The French Open (French: Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros, IPA: [ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁɔs]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar and the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world. Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam still held on clay and ends the spring clay court season. It is one of the most prestigious events in tennis, and it has the widest worldwide broadcasting and audience of all regular events in this sport. Because of the slow playing surface and the five-set men's singles matches without a tiebreak in the final set, the event is widely considered to be the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world. The singles champions for 2009 are Swiss male Roger Federer and Russian female Svetlana Kuznetsova. The 2010 tournament will commence on Sunday May 23.
Past Winners French Championships 1891 H.H. Briggs 1892 Jean Schopfer 1893 Laurent Riboulet 1894 André Vacherot 1895 André Vacherot 1896 André Vacherot 1897 Paul Aymé 1898 Paul Aymé 1899 Paul Aymé 1900 Paul Aymé 1901 André Vacherot 1902 Michel Vacherot 1903 Max Decugis 1904 Max Decugis 1905 Maurice Germot 1906 Maurice Germot 1907 Max Decugis 1908 Max Decugis 1909 Max Decugis 1910 Maurice Germot 1911 André Gobert 1912 Max Decugis 1913 Max Decugis 1914 xMax Decugis 1915 — None — — 1916 — None — — — 1917 — None — — — 1918 — None — — — 1919 — None — — — 1920 André Gobert 1921 Jean Samazeuilh 1922 Cochet 1923 François Blanchy 1924 Jean Borotra 1925 René Lacoste 1926 Henri Cochet 1927 René Lacoste 1928 Henri Cochet 1929 René Lacoste 1930 Henri Cochet 1931 Jean Borotra 1932 Henri Cochet 1933 Jack Crawford 1934 Gottfried von Cramm 1935 Fred Perry 1936 Gottfried von Cramm 1937 Henner Henkel 1938 Don Budge 1939 Don McNeill 1940 — None[f] — — — 1941 Bernard Destremau 1942 Bernard Destremau 1943 Yvon Petra 1944 Yvon Petra 1945 Yvon Petra 1946 Marcel Bernard 1947 József Asbóth 1948 Frank Parker 1949 Frank Parker 1950 Budge Patty 1951 Jaroslav Drobný 1952 Jaroslav Drobný 1953 Ken Rosewall 1954 Tony Trabert 1955 Tony Trabert 1956 Lew Hoad 1957 Sven Davidson 1958 Mervyn Rose 1959 Nicola Pietrangeli 1960 Nicola Pietrangeli 1961 Manuel Santana 1962 Rod Laver 1963 Roy Emerson 1964 Manuel Santana 1965 Fred Stolle 1966 Tony Roche 1967 Roy Emerson French Open 1968 Ken Rosewall 1969 Rod Laver 1970 Jan Kodeš 1971 Jan Kodeš 1972 Andrés Gimeno 1973 Ilie Năstase 1974 Björn Borg 1975 Björn Borg 1976 Adriano Panatta 1977 Guillermo Vilas 1978 Björn Borg 1979 Björn Borg 1980 Björn Borg 1981 Björn Borg 1982 Mats Wilander 1983 Yannick Noah 1984 Ivan Lendl 1985 Mats Wilander 1986 Ivan Lendl 1987 Ivan Lendl 1988 Mats Wilander 1989 Michael Chang 1990 Andrés Gómez 1991 Jim Courier 1992 Jim Courier 1993 Sergi Bruguera 1994 Sergi Bruguera 1995 Thomas Muster 1996 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1997 Gustavo Kuerten 1998 Carlos Moyà 1999 Andre Agassi 2000 Gustavo Kuerten 2001 Gustavo Kuerten 2002 Albert Costa 2003 Juan Carlos Ferrero 2004 Gastón Gaudio 2005 Rafael Nadal 2006 Rafael Nadal 2007 Rafael Nadal 2008 Rafael Nadal 2009 Roger Federer
List of French Open Women's Singles champions French Championships 1897 Adine Masson 1898 Adine Masson 1899 Adine Masson 1900 Hélène Prévost 1901 P Girod 1902 Adine Masson 1903 Adine Masson 1904 Kate Gillou 1905 Kate Gillou 1906 Kate Gillou-Fenwick 1907 Comtesse de Kermel 1908 Kate Gillou-Fenwick 1909 Jeanne Matthey 1910 Jeanne Matthey 1911 Jeanne Matthey 1912 Jeanne Matthey 1913 Marguerite Broquedis 1914 Marguerite Broquedis 1915 — None[e] — — — 1916 — None — — — 1917 — None — — — 1918 — None — — — 1919 — None — — — 1920 Suzanne Lenglen 1921 Suzanne Lenglen 1922 Suzanne Lenglen 1923 Suzanne Lenglen 1924 Emilienne Didi Vlasto 1925 Suzanne Lenglen 1926 Suzanne Lenglen 1927 Kea Bouman 1928 Helen Wills Moody 1929 Helen Wills Moody 1930 Helen Wills Moody 1931 Cilly Aussem 1932 Helen Wills Moody 1933 Margaret Scriven Vivian 1934 Margaret Scriven Vivian 1935 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1936 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1937 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1938 Simone Mathieu 1939 Simone Mathieu 1940 — None[f] — — — 1941 Alice Weiwers 1942 Alice Weiwers 1943 Simone Iribarne Lafargue 1944 Raymonde Jones Veber 1945 Lolette Payot 1946 Margaret Osborne duPont 1947 Patricia Canning Todd 1948 Nelly Adamson Landry 1949 Margaret Osborne duPont 1950 Doris Hart 1951 Shirley Fry Irvin 1952 Doris Hart 1953 Maureen Connolly Brinker 1954 Maureen Connolly Brinker 1955 Angela Mortimer Barrett 1956 Althea Gibson 1957 Shirley Bloomer Brasher 1958 Zsuzsa Körmöczy 1959 Christine Truman Janes 1960 Darlene Hard 1961 Ann Haydon Jones 1962 Margaret Court 1963 Lesley Turner Bowrey 1964 Margaret Court 1965 Lesley Turner Bowrey 1966 Ann Haydon Jones 1967 Françoise Durr French Open 1968 Nancy Richey 1969 Margaret Court 1970 Margaret Court 1971 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1972 Billie Jean King 1973 Margaret Court 1974 Chris Evert 1975 Chris Evert 1976 Sue Barker 1977 Mima Jaušovec 1978 Virginia Ruzici 1979 Chris Evert 1980 Chris Evert 1981 Hana Mandlíková 1982 Martina Navrátilová 1983 Chris Evert 1984 Martina Navrátilová 1985 Chris Evert 1986 Chris Evert 1987 Steffi Graf 1988 Steffi Graf 1989 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1990 Monica Seles 1991 Monica Seles 1992 Monica Seles 1993 Steffi Graf 1994 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1995 Steffi Graf 1996 Steffi Graf 1997 Iva Majoli 1998 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1999 Steffi Graf 2000 Mary Pierce 2001 Jennifer Capriati 2002 Serena Williams 2003 Justine Henin 2004 Justine Henin 2005 Justine Henin 2006 Justine Henin 2007 Justine Henin 2008 Ana Ivanović 2009 Svetlana Kuznetsova
List of French Open Men's Doubles champions 1925 Jean Borotra, René Lacoste 1926 Vincent Richards Howard Kinsey 1927 Henri Cochet Jacques Brugnon 1928 Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon 1929 René Lacoste Jean Borotra 1930 Henri Cochet Jacques Brugnon 1931 George Lott John Van Ryn 1932 Henri Cochet Jacques Brugnon 1933 Pat Hughes Fred Perry 1934 Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon 1935 Jack Crawford Adrian Quist 1936 Jean Borotra Marcel Bernard 1937 Gottfried von Cramm Henner Henkel 1938 Bernard Destremau Yvon Petra 1939 Don McNeill Charles Harris 1940 No competition (due to World War II) 1941 No competition (due to World War II) 1942 No competition (due to World War II) 1943 No competition (due to World War II) 1944 No competition (due to World War II) 1945 No competition (due to World War II) 1946 Marcel Bernard Yvon Petra 1947 Eustace Fannin Eric Sturgess 1948 Lennart Bergelin Jaroslav Drobný 1949 Pancho Gonzalez Frank Parker 1950 Bill Talbert Tony Trabert 1951 Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman 1952 Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman 1953 Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall 1954 Vic Seixas Tony Trabert 1955 Vic Seixas Tony Trabert 1956 Don Candy Bob Perry 1957 Mal Anderson Ashley Cooper 1958 Mal Anderson Ashley Cooper 1959 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 1960 Roy Emerson Neale Fraser 1961 Roy Emerson Rod Laver 1962 Roy Emerson Neale Fraser 1963 Roy Emerson Manuel Santana 1964 Roy Emerson Ken Fletcher 1965 Roy Emerson Fred Stolle 1966 Clark Graebner Dennis Ralston 1967 John Newcombe Tony Roche 1968 Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle 1969 John Newcombe Tony Roche 1970 Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac 1971 Arthur Ashe Marty Riessen 1972 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 1973 John Newcombe Tom Okker 1974 Dick Crealy Onny Parun 1975 Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 1976 Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 1977 Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 1978 Gene Mayer Hank Pfister 1979 Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer 1980 Victor Amaya Hank Pfister 1981 Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 1982 Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan 1983 Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson 1984 Henri Leconte Yannick Noah 1985 Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick 1986 John Fitzgerald Tomáš Šmíd 1987 Anders Järryd Robert Seguso 1988 Andrés Gómez Emilio Sánchez 1989 Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe 1990 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 1991 John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 1992 Jakob Hlasek Marc Rosset 1993 Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen 1994 Byron Black Jonathan Stark 1995 Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 1996 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 1997 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1998 Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 1999 Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 2000 Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 2001 Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 2002 Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2003 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 2004 Xavier Malisse Olivier Rochus 2005 Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi 2006 Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi 2007 Mark Knowles Mark Knowles 2008 Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna 2009 Lukas Dlouhy Leander Paes
List of French Open Women's Doubles champions 1912 Women's doubles event not held 1913 Women's doubles event not held 1914 Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan 1915 No competition (World War I) 1916 No competition (World War I) 1917 No competition (World War I) 1918 No competition (World War I) 1919 No competition 1920 Dorothy Holman Phyllis Satterwaithe 1921 Suzanne Lenglen Germaine Golding 1922 Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan 1923 Geraldine Beamish Kitty McKane Godfree 1924 No competition (Olympics held in Paris instead) 1925 Suzanne Lenglen Didi Vlasto 1926 Suzanne Lenglen Didi Vlasto 1927 Irene Bowder Peacock Bobbie Heine 1928 Phoebe Holcroft Watson Eileen Bennett Whittingstall 1929 Lili de Alvarez Valdene Kea Bouman 1930 Helen Wills Moody Elizabeth Ryan 1931 Eileen Bennett Whittingstall Betty Nuthall Shoemaker 1932 Helen Wills Moody Elizabeth Ryan 1933 Simone Mathieu Elizabeth Ryan 1934 Simone Mathieu Elizabeth Ryan 1935 Margaret Scriven Vivian Kay Stammers Bullitt 1936 Simone Mathieu Billie Yorke 1937 Simone Mathieu Billie Yorke 1938 Simone Mathieu Billie Yorke 1939 Simone Mathieu Jadwiga Jedrzejowska 1940 No competition (World War II) 1941 No competition (World War II) 1942 No competition (World War II) 1943 No competition (World War II) 1944 No competition (World War II) 1945 P. Fritz Simone Iribarne Lafargue 1946 Louise Brough Clapp Margaret Osborne duPont 1947 Louise Brough Clapp Margaret Osborne duPont 1948 Doris Hart Patricia Canning Todd 1949 Margaret Osborne duPont Louise Brough Clapp 1950 Doris Hart Shirley Fry Irvin 1951 Doris Hart Shirley Fry Irvin 1952 Doris Hart Shirley Fry Irvin 1953 Doris Hart Shirley Fry Irvin 1954 Maureen Connolly Brinker Nell Hall Hopman 1955 Beverly Baker Fleitz Darlene Hard 1956 1956 Angela Buxton Althea Gibson 1957 Shirley Bloomer Brasher Darlene Hard 1958 Rosie Reyes Yola Ramirez Ochoa 1959 Sandra Reynolds Price Renee Schuurman Haygarth 1960 Maria Bueno Darlene Hard 1961 Sandra Reynolds Price Renee Schuurman Haygarth 1962 Sandra Reynolds Price Renee Schuurman Haygarth 1963 Ann Haydon Jones Renee Schuurman Haygarth 1964 Margaret Court Lesley Turner Bowrey 1965 Margaret Court Lesley Turner Bowrey 1966 Margaret Court Judy Tegart Dalton 1967 Françoise Durr Gail Chanfreau 1968 Françoise Durr Ann Haydon Jones 1969 Françoise Durr Ann Haydon Jones 1970 Gail Chanfreau Françoise Durr 1971 Gail Chanfreau Françoise Durr 1972 Billie Jean King Betty Stöve 1973 Margaret Court Virginia Wade 1974 Chris Evert Olga Morozova 1975 Chris Evert Martina Navratilova 1976 Fiorella Bonicelli Gail Chanfreau 1977 Regina Marsikova Pam Teeguarden 1978 Mima Jausovec Virginia Ruzici 1979 Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull 1980 Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 1981 Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer Tanya Harford 1982 Martina Navrátilová Anne Smith 1983 Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer Candy Reynolds 1984 Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver 1985 Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver 1986 Martina Navrátilová Andrea Temesvári 1987 Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver 1988 Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver 1989 Larisa Savchenko Neiland Natalia Zvereva 1990 Jana Novotná Helena Suková 1991 Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná 1992 Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva 1993 Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva 1994 Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva 1995 Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva 1996 Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernandez 1997 Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva 1998 Martina Hingis Jana Novotná 1999 Venus Williams Serena Williams 2000 Martina Hingis Mary Pierce 2001 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 2002 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 2003 Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama 2004 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 2005 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 2006 Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur 2007 Alicia Molik Mara Santangelo 2008 Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual 2009 Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual
