French Open women’s singles champions in Open Era: Full list from Richey to Swiatek
The 2024 French Open begins on Sunday at Roland-Garros in Paris with the final set to take place on June 9.
The clay Major was the first one to join the Open Era in 1968, allowing both amateurs and professionals to participate at the event. Since then, 31 different women have lifted the coveted Suzanne-Lenglen Cup.
USA’s Chris Evert holds the record for most French Open titles (7) by a woman followed by Germany’s Steffi Graf (6).
Poland’s Iga Swiatek won her third French Open title and fourth Major overall with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 victory over Karolina Muchova in the final of the 2023 edition.
Here’s the complete list of women’s singles winners at French Open (since 1968):
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP | SCORE |
| 2023 | Iga Swiatek (Poland) | Karolina Muchova (Czechia) | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 2022 | Iga Swiatek (Poland) | Coco Gauff (USA) | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2021 | Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) | 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 2020 | Iga Swiatek (Poland) | Sofia Kenin (USA) | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2019 | Ashleigh Barty (Australia) | Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2018 | Simona Halep (Romania) | Sloane Stephens (USA) | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2017 | Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) | Simona Halep (Romania) | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2016 | Garbine Muguruza (Spain) | Serena Williams (USA) | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2015 | Serena Williams (USA) | Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) | 6–3, 6–7(2), 6–2 |
| 2014 | Maria Sharapova (Russia) | Simona Halep (Romania) | 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–4 |
| 2013 | Serena Williams (USA) | Maria Sharapova (Russia) | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2012 | Maria Sharapova (Russia) | Sara Errani (Italy) | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2011 | Li Na (China) | Francesca Schiavone (Italy) | 6–4, 7–6(0) |
| 2010 | Francesca Schiavone (Italy) | Samantha Stosur (Australia) | 6–4, 7–6(2) |
| 2009 | Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) | Dinara Safina (Russia) | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2008 | Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) | Dinara Safina (Russia) | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2007 | Justine Henin (Belgium) | Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2006 | Justine Henin (Belgium) | Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2005 | Justine Henin (Belgium) | Mary Pierce (France) | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 2004 | Anastasia Myskina (Russia) | Elena Dementieva (Russia) | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2003 | Justine Henin (Belgium) | Kim Clijsters (Belgium) | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 2002 | Serena Williams (USA) | Venus Williams (USA) | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2001 | Jennifer Capriati (USA) | Kim Clijsters (Belgium) | 1–6, 6–4, 12–10 |
| 2000 | Mary Pierce (France) | Conchita Martínez (Spain) | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1999 | Steffi Graf (Germany) | Martina Hingis (Switzerland) | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1998 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Spain) | Monica Seles (USA) | 7–6(5), 0–6, 6–2 |
| 1997 | Iva Majoli (Croatia) | Martina Hingis (Switzerland) | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1996 | Steffi Graf (Germany) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Spain) | 6–3, 6–7(4), 10–8 |
| 1995 | Steffi Graf (Germany) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Spain) | 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 |
| 1994 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Spain) | Mary Pierce (France) | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1993 | Steffi Graf (Germany) | Mary Joe Fernández (USA) | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1992 | Monica Seles (Yugoslavia) | Steffi Graf (Germany) | 6–2, 3–6, 10–8 |
| 1991 | Monica Seles (Yugoslavia) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Spain) | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1990 | Monica Seles (Yugoslavia) | Steffi Graf (Germany) | 7–6(6), 6–4 |
| 1989 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Spain) | Steffi Graf (Germany) | 7–6(6), 3–6, 7–5 |
| 1988 | Steffi Graf (Germany) | Natasha Zvereva (USSR) | 6–0, 6–0 |
| 1987 | Steffi Graf (Germany) | Martina Navratilova (USA) | 6–4, 4–6, 8–6 |
| 1986 | Chris Evert (USA) | Martina Navratilova (USA) | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1985 | Chris Evert (USA) | Martina Navratilova (USA) | 6–3, 6–7(4), 7–5 |
| 1984 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | Chris Evert (USA) | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1983 | Chris Evert (USA) | Mima Jausovec (Yugoslavia) | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1982 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | Andrea Jaeger (USA) | 7–6(6), 6–1 |
| 1981 | Hana Mandlikova (Czechoslovakia) | Sylvia Hanika (Germany) | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1980 | Chris Evert (USA) | Virginia Ruzici (Romania) | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1979 | Chris Evert (USA) | Wendy Turnbull (Australia) | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1978 | Virginia Ruzici (Romania) | Mima Jausovec (Yugoslavia) | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1977 | Mima Jausovec (Yugoslavia) | Florența Mihai (Romania) | 6–2, 6–7(5), 6–1 |
| 1976 | Sue Barker (Great Britain) | Renáta Tomanova (Czechoslovakia) | 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 |
| 1975 | Chris Evert (USA) | Martina Navratilova (Czechoslovakia) | 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1974 | Chris Evert (USA) | Olga Morozova (USSR) | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1973 | Margaret Court (Australia) | Chris Evert (USA) | 6–7(5), 7–6(6), 6–4 |
| 1972 | Billie Jean King (USA) | Evonne Goolagong (Australia) | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1971 | Evonne Goolagong (Australia) | Helen Gourlay (Australia) | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1970 | Margaret Court (Australia) | Helga Niessen (Germany) | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1969 | Margaret Court (Australia) | Ann Haydon Jones (Great Britain) | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1968 | Nancy Richey (USA) | Ann Haydon Jones (Great Britain) | 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 |