List of French Open men 's singles champions - wikipedia List of French Open men 's singles champions French Open Men 's Singles Champions Location Paris France Venue Stade Roland Garros Governing body Fédération Française de Tennis ( FFT ) Created 1891 ( established ) 1925 ( international ) Editions Tournaments Staged : ( 121 editions ) Open Era : 1968 ( 50 editions ) Surface Alternate between sand and clay ( 1891 -- 1907 ) Clay ( red ) ( 1908 -- present ) Trophy Coupe des Mousquetaires Website www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/history/winners.html Most titles 11 : Rafael Nadal Current champion Rafael Nadal ( Eleventh title ) The French Open is an annual tennis tournament held over two weeks in May and June. Established in 1891 and played since 1928 on outdoor red clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, the French Open is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments played each year, the other three being the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Organised by the Fédération Française de Tennis ( FFT ), the French Open is the second of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the year to be played. The winner of the men 's singles event receives the Coupe des Mousquetaires, named after The Four Musketeers of French tennis : Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet, and René Lacoste. The event was not held from 1915 to 1919 because of the First World War and was held unofficially under German occupation from 1941 to 1944, during the Second World War. Rafael Nadal has won the most French Open titles, with eleven, and also holds the record for the most consecutive wins in the Open Era, with five from 2010 to 2014. Max Decugis won the most titles before the Open era, with eight. Michael Chang became the youngest player to win the French Open when he took the title in 1989 at 17 years, 3 months and 20 days. In contrast, André Vacherot is the oldest champion, having won in 1901 at 40 years old. In the Open era, this record belongs to Andrés Gimeno, who was 34 years and 9 months old when he won in 1972. French players have won the most French Open men 's singles titles, with 38 victories, followed by Spanish ( 18 ) and Australian players ( 11 ). The current champion is Rafael Nadal who beat Dominic Thiem in the 2018 final to win his eleventh French Open title. Contents 1 History 2 Champions 2.1 French Championships 2.2 French Open 3 Statistics 3.1 Multiple champions 3.2 Champions by country 4 See also 5 Notes 6 Footnotes 7 References History Rafael Nadal, who has won an all - time record eleven French Open titles. Nadal won four consecutive titles from 2005 - 2008 and an open era record of five consecutive titles from 2010 - 2014. The French Open was established in 1891 and was originally known as the French Championships. The tournament was only open to French players or foreign players who were a member of a French club during the first 34 years of its existence. The first winner of the Championship was the British player H. Briggs, a member of Club Stade Français which entitled him to compete. Records show matches were played as the best - of - three sets format until 1902 or 1903, when best - of - five sets was adopted. French players were dominant in the early stages of the tournament, in particular Max Decugis, who won eight titles before the outbreak of the First World War. Between 1924 and 1932 the title was won by a member of The Four Musketeers. The championship started to attract the best players after it became an international event in 1925, which was won by René Lacoste. France 's victory in the 1927 Davis Cup increased interest in the tournament and required a new stadium to be built. Previously the tournament had alternated between Racing Club and La Faisanderie, before the Stade Roland Garros was built in 1928. Henri Cochet won the first tournament at the new venue. Jack Crawford 's victory in 1933 was the first time a foreign player had won the tournament since 1891. Following his victory, no French players won the title up until 1940, when the tournament was suspended following the outbreak of the Second World War. Don Budge 's victory in 1938 was notable, as he won all of the Grand Slam tournaments during the year. Though the event was suspended in 1940, it was held unofficially under the guise of the Tournoi de France. Bernard Destremau won the first two events, while Yvon Petra won three from 1942 to 1945. These results are not recognised by the FFT or other major international organisations and are considered unofficial. Marcel Bernard won the first event after the end of the war in 1946 ; he was the only Frenchman to win the event before the advent of the Open era in 1968. No one player dominated the event during this period. Only five players, Frank Parker, Jaroslav Drobný, Tony Trabert, Nicola Pietrangeli and Roy Emerson, won multiple titles. The tournament became an Open in 1968, as professional players were allowed to compete with amateurs, previously only amateurs could compete in the Grand Slam tournaments. The tournament, won by Australian Ken Rosewall, was the first Grand Slam tournament to be played in the Open era. Swede Björn Borg won the majority of the tournaments in the early years of the Open era. He won consecutive titles in 1974 and 1975, before winning four successive titles from 1978 to 1981. Yannick Noah became the first Frenchman to win the event since 1946, when he won in 1983. Ivan Lendl won his first title in 1984, before losing the following year to Wilander in the final and won two consecutive titles in 1986 and 1987. Michael Chang became the youngest man to win the French Open when he beat Stefan Edberg in 1989. American Jim Courier won consecutive titles in 1991 and 1992 before Spaniard Sergi Bruguera repeated the feat in 1993 and 1994. Gustavo Kuerten won three titles in 1997, 2000 and 2001. 2005 marked Rafael Nadal 's first French Open ; he won four consecutive titles from 2005 to 2008. Nadal was beaten in the round of 16 of the 2009 tournament by Robin Söderling who lost to Roger Federer in the final. Nadal regained the title in 2010 and defended his crowns in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. In the 2015 event, he was knocked out in the quarter - finals by Novak Djokovic, who eventually lost in the final to Stan Wawrinka. Champions Regular competition Not considered to be a Grand Slam event. A French club members only tournament called the French Championships † Disputed champions : Not considered to be a Grand Slam event. Not sanctioned or recognised by the FFT † † See Tournoi de France French Championships Henri Cochet took five titles in Paris. Year Country Champion Country Runner - up Score in the final 1891 BRI H. Briggs † FRA P. Baigneres 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 1892 FRA Jean Schopfer † USA Francis L. Fassitt 6 -- 2, 1 -- 6, 6 -- 2 1893 FRA Laurent Riboulet † FRA Jean Schopfer 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3 1894 FRA André Vacherot † FRA Gérard Brosselin 1 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3 1895 FRA André Vacherot † FRA Laurent Riboulet 9 -- 7, 6 -- 2 1896 FRA André Vacherot † FRA Gérard Brosselin 6 -- 1, 7 -- 5 1897 FRA Paul Aymé † BRI Francky Wardan 4 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2 1898 FRA Paul Aymé † FRA Paul Lebreton 5 -- 7, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 2 1899 FRA Paul Aymé † FRA Paul Lebreton 9 -- 7, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 3 1900 FRA Paul Aymé † FRA André Prévost 6 -- 3, 6 -- 0 1901 FRA André Vacherot † FRA Paul Lebreton -- 1902 FRA Michel Vacherot † FRA Max Decugis 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2 1903 FRA Max Decugis † FRA André Vacherot 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2 1904 FRA Max Decugis † FRA André Vacherot 6 -- 1, 9 -- 7, 6 -- 8, 6 -- 1 1905 FRA Maurice Germot † FRA André Vacherot -- 1906 FRA Maurice Germot † FRA Max Decugis 5 -- 7, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4, 1 -- 6, 6 -- 3 1907 FRA Max Decugis † FRA Robert Wallet -- 1908 FRA Max Decugis † FRA Maurice Germot 6 -- 2, 6 -- 1, 3 -- 6, 10 -- 8 1909 FRA Max Decugis † FRA Maurice Germot 3 -- 6, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1910 FRA Maurice Germot † FRA François Blanchy 6 -- 1, 6 -- 3, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 3 1911 FRA André Gobert † FRA Maurice Germot 6 -- 1, 8 -- 6, 7 -- 5 1912 FRA Max Decugis † FRA André Gobert -- 1913 FRA Max Decugis † FRA Georges Gault -- 1914 FRA Max Decugis † FRA Jean Samazeuilh 3 -- 6, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1915 No competition ( due to World War I ) 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 FRA André Gobert † FRA Max Decugis 6 -- 3, 3 -- 6, 1 -- 6, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 3 1921 FRA Jean Samazeuilh † FRA André Gobert 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3, 2 -- 6, 7 -- 5 1922 FRA Henri Cochet † FRA Jean Samazeuilh 8 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 7 -- 5 1923 FRA François Blanchy † FRA Max Decugis 1 -- 6, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 0, 6 -- 2 1924 FRA Jean Borotra † FRA René Lacoste 7 -- 5, 6 -- 4, 0 -- 6, 5 -- 7, 6 -- 2 1925 FRA René Lacoste FRA Jean Borotra 7 -- 5, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4 1926 FRA Henri Cochet FRA René Lacoste 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 3 1927 FRA René Lacoste USA William Tilden 6 -- 4, 4 -- 6, 5 -- 7, 6 -- 3, 11 -- 9 1928 FRA Henri Cochet FRA René Lacoste 5 -- 7, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 3 1929 FRA René Lacoste FRA Jean Borotra 6 -- 3, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 0, 2 -- 6, 8 -- 6 1930 FRA Henri Cochet USA William Tilden 3 -- 6, 8 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1 1931 FRA Jean Borotra FRA Christian Boussus 2 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 4 1932 FRA Henri Cochet ITA Giorgio de Stefani 6 -- 0, 6 -- 4, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 3 1933 AUS Jack Crawford FRA Henri Cochet 8 -- 6, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 3 1934 GER Gottfried von Cramm AUS Jack Crawford 6 -- 4, 7 -- 9, 3 -- 6, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 3 1935 GBR Fred Perry GER Gottfried von Cramm 6 -- 3, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 3 1936 GER Gottfried von Cramm GBR Fred Perry 6 -- 0, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 2, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 0 1937 GER Henner Henkel GBR Bunny Austin 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 3 1938 USA Donald Budge TCH Roderich Menzel 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4 1939 USA Donald McNeill USA Bobby Riggs 7 -- 5, 6 -- 0, 6 -- 3 1940 No competition ( due to World War II ) 1941 FRA Bernard Destremau † † FRA Robert Ramillon 6 -- 4, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 1942 FRA Bernard Destremau † † FRA Marcel Bernard -- 1943 FRA Yvon Petra † † FRA Henri Cochet -- 1944 FRA Yvon Petra † † FRA Henri Cochet -- 1945 FRA Yvon Petra † † FRA Bernard Destremau 7 -- 5, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2 1946 FRA Marcel Bernard TCH Jaroslav Drobný 3 -- 6, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 3 1947 HUN József Asbóth RSA Eric Sturgess 8 -- 6, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 4 1948 USA Frank Parker TCH Jaroslav Drobný 6 -- 4, 7 -- 5, 5 -- 7, 8 -- 6 1949 USA Frank Parker USA Budge Patty 6 -- 3, 1 -- 6, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4 1950 USA Budge Patty EGY Jaroslav Drobný 6 -- 1, 6 -- 2, 3 -- 6, 5 -- 7, 7 -- 5 1951 EGY Jaroslav Drobný RSA Eric Sturgess 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3 1952 EGY Jaroslav Drobný AUS Frank Sedgman 6 -- 2, 6 -- 0, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 4 1953 AUS Ken Rosewall USA Vic Seixas 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4, 1 -- 6, 6 -- 2 1954 USA Tony Trabert USA Arthur Larsen 6 -- 4, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 1 1955 USA Tony Trabert SWE Sven Davidson 2 -- 6, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2 1956 AUS Lew Hoad SWE Sven Davidson 6 -- 4, 8 -- 6, 6 -- 3 1957 SWE Sven Davidson USA Herbert Flam 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1958 AUS Mervyn Rose CHI Luis Ayala 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1959 ITA Nicola Pietrangeli RSA Ian Vermaak 3 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 1 1960 ITA Nicola Pietrangeli CHI Luis Ayala 3 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 3 1961 ESP Manuel Santana ITA Nicola Pietrangeli 4 -- 6, 6 -- 1, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 0, 6 -- 2 1962 AUS Rod Laver AUS Roy Emerson 3 -- 6, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 9 -- 7, 6 -- 2 1963 AUS Roy Emerson FRA Pierre Darmon 3 -- 6, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1964 ESP Manuel Santana ITA Nicola Pietrangeli 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1, 4 -- 6, 7 -- 5 1965 AUS Fred Stolle AUS Tony Roche 3 -- 6, 6 -- 0, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 3 1966 AUS Tony Roche HUN István Gulyás 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4, 7 -- 5 1967 AUS Roy Emerson AUS Tony Roche 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 2 French Open Björn Borg won six titles and won four straight from 1978 to 1981. Rafael Nadal took four straight titles from 2005 to 2008, another five straight titles from 2010 to 2014, and another two in 2017 and 2018, making it eleven titles in all. Nadal has a 86 -- 2 win - loss record at the event. Year Country Champion Country Runner - up Score in the final 1968 AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Rod Laver 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 2 1969 AUS Rod Laver AUS Ken Rosewall 6 -- 4, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 1970 TCH Jan Kodeš YUG Željko Franulović 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 0 1971 TCH Jan Kodeš ROU Ilie Năstase 8 -- 6, 6 -- 2, 2 -- 6, 7 -- 5 1972 ESP Andrés Gimeno FRA Patrick Proisy 4 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 1 1973 ROU Ilie Năstase YUG Nikola Pilić 6 -- 3, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 0 SWE Björn Borg ESP Manuel Orantes 2 -- 6, 6 -- 7, 6 -- 0, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 1 SWE Björn Borg ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 -- 2, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 1976 ITA Adriano Panatta USA Harold Solomon 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4, 4 -- 6, 7 -- 6 1977 ARG Guillermo Vilas USA Brian Gottfried 6 -- 0, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 0 1978 SWE Björn Borg ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 -- 1, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 3 1979 SWE Björn Borg PAR Víctor Pecci 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 7, 6 -- 4 1980 SWE Björn Borg USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6 -- 4, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 2 1981 SWE Björn Borg TCH Ivan Lendl 6 -- 1, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 2, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 1 1982 SWE Mats Wilander ARG Guillermo Vilas 1 -- 6, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 0, 6 -- 4 FRA Yannick Noah SWE Mats Wilander 6 -- 2, 7 -- 5, 7 -- 6 1984 TCH Ivan Lendl USA John McEnroe 3 -- 6, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 7 -- 5, 7 -- 5 1985 SWE Mats Wilander TCH Ivan Lendl 3 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 2 1986 TCH Ivan Lendl SWE Mikael Pernfors 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4 TCH Ivan Lendl SWE Mats Wilander 7 -- 5, 6 -- 2, 3 -- 6, 7 -- 6 1988 SWE Mats Wilander FRA Henri Leconte 7 -- 5, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 1 1989 USA Michael Chang SWE Stefan Edberg 6 -- 1, 3 -- 6, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2 1990 ECU Andrés Gómez USA Andre Agassi 6 -- 3, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 1991 USA Jim Courier USA Andre Agassi 3 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4 1992 USA Jim Courier TCH Petr Korda 7 -- 5, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 1 1993 ESP Sergi Bruguera USA Jim Courier 6 -- 4, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 2, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 3 1994 ESP Sergi Bruguera ESP Alberto Berasategui 6 -- 3, 7 -- 5, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 1 1995 AUT Thomas Muster USA Michael Chang 7 -- 5, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4 RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov GER Michael Stich 7 -- 6, 7 -- 5, 7 -- 6 1997 BRA Gustavo Kuerten ESP Sergi Bruguera 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2 1998 ESP Carlos Moyà ESP Àlex Corretja 6 -- 3, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 3 1999 USA Andre Agassi UKR Andrei Medvedev 1 -- 6, 2 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 2000 BRA Gustavo Kuerten SWE Magnus Norman 6 -- 2, 6 -- 3, 2 -- 6, 7 -- 6 2001 BRA Gustavo Kuerten ESP Àlex Corretja 6 -- 7, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 0 2002 ESP Albert Costa ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 -- 1, 6 -- 0, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 3 2003 ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero NED Martin Verkerk 6 -- 1, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2 ARG Gastón Gaudio ARG Guillermo Coria 0 -- 6, 3 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 1, 8 -- 6 2005 ESP Rafael Nadal ARG Mariano Puerta 6 -- 7, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1, 7 -- 5 2006 ESP Rafael Nadal SUI Roger Federer 1 -- 6, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4, 7 -- 6 2007 ESP Rafael Nadal SUI Roger Federer 6 -- 3, 4 -- 6, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 2008 ESP Rafael Nadal SUI Roger Federer 6 -- 1, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 0 2009 SUI Roger Federer SWE Robin Söderling 6 -- 1, 7 -- 6, 6 -- 4 ESP Rafael Nadal SWE Robin Söderling 6 -- 4, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4 2011 ESP Rafael Nadal SUI Roger Federer 7 -- 5, 7 -- 6, 5 -- 7, 6 -- 1 2012 ESP Rafael Nadal SRB Novak Djokovic 6 -- 4, 6 -- 3, 2 -- 6, 7 -- 5 2013 ESP Rafael Nadal ESP David Ferrer 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 3 2014 ESP Rafael Nadal SRB Novak Djokovic 3 -- 6, 7 -- 5, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4 2015 SUI Stan Wawrinka SRB Novak Djokovic 4 -- 6, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 2016 SRB Novak Djokovic GBR Andy Murray 3 -- 6, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 2, 6 -- 4 2017 ESP Rafael Nadal SUI Stan Wawrinka 6 -- 2, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1 2018 ESP Rafael Nadal AUT Dominic Thiem 6 -- 4, 6 -- 3, 6 -- 2 Statistics Multiple champions Competitions prior to 1925 opened only to French tennis club members and French nationals Player Amateur Era Open Era All - time Years Rafael Nadal ( ESP ) 0 11 11 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 Max Decugis ( FRA ) 8 0 8 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914 Björn Borg ( SWE ) 0 6 6 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Henri Cochet ( FRA ) 5 0 5 1922, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932 André Vacherot ( FRA ) 0 1894, 1895, 1896, 1901 Paul Aymé ( FRA ) 0 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900 Maurice Germot ( FRA ) 0 1905, 1906, 1910 René Lacoste ( FRA ) 0 1925, 1927, 1929 Mats Wilander ( SWE ) 0 1982, 1985, 1988 Ivan Lendl ( TCH ) 0 1984, 1986, 1987 Gustavo Kuerten ( BRA ) 0 1997, 2000, 2001 André Gobert ( FRA ) 0 1911, 1920 Jean Borotra ( FRA ) 0 1924, 1931 Gottfried von Cramm ( GER ) 0 1934, 1936 Frank Parker ( USA ) 0 1948, 1949 Jaroslav Drobný ( EGY ) 0 1951, 1952 Ken Rosewall ( AUS ) 1953, 1968 Tony Trabert ( USA ) 0 1954, 1955 Nicola Pietrangeli ( ITA ) 0 1959, 1960 Manuel Santana ( ESP ) 0 1961, 1964 Rod Laver ( AUS ) 1962, 1969 Roy Emerson ( AUS ) 0 1963, 1967 Jan Kodeš ( TCH ) 0 1970, 1971 Jim Courier ( USA ) 0 1991, 1992 Sergi Bruguera ( ESP ) 0 1993, 1994 Champions by country Country Amateur Era Open Era All - time First title Last title France ( FRA ) 37 ( 9 ) * 38 ( 10 ) * 1892 Spain ( ESP ) 17 19 1961 2018 Australia ( AUS ) 9 11 1933 1969 United States ( USA ) 7 11 1938 1999 Sweden ( SWE ) 9 10 1957 1988 Czechoslovakia ( TCH ) 0 5 5 1970 Germany ( GER ) 0 1934 1937 Italy ( ITA ) 1959 1976 Brazil ( BRA ) 0 1997 2001 Great Britain ( GBR ) 2 ( 1 ) * * 0 2 ( 1 ) * * 1891 1935 Egypt ( EGY ) 0 1951 1952 Argentina ( ARG ) 0 1977 Switzerland ( SUI ) 0 2009 2015 Hungary ( HUN ) 0 1947 1947 Romania ( ROU ) 0 1973 1973 Ecuador ( ECU ) 0 1990 1990 Austria ( AUT ) 0 1995 1995 Russia ( RUS ) 0 Serbia ( SRB ) 0 2016 2016 * 28 victories came while the tournament was still called the French Championships and was open only to French club members. * * 1 victory came while the tournament was still called the French Championships and was open only to French club members. See also Tennis portal French Open other competitions List of French Open women 's singles champions List of French Open men 's doubles champions List of French Open women 's doubles champions List of French Open mixed doubles champions Grand Slam men 's singles List of Australian Open men 's singles champions List of Wimbledon gentlemen 's singles champions List of US Open men 's singles champions List of Grand Slam men 's singles champions French Pro Championship Notes Jump up ^ In 1909 the tournament was held at the Société Athlétique de la Villa Primrose in Bordeaux. Jump up ^ The tournament was not held from 1915 to 1919 because of World War I. Each year is linked to an article about that particular event 's draw with the exception of the pre-1925 years and 1951. The dash means that the result or score is unknown because there are no available sources for this information Pre-1914. The tournament was not officially held from 1940 to 1945 because of World War II. The champions listed are disputed, but are listed by a few sources, which means they are not included in the statistics charts because the tournament does not consider them champions. They are listed here as a historical note. Set score in parentheses indicates a tiebreaker score. Czechoslovakia ( TCH, 1918 -- 1992 ), does not include the totals of Czech Republic ( CZE, 1992 -- present ) and Slovakia ( SVK, 1992 -- present ). One win by a player from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ( 1801 -- 1922 ), plus one win by a player from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ( 1922 -- present ). Footnotes General `` Past Winners ''. Roland Garros. Retrieved 15 July 2015. `` French Open Men 's champions ''. SuperSport. Retrieved 15 July 2015. Specific Jump up ^ `` The Origins of the Tournament ''. Roland Garros. Retrieved 25 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` Grand Slam Overview ''. International Tennis Federation ( ITF ). Retrieved 23 July 2015. Jump up ^ Bowers, Chris ( 27 February 2009 ). `` The New Musketeers ''. Davis Cup. Retrieved 16 July 2015. ^ Jump up to : Fetter, Henry D. ( 6 June 2011 ). `` The French Open During World War II : A Hidden History ''. The Atlantic. Retrieved 23 July 2015. Jump up ^ Newbery, Piers ( 8 June 2014 ). `` Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win ninth French Open title ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2015. Jump up ^ Clarey, Christopher ( 22 May 2014 ). `` A Century Ago, a French Title Collection to Rival Rafael Nadal ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2015. Jump up ^ Lynch, Steven ( 29 May 2015 ). `` Rafael Nadal the youngest French Open winner ? ''. ESPN. Retrieved 15 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` French Open History ''. Tennis. Tennis Media Company. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2015. Jump up ^ Gillmeister 1998, p. 225. ^ Jump up to : `` Roland Garros past single winners ''. CNN. 23 May 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2015. Jump up ^ Lewis, Gabrielle ( 23 May 2002 ). `` French Open History ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` Henri Cochet is dead ; French Tennis Leader ''. The New York Times. 3 April 1987. Retrieved 26 July 2015. Jump up ^ Gray, Michael ( 28 January 2000 ). `` Donald Budge ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2015. Jump up ^ Ford, Bonnie D. ( 12 October 2008 ). `` Reform to an Open status altered the course of tennis history ''. ESPN. Retrieved 27 July 2015. Jump up ^ Henderson, Jon ( 15 June 2008 ). `` Now I 'd choose tennis ''. The Observer. Retrieved 25 July 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Rafael Nadal, Bjorn Borg, Ivan Lendl and the seven kings of clay ''. Sky Sports. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015. Jump up ^ Gross, Jane ( 6 June 1983 ). `` Noah captures French crown ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 5 August 2015. Jump up ^ Gittings, Paul ( 8 June 2012 ). `` Chang 's ' underhand ' tactics stunned Lendl and made Tennis history ''. CNN. Retrieved 25 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` Topics of The Times -- An American in Paris ''. The New York Times. 10 June 1992. Retrieved 25 July 2015. Jump up ^ Roberts, John ( 6 June 1994 ). `` Bruguera towers above tired Berasategui ''. The Independent. Retrieved 25 July 2015. Jump up ^ Newberry, Piers ( 8 June 2008 ). `` Nadal storms to fourth French win ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 July 2015. Jump up ^ Ornstein, David ( 7 June 2009 ). `` Federer claims historic Paris win ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win first French Open title ''. BBC Sport. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016. Jump up ^ The Encyclopedia Of Tennis : 100 Years Of Great Players And Events ; by Max Robertson and Jack Kramer. 1974 edition, page 375. Source for finalists and scores ^ Jump up to : `` French Open Men 's Singles ''. Grand Slam History. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 04. ^ Jump up to : `` Past Winners and Draws ''. fft.fr. Fédération Française de Tennis. Archived from the original on 2007 - 08 - 08. Retrieved 2009 - 07 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Superb Soderling Sends Nadal Crashing Out ''. atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour. 2009 - 05 - 31. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 04. Jump up ^ `` French Open Singles Champions ''. USA Today. 10 - 06 - 2001. Retrieved 10 - 07 - 2012. Check date values in : accessdate =, date = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Event Guide / History / Past Winners 1891 -- 2011 ''. rolandgarros.com. IBM, Fédération Française de Tennis. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 05. References Wikimedia Commons has media related to French Open. Gillmeister, Heiner ( 1998 ). Tennis : A Cultural History ( Repr. ed. ). London : Leicester University Press. ISBN 978 - 0718501952. Robertson, Max ; Kramer, Jack ( 1974 ). The Encyclopedia Of Tennis : 100 Years Of Great Players And Events. Studio. ISBN 978 - 0670294084. French Championships men 's singles champions ( 1891 ) H. Briggs ( 1892 ) Jean Schopfer ( 1893 ) Laurent Riboulet ( 1894 ) André Vacherot ( 1895 ) André Vacherot ( 1896 ) André Vacherot ( 1897 ) Paul Aymé ( 1898 ) Paul Aymé ( 1899 ) Paul Aymé ( 1900 ) Paul Aymé ( 1901 ) André Vacherot ( 1902 ) Michel 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 ) André Gobert ( 1912 ) Max Decugis ( 1913 ) Max Decugis ( 1914 ) Max Decugis ( 1915 -- 1919 ) No competition ( due to World War I ) ( 1920 ) André Gobert ( 1921 ) Jean Samazeuilh ( 1922 ) Henri Cochet ( 1923 ) François Blanchy ( 1924 ) Jean Borotra ( 1925 ) René Lacoste ( 1926 ) Henri Cochet ( 1927 ) René Lacoste ( 1928 ) Henri Cochet ( 1929 ) René 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 ( 1940 -- 1945 ) No competition ( due to World War II ) ( 1946 ) Marcel Bernard ( 1947 ) József Asbóth ( 1948 ) Frank Parker ( 1949 ) Frank Parker ( 1950 ) Budge Patty ( 1951 ) Jaroslav Drobný ( 1952 ) Jaroslav Drobný ( 1953 ) Ken Rosewall ( 1954 ) Tony Trabert ( 1955 ) Tony Trabert ( 1956 ) Lew Hoad ( 1957 ) Sven Davidson ( 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 French Open men 's singles champions ( 1968 ) Ken Rosewall ( 1969 ) Rod Laver ( 1970 ) Jan Kodeš ( 1971 ) Jan Kodeš ( 1972 ) Andrés Gimeno ( 1973 ) Ilie Năstase ( 1974 ) Björn Borg ( 1975 ) Björn Borg ( 1976 ) Adriano Panatta ( 1977 ) Guillermo Vilas ( 1978 ) Björn Borg ( 1979 ) Björn Borg ( 1980 ) Björn Borg ( 1981 ) Björn 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 ) Andrés Gómez ( 1991 ) Jim Courier ( 1992 ) Jim Courier ( 1993 ) Sergi Bruguera ( 1994 ) Sergi Bruguera ( 1995 ) Thomas Muster ( 1996 ) Yevgeny Kafelnikov ( 1997 ) Gustavo Kuerten ( 1998 ) Carlos Moyá ( 1999 ) Andre Agassi ( 2000 ) Gustavo Kuerten ( 2001 ) Gustavo Kuerten ( 2002 ) Albert Costa ( 2003 ) Juan Carlos Ferrero ( 2004 ) Gastón 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 French Open singles drawsheets Men 's singles 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Women 's singles 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 French Open Pre Open Era 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Open Era 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Champions Men 's singles Women 's singles Men 's doubles Women 's doubles Mixed doubles Grand Slam tournament champions Grand Slam overall records Australian Open Men 's singles Women 's singles Men 's doubles Women 's doubles Mixed doubles Singles finalists ( open era ) French Open Men 's singles Women 's singles Men 's doubles Women 's doubles Mixed doubles Singles finalists ( open era ) Wimbledon Men 's singles Women 's singles Men 's doubles Women 's doubles Mixed doubles Singles finalists ( open era ) US Open Men 's singles Women 's singles Men 's doubles Women 's doubles Mixed doubles Singles finalists ( open era ) All tournaments Men 's singles Women 's singles Men 's doubles Women 's doubles Mixed doubles Boys ' singles Girls ' singles Boys ' doubles Girls ' doubles Men 's singles finals Women 's singles finals Age of first title Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_French_Open_men%27s_singles_champions&oldid=845602061 '' Categories : Lists of French Open champions Lists of male tennis players Hidden categories : CS1 errors : dates Articles with hCards Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bosanski Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Français Galego Hrvatski Italiano Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Slovenščina Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska Türkçe Tiếng Việt 中文 17 more Edit links This page was last edited on 12 June 2018, at 21 : 47 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who won the men's french open title
Answer: Rafael Nadal