Rafael Nadal dominated the French Open since winning his first title at Roland Garros in 2005. Of the Spaniard’s 22 career Grand Slam championships,14 came on the French Open’s clay courts. His French Open haul eclipses any other player in tennis history.
Carlos Alcaraz won the 2024 French Open, after besting Alexander Zverev in the final.
On the women’s side, Chris Evert is the queen of the clay. Her seven career French Open titles are the most by any woman.
Iga Swiatek, the world’s current No. 1 player, won her third consecutive French Open title in the 2024 tournament, drawing her closer to Evert’s record.
New winners will rise to the top as the 2025 French Open runs May 19th through June 8th.
Let’s check out men’s and women’s singles champions throughout French Open history.
ALL-TIME FRENCH OPEN MEN’S SINGLES CHAMPIONS
2024: Carlos Alcaraz
2023: Novak Djokovic
2022: Rafael Nadal
2021: Novak Djokovic
2020: Rafael Nadal
2019: Rafael Nadal
2018: Rafael Nadal
2017: Rafael Nadal
2016: Novak Djokovic
2015: Stan Wawrinka
2014: Rafael Nadal
2013: Rafael Nadal
2012: Rafael Nadal
2011: Rafael Nadal
2010: Rafael Nadal
2009: Roger Federer
2008: Rafael Nadal
2007: Rafael Nadal
2006: Rafael Nadal
2005: Rafael Nadal
2004: Gaston Gaudio
2003: Juan Carlos Ferrero
2002: Albert Costa
2001: Gustavo Kuerten
2000: Gustavo Kuerten
1999: Andre Agassi
1998: Carlos Moya
1997: Gustavo Kuerten
1996: Yevgeny Kafelnikov
1995: Thomas Muster
1994: Sergi Bruguera
1993: Sergi Bruguera
1992: Jim Courier
1991: Jim Courier
1990: Andres Gomez
1989: Michael Chang
1988: Mats Wilander
1987: Ivan Lendl
1986: Ivan Lendl
1985: Mats Wilander
1984: Ivan Lendl
1983: Yannick Noah
1982: Mats Wilander
1981: Bjorn Borg
1980: Bjorn Borg
1979: Bjorn Borg
1978: Bjorn Borg
1977: Guillermo Vilas
1976: Adriano Panatta
1975: Bjorn Borg
1974: Bjorn Borg
1973: Ilie Nastase
1972: Andres Gimeno
1971: Jan Kodes
1970: Jan Kodes
1969: Rod Laver
1968: Ken Rosewall
1967: Roy Emerson
1966: Tony Roche
1965: Fred Stolle
1964: Manolo Santana
1963: Roy Emerson
1962: Rod Laver
1961: Manolo Santana
1960: Nicola Pietrangeli
1959: Nicola Pietrangeli
1958: Mervyn Rose
1957: Sven Davidson
1956: Lew Hoad
1955: Tony Trabert
1954: Tony Trabert
1953: Ken Rosewall
1952: Jaroslav Drobny
1951: Jaroslav Drobny
1950: Budge Patty
1949: Frank Parker
1948: Frank Parker
1947: Jozsef Asboth
1946: Marcel Bernard
1945: Canceled due to World War II
1944: Canceled due to World War II
1943: Canceled due to World War II
1942: Canceled due to World War II
1941: Canceled due to World War II
1940: Canceled due to World War II
1939: Don McNeill
1938: Donald Budge
1937: Henner Henkel
1936: Gottfried Von
1935: Fred Perry
1934: Gottfried Von
1933: Jack Crawford
1932: Henri Cochet
1931: Jean Borotra
1930: Henri Cochet
1929: René Lacoste
1928: Henri Cochet
1927: René Lacoste
1926: Henri Cochet
1925: René Lacoste
1924: Jean Borotra
1923: François Blanchy
1922: Henri Cochet
1921: Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh
1920: André Gobert
1919: Canceled due to World War I
1918: Canceled due to World War I
1917: Canceled due to World War I
1916: Canceled due to World War I
1915: Canceled due to World War I
1914: Max Decugis
1913: Max Decugis
1912: Max Decugis
1911: André Gobert
1910: Maurice Germot
1909: Max Decugis
1908: Max Decugis
1907: Max Decugis
1906: Maurice Germot
1905: Maurice Germot
1904: Max Decugis
1903: Max Decugis
1902: Marcel Vacherot
1901: André Vacherot
1900: Paul Aymé
1899: Paul Aymé
1898: Paul Aymé
1897: Paul Aymé
1896: André Vacherot
1895: André Vacherot
1894: André Vacherot
1893: Laurent Riboulet
1892: Claude Anet
1891: H. Briggs
ALL-TIME FRENCH OPEN WOMEN’S SINGLES CHAMPIONS
2024: Iga Swiatek
2023: Iga Swiatek
2022: Iga Swiatek
2021: Barbara Krejcikova
2020: Iga Swiatek
2019: Ashleigh Barty
2018: Simona Halep
2017: Jelena Ostapenko
2016: Garbine Muguruza
2015: Serena Williams
2014: Maria Sharapova
2013: Serena Williams
2012: Maria Sharapova
2011: Li Na
2010: Francesca Schiavone
2009: Svetlana Kuznetsova
2008: Ana Ivanovic
2007: Justine Henin
2006: Justine Henin
2005: Justine Henin
2004: Anastasia Myskina
2003: Justine Henin
2002: Serena Williams
2001: Jennifer Capriati
2000: Mary Pierce
1999: Steffi Graf
1998: Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
1997: Iva Majoli
1996: Steffi Graf
1995: Steffi Graf
1994: Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
1993: Steffi Graf
1992: Monica Seles
1991: Monica Seles
1990: Monica Seles
1989: Arantxa Sanchez
1988: Steffi Graf
1987: Steffi Graf
1986: Chris Evert
1985: Chris Evert
1984: Martina Navratilova
1983: Chris Evert
1982: Martina Navratilova
1981: Hana Mandlikova
1980: Chris Evert
1979: Chris Evert
1978: Virginia Ruzici
1977: Mima Jausovec
1976: Sue Barker
1975: Chris Evert
1974: Chris Evert
1973: Margaret Court
1972: Billie Jean
1971: Evonne Goolagong
1970: Margaret Smith
1969: Margaret Smith
1968: Nancy Richey
1967: Françoise Dürr
1966: Ann Haydon-Jones
1965: Lesley Turner
1964: Margaret Smith
1963: Lesley Turner
1962: Margaret Smith
1961: Ann Haydon-Jones
1960: Darlene Hard
1959: Christine Truman
1958: Zsuzsa Körmöczy
1957: Shirley Bloomer
1956: Althea Gibson
1955: Angela Mortimer
1954: Maureen Connolly
1953: Maureen Connolly
1952: Doris Hart
1951: Shirley Fry
1950: Doris Hart
1949: Margaret Osborne
1948: Nelly Adamson
1947: Patricia Todd
1946: Margaret Osborne
1945: Canceled due to World War II
1944: Canceled due to World War II
1943: Canceled due to World War II
1942: Canceled due to World War II
1941: Canceled due to World War II
1940: Canceled due to World War II
1939: Simone Mathieu
1938: Simone Mathieu
1937: Hilde Sperling
1936: Hilde Sperling
1935: Hilde Sperling
1934: Margaret Scriven
1933: Margaret Scriven
1932: Helen Wills
1931: Cilly Aussem
1930: Helen Wills
1929: Helen Wills
1928: Helen Wills
1927: Cornelia Bouman
1926: Suzanne Lenglen
1925: Suzanne Lenglen
1924: Julie Vlasto
1923: Suzanne Lenglen
1922: Suzanne Lenglen
1921: Suzanne Lenglen
1920: Suzanne Lenglen
1919: Canceled due to World War I
1918: Canceled due to World War I
1917: Canceled due to World War I
1916: Canceled due to World War I
1915: Canceled due to World War I
1914: Marguerite Broquedis
1913: Marguerite Broquedis
1912: Jeanne Matthey
1911: Jeanne Matthey
1910: Jeanne Matthey
1909: Jeanne Matthey
1908: Kate Gillou
1907: Comtesse de Kermel
1906: Kate Gillou
1905: Kate Gillou
1904: Kate Gillou
1903: Adine Masson
1902: Adine Masson
1901: Suzanne Girod
1900: Hélène Prévost
1899: Adine Masson
1898: Adine Masson
1897: Adine Masson
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