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During the French Open, since the inclusion of the professional tennis players, the record for most titles is held by Chris Evert with seven (1974–1975, 1979–1980, 1983, 1985–1986). The record for most consecutive titles during the Open Era is three by Monica Seles (1990–1992) , Justine Henin (2005–2007) and Iga Świątek (2022-2024).
The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros, is an annual tennis tournament held over two weeks in May and June. Established in 1891 and played since 1928 on outdoor red clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, [1] the French Open is (since 1925) one of the four Grand Slam tournaments played each year, the other three being the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.
These have included the opening of the French national championships to international players in 1925, the elimination of the challenge round in 1922, and the admission of professional players in 1968 (the start of the Open Era). Since then, 61 women have won at least one grand slam.
Two-time defending champion Iga Świątek [1] defeated Jasmine Paolini in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2024 French Open. It was her fourth French Open and fifth major title overall. Świątek saved a match point en route to the title, in the second round against Naomi Osaka. [2] She was the third woman ...
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Wimbledon, the oldest of the majors, was founded in 1877, followed by the US Open in 1881, the French Open in 1891, and the Australian Open in 1905. Beginning in 1905 and continuing to the present day, all four majors have been played yearly, with the exception of the two World Wars, 1986 for the Australian Open, and 2020 for Wimbledon .
Djokovic has two French Open titles from 2016 and 2021. With a win this year, he would become the first man to have at least three different major tournament trophies. Notable upsets
Singles Doubles Men Women Men Women Mixed; 1891 H. Briggs † No competition: B. Desjoyau T. Legrand † No competition: No competition: 1892 Jean Schopfer † J. Havet D. Albertini † 1893 Laurent Riboulet † Jean Schopfer J. Goldsmith † 1894 André Vacherot (x3) † Gérard Brosselin J. Lesage † 1895 André Vacherot Christian Winzer ...