French Open: Most Men’s Singles Titles – Organized by the FFT, the French Open is the second of the four tennis grand slams played every year. Established in 1891, the tournament turned into a grand slam in 1925. The French Open is a premier clay court championship and is held for two weeks between May and June every year. So far, there have been 126 editions of the tournament, 92 under the Grand Slam and 55 in the Open era. Spain’s Rafael Nadal is the most successful tennis player in French Open history, with 14 singles titles at Roland Garros in Paris under his belt. Other than Nadal, there have been a total of 25 other players who have won at the Garros on multiple occasions, the last of which is Serbia’s Novak Djokovic. Follow French Open 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
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Name | Country | French Open Titles | Years |
Rafael Nadal | Spain | 14 | 2005-2008, 2010-2014, 2017-2020, 2022 |
Max Decugis | France | 08 | 1903-1904, 1907-1909, 1912-1914 |
Bjon Borg | Sweden | 06 | 1974-1975, 1978-1981 |
Henri Cochet | France | 05 | 1922, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932 |
Andre Vacherot | France | 04 | 1894-1896, 1901 |
Paul Ayme | France | 04 | 1897-1900 |
Maurice Germot | France | 03 | 1905-1906, 1910 |
Rene Lacoste | France | 03 | 1925, 1927, 1929 |
Mats Wilander | Sweden | 03 | 1982, 1985, 1988 |
Ivan Lendl | Czech Republic | 03 | 1984, 1986-1987 |
Gustavo Kuerten | Brazil | 03 | 1997, 2000-2001 |
Andre Gobert | France | 02 | 1911, 1920 |
Jean Borotra | France | 02 | 1924, 1931 |
Gottfried von Cramm | Germany | 02 | 1934, 1936 |
Frank Parker | USA | 02 | 1948-1949 |
Jaroslav Drobny | Egypt | 02 | 1951-1952 |
Ken Rosewall | Australia | 02 | 1953, 1968 |
Tony Trabert | USA | 02 | 1954-1955 |
Nicola Pietrangeli | Italy | 02 | 1959-1960 |
Manuel Santana | Spain | 02 | 1961, 1964 |
Rod Laver | Australia | 02 | 1962, 1969 |
Roy Emerson | Australia | 02 | 1963, 1967 |
Jan Kodes | Czech Republic | 02 | 1970, 1971 |
Jim Courier | USA | 02 | 1991-1992 |
Sergi Bruguera | Spain | 02 | 1993, 1994 |
Novak Djokovic | Serbia | 02 | 2016, 2021 |
Spain’s Rafael Nadal rightfully sits at the top of the pile, with record 14 French Open titles against his name. His dominance on the Red Dirt started in 2005, with his last title coming in 2022. During this period, he lost at the Garros only thrice and his overall record stands at 112-3.
France’s Max Decugis is the second most successful player after Nadal. Decugis bagged six French Open titles and dominated the clay court in Paris between 1903 and 1914.
Before Nadal’s incredible streak at the French Open, Sweden’s Bjon Borg dominated the Red Clay in Paris. The great man won the French Open six times between 1974 and 1981.
The list also includes some great names like Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Ivan Lendl among others. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic is the only active player in the above mentioned list, and has a great chance to add few more French Open titles, before hanging his boots.
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