France’s Peifer, Famin chosen as Roland Garros wild cards

In the men's field, world No. 2 Stephane Houdet of France is the defending champion after beating Japan's Shingo Kunieda in the final for the last two years.

The Federation Francaise de Tennis (FFT) has awarded the wheelchair tennis wild cards for the men's and women's singles and doubles at Roland Garros to France’s Nicolas Peifer and Charlotte Famin.

Peifer and Famin complete the field of 16 players for the Roland Garros Wheelchair Tennis Event, a part of the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour, which takes place in Paris from 4-6 June.

The top seven ranked men's and women's singles players at the entry deadline of 14 April, plus wild cards Peifer and Famin, will contest the second Grand Slam of the year.

Peifer is currently the world No. 9 ranked men's singles player, having been No. 10 in the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour rankings as of 14 April. Peifer will play at Roland Garros for the fifth time, having won the men's doubles and reached the final of the men's singles in 2011 on the most recent of four successive appearances in Paris.

Current world No. 15 Famin will make her Grand Slam debut at Roland Garros this year, having been world ranked No. 16 in the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour rankings as of 14 April.

World No. 1 ranked players Shingo Kunieda of Japan and Sabine Ellerbrock of Germany head the entries for the men's and women's singles.

In the men's field, world No. 2 Stephane Houdet of France is the defending champion after beating Kunieda in the final for the last two years.

Ellerbrock will return to the scene of her maiden Grand Slam title, having beaten Dutchwoman Jiske Griffioen in last year's final to become only the second player to add her name to the women's roll of honour, alongside that of the now-retired Esther Vergeer.