It is owned by husband-and-wife team Philippe and Fabienne Amzalak, with whom he also collaborated on the restaurant Bon, which opened in Paris's upscale 16th arrondissement in 2005.

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The clay court grand slam has been held at the historic venue in the 16th arrondissement of the French capital since 1928, but is experiencing severe growing pains because of the demands of modern grand slam tournaments.

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