Roland Garros Records

 

 

Men’s Records

 

Most Men’s Singles Titles:

Before 1925: 8 - Max Decugis (FR) 1903-04, 1907-09, 1912-14

Before 1968: 4 – Henri Cochet (FR) 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932

After 1968:    6 – Bjorn Borg (SWE) 1974-75, 1978-81

 

Most Consecutive Men’s Singles Titles:

Before 1925: 3 - Max Decugis (FR) 1907-09, 1012-14

Before 1968: 2 - Frank Parker (USA) 1948-49,

   Jaroslav Drobny (CZE) 1951-52,

   Tony Trabert (USA) 1954-55,

   Nicola Pietrangeli (ITA) 1959-60

After 1968:    4 - Bjorn Borg (SWE) 1978-81
                      4 - Rafael Nadal (ESP) 2005-08

 

Most Men’s Doubles Titles:

Before 1925: 14 - Max Decquis (FR) 1902-14, 1920

Before 1968: 6 - Roy Emerson (AUS) 1960, 1962 (with Neale Fraser), 1961 (with Rod Laver), 1963 (with Manuel Santana), 1964 (with Ken Fletcher), 1965 (with Fred Stolle)

After 1968:    3 - Paul Haarhuis (FR) 1995, 1998 (with Jacco Eltingh), 2002 (with Yevgeny Kefelnikov)

                      3 - Yevgney Kefelnikov (RUS) 1996-97 (with Daniel Vacek), 2002 (with Paul Haarhuis)

                                                              

 

Most Consecutive Men’s Doubles Titles:

Before 1925: 13 - Max Decquis (FR) 1902-14,

Before 1968:   6 - Roy Emerson (AUS) 1960-65

After 1968:      2 - Gene Mayer (USA) 1978 (with Hank Pfister) 1979 (with Sandy Mayer)

                        2 - Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) & Daniel Vacek (CZE) 1996-97

                        2 - Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) & Maw Mirnyi (BY) 2005-06

 

Most Overall Men’s Championships (singles, doubles, mixed):

Before 1968: 29 – Max Decugis (FR) 1902-20 (8 singles, 14 doubles and 7 mixed)

After 1968:      6 - Bjorn Borg (SWE) 1974-81 (6 singles)

 

 

Women’s Records

 

Most Women’s Singles Titles

Before 1968: 6 – Suzanne Lenglen (FR) 1920-23, 1925-26

After 1968:    7 –Chris Evert (USA) 1974-75, 1979-80, 1983, 1985-86

 

Most Consecutive Women’s Singles Wins:

Before 1968: 4 - Suzanne Lenglen (FR) 1920-23

After 1968:    3 - Monica Seles (YUG) 1990-92

                      3 - Justin Henin (BEL) 2005-07

 

Most Women’s Doubles Titles:

Before 1968: 6 - Simone Mathieu (FR) 1933-34 (with Elizabeth Ryan), 1936-38 (with Billie Yorke), 1939 (with Jadwiga Jedrzejowska)

After 1968:    7 - Martina Navratilova (CZE/USA) 1975 (with Chris Evert), 1984-85, 1987-88 (with Pam Shriver), 1986 (with Andrea Temesvari)

 

Most Consecutive Women’s Doubles Titles:

Before 1968: 5 - Francoise Durr (FR) 1967, 1970-71 (with Gail Chanfreau), 1968-69 (with Ann Haydon Jones)

After 1968:    5 - Martina Navratilova (CZE/USA) 1984-85, 1987-88 (with Pam Shriver) 1986 (with Andrea Temesvari)

                     4 - Gigi Fernandez (USA) 1991 (with Jana Novotna, 1992-95 (with Natasha Zvereva)

 

Most Overall Championships (singles, doubles, mixed):

Before 1968: 15 - Suzanne Lenglen (FR) 1919-1926 (6 singles, 2 doubles, 7 mixed)

After 1968:    11 - Martina Navratilova (CZE/USA) 1974-88 (2 singles, 7 doubles, 2 mixed)

 

 

Mixed Records

 

Most Mixed Doubles Titles:

Before 1968: (Men)    7 - Max Decugis (FR) 1904, 1908 (with Kate Gillou) 1905-06 (with Y. de Proeffel) 1909 (with Jeanne Mathey), 1914, 1920 (with Suzanne Lenglen)

                    (Women) 7 - Suzanne Lenglen (FR) 1914, 1920 (with Max Decugis)), 1921-23, 1925, 1926 (with Jacques Brugnon)

After 1968: (Men)       3 - Jean-Claude Barclay (FR) 1968, 1971, 1973 (with Francoise Durr)

                   (Women) 3 - Francoise Durr (FR) 1968, 1971, 1973 (with Jean-Claude Barclay)

 

 

Miscellaneous Records

 

Most Matches Played

Men:      73 - Guillmero Vilas (56 wins, 17 loses)

Women: 94 - Steffi Graf (84 wins, 10 loses)

 

Most Tournaments Participated in

Men:       20 - F. Jauffret (1961-80)

Women: 19 - A. Varin (1934-65)

 

Unseeded Winners

Men:      Marcel Bernard 1946

  Mats Wilander 1982

              Gustavo Kuerten 1997

  Gaston Gaudio 2004

Women: Margaret Scriven 1933

 

Youngest Winner

Men: Michael Chang 17 years, 3 months, 1989

Women: Monica Seles 16 years, 6 months, 1990

 

Oldest Winner

Men: Andres Gimeno 34 years 10 months, 1972

Women: Zsuzci Kormoczy 33 years 1958

 

Longest Match

Men:      6 hours 35 minutes: Fabrice Santoro bt Arnaud Clément 2004

Women: 4 hours 07 minutes: Virginie Buisson bt Noelle Van Lottum 1995

 

Longest Final

Men:      4 hours 42 minutes: Mats Wilander bt Guillmero Vilas 1982

Women: 3 hours 04 minutes: Steffi Graf bt Arantxa Sanchez Vicaro

 

Shortest Match / Final

32 minutes: Steffi Graf bt Natasha Zvereva 1988

 

Winner of Singles, Doubles and Mixed in the Same Year

Suzanne Lenglen 1925-26,
Simone Mathieu 1938,
Doris Hart 1952,
Maureen Connolly 1954,
Margaret Court-Smith 1964

 

Winners without losing a Set

Men:         3 players – Ilie Nastase 1973, Bjorn Borg 1978-80, Rafael Nadal 2008

Women: 13 players – including Helen Wills-Moody 1928-30, 1932 & Justine Henin (2006-07)

 

Winners who had to save Match Points

Men: G. Von Cramm 1934 (1 in Final),
R. Laver 1962 (1 in Quarter-Final),
R. Lacoste 1972 (2 in Final),
A. Panatta 1976 (1 in 1^st Round),
G. Kuerten (1 in 4^th Round),
G. Gaudio 2004 (2 in Final)

Women: M Osborne 1946 (2 in Final),
M. Court-Smith 1962 (1 in Final),
A. Myskina 2004 (1 in 4^th Round),
J. Henin 2005 (2 in 4^th Round)

  

Left-Handed Winners

Men:      12 - the most recent being R. Nadal 2005-08

Women: 10 - the most recent being M. Seles 1992

  

Most Winners by Country

Men:      11 - Australia & United States

              10 - France, Spain & Sweden

Women: 27 - United States

              10 - Germany

 

Loser of Most Singles Finals

Men:       3 - J. Drobny (1946, 48 & 50), G. Vilas 1975, 78 & 82), 
               3 - Federer (2006-8)

Women: 6 - S. Mathieu (1929, 32-33, 35-37)