As the 2025 edition of the French Open climaxes with Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner on June 8, the tournament has once again proved it’s worth a symbol of tradition, excellence, and endurance in tennis. But who has won this illustrious Grand Slam championship?
Held annually at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, the French Open remains the only Grand Slam event played on red clay, a surface that has long challenged the game’s best athletes compared to hard court and grass surfaces.
The tournament, officially a Grand Slam since 1925, was first contested in 1891 and was initially dominated by French players, particularly in the Amateur Era, although success has waned in the Open Era with only Yannick Noah claiming the prize – back in 1983.
The French Open 2025 Winners list: All the Grand Slam men’s singles champions
Rafael Nadal’s legacy at Roland Garros is unrivaled. Between 2005 and 2022, the Spaniard captured the men’s singles title 14 times. He remained undefeated in all 14 finals he contested and ended his French Open career with a staggering match record of 112 wins and just 4 losses-an extraordinary 96.5% win rate.
No other player comes close to Nadal‘s achievements in Paris. France’s Max Decugis won the title eight times between 1903 and 1914, all in the Amateur Era. Sweden’s Bjorn Borg lifted the trophy six times from 1974 to 1981, making him one of the most successful players of the Open Era behind Nadal.
With Novak Djokovic and younger stars like Alcaraz and Sinner collectively holding only four French Open titles between them, Nadal‘s record appears untouchable for the foreseeable future.
- 1891 – H. Briggs
- 1892 – Jean Schopfer
- 1893 – Laurent Riboulet
- 1894 – Andre Vacherot
- 1895 – Andre Vacherot
- 1896 – Andre Vacherot
- 1897 – Paul Ayme
- 1898 – Paul Ayme
- 1899 – Paul Ayme
- 1900 – Paul Ayme
- 1901 – Andre Vacherot
- 1902 – Marcel Vacherot
- 1903 – Max Decugis
- 1904 – Max Decugis
- 1905 – Maurice Germot
- 1906 – Maurice Germot
- 1907 – Max Decugis
- 1908 – Max Decugis
- 1909 – Max Decugis
- 1910 – Maurice Germot
- 1911 – Andre Gobert
- 1912 – Max Decugis
- 1913 – Max Decugis
- 1914 – Max Decugis
- 1920 – Andre Gobert
- 1921 – Jean Samazeuilh
- 1922 – Henri Cochet
- 1923 – Francois Blanchy
- 1924 – Jean Borotra
- 1925 – Rene Lacoste
- 1926 – Henri Cochet
- 1927 – Rene Lacoste
- 1928 – Henri Cochet
- 1929 – Rene Lacoste
- 1930 – Henri Cochet
- 1931 – Jean Borotra
- 1932 – Henri Cochet
- 1933 – Jack Crawford
- 1934 – Gottfried von Cramm
- 1935 – Fred Perry
- 1936 – Gottfried von Cramm
- 1937 – Henner Henkel
- 1938 – Don Budge
- 1939 – Don McNeill
- 1941 – Bernard Destremau
- 1942 – Bernard Destramau
- 1943 – Yvon Petra
- 1944 – Yvon Petra
- 1945 – Yvon Petra
- 1946 – Marcel Bernard
- 1947 – Jozsef Asboth
- 1948 – Frank Parker
- 1949 – Frank Parker
- 1950 – Budge Patty
- 1951 – Jaroslav Drobny
- 1952 – Jaroslav Drobny
- 1953 – Ken Rosewall
- 1954 – Tony Trabert
- 1955 – Tony Trabert
- 1956 – Lew Hoad
- 1957 – Sven Davison
- 1958 – Mervyn Rose
- 1959 – Nicola Pietrangeli
- 1960 – Nicola Pietrangeli
- 1961 – Manuel Santana
- 1962 – Rod Laver
- 1963 – Roy Emerson
- 1964 – Manuel Santana
- 1965 – Fred Stolle
- 1966 – Tony Roche
- 1967 – Roy Emerson
- 1968 – Ken Rosewall
- 1969 – Rod Laver
- 1970 – Jan Kodes
- 1971 – Jan Kodes
- 1972 – Andres Gimeno
- 1973 – Ilie Nastase
- 1974 – Bjorn Borg
- 1975 – Bjorn Borg
- 1976 – Adriano Panatta
- 1977 – Guillermo Vilas
- 1978 – Bjorn Borg
- 1979 – Bjorn Borg
- 1980 – Bjorn Borg
- 1981 – Bjorn Borg
- 1982 – Mats Wilander
- 1983 – Yannick Noah
- 1984 – Ivan Lendl
- 1985 – Mats Wilander
- 1986 – Ivan Lendl
- 1987 – Ivan Lendl
- 1988 – Mats Wilander
- 1989 – Michael Chang
- 1990 – Andres Gomez
- 1991 – Jim Courier
- 1992 – Jim Courier
- 1993 – Sergi Bruguera
- 1994 – Sergi Bruguera
- 1995 – Thomas Muster
- 1996 – Yevgeny Kafelnikov
- 1997 – Gustavo Kuerten
- 1998 – Carlos Moya
- 1999 – Andre Agassi
- 2000 – Gustavo Kuerten
- 2001 – Gustavo Kuerten
- 2002 – Albert Costa
- 2003 – Juan Carlos Ferrero
- 2004 – Gaston Gaudio
- 2005 – Rafael Nadal
- 2006 – Rafael Nadal
- 2007 – Rafael Nadal
- 2008 – Rafael Nadal
- 2009 – Roger Federer
- 2010 – Rafael Nadal
- 2011 – Rafael Nadal
- 2012 – Rafael Nadal
- 2013 – Rafael Nadal
- 2014 – Rafael Nadal
- 2015 – Stan Wawrinka
- 2016 – Novak Djokovic
- 2017 – Rafael Nadal
- 2018 – Rafael Nadal
- 2019 – Rafael Nadal
- 2020 – Rafael Nadal
- 2021 – Novak Djokovic
- 2022 – Rafael Nadal
- 2023 – Novak Djokovic
- 2024 – Carlos Alcaraz
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