Emerson junior: 1954; senior: 1963 and 1967. Gimeno junior: 1955; senior: 1972. Lendl junior: 1978; senior: 1984, 1986, 1987. Wilander junior: 1981 ; senior: 1982, 1985, 1988. LONGEST MATCHES In games- Before the introduction of the tie-break, Sturgress d. Since the introduction of the tie-break 1973 , Agenor d. In time- Santoro b. UNSEEDED CHAMPIONS Bernard 1946 , Wilander 1982 , Kuerten 1997 , Gaudio 2004. SINGLES TITLE LEADERS Evert, 7 titles Graf, 6 titles. MOST CONSECUTIVE SINGLES TITLES Henin, Wills-Moody, Sperling and Seles, 3 DOUBLES TITLES LEADERS Navratilova, 7 titles. SINGLES TITLES BY COUNTRY USA: 29 titles. SINGLES MATCH WIN LEADER Graf, 94 matches, 84 wins, 10 losses. YOUNGEST CHAMPION Seles 1990 : 16 and 6 months. Sanchez 1989 : 17 and 5 months. Graf 1987 : 17 and 11 months. OLDEST CHAMPION Kormoczy 1958 : 33 Serena Williams 2015 : 33 and 8 months Serena Williams 2013 : 31 and 8 months Adamson-Landry 1948 : 31 and 6 months Evert 1986 : 31 and 5 months. JUNIOR-SENIOR WINNERS Dürr junior: 1960; senior: 1967. Jausovec junior: 1973; senior: 1977. Mandlikova junior: 1978; senior: 1981. Capriati junior: 1989; senior: 2001. Henin-Hardenne junior: 1997; senior: 2003. LONGEST MATCHES In games- Before the introduction of the tie-break, Mortimer d. Since the introduction of the tie-break 1973 , Graf d. In time- Graf d. UNSEEDED CHAMPIONS Scriven 1933. RECENT WOMEN'S FRENCH OPEN CHAMPIONS YEAR WINNER FINALIST SCORE 2017 Jelena Ostapenko Simona Halep 46 64 63 2016 Garbine Muguruza Serena Williams 75 64 2015 Serena Williams Lucie Safarova 63 67 2 62 2014 Maria Sharapova Simona Halep 64 67 5 64 2013 Serena Williams Maria Sharapova 64 64 2012 Maria Sharapova Sara Errani 63 62 2011 Li Na Francesca Schiavone 64 76 2010 Francesca Schiavone Sam Stosur 64 76 2009 Svetlana Kuznetsova Dinara Safina 64 62 2008 Ana Ivanovic Dinara Safina 64 63 2007 Justine Henin Ana Ivanovic 61 62 2006 Justine Henin Svetlana Kuznetsova 64 64 2005 Justine Henin Mary Pierce 61, 61 2004 Anastasia Myskina Elena Dementieva 61, 62 2003 Justine Henin Kim Clijsters 60, 64 2002 Serena Williams Venus Williams 75 63 2001 Jennifer Capriati Kim Clijsters 16 64 1210 2000 Mary Pierce Conchita Martinez 62 75 1999 Steffi Graf Martina Hingis 46 75 62 1998 Arantxa Sanchez Monica Seles 76 06 62 1997 Iva Majoli Martina Hingis 64 62 1996 Steffi Graf Aranxta Sanchez 63 67 108 1995 Steffi Graf Arantxa Sanchez 75 46 60 1994 Arantxa Sanchez Mary Pierce 64 64 1993 Steffi Graf Mary Joe Fernandez 46 62 64 1992 Monica Seles YUG Steffi Graf GER 62 36 108 1991 Monica Seles YUG Arantxa Sanchez ESP 63 64 1990 Monica Seles YUG Steffi Graf GER 76 64 Some History... Roland-Garros, a never-ending story How did Roland-Garros come to be? Why is it named after an aviator? In what year was the tournament first held? Who are the legends of the game to have inscribed their name on the Coupe des Mousquetaires trophy? We take a fond look back at the long and glorious history of the world's greatest clay-court championship. Way back when The stadium that stages one of the world's four major tennis tournaments was built in 1928, but the French men's singles championship goes back much further than that. Originally reserved for members of French clubs, it was first held on the courts of Stade Français club in Paris in 1891. The women's singles were added six years later, it was not until 1925 that the French Tennis Federation decided to open the event to the best foreign players. Thus, the French Internationals were born, and staged alternately at Stade Français and Racing Club de France until the Roland-Garros stadium came into being in 1928. These Musketeers need a stadium! The famous foursome upset all the odds by winning the Davis Cup on American soil, and in doing so set up a rematch in 1928, in Paris. Obviously, such a major sporting occasion required a stadium worthy of its stature, and so it was that the Stade Français handed over three hectares of land near Porte d'Auteuil to the French Tennis Federation. The only condition to the offer of land was that the new stadium should bear the name of one of Stade Français' most renowned former members, Roland-Garros, who had died some ten years earlier. Roland-Garros was an aviation pioneer who, on 23 September 1913, had become the first man to fly a plane over the Mediterranean. The 1928 French Internationals were the first event to be held in the new stadium, just before the Musketeers took centre-stage to beat the Americans in their long-awaited rematch. The post-war period: a golden era beckons The Musketeers held on to the Davis Cup for another five years, only giving up the famous silver salad bowl in 1933, by which time the French Internationals at Roland-Garros had well and truly established themselves as a major international tournament. Cancelled from 1940 to 1945 due to the Second World War, Roland-Garros went from strength to strength in the post-war period, reflecting tennis' growth into a hugely popular sport-for-all. Professionalism brought with it yet more expansion and excitement.
