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List of French Open women's singles champions

French Open Women's Singles Champions
LocationParis
France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Governing bodyFrench Tennis Federation
Created1897 (established)
SurfaceClay (red) (1897–Present)
Sand (between 1897–1908 when held at Île de Puteaux)
Prize money€ 2,100,000 (2017)
TrophyCoupe Suzanne Lenglen
WebsiteFrench Open champions
Most titles
Amateur era5: Adine Masson
(club members)
4: Helen Wills Moody (Internationals)
Open era7: Chris Evert
Most consecutive titles
Amateur era4: Jeanne Matthey
Suzanne Lenglen
(club members)
3: Helen Wills Moody
3: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
(Internationals)
Open era3: Monica Seles
3: Justine Henin
Current champion
Iga Świątek
(first title)

The French Open,[a][b] known originally as the Internationaux de France,[3] is an annual tennis tournament created in 1891 and played on outdoor red clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France.[4] The women's singles event began in 1897.[1]

History

The French Open is played during two weeks in late May and early June, and has been chronologically the second of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the tennis season since 1987. The event was not held from 1915 to 1919 because of World War I, and after a one-year lapse in 1940, was unofficially held from 1941 to 1945 because of World War II.[2] The national body that organizes this event is the French Tennis Federation (FFT).

The Racing Club de France and the Stade Français of Paris alternated hosting the event before the competition was moved in 1928 to the newly built Stade Roland Garros, where it has been played since. The tournament was reserved for members of French tennis clubs until the first edition open to international players took place in 1925.[5] From 1941 to 1944, the Vichy regime requisitioned the site and held a Tournoi de France, for French players only, won two times by Alice Weiwers and once by Simone Iribarne Lafargue, and Raymonde Jones Veber. Those editions are not counted by the FFT in the tournament's history.[2] In 1945, under the Provisional Government of the French Republic, the champion was Lolette Payot. Even if it was organised by the French Lawn Tennis Federation, the 1945 event is also not counted by the FFT in the tournament's history.

The women's singles rules have undergone several changes since the first edition. The event has always been contested in a knockout format. Records show that matches have always been played as the best-of-three sets format. The lingering death best-of-twelve points tie-break was introduced in 1973 for the first two sets.[6]

The champion receives a miniature replica of the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen (Suzanne Lenglen Cup), named after Suzanne Lenglen. In 2010, the winner received prize money of €1,120,000.[7]

In the French National Championship, which was when the tournament was reserved to members of French tennis clubs and French nationals, Adine Masson (1897–1899, 1902–1903) holds the record for most titles in women's singles with five victories. The record for most consecutive titles is four by Jeanne Matthey (1909–1912) and Lenglen (1920–1923), all of whose titles came during the club-members-only era.

In the French International Championships, that came after the tournament opened to international competitors but before the open era, Helen Wills Moody (1928–1930, 1932) holds the record for most titles at four. The record for most consecutive titles during this period is three by Wills Moody (1928–1930) and Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (1935–1937).[2][6]

During the French Open, since the inclusion of the professional tennis players, the record for most titles is held by Chris Evert with seven (1974–1975, 1979–1980, 1983, 1985–1986). The record for most consecutive titles during the Open Era is three by Monica Seles (1990–1992) and Justine Henin (2005–2007).[2][6]

This event has been won without losing a set in the Open Era by Evonne Goolagong in 1971, Billie Jean King in 1972, Evert in 1974, Steffi Graf in 1988, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1994, and Henin in 2006 and 2007.

Champions

Regular competition
†  Not considered to be a Grand Slam event. A French club members only tournament called the French Championships
††  Disputed champions: Not considered to be a Grand Slam event. Not sanctioned or recognised by the FFT[c]
Further information: Tournoi de France (tennis)

French Championships

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Jeanne Matthey is a four-time champion
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Suzanne Lenglen is a six-time champion
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Helen Wills Moody is a four-time champion
Year[d] Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in the final[2][10]
1897 FRA Adine Masson † FRA P. Girod 6–3, 6–1
1898 FRA Adine Masson † FRA — Only entrant (no final)[e]
1899 FRA Adine Masson † FRA — Only entrant (no final)
1900 FRA Hélène Prévost † FRA — Only entrant (no final)
1901 FRA P. Girod † FRA Leroux 6–1, 6–1
1902 FRA Adine Masson † FRA P. Girod 6–0, 6–1
1903 FRA Adine Masson † FRA Kate Gillou 6–0, 6–8, 6–0
1904 FRA Kate Gillou † FRA Adine Masson —
1905 FRA Kate Gillou † FRA Yvonne de Pfeffel 6–0, 11–9
1906 FRA Kate Gillou-Fenwick † FRA Virginia MacVeagh —
1907 FRA Comtesse de Kermel † FRA Catherine d'Aliney d'Elva 6–1, retired
1908 FRA Kate Gillou-Fenwick † FRA Pean 6–2, 6–2
1909 FRA Jeanne Matthey † FRA Abeille Villard Gallay 10–8, 6–4
1910 FRA Jeanne Matthey †[11] FRA Germaine Régnier 1–6, 6–1, 9–7
1911 FRA Jeanne Matthey † FRA Marguerite Broquedis 6–2, 7–5
1912 FRA Jeanne Matthey † FRA Marie Danet 6–2, 7–5
1913 FRA Marguerite Broquedis † FRA Jeanne Matthey 6–3, 6–3
1914 FRA Marguerite Broquedis † FRA Suzanne Lenglen 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
1915 No competition (due to World War I)[f]
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920 FRA Suzanne Lenglen † FRA Marguerite Broquedis 6–1, 7–5
1921 FRA Suzanne Lenglen † FRA Germaine Golding (walkover)
1922 FRA Suzanne Lenglen † FRA Germaine Golding 6–4, 6–2
1923 FRA Suzanne Lenglen † FRA Germaine Golding 6–1, 6–4
1924 FRA Julie Vlasto † FRA Jeanne Vaussard 6–2, 6–3
1925 FRA Suzanne Lenglen GBR[g] Kitty McKane Godfree 6–1, 6–2
1926 FRA Suzanne Lenglen USA Mary Browne 6–1, 6–0
1927 NED Kea Bouman ZAF Irene Bowder Peacock 6–2, 6–4
1928 USA Helen Wills Moody GBR Eileen Bennett Whittingstall 6–1, 6–2
1929 USA Helen Wills Moody FRA Simonne Mathieu 6–3, 6–4
1930 USA Helen Wills Moody USA Helen Jacobs 6–2, 6–1
1931 GER Cilly Aussem GBR Betty Nuthall 8–6, 6–1
1932 USA Helen Wills Moody FRA Simonne Mathieu 7–5, 6–1
1933 GBR[g] Margaret Scriven Vivian FRA Simonne Mathieu 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1934 GBR Margaret Scriven Vivian USA Helen Jacobs 7–5, 4–6, 6–1
1935 GER[12] Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling FRA Simonne Mathieu 6–2, 6–1
1936 GER[13] Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling FRA Simonne Mathieu 6–3, 6–4
1937 GER[14] Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling FRA Simonne Mathieu 6–2, 6–4
1938 FRA Simonne Mathieu FRA Nelly Adamson Landry 6–0, 6–3
1939 FRA Simonne Mathieu POL Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6–3, 8–6
1940 No competition (due to World War II)[c]
1941 LUX Alice Weiwers †† FRA Anne-Marie Seghers 6–3, 6–0
1942 LUX Alice Weiwers †† SUI Lolette Payot 6–4, 6–4
1943 FRA Simone Iribarne Lafargue †† LUX Alice Weiwers 6–1, 7–5
1944 FRA Raymonde Jones Veber †† FRA Jacqueline Patorni 6–4, 9–7
1945 SUI Lolette Payot †† FRA Simone Iribarne Lafargue 6–3, 6–4
1946 USA Margaret Osborne duPont USA Pauline Betz Addie 1–6, 8–6, 7–5
1947 USA Patricia Canning Todd USA Doris Hart 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1948 FRA Nelly Adamson Landry USA Shirley Fry 6–2, 0–6, 6–0
1949 USA Margaret Osborne duPont FRA Nelly Adamson Landry 7–5, 6–2
1950 USA Doris Hart USA Patricia Canning Todd 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1951 USA Shirley Fry USA Doris Hart 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1952 USA Doris Hart USA Shirley Fry 6–4, 6–4
1953 USA Maureen Connolly USA Doris Hart 6–2, 6–4
1954 USA Maureen Connolly FRA Ginette Bucaille 6–4, 6–1
1955 GBR Angela Mortimer USA Dorothy Head Knode 2–6, 7–5, 10–8
1956 USA Althea Gibson GBR Angela Mortimer 6–0, 12–10
1957 GBR Shirley Bloomer USA Dorothy Head Knode 6–1, 6–3
1958 HUN Zsuzsa Körmöczy GBR Shirley Bloomer Brasher 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
1959 GBR Christine Truman HUN Zsuzsa Körmöczy 6–4, 7–5
1960 USA Darlene Hard MEX Yola Ramírez 6–3, 6–4
1961 GBR Ann Haydon MEX Yola Ramírez 6–2, 6–1
1962 AUS Margaret Court AUS Lesley Turner 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1963 AUS Lesley Turner GBR Ann Haydon Jones 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
1964 AUS Margaret Court BRA Maria Bueno 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
1965 AUS Lesley Turner AUS Margaret Court 6–3, 6–4
1966 GBR Ann Haydon Jones USA Nancy Richey 6–3, 6–1
1967 FRA Françoise Dürr AUS Lesley Turner 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

French Open

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Chris Evert won an Open Era record seven titles over a 13-year period.
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Steffi Graf is a six-time champion.
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Justine Henin is a four-time champion and won three times consecutively.
Iga Świątek is the most recent champion.
Year[d] Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in the final[2][10]
1968 USA Nancy Richey GBR Ann Haydon Jones 5–7, 6–4, 6–1
1969 AUS Margaret Court GBR Ann Haydon Jones 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1970 AUS Margaret Court FRG[h] Helga Niessen 6–2, 6–4
1971 AUS Evonne Goolagong[i] AUS Helen Gourlay 6–3, 7–5
1972 USA Billie Jean King AUS Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–3
1973 AUS Margaret Court USA Chris Evert 6–7(5–7)[j], 7–6(8–6), 6–4
1974 USA Chris Evert URS Olga Morozova 6–1, 6–2
1975 USA Chris Evert TCH[k] Martina Navratilova[l] 2–6, 6–2, 6–1
1976 GBR[m] Sue Barker TCH Renáta Tomanová 6–2, 0–6, 6–2
1977 YUG Mima Jaušovec ROU Florența Mihai 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
1978 ROU Virginia Ruzici YUG Mima Jaušovec 6–2, 6–2
1979 USA Chris Evert AUS Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 6–0
1980 USA Chris Evert ROU Virginia Ruzici 6–0, 6–3
1981 TCH[k] Hana Mandlíková FRG Sylvia Hanika 6–2, 6–4
1982 USA Martina Navratilova[l] USA Andrea Jaeger 7–6(8–6), 6–1
1983 USA Chris Evert YUG Mima Jaušovec 6–1, 6–2
1984 USA Martina Navratilova USA Chris Evert 6–3, 6–1
1985 USA Chris Evert USA Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–5
1986 USA Chris Evert USA Martina Navratilova 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
1987 FRG[h] Steffi Graf USA Martina Navratilova 6–4, 4–6, 8–6
1988 FRG Steffi Graf URS Natasha Zvereva 6–0, 6–0
1989 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario FRG Steffi Graf 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5
1990 YUG Monica Seles FRG Steffi Graf 7–6(8–6), 6–4
1991 YUG Monica Seles ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–4
1992 YUG Monica Seles GER Steffi Graf 6–2, 3–6, 10–8
1993 GER Steffi Graf USA Mary Joe Fernández 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1994 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario FRA Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–4
1995 GER Steffi Graf ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–5, 4–6, 6–0
1996 GER Steffi Graf ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 10–8
1997 CRO Iva Majoli SUI Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–2
1998 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario USA Monica Seles 7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–2
1999 GER Steffi Graf SUI Martina Hingis 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
2000 FRA Mary Pierce ESP Conchita Martínez 6–2, 7–5
2001 USA Jennifer Capriati BEL Kim Clijsters 1–6, 6–4, 12–10
2002 USA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams 7–5, 6–3
2003 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL Kim Clijsters 6–0, 6–4
2004 RUS Anastasia Myskina RUS Elena Dementieva 6–1, 6–2
2005 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne FRA Mary Pierce 6–1, 6–1
2006 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–4, 6–4
2007 BEL Justine Henin SRB Ana Ivanovic 6–1, 6–2
2008 SRB Ana Ivanovic RUS Dinara Safina 6–4, 6–3
2009 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS Dinara Safina 6–4, 6–2
2010 ITA Francesca Schiavone AUS Samantha Stosur 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
2011 CHN Li Na ITA Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 7–6(7–0)
2012 RUS Maria Sharapova ITA Sara Errani 6–3, 6–2
2013 USA Serena Williams RUS Maria Sharapova 6–4, 6–4
2014 RUS Maria Sharapova ROU Simona Halep 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
2015 USA Serena Williams CZE Lucie Šafářová 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–2
2016 ESP Garbiñe Muguruza USA Serena Williams 7–5, 6–4
2017 LAT Jeļena Ostapenko ROU Simona Halep 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2018 ROU Simona Halep USA Sloane Stephens 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2019 AUS Ashleigh Barty CZE Markéta Vondroušová 6–1, 6–3
2020 POL Iga Świątek USA Sofia Kenin 6–4, 6–1

Statistics

Multiple champions

Competitions prior to 1925 opened only to French tennis club members and French nationals
Player Amateur Era Open Era All-time Years
Chris Evert (USA) 0 7 7 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986
Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) 6 0 6 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926
Steffi Graf (GER)[h] 0 6 6 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999
Adine Masson (FRA) 5 0 5 1897, 1898, 1899, 1902, 1903
Margaret Court (AUS) 2 3 5 1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1973
Kate Gillou (FRA) 4 0 4 1904, 1905, 1906, 1908
Jeanne Matthey (FRA) 4 0 4 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912
Helen Wills (USA) 4 0 4 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932
Justine Henin (BEL) 0 4 4 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (NAZ) 3 0 3 1935, 1936, 1937
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) 0 3 3 1989, 1994, 1998
Monica Seles (YUG) 0 3 3 1990, 1991, 1992
Serena Williams (USA) 0 3 3 2002, 2013, 2015
Marguerite Broquedis (FRA) 2 0 2 1913, 1914
Margaret Scriven Vivian (GBR) 2 0 2 1933, 1934
Simonne Mathieu (FRA) 2 0 2 1938, 1939
Margaret Osborne duPont (USA) 2 0 2 1946, 1949
Doris Hart (USA) 2 0 2 1950, 1952
Maureen Connolly (USA) 2 0 2 1953, 1954
Ann Haydon Jones (GBR) 2 0 2 1961, 1966
Lesley Turner Bowrey (AUS) 2 0 2 1963, 1965
Martina Navratilova (USA)[l] 0 2 2 1982, 1984
Maria Sharapova (RUS) 0 2 2 2012, 2014

Champions by country

¤  Former country
Country Amateur Era Open Era All-time First title Last title
France (FRA) 29 1 30 1897 2000
United States (USA) 14 15 29 1928 2015
Australia (AUS) 4 5 9 1962 2019
Great Britain (GBR) 7 1 8 1933 1976
Germany (GER)[h] 4 4 8 1931 1999
Russia (RUS) 0 4 4 2004 2014
Yugoslavia (YUG) ¤ 0 4 4 1977 1992
Belgium (BEL) 0 4 4 2003 2007
Spain (ESP) 0 4 4 1989 2016
West Germany (FRG) ¤[h] 0 2 2 1987 1988
Romania (ROU) 0 2 2 1978 2018
Netherlands (NED) 1 0 1 1927 1927
Hungary (HUN) 1 0 1 1958 1958
Czechoslovakia (TCH) ¤[k] 0 1 1 1981 1981
Croatia (CRO) 0 1 1 1997 1997
Serbia (SRB) 0 1 1 2008 2008
Italy (ITA) 0 1 1 2010 2010
China (CHN) 0 1 1 2011 2011
Latvia (LAT) 0 1 1 2017 2017
Poland (POL) 0 1 1 2020 2020

Notes

  1. ^ Known as the Les Championnats de France (1891–1924) then Les Championnats internationaux de France (1925–1967) during the Amateur Era.[1]
  2. ^ The tournament entered the Open Era with the 1968 event, when professional players were allowed to compete alongside amateurs.[2]
  3. ^ a b Due to World War II, the tournaments held from 1941 to 1945 are not officially recognized by the Fédération Française de Tennis. Consequently, despite being listed by a few sources, the champions from those years are not included in the official statistics. They are listed here as a historical note.[8][1][2][9]
  4. ^ a b Each year is linked to an article about that particular years draw, with the exception of pre-1925 years.
  5. ^ Unchallenged champion (the only entrant into the final challenge round, so declared the champion without a contest).
  6. ^ The tournament was not held from 1915 to 1919 because of World War I.[1]
  7. ^ a b No wins by a player from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922), plus many wins by a player(s) from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922–present).
  8. ^ a b c d e FRG was West Germany, but after unification in 1990 became just Germany (GER).
  9. ^ Evonne Goolagong became Evonne Goolagong Cawley after her marriage to Roger Cawley in 1975, but when she won the 1971 French Open she had not married.
  10. ^ Set score in parentheses indicates a tiebreaker score.
  11. ^ a b c Czechoslovakia (TCH, 1918–1992), does not include the totals of Czech Republic (CZE, 1992–present) and Slovakia (SVK, 1992–present).
  12. ^ a b c Martina Navratilova was born in Czechoslovakia, but competed as an American after the US Open in 1975, having sought asylum in the United States, which made her relinquish her Czechoslovakian citizenship.
  13. ^ Sue Barker is erroneously listed as an Australian on the trophy.[15]

See also

French Open other competitions

  • List of French Open men's singles champions
  • List of French Open men's doubles champions
  • List of French Open women's doubles champions
  • List of French Open mixed doubles champions

Grand Slam women's singles

References

General
  • "Event Guide / History / Past Winners 1891 – 2015". rolandgarros.com. IBM, Fédération Française de Tennis. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  • "Grand Slam Tournaments – French Open" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  • "List of French Open women's singles champions". Grand Slam History. 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d "Past Winners and Draws". fft.fr. Fédération Française de Tennis. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Event Guide / History / Past Winners 1891 – 2011". rolandgarros.com. IBM, Fédération Française de Tennis. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  3. ^ "The Origins of the Tournament". roland-garros.com. IBM, Fédération Française de Tennis. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  4. ^ "Tournament profile – Roland Garros". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  5. ^ Lewis, Gabrielle (2002-05-23). "French Open history". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  6. ^ a b c "Record Breakers". roland-garros.com. IBM, Fédération Française de Tennis. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  7. ^ "Event Guide / Prize Money". rolandgarros.com. IBM, Fédération Française de Tennis. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
  8. ^ "French Open Singles Champions". USA Today. 2001-06-10. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  9. ^ The Encyclopedia Of Tennis: 100 Years Of Great Players And Events; by Max Robertson and Jack Kramer. 1974 edition, page 375. Source for finalists and scores
  10. ^ a b "French Open – Women's Singles". www.grandslamhistory.com. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  11. ^ "Les Championnats de France 1910". Organe du lawn-tennis en France (in French). Vol. 1 no. 10. 3 July 1910. pp. 73–74 – via Gallica.
  12. ^ "Official 1935 French Championship draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Official 1936 French Championship draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Official 1937 French Championship draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  15. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/48573957

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