French Open: Dynasties
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2026

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Dynasties

Who owns Roland-Garros? Every French Open singles champion with three or more Open-Era titles, and the eras they ruled — the most-titles leaderboard and a dynasties & streaks ribbon, each run a band of nation colour across the years. One of them is not like the others.

The record-holders

Most titles

Who has won the French Open most often? Switch between the men’s, women’s, and combined boards.

Rafael Nadal
14
Chris Evert
7
Björn Borg
6
Steffi Graf
6
Justine Henin
4
Iga Świątek
4
Margaret Court
3
Mats Wilander
3
Ivan Lendl
3
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
3
Monica Seles
3
Gustavo Kuerten
3
Serena Williams
3
Novak Djokovic
3

Bars are tinted by nation, and only champions with three or more Open-Era titles make the board. Hover a bar for the winning years.

Eras at a glance

Dynasties & streaks

The whole history as bands of colour — each champion’s run from first title to last.

197019801990200020102020MENBorgWilanderLendlKuertenNadalDjokovicWOMENCourtEvertGrafVicarioSelesWilliamsHeninŚwiątek

Read across and the eras stand out as blocks of colour: Björn Borg’s six titles in eight years, then the Wilander–Lendl decade, then Gustavo Kuerten’s three, and then the band that dwarfs every other on this page — Rafael Nadal, eighteen years wide, with Novak Djokovic’s three threaded through it. On the women’s side Margaret Court and Chris Evert, then Steffi Graf, then Monica Seles and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario trading titles, then Serena Williams, Justine Henin’s four in five years and Iga Świątek’s four. There is no gap at 2020: this tournament moved to the autumn rather than cancelling. Each band spans a champion’s first title to their last.

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