The Sports Almanac

Men's French Open


Through the 2023 French Open
French Open Champions  Multiple Champions
YEAR
WINNER NATIONALITY
RUNNER-UP
NATIONALITY
SCORES
1891
H. Briggs
United Kingdom
P. Baigneres
France
6-3, 6-4
1892
Jean Schopfer
France
Fassitt
United Kingdom
6-2, 1-6, 6-2
1893
Laurent Riboulet
France
Jean Schopfer
France
6-3, 6-3
1894
Andre Vacherot
France
Gerard Brosselin
France
1-6, 6-3, 6-3
1895
Andre Vacherot
France
Laurent Riboulet France
9-7, 6-2
1896
Andre Vacherot
France
Gerard Brosselin
France
6-1, 7-5
1897
Paul Ayme
France
Francky Wardan
United Kingdom
4-6, 6-4, 6-2
1898
Paul Ayme
France
Paul Lebreton
France
5-7, 6-1, 6-2
1899
Paul Ayme
France
Paul Lebreton
France
9-7, 3-6, 6-3
1900
Paul Ayme
France
Alain Prevost
France
6-3, 6-0
1901
Andre Vacherot
France
Paul Lebreton
France
Unknown
1902
Marcel Vacherot
France
Max Decugis
France
6-4, 6-2
1903
Max Decugis
France
Andre Vacherot
France
6-3, 6-2
1904
Max Decugis
France
Andre Vacherot
France
6-1, 9-7, 6-8, 6-1
1905
Maurice Germot
France
Andre Vacherot
France
Unknown
1906
Maurice Germot
France
Max Decugis
France
5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
1907
Max Decugis
France
Robert Wallet
France
Unknown
1908
Max Decugis
France
Maurice Germot
France
6-2, 6-1, 3-6, 10-8
1909
Max Decugis
France
Maurice Germot
France
3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
1910
Maurice Germot
France
Francois Blanchy
France
6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
1911
Andre Gobert
France
Maurice Germot
France
6-1, 8-6, 7-5
1912
Max Decugis
France
Andre Gobert
France
Unknown
1913
Max Decugis
France
Georges Gault
France
Unknown
1914
Max Decugis
France
Jean Samazeuilh
France
3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
1915
No Tournament - World War I
1916
No Tournament - World War I
1917
No Tournament - World War I
1918
No Tournament - World War I
1919
No Tournament - World War I
1920
Andre Gobert
France
Max Decugis
France
6-3, 3-6, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
1921
Jean Samazeuilh
France
Andre Gobert
France
6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
1922
Henri Cochet
France
Jean Samazeuilh
France
8-6, 6-3, 7-5
1923
Francois Blanchy
France
Max Decugis
France
1-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-2
1924
Jean Borotra
France
Rene Lacoste
France
7-5, 6-4, 0-6, 5-7, 6-2
1925
Rene Lacoste
France
Jean Borotra
France
7-5, 6-1, 6-4
1926
Henri Cochet
France
Rene Lacoste
France
6-2, 6-4, 6-3
1927
Rene Lacoste
France
Bill Tilden
United States
6-4, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 11-9
1928
Henri Cochet
France
Rene Lacoste
France
5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3
1929
Rene Lacoste
France
Jean Borotra
France
6-2, 2-6, 6-0, 2-6, 8-6
1930
Henri Cochet
France
Bill Tilden
United States
3-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-1
1931
Jean Borotra
France
Christian Boussus
France
2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
1932
Henri Cochet
France
Giorgio de Stefani
Italy
6-0, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
1933
Jack Crawford
Australia
Henri Cochet
France
8-6, 6-1, 6-3
1934
Gottfried von Cramm
Germany
Jack Crawford
Australia
6-4, 7-9, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
1935
Fred Perry
United Kingdom
Gottfried von Cramm
Germany
6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
1936
Gottfried von Cramm
Germany
Fred Perry
United Kingdom
6-0, 2-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-0
1937
Henner Henkle
Germany
Henry Austin
United Kingdom
6-1, 6-4, 6-3
1938
Don Budge
United States
Roderik Menzel
Czchoslovakia
6-3, 6-2, 6-4
1939
Don McNeill
United States
Bobby Riggs
United States
7-5, 6-0, 6-3
1940
No Tournament - World War II
1941
Bernard Destremau
France
Robert Ramillon
France
6-4, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
1942
Bernard Destremau France
Christian Boussus
France
5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1
1943
Yvon Petra
France
Henri Cochet
France
6-3, 6-3, 6-8, 2-6, 6-4
1944
Yvon Petra France
Marcel Bernard
France
6-1, 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
1945
Yvon Petra France
Bernard Destremau
France
7-5, 6-4, 6-2
1946
Marcel Bernard
France
Jaroslav Drobny
Czechoslovakia
3-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3
1947
Jozef Asboth
Hungary
Eric Sturgess
South Africa
8-6, 7-5, 6-4
1948
Frank Parker
United States
Jaroslav Drobny
Czechoslovakia
6-4, 7-5, 5-7, 8-6
1949
Frank Parker
United States
Budge Patty
United States
6-3, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
1950
Budge Patty
United States
Jaroslav Drobny
Egypt
6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 5-7, 7-5
1951
Jaroslav Drobny
Egypt
Eric Sturgess
South Africa
6-3, 6-3, 6-3
1952
Jaroslav Drobny
Egpyt
Frank Sedgman
Australia
6-2, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4
1953
Ken Rosewall
Australia
Vic Seixas
United States
6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
1954
Tony Trabert
United States
Art Larsen
United States
6-4, 7-5, 6-1
1955
Tony Trabert
United States
Sven Davidson
Sweden
2-1, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2
1956
Lew Hoad
Australia
Sven Davidson
Sweden
6-4, 8-6, 6-3
1957
Sven Davidson
Sweden
Herbert Flam
United States
6-3, 6-4, 6-4
1958
Mervyn Rose
Australia
Luis Ayala
Chile
6-3, 6-4, 6-4
1959
Nicola Pietrangeli
Italy
Ian Vermaak
South Africa
3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1
1960
Nicola Pietrangeli
Italy
Luis Ayala
Chile
3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
1961
Manuel Santana
Spain
Nicola Pietrangeli
Italy
4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
1962
Rod Laver
Australia
Roy Emerson
Australia
3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 9-7, 6-2
1963
Roy Emerson
Australia
Pierre Darmon
France
3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
1964
Manuel Santana
Spain
Nicola Pietrangeli
Italy
6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
1965
Fred Stolle
Australia
Tony Roche
Australia
3-6, 6-0, 6-2, 6-3
1966
Tony Roche
Australia
Istvan Gulyas
Hungary
6-1, 6-4, 7-5
1967
Roy Emerson
Australia
Tony Roche
Australia
6-1, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
1968
Ken Rosewall
Australia
Rod Laver
Australia
6-3, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
1969
Rod Laver
Australia
Ken Rosewall
Australia
6-4, 6-3, 6-4
1970
Jan Kodes
Czechoslovakia
Zeljko Franulovic
Yugoslavia
6-2, 6-4, 6-0
1971
Jan Kodes
Czechoslovakia
Ilie Nastase
Romania
8-6, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
1972
Andres Gimeno
Spain
Patrick Proisy
France
4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
1973
Ilie Nastase
Romania
Niki Pilic
Yugoslavia
6-3, 6-3, 6-0
1974
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Manuel Orantes
Spain
2-6, 6-7, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1
1975
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
6-2, 6-3, 6-4
1976
Adriano Panatta
Italy
Harold Solomon
United States
6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6
1977
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Brian Gottfried
United States
6-0, 6-3, 6-0
1978
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
6-1, 6-1, 6-3
1979
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Victor Pecci
Paraguay
6-3, 6-1, 6-7, 6-4
1980
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Vitas Gerulaitis
United States
6-4, 6-1, 6-2
1981
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Ivan Lendl
Czechoslovakia
6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
1982
Mats Wilander
Sweden
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
1-6, 7-6, 6-0, 6-4
1983
Yannick Noah
France
Mats Wilander
Sweden
6-2, 7-5, 7-6
1984
Ivan Lendl
Czechoslovakia
John McEnroe
United States
3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5
1985
Mats Wilander
Sweden
Ivan Lendl
Czechoslovakia
3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
1986
Ivan Lendl
Czechoslovakia
Mikael Pernfors
Sweden
6-3, 6-2, 6-4
1987
Ivan Lendl
Czechoslovakia
Mats Wilander
Sweden
7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6
1988
Mats Wilander
Sweden
Henri Leconte
France
7-5, 6-2, 6-1
1989
Michael Chang
United States
Stefan Edberg
Sweden
6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
1990
Andres Gomez
Ecuador
Andre Aggasi
United States
6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
1991
Jim Courier
United States
Andre Agassi
United States
3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
1992
Jim Courier
United States
Petr Korda
Czechoslovakia
7-5, 6-2, 6-1
1993
Sergi Bruguera
Spain
Jim Courier
United States
6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
1994
Sergi Bruguera
Spain
Alberto Berasategui
Spain
6-3, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1
1995
Thomas Muster
Austria
Michael Chang
United States
7-5, 6-2, 6-4
1996
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Russia
Michael Stich
Germany
7-6, 7-5, 7-6
1997
Gustavo Kuerten
Brazil
Sergi Bruguera
Spain
6-3, 6-4, 6-2
1998
Carlos Moya
Spain
Alex Corretja
Spain
6-3, 7-5, 6-3
1999
Andre Agassi
United States
Andrei Medvedev
Ukraine
1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
2000
Gustavo Kuerten
Brazil
Magnus Norman
Sweden
6-2, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6
2001
Gustavo Kuerten
Brazil
Alex Corretja
Spain
6-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0
2002
Albert Costa
Spain
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Spain
6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
2003
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Spain
Martin Verkerk
Netherlands
6-1, 6-3, 6-2
2004
Gaston Gaudio
Argentina
Guillermo Coria
Argentina
0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6
2005
Rafael Nadal
Spain
Mariano Puerta
Argentina
6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5
2006
Rafael Nadal
Spain
Roger Federer
Switzerland
1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6
2007
Rafael Nadal
Spain
Roger Federer
Switzerland
6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
2008
Rafael Nadal
Spain
Roger Federer
Switzerland
6-1, 6-3, 6-0
2009
Roger Federer
Switzerland
Robin Soderling
Sweden
6-1, 7-6(7-1), 6-4
2010
Rafael Nadal
Spain
Robin Soderling
Sweden
6-2, 6-4, 6-4
2011
Rafael Nadal
Spain
Roger Federer
Switzerland
7-5, 7-6(7-3), 5-7, 6-1
2012
Rafael Nadal
Spain
Novak Djokovic
Serbia
6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
2013
Rafael Nadal
Spain
David Ferrer
Spain
6-3, 6-2, 6-3
2014
Rafael Nadal
Spain
Novak Djokovic
Serbia
3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4
2015
Stan Wawrinka
Switzerland
Novak Djokovic
Serbia
4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
2016
Novak Djokovic
Serbia
Andy Murray
Great Britain
3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
2017
Rafael Nadal
Spain
Stan Wawrinka
Switzerland
6-2, 6-3, 6-1
2018
Rafael Nadal
Spain
Dominic Thiem
Austria
6-4, 6-3, 6-2
2019
Rafael Nadal
Spain
Dominic Thiem
Austria
6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
2020
Rafael Nadal Spain
Novak Djokovic Serbia 6-0, 6-2, 7-5
2021
Novak Djokovic Serbia Stefanos Tsitsipas
Greece
6-7(6-8), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
2022
Rafael Nadal Spain
Casper Ruud
Norway
6-3, 6-3, 6-0
2023
Novak Djokovic
Serbia
Casper Ruud
Norway
7-6(7-1), 6-3, 7-5

Multiple Champions 
French Open Champions
Champion Nationality
Years
Wins
Rafael Nadal
Spain
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
14
Max Decugis
France
1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914
8
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
6
Henri Cochet
France
1922, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932
5
Paul Ayme
France
1897, 1989, 1899, 1900
4
Andre Vacherot France
1894, 1895, 1896, 1901
4
Maurice Germot France
1905, 1906, 1910
3
Rene Lacoste
France
1925, 1927, 1929
3
Yvon Petra
France
1943, 1944, 1945
3
Ivan Lendl
Czechoslovakia
1984, 1986, 1987
3
Mats Wilander
Sweden
1982, 1985, 1988
3
Gustavo Kuerten
Brazil
1997, 2000, 2001
3
Novak Djokovic Serbia
2016, 2021, 2023
3
Andre Gobert France
1911, 1920
2
Jean Borotra France
1924, 1931
2
Gottfried von Cramm Germany
1934, 1936
2
Bernard Destremau France
1941, 1942
2
Frank Parker United States
1948, 1949
2
Jaroslav Drobny Egypt
1951, 1952
2
Tony Trabert
United States
1954, 1955
2
Nicola Pietrangeli
Italy
1959, 1960
2
Ken Rosewall Australia
1953, 1968
2
Roy Emerson Australia
1963, 1967
2
Rod Laver Australia
1962, 1969
2
Jan Kodes Czechoslovakia
1970, 1971
2
Jim Courier United States
1991, 1992
2
Sergi Bruguera Spain
1993, 1994
2