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French Open, international tennis tournament, the second of the major events that make up the annual Grand Slam of tennis (the other tournaments are the Australian Open, the Wimbledon Championships, and the U.S. Open).
In 1891 the first French national championships were held in the Stade Français, as a men’s interclub competition. In 1897 women’s singles matches were added to tournament play. Women’s doubles matches were added in 1925, the same year that the championships were opened to non-French players. In 1968 the tournament was opened to professional as well as amateur players, as were a number of the most established championships. Play moved in 1928 to the Stade Roland-Garros, which contains clay courts. The French Open is generally held in late May–early June.
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Winners of the French Open singles championship are provided in the table.
| year | men | women |
|---|---|---|
| *In 1925 opened to non-French participants. | ||
| 1891 | J. Briggs | |
| 1892 | J. Schopfer | |
| 1893 | L. Riboulet | |
| 1894 | André Vacherot | |
| 1895 | André Vacherot | |
| 1896 | André Vacherot | |
| 1897 | Paul Aymé | F. Masson |
| 1898 | Paul Aymé | F. Masson |
| 1899 | Paul Aymé | F. Masson |
| 1900 | Paul Aymé | Y. Prévost |
| 1901 | André Vacherot | P. Girod |
| 1902 | André Vacherot | C. Masson |
| 1903 | Max Decugis | F. Masson |
| 1904 | Max Decugis | Kate Gillou |
| 1905 | Maurice Germot | Kate Gillou |
| 1906 | Maurice Germot | Kate Gillou-Fenwick |
| 1907 | Max Decugis | Comtesse de Kermel |
| 1908 | Max Decugis | Kate Gillou-Fenwick |
| 1909 | Max Decugis | Jeanne Mattey |
| 1910 | Maurice Germot | Jeanne Mattey |
| 1911 | André Gobert | Jeanne Mattey |
| 1912 | Max Decugis | Jeanne Mattey |
| 1913 | Max Decugis | Marguerite Broquedis |
| 1914 | Max Decugis | Marguerite Broquedis |
| 1915–19 | not held | |
| 1920 | André Gobert | Suzanne Lenglen |
| 1921 | Jean Samazeuilh | Suzanne Lenglen |
| 1922 | Henri Cochet | Suzanne Lenglen |
| 1923 | François Blanchy | Suzanne Lenglen |
| 1924 | Jean Borotra | Diddie Vlasto |
| 1925* | René Lacoste (France) | Suzanne Lenglen (France) |
| 1926 | Henri Cochet (France) | Suzanne Lenglen (France) |
| 1927 | René Lacoste (France) | Kornelia Bouman (Neth.) |
| 1928 | Henri Cochet (France) | Helen Wills (U.S.) |
| 1929 | René Lacoste (France) | Helen Wills (U.S.) |
| 1930 | Henri Cochet (France) | Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) |
| 1931 | Jean Borotra (France) | Cilly Aussem (Ger.) |
| 1932 | Henri Cochet (France) | Helen Wills Moody (U.S.) |
| 1933 | John Crawford (Austl.) | Margaret Scriven (U.K.) |
| 1934 | Gottfried von Cramm (Ger.) | Margaret Scriven (U.K.) |
| 1935 | Fred Perry (U.K.) | Hilde Sperling (Den.) |
| 1936 | Gottfried von Cramm (Ger.) | Hilde Sperling (Den.) |
| 1937 | Henner Henkel (Ger.) | Hilde Sperling (Den.) |
| 1938 | Donald Budge (U.S.) | Simone Mathieu (France) |
| 1939 | William McNeill (U.S.) | Simone Mathieu (France) |
| 1940–45 | not held | |
| 1946 | Marcel Bernard (France) | Margaret Osborne (U.S.) |
| 1947 | Jozsef Asboth (Hung.) | Patricia Todd (U.S.) |
| 1948 | Frank Parker (U.S.) | Nelly Landry (Belg.) |
| 1949 | Frank Parker (U.S.) | M. Osborne duPont (U.S.) |
| 1950 | Budge Patty (U.S.) | Doris Hart (U.S.) |
| 1951 | Jaroslav Drobny (Czech.) | Shirley Fry (U.S.) |
| 1952 | Jaroslav Drobny (Czech.) | Doris Hart (U.S.) |
| 1953 | Ken Rosewall (Austl.) | Maureen Connolly (U.S.) |
| 1954 | Tony Trabert (U.S.) | Maureen Connolly (U.S.) |
| 1955 | Tony Trabert (U.S.) | Angela Mortimer (U.K.) |
| 1956 | Lew Hoad (Austl.) | Althea Gibson (U.S.) |
| 1957 | Sven Davidson (Swed.) | Shirley Bloomer (U.K.) |
| 1958 | Mervyn Rose (Austl.) | Zsuzsi Kormoczi (Hung.) |
| 1959 | Nicola Pietrangeli (Italy) | Christine Truman (U.K.) |
| 1960 | Nicola Pietrangeli (Italy) | Darlene Hard (U.S.) |
| 1961 | Manuel Santana (Spain) | Ann Haydon (U.K.) |
| 1962 | Rod Laver (Austl.) | Margaret Smith (Austl.) |
| 1963 | Roy Emerson (Austl.) | Lesley Turner (Austl.) |
| 1964 | Manuel Santana (Spain) | Margaret Smith (Austl.) |
| 1965 | Fred Stolle (Austl.) | Lesley Turner (Austl.) |
| 1966 | Tony Roche (Austl.) | Ann Haydon Jones (U.K.) |
| 1967 | Roy Emerson (Austl.) | Françoise Durr (France) |
| 1968 | Ken Rosewall (Austl.) | Nancy Richey (U.S.) |
| 1969 | Rod Laver (Austl.) | Margaret Smith-Court (Austl.) |
| 1970 | Jan Kodes (Czech.) | Margaret Smith-Court (Austl.) |
| 1971 | Jan Kodes (Czech.) | Evonne Goolagong (Austl.) |
| 1972 | Andres Gimeno (Spain) | Billie Jean King (U.S.) |
| 1973 | Ilie Nastase (Rom.) | Margaret Smith-Court (Austl.) |
| 1974 | Björn Borg (Swed.) | Chris Evert (U.S.) |
| 1975 | Björn Borg (Swed.) | Chris Evert (U.S.) |
| 1976 | Adriano Panatta (Italy) | Sue Barker (U.K.) |
| 1977 | Guillermo Vilas (Arg.) | Mima Jausovec (Yugos.) |
| 1978 | Björn Borg (Swed.) | Virginia Ruzici (Rom.) |
| 1979 | Björn Borg (Swed.) | Chris Evert-Lloyd (U.S.) |
| 1980 | Björn Borg (Swed.) | Chris Evert-Lloyd (U.S.) |
| 1981 | Björn Borg (Swed.) | Hana Mandlikova (Czech.) |
| 1982 | Mats Wilander (Swed.) | Martina Navratilova (U.S.) |
| 1983 | Yannick Noah (France) | Chris Evert-Lloyd (U.S.) |
| 1984 | Ivan Lendl (Czech.) | Martina Navratilova (U.S.) |
| 1985 | Mats Wilander (Swed.) | Chris Evert-Lloyd (U.S.) |
| 1986 | Ivan Lendl (Czech.) | Chris Evert-Lloyd (U.S.) |
| 1987 | Ivan Lendl (Czech.) | Steffi Graf (W.Ger.) |
| 1988 | Mats Wilander (Swed.) | Steffi Graf (W.Ger.) |
| 1989 | Michael Chang (U.S.) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Spain) |
| 1990 | Andres Gomez (Ecua.) | Monica Seles (Yugos.) |
| 1991 | Jim Courier (U.S.) | Monica Seles (Yugos.) |
| 1992 | Jim Courier (U.S.) | Monica Seles (Yugos.) |
| 1993 | Sergi Bruguera (Spain) | Steffi Graf (Ger.) |
| 1994 | Sergi Bruguera (Spain) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Spain) |
| 1995 | Thomas Muster (Austria) | Steffi Graf (Ger.) |
| 1996 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia) | Steffi Graf (Ger.) |
| 1997 | Gustavo Kuerten (Braz.) | Iva Majoli (Cro.) |
| 1998 | Carlos Moya (Spain) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Spain) |
| 1999 | Andre Agassi (U.S.) | Steffi Graf (Ger.) |
| 2000 | Gustavo Kuerten (Braz.) | Mary Pierce (France) |
| 2001 | Gustavo Kuerten (Braz.) | Jennifer Capriati (U.S.) |
| 2002 | Albert Costa (Spain) | Serena Williams (U.S.) |
| 2003 | Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) | Justine Hénin-Hardenne (Belg.) |
| 2004 | Gaston Gaudio (Arg.) | Anastasia Myskina (Russia) |
| 2005 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Justine Hénin-Hardenne (Belg.) |
| 2006 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Justine Hénin-Hardenne (Belg.) |
| 2007 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Justine Hénin-Hardenne (Belg.) |
| 2008 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Ana Ivanovic (Serb.) |
| 2009 | Roger Federer (Switz.) | Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) |
| 2010 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | F. Schiavone (Italy) |
| 2011 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Na Li (China) |
| 2012 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Maria Sharapova (Russia) |
| 2013 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Serena Williams (U.S.) |
| 2014 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Maria Sharapova (Russia) |
| 2015 | Stan Wawrinka (Switz.) | Serena Williams (U.S.) |
| 2016 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) |
| 2017 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) |
| 2018 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Simona Halep (Rom.) |
| 2019 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Ashleigh Barty (Austl.) |
| 2020 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Iga Świątek (Pol.) |
| 2021 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Barbora Krejčíková (Czech.) |
| 2022 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Iga Świątek (Pol.) |
| 2023 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Iga Świątek (Pol.) |
Winners of the French Open doubles championship are provided in the table.
| year | men | women |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | B. Desjoyau, T. Legrand | |
| 1892 | D. Albertini, J. Havet | |
| 1893 | J. Schopfer, F. Goldsmith | |
| 1894 | L. Brosselin, J. Lesage | |
| 1895 | André Vacherot, G. Winzer | |
| 1896 | F. Warden, J. Wynn | |
| 1897 | Paul Aymé, P. Lebreton | |
| 1898 | M. Vacherot, X. Casdagli | |
| 1899 | Paul Aymé, P. Lebreton | |
| 1900 | Paul Aymé, P. Lebreton | |
| 1901 | André Vacherot, M. Vacherot | |
| 1902 | Max Decugis, J. Worth | |
| 1903 | Max Decugis, J. Worth | |
| 1904 | Max Decugis, Maurice Germot | |
| 1905 | Max Decugis, J. Worth | |
| 1906 | Max Decugis, Maurice Germot | |
| 1907 | Max Decugis, Maurice Germot | |
| 1908 | Max Decugis, Maurice Germot | |
| 1910 | Max Decugis, Maurice Germot | |
| 1911 | Max Decugis, Maurice Germot | |
| 1912 | Max Decugis, Maurice Germot | |
| 1913 | Max Decugis, Maurice Germot | |
| 1914 | Max Decugis, Maurice Germot | |
| 1915–19 | not held | |
| 1920 | Max Decugis, Maurice Germot | |
| 1921 | André Gobert, William Laurentz | |
| 1922 | Jacques Brugnon, Marcel Dupont | |
| 1923 | François Blanchy, Jean Samazeuilh | |
| 1924 | Jean Borotra, René Lacoste | |
| 1925 | Jean Borotra, René Lacoste | Suzanne Lenglen, Diddie Vlasto |
| 1926 | Vinnie Richards, Howard Kinsey | Suzanne Lenglen, Diddie Vlasto |
| 1927 | Henri Cochet, Jacques Brugnon | Irene Peacock, Bobbie Heine |
| 1928 | Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon | Phoebe Watson, Eileen Bennett |
| 1929 | Jean Borotra, René Lacoste | Lili de Alvarez, Kornelia Bouman |
| 1930 | Henri Cochet, Jacques Brugnon | Helen Wills Moody, Elizabeth Ryan |
| 1931 | George Lott, John Van Ryn | Eileen Whittingstall, Betty Nuthall |
| 1932 | Henri Cochet, Jacques Brugnon | Helen Wills Moody, Elizabeth Ryan |
| 1933 | Pat Hughes, Fred Perry | Simone Mathieu, Elizabeth Ryan |
| 1934 | Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon | Simone Mathieu, Elizabeth Ryan |
| 1935 | Jack Crawford, Adrian Quist | Margaret Scriven, Kay Stammers |
| 1936 | Jean Borotra, Marcel Bernard | Simone Mathieu, Billie Yorke |
| 1937 | Gottfried von Cramm, Henner Henkel | Simone Mathieu, Billie Yorke |
| 1938 | Benard Destremau, Yvon Petra | Simone Mathieu, Billie Yorke |
| 1939 | Don McNeill, Charles Harris | Simone Mathieu, Jadwiga Jedrzejowska |
| 1940–45 | not held | |
| 1946 | Marcel Bernard, Yvon Petra | Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne |
| 1947 | Eustace Fannin, Eric Sturgess | Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne |
| 1948 | Lennart Bergelin, Jaroslav Drobny | Doris Hart, Patricia Todd |
| 1949 | Frank Parker, Pancho Gonzales | Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne duPont |
| 1950 | Bill Talbert, Tony Trabert | Doris Hart, Shirley Fry |
| 1951 | Ken McGregor, Frank Sedgman | Doris Hart, Shirley Fry |
| 1952 | Ken McGregor, Frank Sedgman | Doris Hart, Shirley Fry |
| 1953 | Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall | Doris Hart, Shirley Fry |
| 1954 | Vic Seixas, Tony Trabert | Maureen Connolly, Nell Hopman |
| 1955 | Vic Seixas, Tony Trabert | Beverly Fleitz, Darlene Hard |
| 1956 | Don Candy, Robert Perry | Angela Buxton, Althea Gibson |
| 1957 | Mal Anderson, Ashley Cooper | Shirley Bloomer, Darlene Hard |
| 1958 | Ashley Cooper, Neale Fraser | Rosie Reyes, Yola Ramirez |
| 1959 | Nicola Pietrangeli, Orlando Sirola | Sandra Reynolds, Renee Schuurman |
| 1960 | Roy Emerson, Neale Fraser | Maria Bueno, Darlene Hard |
| 1961 | Roy Emerson, Rod Laver | Sandra Reynolds, Renee Schuurman |
| 1962 | Roy Emerson, Neale Fraser | Sandra Reynolds Price, Renee Schuurman |
| 1963 | Roy Emerson, Manuel Santana | Ann Jones, Renee Schuurman |
| 1964 | Roy Emerson, Ken Fletcher | Margaret Smith, Lesley Turner |
| 1965 | Roy Emerson, Fred Stolle | Margaret Smith, Lesley Turner |
| 1966 | Clarke Graebner, Dennis Ralston | Margaret Smith, Judy Tegart |
| 1967 | John Newcombe, Tony Roche | Françoise Durr, Gail Sherriff |
| 1968 | Ken Rosewall, Fred Stolle | Françoise Durr, Ann Jones |
| 1969 | John Newcombe, Tony Roche | Françoise Durr, Ann Jones |
| 1970 | Ile Nastase, Ion Tiriac | Françoise Durr, Gail Sherriff Chanfreau |
| 1971 | Arthur Ashe, Marty Riessen | Françoise Durr, Gail Sherriff Chanfreau |
| 1972 | Bob Hewitt, Frew McMillan | Billie Jean King, Betty Stove |
| 1973 | John Newcombe, Tom Okker | Margaret Smith Court, Virginia Wade |
| 1974 | Dick Crealy, Onny Parun | Chris Evert, Olga Morozova |
| 1975 | Brian Gottfried, Raul Ramirez | Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova |
| 1976 | Fred McNair, Sherwood Stewart | Fiorella Bonicelli, Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Lovera |
| 1977 | Brian Gottfried, Raul Ramirez | Regina Marsikova, Pam Teeguarden |
| 1978 | Hank Pfister, Gene Mayer | Mima Jausovec, Virginia Ruzici |
| 1979 | Sandy Mayer, Gene Mayer | Betty Stove, Wendy Turnbull |
| 1980 | Victor Amaya, Hank Pfister | Kathy Jordan, Anne Smith |
| 1981 | Heinz Günthardt, Balazs Taroczy | Rosalyn Fairbank, Tanya Harford |
| 1982 | Sherwood Stewart, Ferdi Taygan | Martina Navratilova, Anne Smith |
| 1983 | Anders Jarryd, Hans Simonsson | Rosalyn Fairbank, Candy Reynolds |
| 1984 | Henri Leconte, Yannick Noah | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver |
| 1985 | Mark Edmondson, Kim Warwick | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver |
| 1986 | John Fitzgerald, Tomas Smid | Martina Navratilova, Andrea Temesvari |
| 1987 | Robert Seguso, Anders Jarryd | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver |
| 1988 | Emilio Sánchez, Andres Gomez | Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver |
| 1989 | Jim Grabb, Patrick McEnroe | Larisa Savchenko, Natasha Zvereva |
| 1990 | Sergio Casal, Emilio Sánchez | Jana Novotna, Helena Sukova |
| 1991 | John Fitzgerald, Anders Jarryd | Gigi Fernandez, Jana Novotna |
| 1992 | Jakob Hlasek, Marc Rosset | Gigi Fernandez, Natasha Zvereva |
| 1993 | Luke Jensen, Murphy Jensen | Gigi Fernandez, Natasha Zvereva |
| 1994 | Byron Black, Jonathan Stark | Gigi Fernandez, Natasha Zvereva |
| 1995 | Jacco Eltingh, Paul Haarhuis | Gigi Fernandez, Natasha Zvereva |
| 1996 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Daniel Vacek | Lindsay Davenport, Mary Joe Fernandez |
| 1997 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Daniel Vacek | Gigi Fernandez, Natasha Zvereva |
| 1998 | Jacco Eltingh, Paul Haarhuis | Martina Hingis, Jana Novotna |
| 1999 | Mahesh Bhupathi, Leander Paes | Serena Williams, Venus Williams |
| 2000 | Mark Woodbridge, Todd Woodforde | Martina Hingis, Mary Pierce |
| 2001 | Mahesh Bhupathi, Leander Paes | Virginia Ruano Pascual, Paola Suárez |
| 2002 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Paul Haarhuis | Virginia Ruano Pascual, Paola Suárez |
| 2003 | Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan | Kim Clijsters, Ai Sugiyama |
| 2004 | Xavier Malisse, Olivier Rochus | Virginia Ruano Pascual, Paola Suárez |
| 2005 | Jonas Björkman, Max Mirnyi | Virginia Ruano Pascual, Paola Suárez |
| 2006 | Jonas Björkman, Max Mirnyi | Lisa Raymond, Samantha Stosur |
| 2007 | Mark Knowles, Daniel Nestor | Alicia Molik, Mara Santangelo |
| 2008 | Pablo Cuevas, Luis Horna | Anabel Medina Garrigues, Virginia Ruano Pascual |
| 2009 | Lukas Dlouhy, Leander Paes | Anabel Medina Garrigues, Virginia Ruano Pascual |
| 2010 | Daniel Nestor, Nenad Zimonjic | Serena Williams, Venus Williams |
| 2011 | Max Mirnyi, Daniel Nestor | Andrea Hlavackova, Lucie Hradecka |
| 2012 | Max Mirnyi, Daniel Nestor | Sara Errani, Roberta Vinci |
| 2013 | Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan | Ekaterina Makarova, Elena Vesnina |
| 2014 | Julien Benneteau, Edouard Roger-Vasselin | Su-Wei Hsieh, Shuai Peng |
| 2015 | Ivan Dodig, Marcelo Melo | Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Lucie Safarova |
| 2016 | Feliciano Lopez, Marc Lopez | Caroline Garcia, Kristina Mladenovic |
| 2017 | Ryan Harrison, Michael Venus | Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Lucie Safarova |
| 2018 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert, Nicolas Mahut | Barbora Krejcikova, Katerina Siniakova |
| 2019 | Kevin Krawietz, Andreas Mies | Timea Babos, Kristina Mladenovic |
| 2020 | Kevin Krawietz, Andreas Mies | Timea Babos, Kristina Mladenovic |
| 2021 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert, Nicolas Mahut | Barbora Krejcikova, Katerina Siniakova |
| 2022 | Marcelo Arévalo, Jean-Julien Rojer | Caroline Garcia, Kristina Mladenovic |
| 2023 | Ivan Dodig, Austin Krajicek | Wang Xinyu, Hsieh Su-Wei |