Former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka given Roland-Garros wildcard in final season

Stan Wawrinka is on a farewell tour before retiring at the end of the season (Getty)

Former champion Stan Wawrinka has been awarded a main-draw wildcard for this month’s French Open, in what is set to be his final appearance at the tournament.

The Swiss player, who won Roland-Garros in 2015, announced that this season will be his last before retirement.

Plans are in place to honour the 41-year-old after his final match in Paris, as well as to celebrate the career of home favourite and fellow wildcard Gael Monfils, who will also retire at the end of the year.

Wawrinka is now ranked 125th in the world, while Monfils - a semi-finalist in 2008 - is ranked 222nd.

However there was no main-draw wildcard on offer for Belgian veteran David Goffin, who has also announced the 2026 season will be his last.

The 35-year-old, who is now ranked 249th, was instead awarded a wildcard into the qualifying tournament. He reached a career high of seventh in the world and won six ATP Tour titles, and made the last eight at the French Open, Wimbledon and Australian Open.

Wawrinka reached a career high of No 3 in the world and beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic when both were ranked world No 1 to win his three grand slam titles, defeating the Spaniard in the 2014 Australian Open final and the Serb in both the 2015 French Open and the 2016 US Open finals.