French Open Tennis Tournament

French Open Tennis Tournament - History

The French Open also known as Roland-Garros  is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. It is the second of the four Grand Slam tennis events every year.

The French Open begins in late May and continues for two weeks.

The French Open is a clay court championship being the only Grand Slam tournament currently held on this surface. Until 1975, the French Open was the only major tournament not played on grass.

 

 

French Open Tennis Tournament - Winners

Year	Mens Finals	Womens Final
1891	H. Briggs  defeated P. Baigneres  6–3, 6–4
1892	Jean Schopfer  defeated Francis L. Fassitt  6–2, 1–6, 6–2
1893	Laurent Riboulet  defeated Jean Schopfer  6–3, 6–3
1894	André Vacherot  defeated Gérard Brosselin  1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1895	André Vacherot  defeated Laurent Riboulet  9–7, 6–2
1896	André Vacherot  defeated Gérard Brosselin  6–1, 7–5
1897	Paul Aymé  defeated Francky Wardan  4–6, 6–4, 6–2	Adine Masson defeated Suzanne Girod  6–3, 6–1
1898	Paul Aymé  defeated Paul Lebreton  5–7, 6–1, 6–2	Adine Masson  Only entrant (no final)
1899	Paul Aymé  defeated Paul Lebreton  9–7, 3–6, 6–3	Adine Masson Only entrant (no final)
1900	Paul Aymé  defeated André Prévost  6–3, 6–0	Yvonne Prévost Only entrant (no final)
1901	André Vacherot  defeated Paul Lebreton  —	Suzanne Girod defeated Leroux  6–1, 6–1
1902	Marcel Vacherot  defeated Max Decugis  6–4, 6–2	Adine Masson defeated Suzanne Girod  6–0, 6–1
1903	Max Decugis  defeated André Vacherot  6–3, 6–2	Adine Masson defeated Kate Gillou  6–0, 6–8, 6–0
1904	Max Decugis  defeated André Vacherot  6–1, 9–7, 6–8, 6–1	Kate Gillou defeated Adine Masson  —
1905	Maurice Germot  defeated André Vacherot  —	Kate Gillou defeated Yvonne de Pfeffel  6–0, 11–9
1906	Maurice Germot  defeated Max Decugis  5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3	Kate Gillou-Fenwick defeated Virginia MacVeagh
1907	Max Decugis  defeated Robert Wallet  —	Comtesse de Kermel defeated Catherine d'Aliney d'Elva  6–1, retired
1908	Max Decugis  defeated Maurice Germot  6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 10–8	Kate Gillou-Fenwick defeated Pean  6–2, 6–2
1909	Max Decugis  defeated Maurice Germot  3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4	Jeanne Matthey defeated Abeille Villard Gallay  10–8, 6–4
1910	Maurice Germot  defeated François Blanchy  6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3	Jeanne Matthey defeated Germaine Régnier  1–6, 6–1, 9–7
1911	André Gobert  defeated Maurice Germot  6–1, 8–6, 7–5	Jeanne Matthey defeated Marguerite Broquedis  6–2, 7–5
1912	Max Decugis  defeated André Gobert  —	Jeanne Matthey defeated Marie Danet  6–2, 7–5
1913	Max Decugis  defeated Georges Gault  —	Marguerite Broquedis defeated Jeanne Matthey  6–3, 6–3
1914	Max Decugis  defeated Jean Samazeuilh  3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4	Marguerite Broquedis defeated Suzanne Lenglen  5–7, 6–4, 6–3
1915	No competition  due to WWI	No competition  due to WWII
1916	No competition  due to WWI	No competition  due to WWII
1917	No competition  due to WWI	No competition  due to WWII
1918	No competition  due to WWI	No competition  due to WWII
1919	No competition  due to WWI	No competition  due to WWII
1920	André Gobert  defeated Max Decugis  6–3, 3–6, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3	Suzanne Lenglen defeated Marguerite Broquedis  6–1, 7–5
1921	Jean Samazeuilh  defeated André Gobert  6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5	Suzanne Lenglen defeated Germaine Golding  (walkover)
1922	Henri Cochet  defeated Jean Samazeuilh  8–6, 6–3, 7–5	Suzanne Lenglen defeated Germaine Golding  6–4, 6–2
1923	François Blanchy  defeated Max Decugis  1–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–2	Suzanne Lenglen defeated Germaine Golding  6–1, 6–4
1924	Jean Borotra  defeated René Lacoste  7–5, 6–4, 0–6, 5–7, 6–2	Julie Vlasto defeated Jeanne Vaussard  6–2, 6–3
1925	René Lacoste  defeated Jean Borotra  7–5, 6–1, 6–4	Suzanne Lenglen defeated Kitty McKane Godfree  6–1, 6–2
1926	Henri Cochet  defeated René Lacoste  6–2, 6–4, 6–3	Suzanne Lenglen defeated Mary Browne  6–1, 6–0
1927	René Lacoste  defeated Bill Tilden  6–4, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 11–9	Kea Bouman defeated Irene Bowder Peacock  6–2, 6–4
1928	Henri Cochet  defeated René Lacoste  5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3	Helen Wills Moody defeated Eileen Bennett Whittingstall  6–1, 6–2
1929	René Lacoste  defeated Jean Borotra  6–3, 2–6, 6–0, 2–6, 8–6	Helen Wills Moody defeated Simonne Mathieu  6–3, 6–4
1930	Henri Cochet  defeated Bill Tilden  3–6, 8–6, 6–3, 6–1	Helen Wills Moody defeated Helen Jacobs  6–2, 6–1
1931	Jean Borotra  defeated Christian Boussus  2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4	Cilly Aussem defeated Betty Nuthall  8–6, 6–1
1932	Henri Cochet  defeated Giorgio de Stefani  6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3	Helen Wills Moody defeated Simonne Mathieu  7–5, 6–1
1933	Jack Crawford  defeated Henri Cochet  8–6, 6–1, 6–3	Margaret Scriven Vivian defeated Simonne Mathieu  6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1934	Gottfried von Cramm  defeated Jack Crawford  6–4, 7–9, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3	Margaret Scriven Vivian defeated Helen Jacobs  7–5, 4–6, 6–1
1935	Fred Perry  defeated Gottfried von Cramm  6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3	Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling defeated Simonne Mathieu  6–2, 6–1
1936	Gottfried von Cramm  defeated Fred Perry  6–0, 2–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–0	Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling defeated Simonne Mathieu  6–3, 6–4
1937	Henner Henkel  defeated Bunny Austin  6–1, 6–4, 6–3	Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling defeated Simonne Mathieu  6–2, 6–4
1938	Don Budge  defeated Roderich Menzel  6–3, 6–2, 6–4	Simonne Mathieu defeated Nelly Adamson Landry  6–0, 6–3
1939	Don McNeill  defeated Bobby Riggs  7–5, 6–0, 6–3	Simonne Mathieu defeated Jadwiga Jedrzejowska  6–3, 8–6
1940	No Tournament Due to WWII	No Tournament Due to WWII
1941	Bernard Destremau defeated Robert Ramillon  6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4	Alice Weiwers defeated Anne-Marie Seghers  6–3, 6–0
1942	Bernard Destremau defeated Christian Boussus  5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–1	Alice Weiwers defeated Lolette Payot  6–4, 6–4
1943	Yvon Petra defeated Henri Cochet  6–3, 6–3, 6–8, 2–6, 6–4	Simone Iribarne Lafargue defeated Alice Weiwers  6–1, 7–5
1944	Yvon Petra defeated Marcel Bernard  6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2	Raymonde Jones Veber defeated Jacqueline Patorni  6–4, 9–7
1945	Yvon Petra defeated Bernard Destremau  7–5, 6–4, 6–2	Lolette Payot defeated Simone Iribarne Lafargue  6–3, 6–4
1946	Marcel Bernard  defeated Jaroslav Drobný  3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3	Margaret Osborne duPont defeated Pauline Betz  1–6, 8–6, 7–5
1947	József Asbóth  defeated Eric Sturgess  8–6, 7–5, 6–4	Patricia Canning Todd defeated Doris Hart  6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1948	Frank Parker  defeated Jaroslav Drobný  6–4, 7–5, 5–7, 8–6	Nelly Adamson Landry defeated Shirley Fry  6–2, 0–6, 6–0
1949	Frank Parker  defeated Budge Patty  6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4	Margaret Osborne duPont defeated Nelly Adamson Landry  7–5, 6–2
1950	Budge Patty  defeated Jaroslav Drobný  6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 7–5	Doris Hart defeated Patricia Canning Todd  6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1951	Jaroslav Drobný  defeated Eric Sturgess  6–3, 6–3, 6–3	Shirley Fry defeated Doris Hart  6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1952	Jaroslav Drobný  defeated Frank Sedgman  6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–4	Doris Hart defeated Shirley Fry  6–4, 6–4
1953	Ken Rosewall  defeated Vic Seixas  6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2	Maureen Connolly defeated Doris Hart  6–2, 6–4
1954	Tony Trabert  defeated Arthur Larsen  6–4, 7–5, 6–1	Maureen Connolly defeated Ginette Bucaille  6–4, 6–1
1955	Tony Trabert  defeated Sven Davidson  2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2	Angela Mortimer defeated Dorothy Head Knode  2–6, 7–5, 10–8
1956	Lew Hoad  defeated Sven Davidson  6–4, 8–6, 6–3	Althea Gibson defeated Angela Mortimer  6–0, 12–10
1957	Sven Davidson  defeated Herbert Flam  6–3, 6–4, 6–4	Shirley Bloomer defeated Dorothy Head Knode  6–1, 6–3
1958	Mervyn Rose  defeated Luis Ayala  6–3, 6–4, 6–4	Zsuzsa Körmöczy defeated Shirley Bloomer Brasher  6–4, 1–6, 6–2
1959	Nicola Pietrangeli  defeated Ian Vermaak  3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1	Christine Truman defeated Zsuzsa Körmöczy  6–4, 7–5
1960	Nicola Pietrangeli  defeated Luis Ayala  3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3	Darlene Hard defeated Yola Ramírez  6–3, 6–4
1961	Manuel Santana  defeated Nicola Pietrangeli  4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2	Ann Haydon defeated Yola Ramírez  6–2, 6–1
1962	Rod Laver  defeated Roy Emerson  3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2	Margaret Court defeated Lesley Turner  6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1963	Roy Emerson  defeated Pierre Darmon  3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4	Lesley Turner defeated Ann Haydon Jones  2–6, 6–3, 7–5
1964	Manuel Santana  defeated Nicola Pietrangeli  6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5	Margaret Court defeated Maria Bueno  5–7, 6–1, 6–2
1965	Fred Stolle  defeated Tony Roche  3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3	Lesley Turner defeated Margaret Court  6–3, 6–4
1966	Tony Roche  defeated István Gulyás  6–1, 6–4, 7–5	Ann Haydon Jones defeated Nancy Richey  6–3, 6–1
1967	Roy Emerson  defeated Tony Roche  6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2	Françoise Dürr defeated Lesley Turner  4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1968	Ken Rosewall  defeated Rod Laver  6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2	Nancy Richey defeated Ann Haydon Jones  5–7, 6–4, 6–1
1969	Rod Laver  defeated Ken Rosewall  6–4, 6–3, 6–4	Margaret Court defeated Ann Haydon Jones  6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1970	Jan Kodeš  defeated Željko Franulovi?  6–2, 6–4, 6–0	Margaret Court  defeated Helga Niessen  6–2, 6–4
1971	Jan Kodeš  defeated Ilie N?stase  8–6, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5	Evonne Goolagong[ defeated Helen Gourlay  6–3, 7–5
1972	Andrés Gimeno  defeated Patrick Proisy  4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1	Billie Jean King defeated Evonne Goolagong  6–3, 6–3
1973	Ilie Nastase  defeated Nikola Piliic  6–3, 6–3, 6–0	Margaret Court  defeated Chris Evert  6–7(5–7),[j] 7–6(8–6), 6–4
1974	Björn Borg  defeated Manuel Orantes  2–6, 6–7(4–7),] 6–0, 6–1, 6–1	Chris Evert defeated Olga Morozova  6–1, 6–2
1975	Björn Borg  defeated Guillermo Vilas  6–2, 6–3, 6–4	Chris Evert  defeated Martina Navratilova[l]  2–6, 6–2, 6–1
1976	Adriano Panatta  defeated Harold Solomon  6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)	Sue Barker defeated Renáta Tomanová  6–2, 0–6, 6–2
1977	Guillermo Vilas  defeated Brian Gottfried  6–0, 6–3, 6–0	Mima Jaušovec defeated Florenta Mihai  6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
1978	Björn Borg  defeated Guillermo Vilas  6–1, 6–1, 6–3	Virginia Ruzici defeated Mima Jaušovec  6–2, 6–2
1979	Björn Borg  defeated Víctor Pecci  6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4	Chris Evert  defeated Wendy Turnbull  6–2, 6–0
1980	Björn Borg  defeated Vitas Gerulaitis  6–4, 6–1, 6–2	Chris Evert  defeated Virginia Ruzici  6–0, 6–3
1981	Björn Borg  defeated Ivan Lendl  6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1	Hana Mandlíková defeated Sylvia Hanika  6–2, 6–4
1982	Mats Wilander  defeated Guillermo Vilas  1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–0, 6–4	Martina Navratilova defeated Andrea Jaeger  7–6(8–6), 6–1
1983	Yannick Noah  defeated Mats Wilander  6–2, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)	Chris Evert  defeated Mima Jaušovec  6–1, 6–2
1984	Ivan Lendl  defeated John McEnroe  3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5	Martina Navratilova  defeated Chris Evert  6–3, 6–1
1985	Mats Wilander  defeated Ivan Lendl  3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2	Chris Evert  defeated Martina Navratilova  6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–5
1986	Ivan Lendl  defeated Mikael Pernfors  6–3, 6–2, 6–4	Chris Evert  defeated Martina Navratilova  2–6, 6–3, 6–3
1987	Ivan Lendl  defeated Mats Wilander  7–5, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)	Steffi Graf defeated Martina Navratilova  6–4, 4–6, 8–6
1988	Mats Wilander  defeated Henri Leconte  7–5, 6–2, 6–1	Steffi Graf  defeated Natasha Zvereva  6–0, 6–0
1989	Michael Chang  defeated Stefan Edberg  6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Steffi Graf  7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5
1990	Andrés Gómez  defeated Andre Agassi  6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4	Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf  7–6(8–6), 6–4
1991	Jim Courier  defeated Andre Agassi  3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4	Monica Seles  defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  6–3, 6–4
1992	Jim Courier  defeated Petr Korda  7–5, 6–2, 6–1	Monica Seles  defeated Steffi Graf  6–2, 3–6, 10–8
1993	Sergi Bruguera  defeated Jim Courier  6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Steffi Graf  defeated Mary Joe Fernández  4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1994	Sergi Bruguera  defeated Alberto Berasategui  6–3, 7–5, 2–6, 6–1	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  defeated Mary Pierce  6–4, 6–4
1995	Thomas Muster  defeated Michael Chang  7–5, 6–2, 6–4	Steffi Graf  defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  7–5, 4–6, 6–0
1996	Yevgeny Kafelnikov  defeated Michael Stich  7–6(7–4), 7–5, 7–6(7–4)	Steffi Graf  defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  6–3, 6–7(4–7), 10–8
1997	Gustavo Kuerten  defeated Sergi Bruguera  6–3, 6–4, 6–2	Iva Majoli defeated Martina Hingis  6–4, 6–2
1998	Carlos Moyá  defeated Àlex Corretja  6–3, 7–5, 6–3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  defeated Monica Seles  7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–2
1999	Andre Agassi  defeated Andrei Medvedev  1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4	Steffi Graf  defeated Martina Hingis  4–6, 7–5, 6–2
2000	Gustavo Kuerten  defeated Magnus Norman  6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(8–6)	Mary Pierce defeated Conchita Martínez  6–2, 7–5
2001	Gustavo Kuerten  defeated Àlex Corretja  6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0	Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters  1–6, 6–4, 12–10
2002	Albert Costa  defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero  6–1, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3	Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams  7–5, 6–3
2003	Juan Carlos Ferrero  defeated Martin Verkerk  6–1, 6–3, 6–2	Justine Henin defeated Kim Clijsters  6–0, 6–4
2004	Gastón Gaudio  defeated Guillermo Coria  0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6	Anastasia Myskina defeated Elena Dementieva  6–1, 6–2
2005	Rafael Nadal  defeated Mariano Puerta  6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5	Justine Henin  defeated Mary Pierce  6–1, 6–1
2006	Rafael Nadal  defeated Roger Federer  1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)	Justine Henin  defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova  6–4, 6–4
2007	Rafael Nadal  defeated Roger Federer  6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Justine Henin  defeated Ana Ivanovic  6–1, 6–2
2008	Rafael Nadal  defeated Roger Federer  6–1, 6–3, 6–0	Ana Ivanovic defeated Dinara Safina  6–4, 6–3
2009	Roger Federer  defeated Robin Söderling  6–1, 7–6(7–1), 6–4	Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Dinara Safina  6–4, 6–2
2010	Rafael Nadal  defeated Robin Söderling  6–4, 6–2, 6–4	Francesca Schiavone defeated Samantha Stosur  6–4, 7–6(7–2)
2011	Rafael Nadal  defeated Roger Federer  7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1	Li Na defeated Francesca Schiavone  6–4, 7–6(7–0)
2012	Rafael Nadal  defeated Novak Djokovic  6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5	Maria Sharapova defeated Sara Errani  6–3, 6–2
2013	Rafael Nadal  defeated David Ferrer  6–3, 6–2, 6–3	Serena Williams  defeated Maria Sharapova  6–4, 6–4
2014	Rafael Nadal  defeated Novak Djokovic  3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4	Maria Sharapova  defeated Simona Halep  6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
2015	Stan Wawrinka  defeated Novak Djokovic  4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4	Serena Williams  defeated Lucie Šafá?ová  6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–2
2016	Novak Djokovic  defeated Andy Murray  3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4	Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Serena Williams  7–5, 6–4
2017	Rafael Nadal  defeated Stan Wawrinka  6–2, 6–3, 6–1	Jelena Ostapenko defeated Simona Halep  4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2018	Rafael Nadal  defeated Dominic Thiem  6–4, 6–3, 6–2	Simona Halep defeated Sloane Stephens  3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2019	Rafael Nadal  defeated Dominic Thiem  6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1	Ashleigh Barty defeated Markéta Vondroušová  6–1, 6–3
2020	Rafael Nadal  defeated Novak Djokovic  6–0, 6–2, 7–5	Iga Swiatek defeated Sofia Kenin  6–4, 6–1
2021	Novak Djokovic  defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas  6–7(6–8), 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4	Barbora Krejcíková defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova  6–1, 2–6, 6–4
2022	Rafael Nadal  defeated Casper Ruud  6–3, 6–3, 6–0	Iga Swiatek defeated Coco Gauff  6–1, 6–3
2023	Novak Djokovic  defeated Casper Ruud  7–6(7–1), 6–3, 7–5	Iga Swiatek defeated Karolína Muchová  6–2, 5–7, 6–4
2024	Carlos Alcaraz  defeated Alexander Zverev  6–3, 2–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2	Iga Swiatek defeated Jasmine Paolini  6–2, 6–1