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French Open

The French Open (or the Rolland Garros) tennis tournament, held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, is the second of the world's Grand Slam in tennis tournaments. The tournament started on 1891 and has been held every year since.

The most unique characteristic of the French Open is the red clay surface, one which alters the ball's bounce and the player's approach to the match.

Men's Singles Champions:

• 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 - Manuel Santana[?]
• 1963 - Roy Emerson[?]
• 1962 - Rod Laver
• 1961 - Manuel 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 - Joseph Asboth[?]
• 1946 - Marcel Bernard[?]
• 1945 - Yvon Petra[?]
• 1944 - Yvon Petra[?]
• 1943 - Yvon Petra[?]
• 1942 - Bernard Destremau[?]
• 1941 - Bernard Destremau[?]
• 1940 - not held
• 1939 - Don McNeill[?]
• 1938 - Don Budge
• 1937 - Henner Henkel[?]
• 1936 - Gottfried von Cramm[?]
• 1935 - Fred Perry[?]
• 1934 - Gottfried von Cramm[?]
• 1933 - John Crawford[?]
• 1932 - Henri Cochet[?]
• 1931 - Jean Borotra[?]
• 1930 - Henri Cochet[?]
• 1929 - Rene Lacoste[?]
• 1928 - Henri Cochet[?]
• 1927 - Rene Lacoste[?]
• 1926 - Henri Cochet[?]
• 1925 - Rene Lacoste[?]

Women's Singles Champions:

• 2003 - Justine Henin-Hardenne
• 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 Vicario[?]
• 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 Smith Court
• 1972 - Billie Jean King
• 1971 - Evonne Goolagong
• 1970 - Margaret Smith Court
• 1969 - Margaret Smith Court
• 1968 - Nancy Richey[?]
• 1967 - Francoise Durr[?]
• 1966 - Ann Haydon Jones[?]
• 1965 - Lesley Turner[?]
• 1964 - Margaret Smith
• 1963 - Lesley Turner[?]
• 1962 - Margaret Smith
• 1961 - Ann Haydon[?]
• 1960 - Darlene Hard[?]
• 1959 - Christine Truman[?]
• 1958 - Zsuzsi Kormoczy[?]
• 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 dupont[?]
• 1948 - Nelly Landry[?]
• 1947 - Patricia Todd[?]
• 1946 - Margaret Osborne[?]
• 1945 - not held
• 1944 - not held
• 1943 - not held
• 1942 - not held
• 1941 - not held
• 1940 - not held
• 1939 - Simone Mathieu[?]
• 1938 - Simone Mathieu[?]
• 1937 - Hilde Sperling[?]
• 1936 - Hilde Sperling[?]
• 1935 - Hilde Sperling[?]
• 1934 - Margaret Scriven[?]
• 1933 - Margaret Scriven[?]
• 1932 - Helen Wills Moody[?]
• 1931 - Cilly Ausem[?]
• 1930 - Helen Wills Moody[?]
• 1929 - Helen Wills[?]
• 1928 - Helen Wills[?]
• 1927 - Kea Bouman[?]
• 1926 - Suzanne Lenglen[?]
• 1925 - Suzanne Lenglen[?]

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