French Open Women's Champions
1926 Suzanne Lenglen, France
1927 Kea Bouman, Netherlands
1928 Helen Wills, United States
1929 Helen Wills, United States
1930 Helen Wills Moody, United States
1931 Cilly Aussem, Germany
1932 Helen Wills Moody, United States
1933 Margaret Scriven, Britain
1934 Margaret Scriven, Britain
1935 Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling, Germany
1936 Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling, Germany
1937 Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling, Germany
1938 Simone Passemard Mathieu, France
1939 Simone Passemard Mathieu, France
1940-45 No tournament
1946 Margaret Osborne, United States
1947 Pat Canning Todd, United States
1948 Nelly Adamson Landry, France
1949 Margaret Osborne duPont, United States
1950 Doris Hart, United States
1951 Shirley Fry, United States
1952 Doris Hart, United States
1953 Maureen Connolly, United States
1954 Maureen Connolly, United States
1955 Angela Mortimer, United States
1956 Althea Gibson, United States
1957 Shirley Bloomer, Britain
1958 Suzi Kormoczi, Hungary
1959 Christine Truman, Britain
1960 Darlene Hard, United States
1961 Ann Haydon, Britain
1962 Margaret Smith, Australia
1963 Lesley Turner, Australia
1964 Margaret Smith, Australia
1965 Lesley Turner, Australia
1966 Ann Haydon Jones, Britain
1967 Francoise Durr, France
1968 Nancy Richey, United States
1969 Margaret Smith Court, Australia
1970 Margaret Smith Court, Australia
1971 Evonne Goolagong, Australia
1972 Billie Jean King, United States
1973 Margaret Smith Court, Australia
1974 Chris Evert, United States
1975 Chris Evert, United States
1976 Sue Barker, Britain
1977 Mima Jausovec, Yugoslavia
1978 Virginia Ruzici, Romania
1979 Chris Evert Lloyd, United States
1980 Chris Evert Lloyd, United States
1981 Hana Mandlikova, Czechoslovakia
1982 Martina Navratilova, United States
1983 Chris Evert Lloyd, United States
1984 Martina Navratilova, United States
1985 Chris Evert Lloyd, United States
1986 Chris Evert Lloyd, United States
1987 Steffi Graf, West Germany
1988 Steffi Graf, West Germany
1989 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Spain
1990 Monica Seles, Yugoslavia
1991 Monica Seles, Yugoslavia
1992 Monica Seles, Yugoslavia
1993 Steffi Graf, Germany
1994 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Spain
1995 Steffi Graf, Germany
1996 Steffi Graf, Germany
1997 Iva Majoli, Croatia
1998 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Spain
1999 Steffi Graf, Germany
2000 Mary Pierce, France
2001 Jennifer Capriati, United States
2002 Serena Williams, United States
2003 Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgium
2004 Anastasia Myskina, Russia
2005 Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgium
2006 Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgium
2007 Justine Henin, Belgium
2008 Ana Ivanovic, Serbia
2009 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia
2010 Francesca Schiavone, Italy
2011 Li Na, China
2012 Maria Sharapova, Russia
2013 Serena Williams, United States
2014 Maria Sharapova, Russia
2015 Serena Williams, United States
2016 Garbine Muguruza, Spain
2017 Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia
2018 Simona Halep, Romania
2019 Ash Barty, Australia
2020 Iga Swiatek, Poland
2021 Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic
2022 Iga Swiatek, Poland
2023 Iga Swiatek, Poland
2024 Iga Swiatek, Poland
2025 Coco Gauff, United States
NOTE: Before 1925, the French Open was restricted to French players.
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