The 10 Greatest French Open Champions of the Open Era

1. Chris Evert

Chris Evert: Seven French Open wins, Nine Finals.

Evert made it to nine French Open finals in '73, '74, '75, '79, '80, '83, '84, '85, and '86, winning all except '73 and '84.

2. Steffi Graf

 Six French Open wins, Nine finals

Graf reached the French Open Finals in '87, '88, '89, '90, '92, '93, '95, '96, and '99, winning six times with an 89.7% success rate (87-10).

3. Bjorn Borg

Bjorn Borg: Six  French Open wins, Six Finals

Bjorn Borg boasts an impressive 96.08% win rate at the French Open, securing his first victory in 1974 against Manuel Orantes.

4. Rafael Nadal

 Five French Open wins, Five Finals.

He shocked Federer in '06 French Open final 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6. In '07, Nadal triumphed 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, boasting a record 97.44% win rate.

5. Margaret Court

 Five French Open wins, Three wins in the Open Era

Margaret Court, an Australian, clinched the French Open title five times: three in the modern era (1969, 1970, 1973) and two earlier (1962, 1964).

6. Justine Henin

Four French Open wins, Four Finals

Justine Henin retired in May 2008, just before her fifth French Open, boasting a 90.5% win rate at Roland Garros (38-4).

7. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario

Three French Open wins, Six Finals

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario made it to 6 Roland Garros finals, winning the French Open in '89, '94, and '98, defeating Graf, Pierce, and Seles.

8. Ivan Lendl

Three French Open wins, Five Finals

In 1984, Ivan Lendl claimed his debut Grand Slam, rallying past John McEnroe in the French Open finals despite dropping the initial sets.

9. Mats Wilander

Three French Open wins, Five finals

Mats Wilander: 3-time French Open champ (1982, 1985, 1988). In '82, unseeded teen stuns Vilas in final: 1-6, 7-6, 6-0, 6-4. 🎾🏆

10. Monica Seles

Three French Open Wins, Four Finals

Monica Seles won three consecutive French Open titles from 1990 to 1992, tying Justine Henin's modern-era record.

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