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French Open Winners List French Open Winners List ● The French Open is an International Tennis Tournament also called Roland Garros. ● It is held in Stade Roland Garros, in Paris, France and begins in late May each year. ● It is the Second of the Four Tennis Grand Slam Events, succeeding Australian Open and preceding the Wimbledon, and US Opens. ● It is managed by French Tennis Federation (FFT). ● The First FO - French Open (Mens) was played in 1891 and the first winner of the French Open 1891 was the British player H. Briggs. ● The first French Open Women’s Championships was played in 1897 and the first winner of French Open 1897 tournament was Adine Masson of France. ● Before 1907 the French Open was played on the sand courts and now it is the only Grand Slam tournament being played on Clay courts ● The French Open mixed doubles event was added in 1902 and the women's doubles in 1907. ● The hosting of the event was alternatively staged in The Racing Club de France and the Stade Français of Paris before the French Open was moved to the newly built Stade Roland Garros in 1928. ● The categories featured in French Open tournaments are: men's and women's singles, men's, women's double and mixed doubles. ● The Total prize money for the last conducted tournament i.e French Open 2019 was Euro 42,661,000. ● The winner of French Open men's singles receives the Coupe des Mousquetaires, named after The Four Musketeers of French tennis: Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet, and René Lacoste. ● The winners of French Open Women’s Singles receive a miniature replica of the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen (Suzanne Lenglen Cup), named after Suzanne Lenglen. ● The French Open 2020 Tournament scheduled to be held in May 2020 is postponed to September 2020 due to COVID-19 Pandemic. List of French Open Winners 2019 Given below is the list of French Open Winners 2019 organized at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. French Open Winners List 2019 French Open 2019 French Open Winner Runner Up Titles FO 2019 Men’s Rafael Nadal (Spain) Austria Dominic Thiem Singles FO 2019 Women’s Ashleigh Barty (Australia) Marketa Vondrousova Singles (Czech Republic) FO 2019 Men’s Kevin Krawietz (Germany) and Jeremy Chardy (France) and Doubles Andreas Mies (Germany) Fabrice Martin (France) FO 2019 Women’s Tímea Babos (Hungary) and Kristina Duan Yingying (China) and Doubles Mladenovic (France) Zheng Saisai (China) FO 2019 Mixed Latisha Chan (Chinese Taipei) and Gabriela Dabrowski Doubles Ivan Dodig (Croatia) (Canada) and Mate Pavic (Croatia) Records Of French Open Winners The Table Below highlights the records made by the French Open Winners From 1891 to 2019. French Open Winners Records French French Open Open Title Record Period Winners Counts Years Played Winner of most Before 1903–1904, 1907–1909, men's singles titles 1925 Max Decugis 8 1912–1914 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932 Note: Also won World Hard 1925–1967 Henri Cochet 4 Court Championship in 1922 2005–2008, 2010–2014, After 1967 Rafael Nadal 12 2017–2019 Winner of most consecutive men's Before singles titles 1925 Paul Aymé 4 1897–1900 Frank Parker Jaroslav Drobný 1948–1949 Tony Trabert 1951–1952 Nicola 1954–1955 1925–1967 Pietrangeli 2 1959–1960 After 1967 Rafael Nadal 5 2010–2014 Winner of most Before 1902–1909, 1911–1914, men's doubles titles 1925 Max Decugis 13 1920[33] 1960, 1962 with Neale Fraser, 1961 with Rod Laver, 1963 with Roy Manuel Santana, 1964 with Ken 1925–1967 Emerson 6 Fletcher, 1965 with Fred Stolle 2007 with Mark Knowles, 2010 with Nenad Zimonjić, 2011, 2012 with Max Mirnyi Daniel 2005, 2006 with Jonas Nestor Björkman, 2011, 2012 with After 1967 Max Mirnyi 4 Daniel Nestor Winner of most consecutive men's Before Maurice doubles titles 1925 Germot 10 1906–1914, 1920[33] Roy 1925–1967 Emerson 6 1960–1965 Daniel After 1967 Nestor 3 2010–2012 Winner of most mixed doubles titles Before 1904–1906, 1908–1909, 1914 – Men 1925 Max Decugis 7 and 1920 with Suzanne Lenglen Ken Fletcher 1963–1965 with Margaret Court 1925- till Jean-Claude 1968, 1971, 1973 with Françoise date Barclay 3 Dürr Winner of most titles (total: singles, doubles, mixed) – Before 1902–1920 (8 singles, 14 men 1925 Max Decugis 29 doubles, 7 mixed) 1925-till 2005–2008, 2010–2014, date Rafael Nadal 12 2017–2019 (12 singles) 1920–1923, 1925–1926 Winner of most Note: Also won World Hard women's singles Suzanne Court Championship in 1914, titles Till 1967 Lenglen 6 1921–1923 1974–1975, 1979–1980, 1983, After 1967 Chris Evert 7 1985–1986 Winner of most Jeanne consecutive Matthey women's singles Suzanne 1909–1912 titles Till 1967 Lenglen 4 1920–1923 / Monica Seles Justine 1990–1992 After 1967 Henin 3 2005–2007 1933, 1934 with Elizabeth Ryan, Winner of most 1936–1937, 1938 with Billie women's doubles Simonne Yorke, 1939 with Jadwiga titles Till 1967 Mathieu 6 Jędrzejowska 1975 with Chris Evert, 1982 with Anne Smith, 1984–1985, 1987, / Martina 1988 with Pam Shriver, 1986 After 1967 Navratilova 7 with Andrea Temesvári Winner of most consecutive women's doubles Françoise titles Till 1967 Dürr 5 1967–1971 1984–1987, 1988 with Pam / Martina Shriver, 1986 with Andrea Navratilova Temesvári Gigi 1991 with Jana Novotná, After 1967 Fernández 5 1992–95 with Natasha Zvereva Winner of most 1914, 1920 with Max Decugis, mixed doubles titles Suzanne 1921–1923, 1925, 1926 with – women Till 1967 Lenglen 7 Jacques Brugnon Françoise 1968, 1971, 1973 with After 1967 Dürr 3 Jean-Claude Barclay Winner of most titles (total: singles, doubles, mixed) – Suzanne 1919–1926 (6 singles, 2 women Till 1967 Lenglen 15 doubles, 7 mixed) / Martina 1974–1988 (2 singles, 7 After 1967 Navratilova 11 doubles, 2 mixed) *Before 1925 - French Club Members Only event *Tille 1967 - (incl. French Club members Only era) Candidates preparing for various competitive exams can go through the winners list of important sports events: ● Australian Open Winners list 2020 ● FIFA World Cup Winners List ● ICC World Cup Winners List ● IPL Winners List Candidates can also check important general awareness topics given below for competitive exams preparation: Countries and Their national List Of Sports Terms Nobel Prize Winners Games List of Sports Cups and Jnanpith Award Winners Arjuna Award Winners Trophies Aspirants preparing for various competitive exams can go through the following links for their preparation: SSC General Awareness Banking Awareness The topics covered in the given link are common for all the examinations. .
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