Roland Garros

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The French Open (French: Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros, IPA: [ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁɔs]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar and the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world. Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam still held on clay and ends the spring clay court season.

It is one of the most prestigious events in tennis, and it has the widest worldwide broadcasting and audience of all regular events in this sport. Because of the slow playing surface and the five-set men's singles matches without a tiebreak in the final set, the event is widely considered to be the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world.

The singles champions for 2009 are Swiss male Roger Federer and Russian female Svetlana Kuznetsova.

The 2010 tournament will commence on Sunday May 23.

 

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Past Winners

French Championships

1891 H.H. Briggs
1892 Jean Schopfer
1893 Laurent Riboulet
1894 André Vacherot
1895 André Vacherot
1896 André Vacherot
1897 Paul Aymé
1898 Paul Aymé
1899 Paul Aymé
1900 Paul Aymé
1901 André Vacherot
1902 Michel Vacherot
1903 Max Decugis
1904 Max Decugis
1905 Maurice Germot
1906 Maurice Germot
1907 Max Decugis
1908 Max Decugis
1909 Max Decugis
1910 Maurice Germot
1911 André Gobert
1912 Max Decugis
1913 Max Decugis
1914 xMax Decugis
1915 — None — —
1916 — None — — —
1917 — None — — —
1918 — None — — —
1919 — None — — —
1920 André Gobert
1921 Jean Samazeuilh
1922 Cochet
1923 François Blanchy
1924 Jean Borotra
1925 René Lacoste
1926 Henri Cochet
1927 René Lacoste
1928 Henri Cochet
1929 René Lacoste
1930 Henri Cochet
1931 Jean Borotra
1932 Henri Cochet
1933 Jack Crawford
1934 Gottfried von Cramm
1935 Fred Perry
1936 Gottfried von Cramm
1937 Henner Henkel
1938 Don Budge
1939 Don McNeill
1940 — None[f] — — —
1941 Bernard Destremau
1942 Bernard Destremau
1943 Yvon Petra
1944 Yvon Petra
1945 Yvon Petra
1946 Marcel Bernard
1947 József Asbóth
1948 Frank Parker
1949 Frank Parker
1950 Budge Patty
1951 Jaroslav Drobný
1952 Jaroslav Drobný
1953 Ken Rosewall
1954 Tony Trabert
1955 Tony Trabert
1956 Lew Hoad
1957 Sven Davidson
1958 Mervyn Rose
1959 Nicola Pietrangeli
1960 Nicola Pietrangeli
1961 Manuel Santana
1962 Rod Laver
1963 Roy Emerson
1964 Manuel Santana
1965 Fred Stolle
1966 Tony Roche
1967 Roy Emerson

French Open

1968 Ken Rosewall
1969 Rod Laver
1970 Jan Kodeš
1971 Jan Kodeš
1972 Andrés Gimeno
1973 Ilie Năstase
1974 Björn Borg
1975 Björn Borg
1976 Adriano Panatta
1977 Guillermo Vilas
1978 Björn Borg
1979 Björn Borg
1980 Björn Borg
1981 Björn Borg
1982 Mats Wilander
1983 Yannick Noah
1984 Ivan Lendl
1985 Mats Wilander
1986 Ivan Lendl
1987 Ivan Lendl
1988 Mats Wilander
1989 Michael Chang
1990 Andrés Gómez
1991 Jim Courier
1992 Jim Courier
1993 Sergi Bruguera
1994 Sergi Bruguera
1995 Thomas Muster
1996 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
1997 Gustavo Kuerten
1998 Carlos Moyà
1999 Andre Agassi
2000 Gustavo Kuerten
2001 Gustavo Kuerten
2002 Albert Costa
2003 Juan Carlos Ferrero
2004 Gastón Gaudio
2005 Rafael Nadal
2006 Rafael Nadal
2007 Rafael Nadal
2008 Rafael Nadal
2009 Roger Federer

 

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List of French Open Women's Singles champions

French Championships

1897 Adine Masson
1898 Adine Masson
1899 Adine Masson
1900 Hélène Prévost
1901 P Girod
1902 Adine Masson
1903 Adine Masson
1904 Kate Gillou
1905 Kate Gillou
1906 Kate Gillou-Fenwick
1907 Comtesse de Kermel
1908 Kate Gillou-Fenwick
1909 Jeanne Matthey
1910 Jeanne Matthey
1911 Jeanne Matthey
1912 Jeanne Matthey
1913 Marguerite Broquedis
1914 Marguerite Broquedis
1915 — None[e] — — —
1916 — None — — —
1917 — None — — —
1918 — None — — —
1919 — None — — —
1920 Suzanne Lenglen
1921 Suzanne Lenglen
1922 Suzanne Lenglen
1923 Suzanne Lenglen
1924 Emilienne Didi Vlasto
1925 Suzanne Lenglen
1926 Suzanne Lenglen
1927 Kea Bouman
1928 Helen Wills Moody
1929 Helen Wills Moody
1930 Helen Wills Moody
1931 Cilly Aussem
1932 Helen Wills Moody
1933 Margaret Scriven Vivian
1934 Margaret Scriven Vivian
1935 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
1936 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
1937 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
1938 Simone Mathieu
1939 Simone Mathieu
1940 — None[f] — — —
1941 Alice Weiwers
1942 Alice Weiwers
1943 Simone Iribarne Lafargue
1944 Raymonde Jones Veber
1945 Lolette Payot
1946 Margaret Osborne duPont
1947 Patricia Canning Todd
1948 Nelly Adamson Landry
1949 Margaret Osborne duPont
1950 Doris Hart
1951 Shirley Fry Irvin
1952 Doris Hart
1953 Maureen Connolly Brinker
1954 Maureen Connolly Brinker
1955 Angela Mortimer Barrett
1956 Althea Gibson
1957 Shirley Bloomer Brasher
1958 Zsuzsa Körmöczy
1959 Christine Truman Janes
1960 Darlene Hard
1961 Ann Haydon Jones
1962 Margaret Court
1963 Lesley Turner Bowrey
1964 Margaret Court
1965 Lesley Turner Bowrey
1966 Ann Haydon Jones
1967 Françoise Durr

French Open

1968 Nancy Richey
1969 Margaret Court
1970 Margaret Court
1971 Evonne Goolagong Cawley
1972 Billie Jean King
1973 Margaret Court
1974 Chris Evert
1975 Chris Evert
1976 Sue Barker
1977 Mima Jaušovec
1978 Virginia Ruzici
1979 Chris Evert
1980 Chris Evert
1981 Hana Mandlíková
1982 Martina Navrátilová
1983 Chris Evert
1984 Martina Navrátilová
1985 Chris Evert
1986 Chris Evert
1987 Steffi Graf
1988 Steffi Graf
1989 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1990 Monica Seles
1991 Monica Seles
1992 Monica Seles
1993 Steffi Graf
1994 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1995 Steffi Graf
1996 Steffi Graf
1997 Iva Majoli
1998 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1999 Steffi Graf
2000 Mary Pierce
2001 Jennifer Capriati
2002 Serena Williams
2003 Justine Henin
2004 Justine Henin
2005 Justine Henin
2006 Justine Henin
2007 Justine Henin
2008 Ana Ivanović
2009 Svetlana Kuznetsova

 

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List of French Open Men's Doubles champions

1925 Jean Borotra, René Lacoste
1926 Vincent Richards Howard Kinsey
1927 Henri Cochet Jacques Brugnon
1928 Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon
1929 René Lacoste Jean Borotra
1930 Henri Cochet Jacques Brugnon
1931 George Lott John Van Ryn
1932 Henri Cochet Jacques Brugnon
1933 Pat Hughes Fred Perry
1934 Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon
1935 Jack Crawford Adrian Quist
1936 Jean Borotra Marcel Bernard
1937 Gottfried von Cramm Henner Henkel
1938 Bernard Destremau Yvon Petra
1939 Don McNeill Charles Harris
1940 No competition (due to World War II)
1941 No competition (due to World War II)
1942 No competition (due to World War II)
1943 No competition (due to World War II)
1944 No competition (due to World War II)
1945 No competition (due to World War II)
1946 Marcel Bernard Yvon Petra
1947 Eustace Fannin Eric Sturgess
1948 Lennart Bergelin Jaroslav Drobný
1949 Pancho Gonzalez Frank Parker
1950 Bill Talbert Tony Trabert
1951 Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman
1952 Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman
1953 Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall
1954 Vic Seixas Tony Trabert
1955 Vic Seixas Tony Trabert
1956 Don Candy Bob Perry
1957 Mal Anderson Ashley Cooper
1958 Mal Anderson Ashley Cooper
1959 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola
1960 Roy Emerson Neale Fraser
1961 Roy Emerson Rod Laver
1962 Roy Emerson Neale Fraser
1963 Roy Emerson Manuel Santana
1964 Roy Emerson Ken Fletcher
1965 Roy Emerson Fred Stolle
1966 Clark Graebner Dennis Ralston
1967 John Newcombe Tony Roche
1968 Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
1969 John Newcombe Tony Roche
1970 Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac
1971 Arthur Ashe Marty Riessen
1972 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
1973 John Newcombe Tom Okker
1974 Dick Crealy Onny Parun
1975 Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
1976 Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
1977 Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
1978 Gene Mayer Hank Pfister
1979 Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer
1980 Victor Amaya Hank Pfister
1981 Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy
1982 Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan
1983 Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson
1984 Henri Leconte Yannick Noah
1985 Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick
1986 John Fitzgerald Tomáš Šmíd
1987 Anders Järryd Robert Seguso
1988 Andrés Gómez Emilio Sánchez
1989 Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe
1990 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
1991 John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
1992 Jakob Hlasek Marc Rosset
1993 Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen
1994 Byron Black Jonathan Stark
1995 Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
1996 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek
1997 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Kafelnikov
1998 Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
1999 Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
2000 Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
2001 Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
2002 Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov
2003 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
2004 Xavier Malisse Olivier Rochus
2005 Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi
2006 Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi
2007 Mark Knowles Mark Knowles
2008 Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna
2009 Lukas Dlouhy Leander Paes

 

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Love the majors, I'll catch it later.

 

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List of French Open Women's Doubles champions

1912 Women's doubles event not held
1913 Women's doubles event not held
1914 Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan
1915 No competition (World War I)
1916 No competition (World War I)
1917 No competition (World War I)
1918 No competition (World War I)
1919 No competition
1920 Dorothy Holman Phyllis Satterwaithe
1921 Suzanne Lenglen Germaine Golding
1922 Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan
1923 Geraldine Beamish Kitty McKane Godfree
1924 No competition (Olympics held in Paris instead)
1925 Suzanne Lenglen Didi Vlasto
1926 Suzanne Lenglen Didi Vlasto
1927 Irene Bowder Peacock Bobbie Heine
1928 Phoebe Holcroft Watson Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
1929 Lili de Alvarez Valdene Kea Bouman
1930 Helen Wills Moody Elizabeth Ryan
1931 Eileen Bennett Whittingstall Betty Nuthall Shoemaker
1932 Helen Wills Moody Elizabeth Ryan
1933 Simone Mathieu Elizabeth Ryan
1934 Simone Mathieu Elizabeth Ryan
1935 Margaret Scriven Vivian Kay Stammers Bullitt
1936 Simone Mathieu Billie Yorke
1937 Simone Mathieu Billie Yorke
1938 Simone Mathieu Billie Yorke
1939 Simone Mathieu Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
1940 No competition (World War II)
1941 No competition (World War II)
1942 No competition (World War II)
1943 No competition (World War II)
1944 No competition (World War II)
1945 P. Fritz Simone Iribarne Lafargue
1946 Louise Brough Clapp Margaret Osborne duPont
1947 Louise Brough Clapp Margaret Osborne duPont
1948 Doris Hart Patricia Canning Todd
1949 Margaret Osborne duPont Louise Brough Clapp
1950 Doris Hart Shirley Fry Irvin
1951 Doris Hart Shirley Fry Irvin
1952 Doris Hart Shirley Fry Irvin
1953 Doris Hart Shirley Fry Irvin
1954 Maureen Connolly Brinker Nell Hall Hopman
1955 Beverly Baker Fleitz Darlene Hard
1956 1956 Angela Buxton Althea Gibson
1957 Shirley Bloomer Brasher Darlene Hard
1958 Rosie Reyes Yola Ramirez Ochoa
1959 Sandra Reynolds Price Renee Schuurman Haygarth
1960 Maria Bueno Darlene Hard
1961 Sandra Reynolds Price Renee Schuurman Haygarth
1962 Sandra Reynolds Price Renee Schuurman Haygarth
1963 Ann Haydon Jones Renee Schuurman Haygarth
1964 Margaret Court Lesley Turner Bowrey
1965 Margaret Court Lesley Turner Bowrey
1966 Margaret Court Judy Tegart Dalton
1967 Françoise Durr Gail Chanfreau
1968 Françoise Durr Ann Haydon Jones
1969 Françoise Durr Ann Haydon Jones
1970 Gail Chanfreau Françoise Durr
1971 Gail Chanfreau Françoise Durr
1972 Billie Jean King Betty Stöve
1973 Margaret Court Virginia Wade
1974 Chris Evert Olga Morozova
1975 Chris Evert Martina Navratilova
1976 Fiorella Bonicelli Gail Chanfreau
1977 Regina Marsikova Pam Teeguarden
1978 Mima Jausovec Virginia Ruzici
1979 Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull
1980 Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
1981 Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer Tanya Harford
1982 Martina Navrátilová Anne Smith
1983 Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer Candy Reynolds
1984 Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
1985 Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
1986 Martina Navrátilová Andrea Temesvári
1987 Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
1988 Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
1989 Larisa Savchenko Neiland Natalia Zvereva
1990 Jana Novotná Helena Suková
1991 Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná
1992 Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva
1993 Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva
1994 Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva
1995 Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva
1996 Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernandez
1997 Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva
1998 Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
1999 Venus Williams Serena Williams
2000 Martina Hingis Mary Pierce
2001 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
2002 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
2003 Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
2004 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
2005 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
2006 Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur
2007 Alicia Molik Mara Santangelo
2008 Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual
2009 Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual

 

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This guy made me really enjoy Roland Garros.

 

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6-4, 6-2, 6-4, in the Final. Sweep for Nadal, he never lost a set in the tournament.