A Million Dollar Round Table qualifier, Brian Gibbs leverages nearly four decades of experience in the financial industry as the president and CEO of Heritage Retirement Advisors in San Diego. Outside of his work, Brian Gibbs enjoys playing with his grandchildren and participating in sports that include tennis.

1. A Look at the French
Open
Brian Gibbs

2. Introduction
 A Million Dollar Round Table qualifier, Brian Gibbs
leverages nearly four decades of experience in the
financial industry as the president and CEO of
Heritage Retirement Advisors in San Diego. Outside
of his work, Brian Gibbs enjoys playing with his
grandchildren and participating in sports that
include tennis.
Originally known as lawn tennis, this sport
originated in the 12th or 13th century in France.
Today, tennis is governed by the International
Tennis Federation and enjoys status as an Olympic
sport. Outside of the Olympics, there are a number
of other prestigious tennis events held regularly.
These include the French Open.
The French Open began in the 1890s as a clay-court
tennis championship. Also known as the Roland-
Garros, after the court it is played on in Paris, the
Stade Roland-Garros. International players were
first invited to the event in the 1920s, leading to its
rebranding as the French Open.

3. FrenchOpen
 Today, the event hosts men’s and
women’s singles and doubles in
addition to mixed doubles events. It is
also part of the tennis “Grand Slam”
set of tournaments along with
Wimbledon, the US Open, and the
Australian Open. These events are
considered the most prestigious
tournaments, as they offer the most
ranking points and receive the most
media attention.