List of French Open singles finalists during the open era
| French Open Singles Finalists | ||
|---|---|---|
| Official web | ||
| Location | Paris France | |
| Created | 1968 (49 finals, including 2016) | |
| Men's Most | 9: Rafael Nadal | |
| Men's Most Consecutive | 5: Rafael Nadal | |
| Women's Most | 9: Chris Evert Steffi Graf | |
| Women's Most Consecutive | 4: Chris Evert Martina Navratilova Steffi Graf | |
| Most Meetings | Men's (4 times): Nadal vs. Federer (4-0) Women's (4 times): Evert vs. Navratilova (3-1) | |
The French Open is a Grand Slam 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 slam to open up to professional tennis players in their competition.[1]
The French Open Men's Finals have had many top players playing in them such as six-time finalist (and winner) Björn Borg, nine-time finalist (and winner) Rafael Nadal, five-time finalists Ivan Lendl, Mats Wilander and Roger Federer, and four-time finalist both Guillermo Vilas and Novak Djokovic.[2] Borg won four straight finals appearances 1978–1981, which is a record that Nadal beat. Lendl won three finals during the 1980s, after losing his first final to Borg in 1981. Wilander had the same record in the finals as Lendl, they met twice in finals.[2] Wilander was victorious in 1985, but in 1987 Lendl was the champion.[2] Nadal won four straight final appearances all in consecutive years from 2005 to 2008, and he won five straight final appearances all in consecutive years from 2010 to 2014.[2] However, Federer would go on to capture the career grand slam in 2009, which Nadal lost out to Robin Söderling, who would go on to the final to play Federer.[2] Vilas would win one of his four final appearances, but did not do this consecutively like Federer.[2] Federer and Djokovic would lose their first three final appearance before winning it in his fourth finals try.[2]
The French Open Women's Finals have had many top players playing in them such as; the likes of Chris Evert and Steffi Graf both nine-time finalists, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Martina Navratilova both six-time finalists, and Justine Henin, Monica Seles and Serena Williams being four-time finalists.[3] Evert would go on to win seven finals a record amongst men and women both, which she played Navratilova in four finals winning three in 1975, 1985, and 1986.[3] Graf won six finals, which she played and beat Navratilova in 1987, and that would be their lone encounter.[3] In addition, Graf would play Seles in 1990 and 1992, and Seles would win those titles.[3] Furthermore, Graf would play Sánchez Vicario in three finals, which Graf won in 1995 and 1996.[3] Sánchez Vicario would win three titles at the event, but would lose three more.[3] Navratilova won two titles at the event in 1982 and 1984, which she would beat Evert in the 1984 one.[3] Henin would win three straight, which is a woman's co-record at the event, and she matched Seles in doing so, but during the four wins and three consecutive she would not play the same opponent twice.[3] Henin would win her second in 2005 against the 2000 champion Mary Pierce, and the last two opponents she defeated in 2006 Svetlana Kuznetsova and in 2007 Ana Ivanovic, would go on to win in 2009 and 2008 respectively.[3] Seles played another great in 1991, which she beat Sánchez Vicario, and in 1998 Sánchez Vicario would defeat her in the finals.[3]
Men
The French Open Men's Singles Finals have been competed in by 51 various competitors from 21 separate nationalities over the 49 year time period this event has been staged.[2] The most dominant finalist nations are Spain and Sweden, other mildly successful competing nations are the United States, Czechoslovakia, and Argentina.[2]
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| Player | Nationality | Appearances | Win-Loss | Year(s) |
| Nadal, RafaelRafael Nadal |  Spain |
9 | 9–0 | 2005*, 2006*, 2007*, 2008*, 2010*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013*, 2014* |
| Borg, BjörnBjörn Borg |  Sweden |
6 | 6–0 | 1974*, 1975*, 1978*, 1979*, 1980*, 1981* |
| Lendl, IvanIvan Lendl |  Czechoslovakia |
5 | 3–2 | 1981, 1984*, 1985, 1986*, 1987* |
| Wilander, MatsMats Wilander | Sweden |
5 | 3–2 | 1982*, 1983, 1985*, 1987, 1988* |
| Federer, RogerRoger Federer |  Switzerland |
5 | 1–4 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009*, 2011 |
| Vilas, GuillermoGuillermo Vilas |  Argentina |
4 | 1–3 | 1975, 1977*, 1978, 1982 |
| Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic |  Serbia |
4 | 1–3 | 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016* |
| Kuerten, GustavoGustavo Kuerten |  Brazil |
3 | 3–0 | 1997*, 2000*, 2001* |
| Courier, JimJim Courier |  United States |
3 | 2–1 | 1991*, 1992*, 1993 |
| Bruguera, SergiSergi Bruguera | Spain |
3 | 2–1 | 1993*, 1994*, 1997 |
| Agassi, AndreAndre Agassi | United States |
3 | 1–2 | 1990, 1991, 1999* |
| Kodeš, JanJan Kodeš | Czechoslovakia |
2 | 2–0 | 1970*, 1971* |
| Rosewall, KenKen Rosewall |  Australia |
2 | 1–1 | 1968*, 1969 |
| Laver, RodRod Laver | Australia |
2 | 1–1 | 1968, 1969* |
| Năstase, IlieIlie Năstase |  Romania |
2 | 1–1 | 1971, 1973* |
| Chang, MichaelMichael Chang | United States |
2 | 1–1 | 1989*, 1995 |
| Ferrero, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Ferrero | Spain |
2 | 1–1 | 2002, 2003* |
| Corretja, ÀlexÀlex Corretja | Spain |
2 | 0–2 | 1998, 2001 |
| Söderling, RobinRobin Söderling | Sweden |
2 | 0–2 | 2009, 2010 |
| Gimeno, AndrésAndrés Gimeno | Spain |
1 | 1–0 | 1972* |
| Panatta, AdrianoAdriano Panatta |  Italy |
1 | 1–0 | 1976* |
| Noah, YannickYannick Noah | France |
1 | 1–0 | 1983* |
| Gómez, AndrésAndrés Gómez |  Ecuador |
1 | 1–0 | 1990* |
| Muster, ThomasThomas Muster |  Austria |
1 | 1–0 | 1995* |
| Kafelnikov, YevgenyYevgeny Kafelnikov |  Russia |
1 | 1–0 | 1996* |
| Moyá, CarlosCarlos Moyá | Spain |
1 | 1–0 | 1998* |
| Costa, AlbertAlbert Costa | Spain |
1 | 1–0 | 2002* |
| Gaudio, GastónGastón Gaudio | Argentina |
1 | 1–0 | 2004* |
| Wawrinka, StanStan Wawrinka | Switzerland |
1 | 1–0 | 2015* |
| Franulović, ŽeljkoŽeljko Franulović |  Yugoslavia |
1 | 0–1 | 1970 |
| Proisy, PatrickPatrick Proisy | France |
1 | 0–1 | 1972 |
| Pilić, NikolaNikola Pilić | Yugoslavia |
1 | 0–1 | 1973 |
| Orantes, ManuelManuel Orantes | Spain |
1 | 0–1 | 1974 |
| Solomon, HaroldHarold Solomon | United States |
1 | 0–1 | 1976 |
| Gottfried, BrianBrian Gottfried | United States |
1 | 0–1 | 1977 |
| Pecci, VíctorVíctor Pecci |  Paraguay |
1 | 0–1 | 1979 |
| Gerulaitis, VitasVitas Gerulaitis | United States |
1 | 0–1 | 1980 |
| McEnroe, JohnJohn McEnroe | United States |
1 | 0–1 | 1984 |
| Pernfors, MikaelMikael Pernfors | Sweden |
1 | 0–1 | 1986 |
| Leconte, HenriHenri Leconte | France |
1 | 0–1 | 1988 |
| Edberg, StefanStefan Edberg | Sweden |
1 | 0–1 | 1989 |
| Korda, PetrPetr Korda | Czechoslovakia |
1 | 0–1 | 1992 |
| Berasategui, AlbertoAlberto Berasategui | Spain |
1 | 0–1 | 1994 |
| Stich, MichaelMichael Stich |  Germany |
1 | 0–1 | 1996 |
| Medvedev, AndreiAndrei Medvedev |  Ukraine |
1 | 0–1 | 1999 |
| Norman, MagnusMagnus Norman | Sweden |
1 | 0–1 | 2000 |
| Verkerk, MartinMartin Verkerk |  Netherlands |
1 | 0–1 | 2003 |
| Coria, GuillermoGuillermo Coria | Argentina |
1 | 0–1 | 2004 |
| Puerta, MarianoMariano Puerta | Argentina |
1 | 0–1 | 2005 |
| Ferrer, DavidDavid Ferrer | Spain |
1 | 0–1 | 2013 |
| Murray, AndyAndy Murray |  Great Britain |
1 | 0–1 | 2016 |
Most recent final
| Year | Nationality | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Serbia |
Novak Djokovic | Great Britain |
Andy Murray |
Multiple-time opponents in the open era
| Opponents | Record | Finals meetings | |
| Most Wins | Most Losses | ||
| Rod Laver vs. Ken Rosewall |
1–1 | 1968 (Rosewall), 1969 (Laver) | |
| Björn Borg | Guillermo Vilas |
2–0 | 1975 (Borg), 1978 (Borg) |
| Ivan Lendl vs. Mats Wilander |
1–1 | 1985 (Wilander), 1987 (Lendl) | |
| Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer |
4–0 | 2006 (Nadal), 2007 (Nadal), 2008 (Nadal), 2011 (Nadal) |
| Rafael Nadal | Novak Djokovic |
2–0 | 2012 (Nadal), 2014 (Nadal) |
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 |
| 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 |
Bolded Years^ indicates Active or Current Streak
Women
The French Open Women's Singles Finals consisted of 46 separate competitors from 16 nationalities in the 49 meetings that have taken place at the event.[3] The era's of dominance are the following: United States and Yugoslavia in different eras, Australia in the 70's, Germany and Spain in the 80's and 90's, and Belgium and Russia in the 2000s.[3]
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| Player | Nationality | Appearances | Win-Loss | Year(s) |
| Evert, ChrisChris Evert | United States |
9 | 7–2 | 1973, 1974*, 1975*, 1979*, 1980*, 1983*, 1984, 1985*, 1986* |
| Graf, SteffiSteffi Graf | Germany |
9 | 6–3 | 1987*, 1988*, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993*, 1995*, 1996*, 1999* |
| Sánchez Vicario, ArantxaArantxa Sánchez Vicario | Spain |
6 | 3–3 | 1989*, 1991, 1994*, 1995, 1996, 1998* |
| Navratilova, MartinaMartina Navratilova | United States[a] |
6 | 2–4 | 1975, 1982*, 1984*, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Henin, JustineJustine Henin | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
4 | 4–0 | 2003*, 2005*, 2006*, 2007* |
| Seles, MonicaMonica Seles | Yugoslavia[b] |
4 | 3–1 | 1990*, 1991*, 1992*, 1998 |
| Williams, SerenaSerena Williams | United States |
4 | 3–1 | 2002*, 2013*, 2015*, 2016 |
| Court, MargaretMargaret Court | Australia |
3 | 3–0 | 1969*, 1970*, 1973* |
| Sharapova, MariaMaria Sharapova | Russia |
3 | 2–1 | 2012*, 2013, 2014* |
| Jaušovec, MimaMima Jaušovec | Yugoslavia |
3 | 1–2 | 1977*, 1978, 1983 |
| Pierce, MaryMary Pierce | France |
3 | 1–2 | 1994, 2000*, 2005 |
| Goolagong, EvonneEvonne Goolagong | Australia |
2 | 1–1 | 1971*, 1972 |
| Ruzici, VirginiaVirginia Ruzici | Romania |
2 | 1–1 | 1978*, 1980 |
| Ivanovic, AnaAna Ivanovic | Serbia |
2 | 1–1 | 2007, 2008* |
| Kuznetsova, SvetlanaSvetlana Kuznetsova | Russia |
2 | 1–1 | 2006, 2009* |
| Schiavone, FrancescaFrancesca Schiavone | Italy |
2 | 1–1 | 2010*, 2011 |
| Haydon-Jones, AnnAnn Haydon-Jones | United Kingdom |
2 | 0–2 | 1968, 1969 |
| Hingis, MartinaMartina Hingis | Switzerland |
2 | 0–2 | 1997, 1999 |
| Clijsters, KimKim Clijsters | Belgium |
2 | 0–2 | 2001, 2003 |
| Safina, DinaraDinara Safina | Russia |
2 | 0–2 | 2008, 2009 |
| Richey, NancyNancy Richey | United States |
1 | 1–0 | 1968* |
| King, Billie JeanBillie Jean King | United States |
1 | 1–0 | 1972* |
| Barker, SueSue Barker | United Kingdom |
1 | 1–0 | 1976* |
| Mandlíková, HanaHana Mandlíková | Czechoslovakia |
1 | 1–0 | 1981* |
| Majoli, IvaIva Majoli |  Croatia |
1 | 1–0 | 1997* |
| Capriati, JenniferJennifer Capriati | United States |
1 | 1–0 | 2001* |
| Myskina, AnastasiaAnastasia Myskina | Russia |
1 | 1–0 | 2004* |
| Na, LiLi Na |  China |
1 | 1–0 | 2011* |
| Muguruza, GarbiñeGarbiñe Muguruza | Spain |
1 | 1–0 | 2016* |
| Niessen Masthoff, HelgaHelga Niessen Masthoff | Germany |
1 | 0–1 | 1970 |
| Gourlay, HelenHelen Gourlay | Australia |
1 | 0–1 | 1971 |
| Morozova, OlgaOlga Morozova |  Soviet Union |
1 | 0–1 | 1974 |
| Tomanová, RenátaRenáta Tomanová | Czechoslovakia |
1 | 0–1 | 1976 |
| Mihai, FlorențaFlorența Mihai | Romania |
1 | 0–1 | 1977 |
| Turnbull, WendyWendy Turnbull | Australia |
1 | 0–1 | 1979 |
| Hanika, SylviaSylvia Hanika | Germany |
1 | 0–1 | 1981 |
| Jaeger, AndreaAndrea Jaeger | United States |
1 | 0–1 | 1982 |
| Zvereva, NataliaNatalia Zvereva |  Belarus |
1 | 0–1 | 1988 |
| Fernández, Mary JoeMary Joe Fernández | United States |
1 | 0–1 | 1993 |
| Martínez, ConchitaConchita Martínez | Spain |
1 | 0–1 | 2000 |
| Williams, VenusVenus Williams | United States |
1 | 0–1 | 2002 |
| Dementieva, ElenaElena Dementieva | Russia |
1 | 0–1 | 2004 |
| Stosur, SamanthaSamantha Stosur | Australia |
1 | 0–1 | 2010 |
| Errani, SaraSara Errani | Italy |
1 | 0–1 | 2012 |
| Halep, SimonaSimona Halep | Romania |
1 | 0–1 | 2014 |
| Šafářová, LucieLucie Šafářová | Czech Republic |
1 | 0–1 | 2015 |
Most recent final
| Year | Nationality | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Spain |
Garbiñe Muguruza | United States |
Serena Williams |
Multiple-time opponents in the open era
| Opponents | Record | Finals meetings | |
| Most Wins | Most Losses | ||
| Chris Evert | / Martina Navratilova |
3–1 | 1975 (Evert), 1984 (Navratilova), 1985 (Evert), 1986 (Evert) |
| Monica Seles | Steffi Graf |
2–0 | 1990 (Seles), 1992 (Seles) |
| Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
2–1 | 1989 (Vicario), 1995 (Graf), 1996 (Graf) |
| / Monica Seles vs. 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^ | 1 | 1 |
Bolded Years^ indicates Active or Current Streak
Notes
- 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.[4]
- B Monica Seles was born in Yugoslavia but became a United States citizen in 1994.[5]
See also
- List of Australian Open singles finalists during the open era
- List of Wimbledon singles finalists during the open era
- List of US Open singles finalists during the open era
References
- 1 2 3 French Open. "French Open History". Fédération Française de Tennis. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "French Open Men's Singles". Grand Slam History. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "French Open Women's Singles". Grand Slam History. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ↑ Reid, Tim (12 March 2008). "Martina Navratilova gets passport on rebound". The Times. London. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ↑ Cherry, Gene (11 July 2009). "Monica Seles inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame". Reuters. Retrieved 10 December 2009.