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1891 to 2025: French Open men's singles winners and runner-ups list
Check the full list of French Open men's singles champions and runner-ups here.
Shashwat Nishant New Delhi
Few tournaments in tennis carry the prestige and history of the French Open. Held annually on the red clay courts of Paris, Roland-Garros is a cornerstone of the Grand Slam calendar. With a legacy spanning over 134 years, it has established itself as a symbol of tradition, elegance, and excellence in the sport. Carlos Alcaraz lifted the French Open 2025 title, winning his 2nd title this year, successfull defending his title after a thrilling final in Paris.
Throughout its storied history, the French Open has produced numerous champions, none more dominant than Rafael Nadal. The Spanish legend holds a record 14 men's singles titles, having won all 14 finals he played. His astonishing 112-4 win-loss record at Roland-Garros over a span of 19 years is unmatched, making him the most successful player at a single Grand Slam in men's tennis history.
For those interested in the rich history of the tournament, comprehensive records are available detailing all past champions, runners-up, and final match outcomes in both the men's and women's competitions.
French Open men's singles winners and runner-ups list
Year Champion Runner-up Result
1891 H. Briggs (GBR) P. Baignieres (FRA) 6-3, 6-4
1892 Jean Schopfer (FRA) Francis L. Fassitt (USA) 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
1893 Laurent Riboulet (FRA) Jean Schopfer (FRA) 6-3, 6-3
1894 André Vacherot (FRA) Gérard Brosselin (FRA) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
1895 André Vacherot (FRA) Laurent Riboulet (FRA) 9-7, 6-2
1896 André Vacherot (FRA) Gérard Brosselin (FRA) 6-1, 7-5
1897 Paul Aymé (FRA) Francky Wardan (GBR) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
1898 Paul Aymé (FRA) Paul Lebreton (FRA) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
1899 Paul Aymé (FRA) Paul Lebreton (FRA) 9-7, 3-6, 6-3
1900 Paul Aymé (FRA) André Prévost (FRA) 6-3, 6-0
1901 André Vacherot (FRA) Paul Lebreton (FRA) W.O.
1902 Marcel Vacherot (FRA) Max Decugis (FRA) 6-4, 6-2
1903 Max Decugis (FRA) André Vacherot (FRA) 6-3, 6-2
1904 Max Decugis (FRA) André Vacherot (FRA) 6-2, 8-6, 8-10, 6-1
1905 Maurice Germot (FRA) André Vacherot (FRA) 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
1906 Maurice Germot (FRA) Max Decugis (FRA) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
1907 Max Decugis (FRA) Robert Walllet (FRA) 6-0, 6-3, 6-1
1908 Max Decugis (FRA) Maurice Germot (FRA) 6-2, 6-1, 3-6, 10-8
1909 Max Decugis (FRA) Maurice Germot (FRA) 3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
1910 Maurice Germot (FRA) Jean-François Blanchy (FRA) 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
1911 André Gobert (FRA) Maurice Germot (FRA) 6-1, 8-6, 7-5
1912 Max Decugis (FRA) André Gobert (FRA) W.O.
1913 Max Decugis (FRA) Georges Gault (FRA) 6-4, 6-0, 6-2
1914 Max Decugis (FRA) Jean Samazeuilh (FRA) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
1920 André Gobert (FRA) Max Decugis (FRA) 6-3, 3-6, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
1921 Jean Samazeuilh (FRA) André Gobert (FRA) 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
1922 Henri Cochet (FRA) Jean Samazeuilh (FRA) 8-6, 6-3, 7-5
1923 François Blanchy (FRA) Max Decugis (FRA) 1-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-2
1924 Jean Borotra (FRA) René Lacoste (FRA) 7-5, 6-4, 0-6, 5-7, 6-2
1925 René Lacoste (FRA) Jean Borotra (FRA) 7-5, 6-1, 6-4
1926 Henri Cochet (FRA) René Lacoste (FRA) 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
1927 René Lacoste (FRA) Bill Tilden (USA) 6-4, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 11-9
1928 Henri Cochet (FRA) René Lacoste (FRA) 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3
1929 René Lacoste (FRA) Jean Borotra (FRA) 6-3, 2-6, 6-0, 2-6, 8-6
1930 Henri Cochet (FRA) Bill Tilden (USA) 3-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-1
1931 Jean Borotra (FRA) Christian Boussus (FRA) 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
1932 Henri Cochet (FRA) Giorgio De Stefani (ITA) 6-0, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
1933 Jack Crawford (AUS) Henri Cochet (FRA) 8-6, 6-1, 6-3
1934 Gottfried von Cramm (GER) Jack Crawford (AUS) 6-4, 7-9, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
1935 Fred Perry (GBR) Jack Crawford (AUS) 6-3, 8-6, 6-3
1936 Gottfried von Cramm (GER) Fred Perry (GBR) 6-0, 2-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-0
1937 Henner Henkel (GER) Henry Austin (GBR) 6-1, 6-4, 6-3
1938 Donald Budge (USA) Roderich Menzel (TCH) 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
1939 Don McNeill (USA) Bobby Riggs (USA) 7-5, 6-0, 6-3
1946 Marcel Bernard (FRA) Jaroslav Drobný (TCH) 3-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3
1947 Jozsef Asboth (HUN) Eric Sturgess (RSA) 8-6, 7-5, 6-4
1948 Frank Parker (USA) Jaroslav Drobný (TCH) 6-4, 7-5, 5-7, 8-6
1949 Frank Parker (USA) Budge Patty (USA) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
1950 Budge Patty (USA) Jaroslav Drobný (EGY) 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 5-7, 7-5
1951 Jaroslav Drobný (EGY) Eric Sturgess (RSA) 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
1952 Jaroslav Drobný (EGY) Frank Sedgman (AUS) 6-2, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4
1953 Ken Rosewall (AUS) Victor Seixas (USA) 6-3, 6-4, 1-5, 6-2
1954 Tony Trabert (USA) Arthur Larsen (USA) 6-4, 7-5, 6-1
1955 Tony Trabert (USA) Sven Davidson (SWE) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2
1956 Lew Hoad (AUS) Sven Davidson (SWE) 6-4, 8-6, 6-3
1957 Sven Davidson (SWE) Herbert Flam (USA) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
1958 Mervyn Rose (AUS) Luis Ayala (CHI) 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
1959 Nicola Pietrangeli (ITA) Ian Vermaak (RSA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1
1960 Nicola Pietrangeli (ITA) Luis Ayala (CHI) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
1961 Manuel Santana (ESP) Nicola Pietrangeli (ITA) 4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
1962 Rod Laver (AUS) Roy Emerson (AUS) 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 9-7, 6-2
1963 Roy Emerson (AUS) Pierre Darmon (FRA) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
1964 Manuel Santana (ESP) Nicola Pietrangeli (ITA) 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
1965 Fred Stolle (AUS) Tony Roche (AUS) 3-6, 6-0, 6-2, 6-3
1966 Tony Roche (AUS) Istvan Gulyas (HUN) 6-1, 6-4, 7-5
1967 Roy Emerson (AUS) Tony Roche (AUS) 6-1, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
1968 Ken Rosewall (AUS) Rod Laver (AUS) 6-3, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
1969 Rod Laver (AUS) Ken Rosewall (AUS) 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
1970 Jan Kodes (TCH) Zelko Franulovic (YUG) 6-2, 6-4, 6-0
1971 Jan Kodes (TCH) Ilie Nastase (ROU) 8-6, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
1972 Andrés Gimeno (ESP) Patrick Proisy (FRA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
1973 Ilie Nastase (ROU) Nikola Pilic (YUG) 6-3, 6-3, 6-0
1974 Björn Borg (SWE) Manuel Orantes (ESP) 2-6, 6-7 (4), 6-0, 6-1, 6-1
1975 Björn Borg (SWE) Guillermo Vilas (ARG) 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
1976 Adriano Panatta (ITA) Harold Salomon (USA) 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
1977 Guillermo Vilas (ARG) Brian Gottfried (USA) 6-0, 6-3, 6-0
1978 Björn Borg (SWE) Guillermo Vilas (ARG) 6-1, 6-1, 6-3
1979 Björn Borg (SWE) Víctor Pecci (PAR) 6-3, 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-4
1980 Björn Borg (SWE) Vitas Gerulaitis (USA) 6-4, 6-1, 6-2
1981 Björn Borg (SWE) Ivan Lendl (TCH) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
1982 Mats Wilander (SWE) Guillermo Vilas (ARG) 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-0, 6-4
1983 Yannick Noah (FRA) Mats Wilander (SWE) 6-2, 7-5, 7-6 (3)
1984 Ivan Lendl (USA) John McEnroe (USA) 3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5
1985 Mats Wilander (SWE) Ivan Lendl (USA) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
1986 Ivan Lendl (USA) Mikael Pernfors (SWE) 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
1987 Ivan Lendl (USA) Mats Wilander (SWE) 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (3)
1988 Mats Wilander (SWE) Henri Leconte (FRA) 7-5, 6-2, 6-1
1989 Michael Chang (USA) Stefan Edberg (SWE) 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
1990 Andrés Gómez (ECU) Andre Agassi (USA) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
1991 Jim Courier (USA) Andre Agassi (USA) 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
1992 Jim Courier (USA) Petr Korda (TCH) 7-5, 6-2, 6-1
1993 Sergi Bruguera (ESP) Jim Courier (USA) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
1994 Sergi Bruguera (ESP) Alberto Berasategui (ESP) 6-3, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1
1995 Thomas Muster (AUT) Michael Chang (USA) 7-5, 6-2, 6-4
1996 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Michael Stich (GER) 7-6 (4), 7-5, 7-6 (4)
1997 Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) Sergi Bruguera (ESP) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
1998 Carlos Moyá (ESP) Alex Corretja (ESP) 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
1999 Andre Agassi (USA) Andrei Medvedev (UKR) 1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
2000 Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) Magnus Norman (SWE) 6-2, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (6)
2001 Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) Alex Corretja (ESP) 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-2, 6-0
2002 Albert Costa (ESP) Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) 6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
2003 Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) Martin Verkerk (NED) 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
2004 Gastón Gaudio (ARG) Guillermo Coria (ARG) 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6
2005 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Mariano Puerta (ARG) 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1, 7-5
2006 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Roger Federer (SUI) 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
2007 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Roger Federer (SUI) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
2008 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Roger Federer (SUI) 6-1, 6-3, 6-0
2009 Roger Federer (SUI) Robin Söderling (SWE) 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4
2010 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Robin Söderling (SWE) 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
2011 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Roger Federer (SUI) 7-5, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-1
2012 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
2013 Rafael Nadal (ESP) David Ferrer (ESP) 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
2014 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4
2015 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
2016 Novak Djokovic (SRB) Andy Murray (GBR) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
2017 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 6-2, 6-3, 6-1
2018 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Dominic Thiem (AUT) 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
2019 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Dominic Thiem (AUT) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
2020 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-0, 6-2, 7-5
2021 Novak Djokovic (SRB) Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
2022 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Casper Ruud (NOR) 6-3, 6-3, 6-0
2023 Novak Djokovic (SRB) Casper Ruud (NOR) 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5