Below is a list of French Open Women’s Singles Champions from 1968 to 2021 i.e. the Open Era.
To date, there have been a total of 54 French Opens played at Roland Garros in Paris, France in the Open Era with a total of 31 different winners in the Women’s Singles event.

Women’s Singles Winners (Open Era)
The current defending champion going into the 2023 French Open women’s singles tournament will be Iga Swiatek who beat Coco Gauff 6–1, 6-3 in the 2022 French Open final.
Year | Winner | Runner Up | Score in Final |
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2022 | Iga Swiatek | Coco Gauff | 6-1, 6-3 |
2021 | Barbora Krejcikova | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
2020 | Iga Swiatek | Sofia Kenin | 6–4, 6–1 |
2019 | Ashleigh Barty | Markéta Vondrousova | 6–1, 6–3 |
2018 | Simona Halep | Sloane Stephens | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
2017 | Jeļena Ostapenko | Simona Halep | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
2016 | Garbine Muguruza | Serena Williams | 7–5, 6–4 |
2015 | Serena Williams | Lucie Safarova | 6–3, 6–7, 6–2 |
2014 | Maria Sharapova | Simona Halep | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
2013 | Serena Williams | Maria Sharapova | 6–4, 6–4 |
2012 | Maria Sharapova | Sara Errani | 6–3, 6–2 |
2011 | Li Na | Francesca Schiavone | 6–4, 7–6 |
2010 | Francesca Schiavone | Samantha Stosur | 6–4, 7–6 |
2009 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Dinara Safina | 6–4, 6–2 |
2008 | Ana Ivanovic | Dinara Safina | 6–4, 6–3 |
2007 | Justine Henin | Ana Ivanovic | 6–1, 6–2 |
2006 | Justine Henin | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6–4, 6–4 |
2005 | Justine Henin | Mary Pierce | 6–1, 6–1 |
2004 | Anastasia Myskina | Elena Dementieva | 6–1, 6–2 |
2003 | Justine Henin | Kim Clijsters | 6–0, 6–4 |
2002 | Serena Williams | Venus Williams | 7–5, 6–3 |
2001 | Jennifer Capriati | Kim Clijsters | 1–6, 6–4, 12–10 |
2000 | Mary Pierce | Conchita Martínez | 6–2, 7–5 |
1999 | Steffi Graf | Martina Hingis | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
1998 | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | Monica Seles | 7–6, 0–6, 6–2 |
1997 | Iva Majoli | Martina Hingis | 6–4, 6–2 |
1996 | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6–3, 6–7, 10–8 |
1995 | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 |
1994 | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | Mary Pierce | 6–4, 6–4 |
1993 | Steffi Graf | Mary Joe Fernandez | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
1992 | Monica Seles | Steffi Graf | 6–2, 3–6, 10–8 |
1991 | Monica Seles | A.S Vicario | 6–3, 6–4 |
1990 | Monica Seles | S.Graf | 7–6, 6–4 |
1989 | A.S Vicario | S.Graf | 7–6, 3–6, 7–5 |
1988 | S.Graf | Natasha Zvereva | 6–0, 6–0 |
1987 | S.Graf | Martina Navratilova | 6–4, 4–6, 8–6 |
1986 | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
1985 | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 6–7, 7–5 |
1984 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert | 6–3, 6–1 |
1983 | Chris Evert | Mima Jausovec | 6–1, 6–2 |
1982 | Martina Navratilova | Andrea Jaeger | 7–6, 6–1 |
1981 | Hana Mandlíkova | Sylvia Hanika | 6–2, 6–4 |
1980 | Chris Evert | Virginia Ruzici | 6–0, 6–3 |
1979 | Chris Evert | Wendy Turnbull | 6–2, 6–0 |
1978 | Virginia Ruzici | Mima Jausovec | 6–2, 6–2 |
1977 | Mima Jausovec | Florenta Mihai | 6–2, 6–7, 6–1 |
1976 | Sue Barker | Renáta Tomanova | 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 |
1975 | C.Evert | Martina Navratilova | 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
1974 | C.Evert | Olga Morozova | 6–1, 6–2 |
1973 | Margaret Court | C.Evert | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
1972 | Billie Jean King | Evonne Goolagong | 6–3, 6–3 |
1971 | Evonne Goolagong | Helen Gourlay | 6–3, 7–5 |
1970 | Margaret Court | Helga Niessen | 6–2, 6–4 |
1969 | Margaret Court | Ann Haydon Jones | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
1968 | Nancy Richey | Ann Haydon Jones | 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
Most Women’s Singles Titles at Roland Garros
Chris Evert currently holds the record for most women’s singles titles at Roland Garros in the open era with 7 singles titles to her name.
The only active player who has won more than one open era women’s singles title is Serena Williams who won the French Open in 2002, 2013, and 2015.
- Chris Evert – 7
- Steffi Graf – 6
- Justine Henin – 4
- Arantxa Sanchez Vicario – 3
- Margaret Court – 3
- Monica Seles – 3
- Serena Williams – 3
- Maria Sharapova – 2
- Iga Swiatek – 2
- Ana Ivanovic – 1
- Anastasia Myskina – 1
- Ashleigh Barty – 1
- Barbora Krejčíková – 1
- Billie Jean King – 1
- Evonne Goolagong – 1
- Francesca Schiavone – 1
- Garbiñe Muguruza – 1
- Hana Mandlíková – 1
- Iva Majoli – 1
- Jeļena Ostapenko – 1
- Jennifer Capriati – 1
- Li Na – 1
- Martina Navratilova – 1
- Martina Navratilova – 1
- Mary Pierce – 1
- Mima Jaušovec – 1
- Nancy Richey – 1
- Simona Halep – 1
- Sue Barker – 1
- Svetlana Kuznetsova – 1
- Virginia Ruzici – 1