French Open Women’s Singles Champions (Open Era)

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 Rolland Garros in Paris, France in the Open Era.

The current defending women’s singles champion at the 2022 French Open will be Barbora Krejcikova who beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 in the 2021 French Open final.

French Open Women’s Singles Champions (Open Era)

Year	Champion	Runner Up	Score in Final
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	Arantxa Sanchez Vicario	6–3, 6–4
1990	Monica Seles	Steffi Graf	7–6, 6–4
1989	Arantxa Sanchez Vicario	Steffi Graf	7–6, 3–6, 7–5
1988	Steffi Graf	Natasha Zvereva	6–0, 6–0
1987	Steffi 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	Chris Evert	Martina Navratilova	2–6, 6–2, 6–1
1974	Chris Evert	Olga Morozova	6–1, 6–2
1973	Margaret Court	Chris 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 French Open Women’s Singles Champions (Open Era) Titles

Tennis Player	Number of Titles
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
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
Iga Świątek	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

Chris Evert currently holds the record for most French Open Women’s Singles titles in the open era with 7 single titles to her name.

The only active player who has won more than one open era French Open Women’s Singles title is Serena Williams who won the French Open in 2002, 2013, and 2015.

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