Who is the greatest French Open champion of all time?

By YPB Team

From clay-court legends of past eras to modern dominators who turned Roland-Garros into their personal fortress, the greatest champions of Paris span seven decades of tennis history. Who stands above the rest?

  1. Rafael Nadal — ranked #11
    Rafael Nadal
    Spanish clay-court legend who won a record 14 French Open titles, making Roland-Garros his undisputed kingdom.
    1000pts
  2. Steffi Graf — ranked #22
    Steffi Graf
    German champion who captured 6 French Open titles, combining power and artistry to dominate the women's draw across multiple eras.
    783pts
  3. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario — ranked #33
    Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
    Spanish fighter who won 3 French Open titles with her relentless retrieving style and tenacious spirit on Paris clay.
    503pts
  4. Martina Navratilova — ranked #44
    Martina Navratilova
    Czech-American champion who won 2 French Open titles as part of her 18 Grand Slam singles wins, finally conquering clay at the end of her reign.
    503pts
  5. Margaret Smith Court — ranked #55
    Margaret Smith Court
    Australian all-court great who claimed 5 French Open titles as part of her record 24 Grand Slam singles titles.
    391pts
  6. Serena Williams — ranked #66
    Serena Williams
    American powerhouse who won 3 French Open titles as part of her 23 Grand Slam haul, peaking in 2015 with an on-fire clay-court run.
    391pts
  7. Chris Evert — ranked #77
    Chris Evert
    American tennis icon who claimed 7 French Open titles, dominating the clay courts of Roland-Garros across three decades.
    391pts
  8. Ivan Lendl — ranked #88
    Ivan Lendl
    Czech-American hard-hitter who won 3 French Open titles in the 1980s, translating relentless baseline power into Roland-Garros glory.
    235pts
  9. Bjorn Borg — ranked #99
    Bjorn Borg
    Swedish legend who won 6 consecutive French Open titles between 1974 and 1981, cementing his legacy as clay's first great king.
    235pts
  10. Mats Wilander — ranked #1010
    Mats Wilander
    Swedish clay master who won 3 French Open titles between 1982 and 1988, becoming one of the defining players of Roland-Garros history.
    235pts
  11. Monica Seles — ranked #1111
    Monica Seles
    Yugoslav-American phenom who won 3 French Open titles before age 20 with her ferocious two-handed groundstrokes.
    1pts
  12. Justine Henin — ranked #1212
    Justine Henin
    Belgian clay specialist who won 4 French Open titles with her exquisite backhand and tactical brilliance, winning her first at just 20.
    1pts
  13. Roger Federer — ranked #1313
    Roger Federer
    Swiss maestro who won 1 French Open title in 2009, completing his career Grand Slam in arguably the finest edition of his game.
    1pts
  14. Novak Djokovic — ranked #1414
    Novak Djokovic
    Serbian champion who won 3 French Open titles to complete his career Grand Slam, overcoming clay's toughest rivalry at his peak.
    1pts
  15. Gustavo Kuerten — ranked #1515
    Gustavo Kuerten
    Brazilian crowd favorite who won 3 French Open titles and became Roland-Garros's most beloved champion of the late 1990s.
    1pts

Comments

112 wins, four defeats and nineteen years without losing a final in Paris, and two of those four defeats belong to the same opponent: https://youpick.best/articles/federer-vs-nadal-vs-djokovic-ranked

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