french open

Obviously one of the greatest returners and all-court players of the last decades. The Clay Goat will leave the tour and the Goat, the second most successful clay courter in the last three decades is showing sometimes his age. So can he start a winning streak? Updated weekly(ish). Last...

Michael Chang beat Ivan Lendl 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in the French Open fourth round, 1989 on clay Chang would go onto win the title, beating Stefan Edberg in the final. He became and to date remains the youngest Slam winner. Lendl was the top seed Chang won 156 points (including a point...

Rafael Nadal beat Dominic Thiem 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 in the French Open final, 2019 on clay It was a repeat of previous years final, which Nadal also won. This was Nadal’s 12th title at the event, third in a row and he would go onto win the next one also. This was Thiem’s second and last final at...

Mats Wilander beat Andre Agassi 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 5-7, 6-0 in the French Open semi-final, 1988 on clay Wilander would go onto win the title, beating Henri Leconte in the final. It would be his third and last title at the event. He’d won Australian Open earlier in the year and would go onto win US...

Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 in the French Open final, 2024 on clay It was Alcaraz’ first title at the event and third Slam title. Zverev was looking for his first Slam title from his second final. He’d beaten 14 time former champion and now unseeded Rafael Nadal...

Ivan Lendl beat Mikael Pernfors 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the French Open final, 1986 on clay It was Lendl’s second title at the event and he would go onto defend the title following year. He’d be runner-up at Wimbledon and champion at US Open in the other Slams of the year. This would be the unseeded...

Gustavo Kuerten beat Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the French Open third round, 2004 on clay 28th seed Kuerten would go onto lose in the quarter-final to David Nalbandian. Federer was the top seed, had recently won Hamburg and this would be the only Slam he would not win in the year Kuerten...

Sergi Bruguera beat Jim Courier 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the French Open final, 1993 on clay It was Bruguera’s first title at the event and he would go onto defend it the following year. Courier was the double defending champion. In the lead in to the event, Bruguera had won Monte Carlo...

Gaston Gaudio beat Guillermo Coria 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6 in the French Open final, 2004 on clay Gaudio was unseeded and this would be his only Slam title. This would be Coria’s only Slam final Gaudio won 148 points, Coria 137 Serve Stats Gaudio... - 1st serve percentage (99/149) 66% - 1st...

Albert Costa beat Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 in the French Open final, 2002 on clay It would be Costa’s only Slam title. Ferrero would win the event the following year, beating Costa in the semi-finals along the way Costa won 124 points, Ferrero 89 Serve Stats Costa... - 1st serve...

Sergi Bruguera beat Alberto Berasategui 6-3, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 in the French Open final, 1994 on clay Bruguera was the defending champions. Berasategui was unseeded and this would turn out to be his only Slam final Bruguera won 125 points, Berasategui 104 Serve Stats Bruguera... - 1st serve...

Juan Carlos Ferrero beat Martin Verkerk 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open final, 2003 on clay It would be Ferrero’s only Slam title. He’d been runner-up the previous year and would go onto be runner-up at the US Open later in the year. Verkerk was unseeded and this would be his only Slam final...

Jim Courier beat Petr Korda 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 in the French Open final, 1992 on clay Courier was the defending champion and would lose in the final the following year. This was Korda’s first Slam final Courier won 101 points, Korda 71 Serve Stats Courier... - 1st serve percentage (56/81) 69% -...

Thomas Muster beat Michael Chang 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 in the French Open final, 1995 on clay It was Muster’s only Slam title and final. Chang had previously won the title in 1989 Muster won 97 points, Chang 80 (Note: I’m missing 3 points - Set 1, Game 1, Points 1-2 - Chang service points, 1 won by...

Guillermo Vilas beat Brian Gottried 6-0, 6-3, 6-0 in the French Open final, 1977 on clay It was Vilas’ first Slam title and he would go onto win the US Open later in the year on green clay, beating Jimmy Connors in the final. This was Gottfried’s only Slam final. Vilas was seeded 3rd, Gottfried...

Carlos Moya beat Alex Corretja 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 in the French Open final, 1998 on clay This would be Moya’s only Slam title. Corretja would also lose the final in 2001 to Gustavo Kuerten. The two would meet again in the Year End Championship final at the end of the year, with Corretja coming back...

Roger Federer beat Juan Martin del Potro 3-6, 7-6(2), 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the French Open semi-final, 2009 on clay Federer would go onto win his sole title at the event, beating Robin Soderling in the final to complete a Career Grand Slam and take his Slam count to a record tying 14. He’d go onto...

Ivan Lendl beat Andres Gomez 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 in the French Open quarter-final, 1987 on clay Lendl was the defending champion and would go onto win the title, beating Mats Wilander in the final. Gomez would go onto win the title in 1990. It was the 4th time the pair had met at the event, with...

Boris Becker beat Jimmy Connors 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 in the French Open quarter-final, 1987 on clay Becker would go onto lose to Mats Wilander in the next round in the first of his eventual 3 semi-finals at the event. This would turn out to be the last of Connors’ 8 quarter-finals at the event Becker...

Mats Wilander beat Yannick Noah 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open quarter-final, 1987 on clay Wilander would go onto lose in the final to Ivan Lendl. It was the third and last time the two met at the event, Noah having won the final in ‘83, Wilander a 5 set quarter-final in ‘84 Wilander won 94...

Gustavo Kuerten beat Alex Corretja 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-2, 6-0 in the French Open final, 2001 on clay Kuerten was the defending champion and this was his third and last title at the event. Corretja was playing his second final, having previously lost in 1998 to Carlos Moya Kuerten 136 won points...

Gustavo Kuerten beat Magnus Norman 6-2, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(6) in the French Open final, 2000 on clay It was Kuerten’s second title at the event and he would go onto defend it the following year. This would turn out to be Norman’s only Slam final. The two had met twice in the lead in to this event...

Stefan Edberg beat Boris Becker 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 6-2 in the French Open semi-final, 1989 on clay Edberg would go onto lose the final to Michael Chang, and it would turn out to be his sole final at the event. Becker would go onto win Wimbledon (beating Edberg in the final) and US Open later...

Gustavo Kuerten beat Sergi Bruguera 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in the French Open final, 1997 on clay Kuerten was unseeded and it was his first title of any kind. Bruguera was seeded 16th and playing his third final at the event, having previously won it in 1993 and 1994 Kuerten won 111 points, Bruguera 84...

Mats Wilander beat Guillermo Vilas 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-0, 6-4 in the French Open final, 1982 on clay The unseeded Wilander was playing the event for the first time and had won the juniors event the previous year. He beat the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th seeds in claiming the title. Vilas was playing in the...

Novak Djokovic beat Casper Ruud 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-5 in the French Open final, 2023 on clay It was Djokovic’s record breaking 23rd Slam title and made him the first player in history to win a triple career Grand Slam. Ruud was playing his third Slam final and had been runner-up the previous year...

Far from being a mug, 08erer was actually pushing arguably the best ever version of Nadal on clay super close in their first 2 matches of the season. He lost their match in the final of Monte Carlo 7-5, 7-5, having been 4-0 up in the 2nd set before a classic choke job (and Nadal rescue voyage)...

Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-2 in the French Open semi-final, 2021 on clay Djokovic would go onto beat Stefanos Tsitsipas to win his second title at the event and complete a double career Grand Slam. Nadal had won the last 4 editions, most recently beating Djokovic in...

Rafael Nadal beat Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in the French Open final, 2022 on clay It was Nadal’s 14th title at the event, record extending 22nd Slam and first clay title of the season. He’d won Australian Open earlier in the year. Ruud was seeded and playing his first Slam final final. The...

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