List of French Open singles finalists during the Open Era

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French Open Singles Finalists
Location
  • Paris
  •  France
Created1968
(54 finals, including 2021)
Men's most13: Rafael Nadal
Men's most consecutive5: Rafael Nadal
Women's most9: Chris Evert
Steffi Graf
Women's most consecutive4: Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova
Steffi Graf
Most meetingsMen's (4 times):
Nadal vs. Federer (4–0)
Women's (4 times):
Evert vs. Navratilova (3–1)
Official website
Main article: French Open

The French Open is a Grand Slam tier tennis tournament held in Paris at the Stade Roland Garros in the administrative district of XVIe.[1] The tournament was first held in 1891 for the men and 1897 for the women's, and has only ceased being played during the two world wars.[1] This tournament first became part of the Open Era in 1968, which was the first major tournament to open up to professional tennis players in their competition.[1]

The men who have reached the final at least four times during the Open Era are: Björn Borg, Guillermo Vilas, Ivan Lendl, Mats Wilander, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic. Borg won all six of his finals from 1974 to 1981. Vilas won only one of his four finals from 1975 to 1982. Lendl and Wilander dominated the 1980s, with at least one appearing in the final each year from 1981 to 1988; both men won three out of five finals. Nadal has won all 13 of his finals from 2005 to the present day; he has not appeared in the final in 2009, 2015, and 2016 only. Federer has appeared in five finals from 2006 to 2011, winning only one and missing the final in 2010. Djokovic has appeared in six finals from 2012 to 2021, winning two. Federer won the career Grand Slam at this tournament in 2009, while Djokovic won the career Grand Slam at this tournament in 2016, and a second career Grand Slam in 2021.[2]

The women who have reached the final at least four times during the Open Era are: Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Monica Seles, Justine Henin, and Serena Williams. Evert won seven of her nine finals from 1973 through 1986. Navratilova appeared in six finals; her first in 1975, then five from 1982 through 1987. Graf won seven of her nine finals. From 1987 through 1996, she made the final each year except 1991 and 1994; she won her last final in 1999. Her 1988 win was part of her calendar-year Grand Slam. Sánchez Vicario appeared in six finals from 1989 through 1998, winning three. Seles won three straight finals from 1990 to 1992; she was stabbed in 1993 and only appeared in one more final (1998). Henin appeared in four finals from 2003 to 2007, winning all four and missing the final in 2004. Williams appeared in four finals; her first in 2002, then three from 2013 through 2016.[3]

Men[]

See also: List of French Open men's singles champions

The French Open Men's Singles finals have been competed in by 52 competitors from 22 separate nationalities over the 54 year time period this event has been staged.[2] The most dominant finalist nations are Spain and Sweden, other successful competing nations are the United States, Czechoslovakia, and Argentina.[2]

  • * = Champion
Rafael Nadal, a record thirteen-time finalist (all wins).
A brown-haired man in a white polo shirt
Björn Borg, a six-time finalist (all wins).
Novak Djokovic, a six-time finalist (two wins).
Ivan Lendl, a five-time finalist (three wins).
Mats Wilander, a five-time finalist (three wins).
Roger Federer, a five-time finalist (one win).
Player Nationality Finals Win-Loss Year(s)
Rafael Nadal  Spain 13 13–0 2005*, 2006*, 2007*, 2008*, 2010*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013*, 2014*, 2017*, 2018*, 2019*, 2020*
Björn Borg  Sweden 6 6–0 1974*, 1975*, 1978*, 1979*, 1980*, 1981*
Novak Djokovic  Serbia 6 2–4 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016*, 2020, 2021*
Ivan Lendl  Czechoslovakia 5 3–2 1981, 1984*, 1985, 1986*, 1987*
Mats Wilander  Sweden 5 3–2 1982*, 1983, 1985*, 1987, 1988*
Roger Federer   Switzerland 5 1–4 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009*, 2011
Guillermo Vilas  Argentina 4 1–3 1975, 1977*, 1978, 1982
Gustavo Kuerten  Brazil 3 3–0 1997*, 2000*, 2001*
Jim Courier  United States 3 2–1 1991*, 1992*, 1993
Sergi Bruguera  Spain 3 2–1 1993*, 1994*, 1997
Andre Agassi  United States 3 1–2 1990, 1991, 1999*
Jan Kodeš  Czechoslovakia 2 2–0 1970*, 1971*
Ken Rosewall  Australia 2 1–1 1968*, 1969
Rod Laver  Australia 2 1–1 1968, 1969*
Ilie Năstase  Romania 2 1–1 1971, 1973*
Michael Chang  United States 2 1–1 1989*, 1995
Juan Carlos Ferrero  Spain 2 1–1 2002, 2003*
Stan Wawrinka   Switzerland 2 1–1 2015*, 2017
Àlex Corretja  Spain 2 0–2 1998, 2001
Robin Söderling  Sweden 2 0–2 2009, 2010
Dominic Thiem  Austria 2 0–2 2018, 2019
Andrés Gimeno  Spain 1 1–0 1972*
Adriano Panatta  Italy 1 1–0 1976*
Yannick Noah  France 1 1–0 1983*
Andrés Gómez  Ecuador 1 1–0 1990*
Thomas Muster  Austria 1 1–0 1995*
Yevgeny Kafelnikov  Russia 1 1–0 1996*
Carlos Moyá  Spain 1 1–0 1998*
Albert Costa  Spain 1 1–0 2002*
Gastón Gaudio  Argentina 1 1–0 2004*
Željko Franulović  Yugoslavia 1 0–1 1970
Patrick Proisy  France 1 0–1 1972
Nikola Pilić  Yugoslavia 1 0–1 1973
Manuel Orantes  Spain 1 0–1 1974
Harold Solomon  United States 1 0–1 1976
Brian Gottfried  United States 1 0–1 1977
Víctor Pecci  Paraguay 1 0–1 1979
Vitas Gerulaitis  United States 1 0–1 1980
John McEnroe  United States 1 0–1 1984
Mikael Pernfors  Sweden 1 0–1 1986
Henri Leconte  France 1 0–1 1988
Stefan Edberg  Sweden 1 0–1 1989
Petr Korda  Czechoslovakia 1 0–1 1992
Alberto Berasategui  Spain 1 0–1 1994
Michael Stich  Germany 1 0–1 1996
Andrei Medvedev  Ukraine 1 0–1 1999
Magnus Norman  Sweden 1 0–1 2000
Martin Verkerk  Netherlands 1 0–1 2003
Guillermo Coria  Argentina 1 0–1 2004
Mariano Puerta  Argentina 1 0–1 2005
David Ferrer  Spain 1 0–1 2013
Andy Murray  Great Britain 1 0–1 2016
Stefanos Tsitsipas  Greece 1 0–1 2021

Most recent final[]

Year Nationality Winner Nationality Runner-up
2021  Serbia Novak Djokovic  Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas

Multiple-time opponents in the Open Era[]

Opponents Record Finals meetings
Australia Rod Laver Australia Ken Rosewall 1–1 1968 (Rosewall), 1969 (Laver)
Sweden Björn Borg Argentina Guillermo Vilas 2–0 1975, 1978
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl Sweden Mats Wilander 1–1 1985 (Wilander), 1987 (Lendl)
Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer 4–0 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
Spain Rafael Nadal Serbia Novak Djokovic 3–0 2012, 2014, 2020
Spain Rafael Nadal Austria Dominic Thiem 2–0 2018, 2019

Most consecutive finals in the Open Era[]

Country Player Number Years Results
Won Lost
 Spain Rafael Nadal 5 2010–14 5 0
 Sweden Björn Borg 4 1978–81 4 0
 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 4 1984–87 3 1
 Spain Rafael Nadal 4 2005–08 4 0
  Switzerland Roger Federer 4 2006–09 1 3
 Spain Rafael Nadal 4 2017–20 4 0
 United States Jim Courier 3 1991–93 2 1
 Serbia Novak Djokovic 3 2014–16 1 2
 Australia Rod Laver 2 1968–69 1 1
 Australia Ken Rosewall 2 1968–69 1 1
 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 2 1970–71 2 0
 Sweden Björn Borg 2 1974–75 2 0
 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 2 1977–78 1 1
 Sweden Mats Wilander 2 1982–83 1 1
 Sweden Mats Wilander 2 1987–88 1 1
 United States Andre Agassi 2 1990–91 0 2
 Spain Sergi Bruguera 2 1993–94 2 0
 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 2 2000–01 2 0
 Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 2 2002–03 1 1
 Sweden Robin Söderling 2 2009–10 0 2
 Austria Dominic Thiem 2 2018–19 0 2
 Serbia Novak Djokovic 2 2020–21 1 1

Bolded years^ indicates active or current streak.

Women[]

See also: List of French Open women's singles champions

The French Open Women's Singles finals have consisted of 54 competitors from 18 nationalities in the 54 meetings that have taken place at the event.[3] The eras of dominance are the following: United States and Yugoslavia in different eras, Australia in the 1970s, Germany and Spain in the 1980s and 1990s, and Belgium and Russia in the 2000s.[3]

  • * = Champion
A blonde-haired female tennis player with multi-colored shorts and a black shirt, with the tennis racket out in front of her
Chris Evert, a nine-time finalist (seven wins).
Steffi Graf, a nine-time finalist (six wins).
A woman in all white dress, white jacket, and white headband, which she is holding a blue tennis racket
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, a six-time finalist (three wins).
Martina Navratilova, a six-time finalist (two wins).
Justine Henin, a four-time finalist (all wins).
Monica Seles, a four-time finalist (three wins).
Serena Williams, a four-time finalist (three wins).
Player Nationality Appearances Win-Loss Year(s)
Chris Evert  United States 9 7–2 1973, 1974*, 1975*, 1979*, 1980*, 1983*, 1984, 1985*, 1986*
Steffi Graf  Germany 9 6–3 1987*, 1988*, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993*, 1995*, 1996*, 1999*
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  Spain 6 3–3 1989*, 1991, 1994*, 1995, 1996, 1998*
Martina Navratilova  United States[a] 6 2–4 1975, 1982*, 1984*, 1985, 1986, 1987
Justine Henin  Belgium 4 4–0 2003*, 2005*, 2006*, 2007*
Monica Seles  Yugoslavia[b] 4 3–1 1990*, 1991*, 1992*, 1998
Serena Williams  United States 4 3–1 2002*, 2013*, 2015*, 2016
Margaret Court  Australia 3 3–0 1969*, 1970*, 1973*
Maria Sharapova  Russia 3 2–1 2012*, 2013, 2014*
Mima Jaušovec  Yugoslavia 3 1–2 1977*, 1978, 1983
Simona Halep  Romania 3 1–2 2014, 2017, 2018*
Mary Pierce  France 3 1–2 1994, 2000*, 2005
Evonne Goolagong  Australia 2 1–1 1971*, 1972
Virginia Ruzici  Romania 2 1–1 1978*, 1980
Ana Ivanovic  Serbia 2 1–1 2007, 2008*
Svetlana Kuznetsova  Russia 2 1–1 2006, 2009*
Francesca Schiavone  Italy 2 1–1 2010*, 2011
Ann Haydon-Jones  United Kingdom 2 0–2 1968, 1969
Martina Hingis   Switzerland 2 0–2 1997, 1999
Kim Clijsters  Belgium 2 0–2 2001, 2003
Dinara Safina  Russia 2 0–2 2008, 2009
Nancy Richey  United States 1 1–0 1968*
Billie Jean King  United States 1 1–0 1972*
Sue Barker  United Kingdom 1 1–0 1976*
Hana Mandlíková  Czechoslovakia 1 1–0 1981*
Iva Majoli  Croatia 1 1–0 1997*
Jennifer Capriati  United States 1 1–0 2001*
Anastasia Myskina  Russia 1 1–0 2004*
Li Na  China 1 1–0 2011*
Garbiñe Muguruza  Spain 1 1–0 2016*
Jeļena Ostapenko  Latvia 1 1–0 2017*
Ashleigh Barty  Australia 1 1–0 2019*
Iga Świątek  Poland 1 1–0 2020*
Barbora Krejčíková  Czech Republic 1 1–0 2021*
Helga Niessen Masthoff  West Germany 1 0–1 1970
Helen Gourlay  Australia 1 0–1 1971
Olga Morozova  Soviet Union 1 0–1 1974
Renáta Tomanová  Czechoslovakia 1 0–1 1976
Florența Mihai  Romania 1 0–1 1977
Wendy Turnbull  Australia 1 0–1 1979
Sylvia Hanika  West Germany 1 0–1 1981
Andrea Jaeger  United States 1 0–1 1982
Natalia Zvereva  Soviet Union 1 0–1 1988
Mary Joe Fernández  United States 1 0–1 1993
Conchita Martínez  Spain 1 0–1 2000
Venus Williams  United States 1 0–1 2002
Elena Dementieva  Russia 1 0–1 2004
Samantha Stosur  Australia 1 0–1 2010
Sara Errani  Italy 1 0–1 2012
Lucie Šafářová  Czech Republic 1 0–1 2015
Sloane Stephens  United States 1 0–1 2018
Markéta Vondroušová  Czech Republic 1 0–1 2019
Sofia Kenin  United States 1 0–1 2020
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova  Russia 1 0–1 2021

Most recent final[]

Year Nationality Winner Nationality Runner-up
2021  Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková  Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Multiple-time opponents in the Open Era[]

Opponents Record Finals meetings
United States Chris Evert Czechoslovakia/United States Martina Navratilova 3–1 1975 (Evert), 1984 (Navratilova), 1985 (Evert), 1986 (Evert)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles Germany Steffi Graf 2–0 1990, 1992
Germany Steffi Graf Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2–1 1989 (Sánchez Vicario), 1995 (Graf), 1996 (Graf)
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/United States Monica Seles Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1–1 1991 (Seles), 1998 (Vicario)

Most consecutive finals in the Open Era[]

Country Player Number Years Results
Won Lost
 United States Chris Evert 4 1983–86 3 1
 United States Martina Navratilova 4 1984–87 1 3
 Germany Steffi Graf 4 1987–90 2 2
 United States Chris Evert 3 1973–75 2 1
 Yugoslavia Monica Seles 3 1990–92 3 0
 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3 1994–96 1 2
 Belgium Justine Henin 3 2005–07 3 0
 Russia Maria Sharapova 3 2012–14 2 1
 United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones 2 1968–69 0 2
 Australia Margaret Court 2 1969–70 2 0
 Australia Evonne Goolagong 2 1971–72 1 1
 Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec 2 1977–78 1 1
 United States Chris Evert 2 1979–80 2 0
 Germany Steffi Graf 2 1992–93 1 1
 Germany Steffi Graf 2 1995–96 2 0
 Serbia Ana Ivanovic 2 2007–08 1 1
 Russia Dinara Safina 2 2008–09 0 2
 Italy Francesca Schiavone 2 2010–11 1 1
 United States Serena Williams 2 2015–16[4] 1 1
 Romania Simona Halep 2 2017–18 1 1

Bolded years^ indicate active or current streak.

Notes[]

  • A Martina Navratilova was born in Czechoslovakia but lost her citizenship in 1975. She became a United States citizen in 1981. Her Czech citizenship was restored in 2008.[5]
  • B Monica Seles was born in Yugoslavia but became a United States citizen in 1994.[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c French Open. "French Open History". Fédération Française de Tennis. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  2. ^ a b c "French Open Men's Singles". Grand Slam History. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  3. ^ a b c "French Open Women's Singles". Grand Slam History. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  4. ^ "Serena Williams Confirms Pregnancy Announcement". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  5. ^ Reid, Tim (12 March 2008). "Martina Navratilova gets passport on rebound". The Times. London. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  6. ^ Cherry, Gene (11 July 2009). "Monica Seles inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame". Reuters. Retrieved 10 December 2009.

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