List of French Open women's singles champions

The French Open,^{[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]} 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.^[4] The women's singles event began in 1897.^[1]

French Open women's singles champions

Location	Paris France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Governing body	French Tennis Federation
Created	1897 (established) 1925 (Grand Slam event)
Editions	121 events (2023) 93 Grand Slam events (since 1925) 56 events (Open Era)
Surface	Clay (red) (1897–present) Sand (1897–1908, when held at Île de Puteaux)
Prize money	€ 2,100,000 (2017)
Trophy	Coupe Suzanne Lenglen
Website	rolandgarros.com/en-us/palmares
Most titles
7: Chris Evert
Current champion
Iga Świątek (Fourth title)

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 tournament took place under Vichy regime, 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, and were retroactively named Tournoi de France.^[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, Henin in 2006 and 2007, and Iga Świątek in 2020.

Champions

Regular competition

†  Not considered to be a Grand Slam event. A French club members only tournament.

††  Disputed champions: Not considered to be a Grand Slam event. Not sanctioned or recognised by the FFT[lower-alpha 3] Further information: Tournoi de France

French Championships

Jeanne Matthey is a four-time champion

Suzanne Lenglen is a six-time champion

Helen Wills Moody is a four-time champion

Year[lower-alpha 4]	Country	Champion	Country	Runner-up	Score in the final[10]
1897	FRA	Adine Masson †	FRA	Suzanne Girod	6–3, 6–1
1898	FRA	Adine Masson †	FRA	—	Only entrant (no final)[lower-alpha 5]
1899	FRA	Adine Masson †	FRA	—	Only entrant (no final)
1900	FRA	Yvonne Prévost †	FRA	—	Only entrant (no final)
1901	FRA	Suzanne Girod †	FRA	Leroux	6–1, 6–1
1902	FRA	Adine Masson †	FRA	Suzanne 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)[lower-alpha 6]
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[lower-alpha 7]	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[lower-alpha 7]	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)[lower-alpha 3]
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	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

Chris Evert won an Open Era record seven titles over a 13-year period.

Steffi Graf is a six-time champion.

Justine Henin is a four-time champion and won three times consecutively.

Four-time champion Iga Świątek is the current champion and won her first title in 2020.

Year[lower-alpha 4]	Country	Champion	Country	Runner-up	Score in the final[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 (2)	FRG[lower-alpha 8]	Helga Niessen	6–2, 6–4
1971	AUS	Evonne Goolagong[lower-alpha 9]	AUS	Helen Gourlay	6–3, 7–5
1972	USA	Billie Jean King	AUS	Evonne Goolagong	6–3, 6–3
1973	AUS	Margaret Court (3)	USA	Chris Evert	6–7(5–7),[lower-alpha 10] 7–6(8–6), 6–4
1974	USA	Chris Evert	URS	Olga Morozova	6–1, 6–2
1975	USA	Chris Evert (2)	TCH[lower-alpha 11]	Martina Navratilova[lower-alpha 12]	2–6, 6–2, 6–1
1976	GBR[lower-alpha 13]	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 (3)	AUS	Wendy Turnbull	6–2, 6–0
1980	USA	Chris Evert (4)	ROU	Virginia Ruzici	6–0, 6–3
1981	TCH[lower-alpha 11]	Hana Mandlíková	FRG	Sylvia Hanika	6–2, 6–4
1982	USA	Martina Navratilova[lower-alpha 12]	USA	Andrea Jaeger	7–6(8–6), 6–1
1983	USA	Chris Evert (5)	YUG	Mima Jaušovec	6–1, 6–2
1984	USA	Martina Navratilova (2)	USA	Chris Evert	6–3, 6–1
1985	USA	Chris Evert (6)	USA	Martina Navratilova	6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–5
1986	USA	Chris Evert (7)	USA	Martina Navratilova	2–6, 6–3, 6–3
1987	FRG[lower-alpha 8]	Steffi Graf	USA	Martina Navratilova	6–4, 4–6, 8–6
1988	FRG	Steffi Graf (2)	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 (2)	ESP	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–4
1992	YUG	Monica Seles (3)	GER	Steffi Graf	6–2, 3–6, 10–8
1993	GER	Steffi Graf (3)	USA	Mary Joe Fernández	4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1994	ESP	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)	FRA	Mary Pierce	6–4, 6–4
1995	GER	Steffi Graf (4)	ESP	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7–5, 4–6, 6–0
1996	GER	Steffi Graf (5)	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 (3)	USA	Monica Seles	7–6(7–5), 0–6, 6–2
1999	GER	Steffi Graf (6)	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	BEL	Kim Clijsters	6–0, 6–4
2004	RUS	Anastasia Myskina	RUS	Elena Dementieva	6–1, 6–2
2005	BEL	Justine Henin (2)	FRA	Mary Pierce	6–1, 6–1
2006	BEL	Justine Henin (3)	RUS	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6–4, 6–4
2007	BEL	Justine Henin (4)	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 (2)	RUS	Maria Sharapova	6–4, 6–4
2014	RUS	Maria Sharapova (2)	ROU	Simona Halep	6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
2015	USA	Serena Williams (3)	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
2021	CZE	Barbora Krejčíková	RUS	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	6–1, 2–6, 6–4
2022	POL	Iga Świątek (2)	USA	Coco Gauff	6–1, 6–3
2023	POL	Iga Świątek (3)	CZE	Karolína Muchová	6–2, 5–7, 6–4
2024	POL	Iga Świątek (4)	ITA	Jasmine Paolini	6–2, 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)[lower-alpha 8]	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
Iga Świątek (POL)	0	4	4	2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (GER)	3	0	3	1935, 1936, 1937
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	0	3	3	1989, 1994, 1998
Monica Seles (YUG) (SCG)	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)[lower-alpha 12]	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)[lower-alpha 8]	4	4	8	1931	1999
Poland (POL)	0	4	4	2020	2024
Russia (RUS)	0	4	4	2004	2014
Belgium (BEL)	0	4	4	2003	2007
Spain (ESP)	0	4	4	1989	2016
Yugoslavia (YUG) ¤	0	3	3	1977	1991
West Germany (FRG) ¤[lower-alpha 8]	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) ¤[lower-alpha 11]	0	1	1	1981	1981
Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) ¤	0	1	1	1992	1992
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
Czech Republic (CZE)	0	1	1	2021	2021

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Czechoslovakia (TCH, 1918–1992), does not include the totals of Czech Republic (CZE, 1993–present) and Slovakia (SVK, 1993–present).
12. 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

• Tennis portal

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

• List of Australian Open women's singles champions
• List of Wimbledon ladies' singles champions
• List of US Open women's singles champions
• List of Grand Slam women's singles champions

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. "Past Winners and Draws". fft.fr. Fédération Française de Tennis. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
2. "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. "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. "Tennis - French Open women's singles - Grand Slam tournament". www.sport-histoire.fr. Archived from the original on 2022-09-15.
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. "Barker Australian on French Open trophy". BBC Sport.

External links

• Internationaux de France de Roland-Garros – French Open official website