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Spaniard Rafael Nadal took four straight titles from 2005 to 2008, collecting a 31–1 record in the event.

The French Open,^[a] known originally as the Internationaux de France is an annual tennis tournament created in 1891 and played on outdoor red clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The men's singles was the first event contested in 1891. The French Open is played during two weeks in late May, 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 officially from 1940 to 1946 because of World War II.

The Racing Club de France and and the Stade Français of Paris alternatively held the event, until competition was moved in 1928 to the newly-built Stade Roland Garros. Until 1924, the tournament was reserved to French tennis clubs members, the first edition opened to international players taking place in 1925. From 1941 to 1945, the Vichy regime requisitioned the site and held a Tournoi de France, for French players only, won twice by Bernard Destremau and thrice by Yvon Petra. Those editions are counted out of the tournament's history.

The event has been contested in a knockout format since 1891. In 1968, the tournament entered the Open era, allowing both amateurs and professionals to compete. Records show all matches were played in a best-of-three sets format from 1891 until 1902 or 1903, and at the best-of-five afterwards, except from 1973 to 1975, when the first and second rounds were played in the best-of-three system. The tie-break was introduced in 1973 for the first four sets.

The men's singles champion receives a miniature replica of the silver-gilt Coupe des Mousquetaires, named after the 'Four Musketeers' of French tennis; Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet and René Lacoste. In 2009, the winner received prize money of 1,060,000 euros.

Max Decugis (winner, 1903–1904, 1907–1909, 1912–1914) holds the record for most titles in the men's singles with eight victories, though all his wins came when the tournament was reserved to French tennis club members. With the tournament an international competition, the record for most titles stands at six, and is held by Björn Borg (1974–1975, 1978–1981). The record for most consecutive titles, at four, is co-held by Paul Aymé (1897–1900, all titles within the club members only format), Björn Borg (1978–1981) and Rafael Nadal (2005–2008).

Champions

Maurice Germot won three of the six finals he reached at the event

André Gobert won in 1911 and 1920

'Musketeer' Henri Cochet took five titles in Paris

René Lacoste won thrice at Roland-Garros

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Gottfried von Cramm won twice, in 1934 and 1936

Manuel Santana was the first Spaniard to win the event in 1961

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Grand Slammer Rod Laver won two titles in Paris

Mats Wilander is a three-time French Open champion

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Ivan Lendl won three titles at the event

Gustavo 'Guga' Kuerten won in 1997, 2000 and 2001

Regular competition

Clubs members only event *

No competition •

Year[b]	Country	Champion	Country	Runner-up	Score in the final
1891	GBR	H. Briggs *	FRA	P. Baigneres	6–3, 6–2
1892	FRA	Jean Schopfer *	GBR	Fassitt	6–2, 1–6, 6–2
1893	FRA	Laurent Riboulet *	FRA	Jean Schopfer	6–3, 6–3
1894	FRA	André Vacherot *	FRA	Gérard Brosselin	1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1895	FRA	André Vacherot *	FRA	Laurent Riboulet	9–7, 6–2
1896	FRA	André Vacherot *	FRA	Gérard Brosselin	6–1, 7–5
1897	FRA	Paul Aymé *	GBR	Francky Wardan	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1898	FRA	Paul Aymé *	FRA	Paul Lebreton	—
1899	FRA	Paul Aymé *	FRA	Paul Lebreton	—
1900	FRA	Paul Aymé *	FRA	André Prévost	—
1901	FRA	André Vacherot *	FRA	Paul Lebreton	—
1902	FRA	Michel Vacherot *	FRA	Max Decugis	6–4, 6–2
1903	FRA	Max Decugis *	FRA	André Vacherot	—
1904	FRA	Max Decugis *	FRA	André Vacherot	6–1, 9–7, 6–8, 6–1
1905	FRA	Maurice Germot *	FRA	André Vacherot	—
1906	FRA	Maurice Germot *	FRA	Max Decugis	—
1907	FRA	Max Decugis *	FRA	Robert Wallet	—
1908	FRA	Max Decugis *	FRA	Maurice Germot	—
1909	FRA	Max Decugis *	FRA	Maurice Germot	—
1910	FRA	Maurice Germot *	FRA	François Blanchy	—
1911	FRA	André Gobert *	FRA	Maurice Germot	—
1912	FRA	Max Decugis *	FRA	André Gobert	—
1913	FRA	Max Decugis *	FRA	Georges Gault	—
1914	FRA	Max Decugis *	FRA	Jean Samazeuilh	3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
1915	—	None •[c]	—	—	—
1916	—	None •	—	—	—
1917	—	None •	—	—	—
1918	—	None •	—	—	—
1919	—	None •	—	—	—
1920	FRA	André Gobert *	FRA	Max Decugis	6–3, 3–6, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
1921	FRA	Jean Samazeuilh *	FRA	André Gobert	6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
1922	FRA	Henri Cochet *	FRA	Jean Samazeuilh	8–6, 6–3, 7–5
1923	FRA	François Blanchy *	FRA	Max Decugis	1–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–2
1924	FRA	Jean Borotra *	FRA	René Lacoste	7–5, 6–4, 0–6, 5–7, 6–2
1925	FRA	René Lacoste	FRA	Jean Borotra	7–5, 6–1, 6–4
1926	FRA	Henri Cochet	FRA	René Lacoste	6–2, 6–4, 6–3
1927	FRA	René Lacoste	USA	Bill Tilden	6–4, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 11–9
1928	FRA	Henri Cochet	FRA	René Lacoste	5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3
1929	FRA	René Lacoste	FRA	Jean Borotra	6–3, 2–6, 6–0, 2–6, 8–6
1930	FRA	Henri Cochet	USA	Bill Tilden	3–6, 8–6, 6–3, 6–1
1931	FRA	Jean Borotra	USA	Christian Boussus	2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
1932	FRA	Henri Cochet	ITA	Giorgio de Stefani	6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1933	AUS	Jack Crawford	FRA	Henri Cochet	8–6, 6–1, 6–3
1934	GER	Gottfried von Cramm	FRA	Jack Crawford	6–4, 7–9, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1935	GBR	Fred Perry	GER	Gottfried von Cramm	6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
1936	GER	Gottfried von Cramm	GBR	Fred Perry	6–0, 2–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–0
1937	GER	Henner Henkel	GBR	Henry Austin	6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1938	USA	Don Budge	TCH	Roderich Menzel	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1939	USA	Don McNeill	USA	Bobby Riggs	7–5, 6–0, 6–3
1940	—	None •[d]	—	—	—
1941	—	None •	—	—	—
1942	—	None •	—	—	—
1943	—	None •	—	—	—
1944	—	None •	—	—	—
1945	—	None •	—	—	—
1946	FRA	Marcel Bernard	TCH	Jaroslav Drobný	3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1947	HUN	József Asbóth	RSA	Eric Sturgess	8–6, 7–5, 6–4
1948	USA	Frank Parker	TCH	Jaroslav Drobný	6–4, 7–5, 5–7, 8–6
1949	USA	Frank Parker	USA	Budge Patty	6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
1950	USA	Budge Patty	EGY	Jaroslav Drobný	6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 7–5
1951	EGY	Jaroslav Drobný	RSA	Eric Sturgess	6–3, 6–3, 6–3
1952	EGY	Jaroslav Drobný	AUS	Frank Sedgman	6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–4
1953	AUS	Ken Rosewall	USA	Vic Seixas	6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
1954	USA	Tony Trabert	USA	Art Larsen	6–4, 7–5, 6–1
1955	USA	Tony Trabert	SWE	Sven Davidson	2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
1956	AUS	Lew Hoad	SWE	Sven Davidson	6–4, 8–6, 6–3
1957	SWE	Sven Davidson	USA	Herbert Flam	6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1958	AUS	Mervyn Rose	CHI	Luis Ayala	6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1959	ITA	Nicola Pietrangeli	RSA	Ian Vermaak	3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
1960	ITA	Nicola Pietrangeli	CHI	Luis Ayala	3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1961	ESP	Manuel Santana	ITA	Nicola Pietrangeli	4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
1962	AUS	Rod Laver	AUS	Roy Emerson	3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2
1963	AUS	Roy Emerson	FRA	Pierre Darmon	3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
1964	ESP	Manuel Santana	ITA	Nicola Pietrangeli	6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5
1965	AUS	Fred Stolle	AUS	Tony Roche	3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3
1966	AUS	Tony Roche	HUN	István Gulyás	6–1, 6–4, 7–5
1967	AUS	Roy Emerson	AUS	Tony Roche	6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
1968	AUS	Ken Rosewall[e]	AUS	Rod Laver	6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
1969	AUS	Rod Laver	AUS	Ken Rosewall	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1970	TCH	Jan Kodeš	Template:Country data SFRY	Željko Franulović	6–2, 6–4, 6–0
1971	TCH	Jan Kodeš	ROU	Ilie Năstase	8–6, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5
1972	ESP	Andrés Gimeno	FRA	Patrick Proisy	4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1973	ROU	Ilie Năstase	Template:Country data SFRY	Nikola Pilić	6–3, 6–3, 6–0
1974	SWE	Björn Borg	ESP	Manuel Orantes	2–6, 6–7(1–7), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1
1975	SWE	Björn Borg	ARG	Guillermo Vilas	6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1976	ITA	Adriano Panatta	USA	Harold Solomon	6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)
1977	ARG	Guillermo Vilas	USA	Brian Gottfried	6–0, 6–3, 6–0
1978	SWE	Björn Borg	ARG	Guillermo Vilas	6–1, 6–1, 6–3
1979	SWE	Björn Borg	PAR	Víctor Pecci	6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
1980	SWE	Björn Borg	USA	Vitas Gerulaitis	6–4, 6–1, 6–2
1981	SWE	Björn Borg	TCH	Ivan Lendl	6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
1982	SWE	Mats Wilander	ARG	Guillermo Vilas	1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–0, 6–4
1983	FRA	Yannick Noah	SWE	Mats Wilander	6–2, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
1984	TCH	Ivan Lendl	USA	John McEnroe	3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5
1985	SWE	Mats Wilander	TCH	Ivan Lendl	3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1986	TCH	Ivan Lendl	SWE	Mikael Pernfors	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1987	TCH	Ivan Lendl	SWE	Mats Wilander	7–5, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
1988	SWE	Mats Wilander	FRA	Henri Leconte	7–5, 6–2, 6–1
1989	USA	Michael Chang	SWE	Stefan Edberg	6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1990	ECU	Andrés Gómez	USA	Andre Agassi	6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1991	USA	Jim Courier	USA	Andre Agassi	3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
1992	USA	Jim Courier	TCH	Petr Korda	7–5, 6–2, 6–1
1993	ESP	Sergi Bruguera	USA	Jim Courier	6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1994	ESP	Sergi Bruguera	ESP	Alberto Berasategui	6–3, 7–5, 2–6, 6–1
1995	AUT	Thomas Muster	USA	Michael Chang	7–5, 6–2, 6–4
1996	RUS	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	GER	Michael Stich	7–6(7–4), 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
1997	BRA	Gustavo Kuerten	ESP	Sergi Bruguera	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1998	ESP	Carlos Moyà	ESP	Àlex Corretja	6–3, 7–5, 6–3
1999	USA	Andre Agassi	UKR	Andrei Medvedev	1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
2000	BRA	Gustavo Kuerten	SWE	Magnus Norman	6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–6)
2001	BRA	Gustavo Kuerten	ESP	Àlex Corretja	6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0
2002	ESP	Albert Costa	ESP	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6–1, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3
2003	ESP	Juan Carlos Ferrero	NED	Martin Verkerk	6–1, 6–3, 6–2
2004	ARG	Gastón Gaudio	ARG	Guillermo Coria	0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6
2005	ESP	Rafael Nadal	ARG	Mariano Puerta	6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5
2006	ESP	Rafael Nadal	SUI	Roger Federer	1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2007	ESP	Rafael Nadal	SUI	Roger Federer	6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2008	ESP	Rafael Nadal	SUI	Roger Federer	6–1, 6–3, 6–0
2009	SUI	Roger Federer	SWE	Robin Söderling	6–1, 7–6(7–1), 6–4

Statistical information

The Court Philippe Chatrier has held men's singles finals since 1928

A new central court with a retractable roof is set to be completed for 2013 or 2014

The 2006 title match was the first Grand Slam final between Federer and Nadal

Rafael Nadal holding the Coupe des Mousquetaires after winning the 2006 final

Roger Federer completed a career Grand Slam at the French Open in 2009

Multiple champions

Clubs members only event

Active player +

Player	Amateur Era	Open Era	All-time	Years
Max Decugis (FRA)	8	0	8	1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914
Björn Borg (SWE)	0	6	6	1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Henri Cochet (FRA)	5	0	5	1922, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932
Paul Aymé (FRA)	4	0	4	1897, 1898, 1899, 1900
Rafael Nadal (ESP) +	0	4	4	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
André Vacherot (FRA)	4	0	4	1894, 1895, 1896, 1901
Maurice Germot (FRA)	3	0	3	1905, 1906, 1910
Gustavo Kuerten (BRA)	0	3	3	1997, 2000, 2001
René Lacoste (FRA)	3	0	3	1925, 1927, 1929
Ivan Lendl (TCH)	0	3	3	1984, 1986, 1987
Mats Wilander (SWE)	0	3	3	1982, 1985, 1988
Jean Borotra (FRA)	2	0	2	1924, 1931
Sergi Bruguera (ESP)	0	2	2	1993, 1994
Jim Courier (USA)	0	2	2	1991, 1992
Gottfried von Cramm (GER)	2	0	2	1934, 1936
Jaroslav Drobný (EGY)	2	0	2	1951, 1952
Roy Emerson (AUS)	2	0	2	1963, 1967
André Gobert (FRA)	2	0	2	1911, 1920
Jan Kodeš (TCH)	0	2	2	1970, 1971
Rod Laver (AUS)	1	1	2	1962, 1969
Frank Parker (USA)	2	0	2	1948, 1949
Nicola Pietrangeli (ITA)	2	0	2	1959, 1960
Ken Rosewall (AUS)	1	1	2	1953, 1968
Manuel Santana (ESP)	2	0	2	1961, 1964
Tony Trabert (USA)	2	0	2	1954, 1955

Champions by country

Former country ¤

Country	Amateur Era	Open Era	All-time	First title	Last title
France (FRA)	37	1	38	1892	1983
Spain (ESP)	2	10	12	1961	2008
Australia (AUS)	9	2	11	1933	1969
United States (USA)	4	7	11	1938	1999
Sweden (SWE)	1	9	10	1957	1988
Czechoslovakia (TCH) ¤[f]	0	5	5	1970	1987
Brazil (BRA)	0	3	3	1997	2001
Germany (GER)	3	0	3	1934	1937
Italy (ITA)	2	1	3	1959	1976
Argentina (ARG)	0	2	2	1977	2004
Egypt (EGY)	2	0	2	1951	1952
United Kingdom (UK/GBR)[g]	2	0	2	1891	1935
Austria (AUT)	0	1	1	1995	1995
Ecuador (ECU)	0	1	1	1990	1990
Hungary (HUN)	1	0	1	1947	1947
Romania (ROU)	0	1	1	1973	1973
Russia (RUS)	0	1	1	1996	1996
Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	1	2009	2009

Notes

• ^a Known as the French Championships (1891–1967) during the Amateur Era.
• ^b Each year is linked to an article about that particular event's draw.
• ^c The tournament was not held from 1915 to 1919 because of World War I.
• ^d The tournament was not held from 1940 to 1945 because of World War II.
• ^e The tournament entered the Open Era with the 1968 edition, allowing professional players to compete alongside amateurs.
• ^f Czechoslovakia (TCH, 1918–1992), does not include the totals of Czech Republic (CZE, 1992–present) and Slovakia (SVK, 1992–present).
• ^g One win by a player from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922), plus one win by a player from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922–present).

References

General

• "Event Guide / History / Past Winners 1891 - 2008". rolandgarros.com. IBM, Fédération Française de Tennis. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
• "Grand Slam Tournaments - French Open" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
• "List of French Open men's singles champions". ESPN.com. Reuters. 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-07-01.

Specific

External links

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

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