French Open women’s singles champions in Open Era: Swiatek completes hat-trick with 2024 title
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek took her tally of French Open titles to four as she beat Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 in the final at Roland Garros, Paris on Saturday.
The 23-year-old Swiatek joins Belgium’s Justine Henin in third place on the all-time list of most French Open titles won by a women. USA’s Chris Evert holds the record with seven title followed by Germany’s Steffi Graf (6).
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.
Here’s the complete list of women’s singles winners at French Open (since 1968):
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP | SCORE |
| 2024 | Iga Swiatek (Poland) | Jasmine Paolini (Italy) | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 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 |