| French Open Tennis Championships Records |
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| NUMBER OF TITLES |
| MEN |
| All competitions: Cochet, 9 titles (4 singles, 3 doubles, 2 mixed doubles) |
| Singles: Borg and Nadal, 6 titles; Cochet 4 titles; Lacoste, Lendl, Kuerten and Wilander, 3 titles |
| Consecutive singles titles: Borg (1978-81) and Nadal (2005-08) 4 |
| Doubles: Emerson, 6 titles |
| WOMEN |
| All competitions: Smith-Court, 13 titles (5 singles, 4 doubles, 4 mixed doubles) |
| Singles: Evert, 7 titles; Graf, 6 titles |
| Consecutive singles titles: Wills-Moody, Sperling, Seles, Henin, 3 |
| Doubles: Navratilova, 7 titles |
| MIXED |
| Men: Ken Fletcher (1963, 1964, 1965) and Jean-Claude Barclay (1968, 1971, 1973) |
| Women: Margaret Smith-Court (1963, 1964, 1965, 1969) |
| Pairs:Margaret Smith-Court and Ken Fletcher (1963, 1964, 1965); Françoise Dürr and Jean-Claude Barclay (1968, 1971, 1973) |
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| YOUNGEST SINGLES TITLE WINNERS |
| MEN |
| Michael Chang (1989): 17 and 3 months |
| Mats Wilander (1982): 17 and 9 months |
| Bjorn Borg (1974): 18 |
| Ken Rosewall (1953): 18 years and 7 months |
| Rafael Nadal (2005): 19 and 2 days |
| WOMEN |
| Monica Seles (1990): 16 and 6 months |
| Arantxa Sanchez (1989): 17 and 5 months |
| Steffi Graf (1987): 17 and 11 months |
| Christine Truman (1959): 18 years and 4 months |
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| OLDEST SINGLES TITLE WINNERS |
| MEN |
| Andres Gimeno (1972): 34 and 10 months |
| Ken Rosewall (1968): 33 and 7 months |
| Frank Parker (1949): 33 and 4 months |
| WOMEN |
| Zsuzsa Kormoczy (1958): 33 |
| Nelly Adamson-Landry (1948): 31 and 6 months |
| Chris Evert (1986): 31 and 5 months |
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| WINNERS WHO DID NOT LOSE A SET |
| MEN |
| Three: Ilie Nastase (1973, first two rounds being best-of-three sets), Bjorn Borg (1978, 1980) and Rafael Nadal (2008, 2010) |
| WOMEN |
| Thirteen, Helen Wills-Moody, Hilde Sperling, Suzanne Lenglen, Justine Henin, Simonne Mathieu, Margaret Dupont-Osborne, Doris Hart, Maureen Connolly, Evonne Goolagong, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Steffi Graf and Arantxa Sanchez |
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| WINNERS WHO SAVED A MATCH POINT |
| MEN |
| Rene Lacoste (1927, 2 in the final) |
| Gottfried Van Cramm (1934, 1 in the final) |
| Rod Laver (1962,1 in the quarter-finals) |
| Adriano Panatta (1976, 1 in the first round) |
| Gustavo Kuerten (2001,1 in the last sixteen) |
| Gaston Gaudio (2004, 2 in the final) |
| WOMEN |
| Margaret Osborne du Pont (1946, 2 in the final) |
| Margaret Smith-Court (1962, 1 in the final) |
| Anastasia Myskina (2004, 1 in the final) |
| Justine Henin (2005, 2 in the 4th round) |
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| LEFT-HANDED WINNERS |
| MEN |
| Nine champions who won a total of 16 titles: Marcel Bernard (1946), Jaroslav Drobny (1951, 1952), Mervyn Rose (1958), Rod Laver (1962, 1969), Tony Roche (1966), Guillermo Vilas (1977), Andres Gomez (1990), Thomas Muster (1995), Rafael Nadal (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011). |
| WOMEN |
| Five champions who won a total of ten titles: Margaret Scriven (1933, 1934), Nelly Adamson-Landry (1948), Ann Haydon-Jones (1961, 1966), Martina Navratilova (1982, 1984), Monica Seles (1990, 1991, 1992). |
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| UNSEEDED WINNERS |
| MEN |
| Four: Marcel Bernard (1946), Mats Wilander (1982), Gustavo Kuerten (1997), Gaston Gaudio (2004) |
| WOMEN |
| One: Margaret Scriven (1933) |
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| LOWEST-RANKED WINNERS |
| MEN |
| Prior to the open era: Marcel Bernard (1946). |
| In the open era: Gustavo Kuerten (1997): No.66 |
| WOMEN |
| Prior to the open era: Margaret Scriven (1933). |
| In the open era: Francesca Schiavone (2010): No.17 |
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| JUNIOR WINNERS WHO WENT ON TO WIN THE SENIOR TITLE |
| MEN |
| Ken Rosewall (juniors: 1952; main draw: 1953 and 1968). |
| Roy Emerson (juniors: 1954; main draw: 1963 and 1967). |
| Andres Gimeno (juniors: 1955; main draw: 1972). |
| Ivan Lendl (juniors: 1978; main draw: 1984, 1986, 1987). |
| Mats Wilander (juniors: 1981; main draw: 1982, 1985, 1988). |
| WOMEN |
| Françoise Dürr (juniors: 1960; main draw: 1967). |
| Mima Jausovec (juniors: 1973; main draw: 1977). |
| Hana Mandlikova (juniors: 1978; main draw: 1981). |
| Jennifer Capriati (juniors: 1989; main draw: 2001). |
| Justine Henin (juniors: 1997; main draw: 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007). |
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| FINALS FEATURING THE TOP TWO SEEDS |
| MEN |
| There have been 14 finals featuring the top two seeds. The No.2 seed has won on nine occasions, the No.1 seed just five. |
| 1928: Henri Cochet (2) def. Rene Lacoste (1). |
| 1930: Henri Cochet (1) def. William Tilden (2). |
| 1933: Jack Crawford (2) def. Henri Cochet (1). |
| 1935: Fred Perry (2) def. Gottfried Von Cramm (1). |
| 1936: Gottfried Von Cramm (2) def. Perry (1). |
| 1952: Jaroslav Drobny (1) def. Frank Sedgman (2). |
| 1962: Rod Laver (1) def. Roy Emerson (2). |
| 1967: Roy Emerson (1) def. Tony Roche (2). |
| 1968: Ken Rosewall (2) def. Rod Laver (1). |
| 1978: Bjorn Borg (1) def. Guillermo Vilas (2). |
| 1984: Ivan Lendl (2) def. John McEnroe (1). |
| 2006: Rafael Nadal (2) def. Roger Federer (1). |
| 2007: Rafael Nadal (2) def. Roger Federer (1). |
| 2008: Rafael Nadal (2) def. Roger Federer (1). |
| WOMEN |
| There have been 20 finals featuring the top two seeds, with the No.1 and No.2 seeds winning 10 each. |
| 1925: Suzanne Lenglen (1) def. Kathleen McKane (2). |
| 1934: Margaret Scriven (2) def. Helen Jacobs (1). |
| 1936: Hilde Sperling (1) def. Simonne Mathieu (2). |
| 1937: Hilde Sperling (1) def. Simonne Mathieu (2). |
| 1946: Margaret Osborne-Dupont (2) def. Pauline Betz (1). |
| 1952: Doris Hart (2) def. Shirley Fry (1). |
| 1953: Maureen Connolly (1) def. Doris Hart (2). |
| 1957: Shirley Bloomer (1) def. Dorothy Head (2). |
| 1959: Christine Truman (2) def. Zsuzsa Kormoczy (1). |
| 1964: Margaret Smith-Court (1) def. Maria Bueno (2). |
| 1973: Margaret Smith-Court (1) def. Chris Evert (2). |
| 1975: Chris Evert (1) def. Martina Navratilova (2). |
| 1978: Virginia Ruzici (2) def. Mima Jausovec (1). |
| 1984: Martina Navratilova (1) def. Chris Evert (2). |
| 1985: Chris Evert (2) def. Martina Navratilova (1). |
| 1986: Chris Evert (2) def. Martina Navratilova (1). |
| 1987: Steffi Graf (2) def. Martina Navratilova (1). |
| 1990: Monica Seles (2) def. Steffi Graf (1). |
| 1992: Monica Seles (1) def. Steffi Graf (2). |
| 1995: Steffi Graf (2) def. Arantxa Sanchez (1). |
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| THE TOP FOUR SEEDS ALL SEMI-FINALISTS (OPEN ERA) |
| MEN |
| 1984: John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl (winner), Jimmy Connors and Mats Wilander. |
| 1985: John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors and Mats Wilander (winner). |
| 2006: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal (winner), David Nalbandian and Ivan Ljubicic. |
| 2011: Rafael Nadal (winner), Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray. |
| WOMEN |
| 1992: Monica Seles (winner), Steffi Graf, Gabriela Sabatini and Arantxa Sanchez. |
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| EARLIEST DEFEATS FOR TITLE-HOLDERS |
| MEN |
| Andres Gimeno (1973, defeated by Guillermo Vilas), Gustavo Kuerten (1998, defeated by Marat Safin), Andre Agassi (2000, defeated by Karol Kucera) and Juan Carlos Ferrero (2004, defeated by Igor Andreev) all lost in the second round the year after winning the French Open. |
| WOMEN |
| Anastasia Myskina (2005, defeated by Maria Sanchez Lorenzo) is the only title-holder to lose in the first round the following year. |
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| THE LOWEST-RANKED FINALISTS |
| MEN |
| Andrei Medvedev (1999): No.100. |
| WOMEN |
| Mary Pierce (2005): No.23 |
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| NUMBER OF TITLES BY COUNTRY |
| MEN |
| Spain: 14 titles (first in 1961, most recent in 2011). |
| United States: 11 titles (first in 1938, most recent in 1999). |
| Australia: 11 titles (first in 1933, most recent in 1969). |
| Sweden: 10 titles (first in 1957, most recent in 1988). |
| France: 10 titles (first in 1925, most recent in 1983). |
| WOMEN |
| United States: 27 titles (first in 1928, most recent in 2002). |
| Germany: 10 titles (first in 1931, most recent in 1999). |
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| COME-BACKS FROM TWO-SET DEFICITS IN THE FINAL |
| 1946: Marcel Bernard def. Jaroslav Drobny 3-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1962: Rod Laver def. Roy Emerson 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 9-7, 6-2 |
| 1974: Bjorn Borg def. Manuel Orantes 2-6, 6-7, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1984: Ivan Lendl def. John McEnroe 3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 |
| 1999: Andre Agassi def. Andrei Medvedev 1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 2004: Gaston Gaudio def. Guillermo Coria 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6 |
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| LONGEST FINALS |
| MEN |
| In games: |
| Pre-tie-break: Rene Lacoste def. William Tilden (1927), 61 games (6-4, 4-6,5-7, 6-3, 11-9). |
| Post-tie-break (1973), Ivan Lendl def. John McEnroe (1984), 51 games (3-6, 2-6,6-4, 7-5, 7-5). |
| In time: |
| Mats Wilander def. Guillermo Vilas (1982), 4 hours 42 minutes (1-6, 7-6, 6-0,6-4). |
| WOMEN |
| In games: |
| Pre-tie-break: Angela Mortimer def. Dorothy Knode (1955), 38 games (2-6, 7-5,10-8). |
| Post-tie-break (1973), Steffi Graf def. Arantxa Sanchez (1996), 40 games (6-3,6-7, 10-8). |
| In time: |
| Steffi Graf def. Arantxa Sanchez (1996), 3 hours 4 minutes (6-3, 6-7, 10-8). |
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| LONGEST MATCHES |
| MEN |
| Number of games: |
| In games: |
| Pre-tie-break: Robert Mark def. Antal Jancso (first round, 1957), 83 games (13-15, 6-3, 6-8, 8-6 10-8). |
| Post-tie-break (since 1973): Ronald Agenor def. David Prinosil (second tour, 1994), 71 games (6-7, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 14-12), Fabrice Santoro def. Arnaud |
| Clèment (first round 2004), 71 games (6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 3-6, 16-14) |
| In time: |
| Fabrice Santoro def. Arnaud Clèment (first round 2004), 6 hours 33 minutes (6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 3-6, 16-14). |
| WOMEN |
| In games: |
| Pre-tie-break: Kerry Melville def. Pam Teeguarden (third round, 1972), 56 games (9-7, 4-6, 16-14). |
| Post-tie-break (since 1973): Kathy Jordan def. Ann Minter (first round, 1984), 46 games (7-5, 4-6, 13-11). |
In time:| Virginie Buisson def. Noelle Van Lottum (first round, 1995), 4 hours 7 minutes (6-7, 7-5, 6-2). |
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| MOST MATCHES PLAYED / WON |
| MEN |
| Guillermo Vilas, 73 matches, 56 wins, 17 defeats. |
| WOMEN |
| Steffi Graf, 94 matches, 84 wins, 10 defeats. |
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| CONSECUTIVE WINS |
| MEN |
| Rafael Nadal, 31 wins from 2005 - 2009. |
| WOMEN |
| Chris Evert, 29 wins from 1974 - 1981. |
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| CONSECUTIVE SETS WON |
| MEN |
| Bjorn Borg, 41 sets between 1979 - 1981. |
| WOMEN |
| Helen Wills-Moody 40 sets between 1926 and 1932; Justine Henin, 40 sets between 2005 and 2010. |
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| MOST DEFEATS IN THE FINAL |
| MEN |
| 4, Roger Federer (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011). |
| WOMEN |
| 6, Simonne Mathieu (1929, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937). |
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| MOST PARTICIPATIONS |
| MEN |
| 20, François Jauffret (1961-1980) and Fabrice Santoro (1989-2009). |
| WOMEN |
| 19, Andrée Varin (1934-1965) |
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| BEST PERFORMANCES BY A QUALIFIER (OPEN ERA) |
| MEN |
| One qualifier made it to the semi-finals: Filip Dewulf, in 1997. |
| WOMEN |
| Eight qualifiers made it to the quarter-finals: Corinne Molesworth (1972), Katja Ebbinghaus (1972), Helga Masthoff (1978), Miroslava Bendlova (1978), Barbara Schwartz (1999), Marta Marrero (2000), Petra Mandula (2001) and Carla Suarez Navarro (2008). |
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| BEST PERFORMANCES BY A WILD-CARD |
| MEN (since 1985) |
| Henri Leconte (ranked No.200): semi-finalist in 1992. |
| WOMEN (since 1988) |
| Mary Pierce (ranked No.132): quarter-finalist in 2002. |
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| BEST PERFORMANCES BY A LUCKY LOSERS |
| MEN (since 1988) |
| Hyung-Taik Lee (ranked No.123): third round in 2004. |
| WOMEN (since 1988) |
| Nicole Jagerman (ranked No.153): round of 16 in 1988. |
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