Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Lists of champions of specific events. List of French Open men's singles champions; List of French Open women's singles champions; List of French Open men's doubles champions; List of French Open women's doubles champions; List of French Open mixed doubles champions; Other Grand Slam tournament champions. List of Australian Open champions
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.
In 1925, the French Championships became open to all amateurs internationally and was designated a major championship by the International Lawn Tennis Federation. It was held on clay courts at the Stade Français in Saint-Cloud (site of the previous World Hard Court Championships) in 1925 and 1927. In 1926 the Croix-Catelan of the Racing Club ...
The record for most consecutive titles is four by Jeanne Matthey (1909–1912) and Lenglen (1920–1923), all of whose titles came during the club-members-only era. In the French International Championships, that came after the tournament opened to international competitors but before the open era, Helen Wills Moody (1928–1930, 1932) holds ...
This page was last edited on 23 November 2024, at 07:30 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.
Before the beginning of the Open Era in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tennis tournaments, including the four Grand Slam tournaments (also known as the majors). 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.
Pages in category "French Open champions" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 251 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
1971 French Open: 31 July 1951: 5 June 1971: 1st of 7 19 years, 176 days Chris Evert: 1974 French Open: 21 December 1954: 15 June 1974: 1st of 18 20 years, 55 days Sue Barker: 1976 French Open: 19 April 1956: 13 June 1976: 29 years, 154 days Kerry Reid: 1977 Australian Open (Jan.) 7 August 1947: 8 January 1977: 20 years, 319 days Mima Jaušovec ...