It had been named in French as Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros which are the Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or even Tournoi de Roland-Garros, but the action has usually only been called "French Open" as good as "Roland Garros." It was at 1981 when the French Open started as a nationwide contest as the Championat de France International de Tennis.