O40 and O50 singles (18:00-22:00)
- Saturday: Women’s and Men’s singles/ U16 and U21 singles/ O40 et O50 singles (9:30-19:00)
- Sunday: Finals for singles (9:30-15:30 and prize giving ceremony (3:30-4:00)
Player party
There is a player on saturday that will be held in the restaurant at Arthur Ashe. There will be a buffet after the first prize giving ceremony, people who want to attend the player party have to register on the morning of their arrival at the center, a ticket will be €15.
Other information
Restaurant: Upstairs at the venue, full service during the 3 days of competition (breakfast, lunch, supper, snacks…)
Shop Lasa Sport: Players will have a discount if they want to purchase different sporting equipment or restring their rackets (badminton, squash, tennis)
Sauna: Bring your swimsuit as a sauna will be open daily from 6pm to 9 pm (week) and 1pm to 3pm (weekend).
Wifi: Free access by connexion: “Montreuil-Public
Top five things to do in Paris
Center Arthur Ashe is only a short 40 minutes away from the lively city center of Paris. A famous city, also known as the city of love, and full of cultural and historical buildings. Here are some top 5 things to do in Paris
- Visit the Eiffel Tower
- Walk along the Seine
- Visit the Louvre
- Go to Versailles and walk around the gardens
- See the Arc de Triomphe
Also don´t forget to find a French bakery for some nice pastries!
