Who is the best men's tennis player never to win the French Open?
Some of the finest players in history collected majors everywhere except on the Paris clay. Who is the greatest to never lift the Coupe des Mousquetaires? Cast your vote!
1Pete SamprasFourteen-time major champion whose clay-court game never delivered the French Open title.1000pts
2Lleyton HewittFormer world No. 1 and two-time major champion who never conquered the Paris clay.636pts
3Daniil MedvedevUS Open champion and former No. 1 who has long struggled to translate his game to clay.524pts
4Alexander ZverevOlympic champion who reached the 2024 French Open final but is still chasing a first major.372pts
5Jimmy ConnorsEight-time major winner who took every Slam except the French Open.372pts
6John McEnroeSeven-time major champion who let a two-set lead slip in the 1984 Roland Garros final.372pts
7Andy RoddickUS Open champion and former No. 1 whose game never suited the slow clay of Roland Garros.273pts
8Boris BeckerSix-time Grand Slam champion who never won on the Paris clay.272pts
9Jannik SinnerWorld No. 1 and multiple Grand Slam champion who has reached a Roland Garros final but not yet lifted the trophy.151pts
10Stefan EdbergSix-time major winner who came agonisingly close, losing the 1989 French Open final.151pts
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After winning every clay Masters of the spring, he went out of Paris in the second round to a man ranked 56th: https://youpick.best/articles/jannik-sinner-ranked-many-ways
