Event Guide / History / Record Breakers
RECORD NUMBERS OF TITLES
MEN'S
Total: Cochet - 9 titles (4 singles, 3 doubles, 2 mixed).
Singles: Borg - 6 titles; Nadal - 5 titles; Cochet 4 titles; Lacoste, Kuerten,
Wilander and Lendl - 3 titles.
Consecutive singles titles: Borg and Nadal - 4 titles.
Doubles: Emerson - 6 titles.
WOMEN'S
Total: Smith-Court - 13 titles (5 singles, 4 doubles, 4 mixed).
Singles: Evert - 7 titles; Graf - 6 titles.
Consecutive singles titles: Wills-Moody, Sperling and Seles - 3 titles.
Doubles: Navratilova - 7 titles.
YOUNGEST SINGLES TITLE WINNERS
MEN'S
Chang (1989): 17 years and 3 months.
Wilander (1982): 17 years and 9 months.
Borg (1974): 18 years.
Nadal (2005): 19 years and 2 days.
WOMEN'S
Seles (1990): 16 years and 6 months.
Sanchez (1989): 17 years and 5 months.
Graf (1987): 17 years and 11 months.
OLDEST SINGLES TITLE WINNERS
MEN'S
Gimeno (1972): 34 years and 10 months.
Rosewall (1968): 33 years and 7 months.
Parker (1949): 33 years and 4 months.
WOMEN'S
Kormoczy (1958): 33 years.
Adamson-Landry (1948): 31 years and 6 months.
Evert (1986): 31 years and 5 months.
WINNERS WHO DID NOT LOSE A SET
MEN'S
Nastase (1973 - the first two rounds being best of three sets), Borg (1978,
1980), Nadal (2008 and 2010).
WOMEN'S
13 players, including Helen Wills-Moody (1928, 1929, 1930, 1932) and Justine
Henin (2006, 2007).
WINNERS WHO SAVED A MATCH POINT
MEN'S
Lacoste (1927, 2 in the final), Van Cramm (1934, 1 in the final), Laver
(1962, 1 in the quarter-final), Panatta (1976, 1 in the first round), Kuerten (2001,
1 in the last 16), Gaudio, (2004, 2 in the final).
WOMEN'S
Osborne du Pont (1946, 2 in the final), Smith-Court (1962, 1 in the final),
Myskina (2004, 1 in the last 16), Henin-Hardenne (2005, 2 in the last 16).
LEFT-HANDED WINNERS
MEN'S
12 titles, most recently Nadal (2010).
WOMEN'S
10 titles, most recently Seles (1992).
UNSEEDED WINNERS
MEN'S
Bernard (1946), Wilander (1982), Kuerten (1997), Gaudio (2004).
WOMEN'S
Scriven (1933).
JUNIOR WINNERS WHO WENT ON TO WIN THE SENIOR TITLE
MEN'S
Rosewall (juniors: 1952; seniors: 1953 and 1968).
Emerson (juniors: 1954; seniors: 1963 and 1967).
Gimeno (juniors: 1955; seniors: 1972).
Lendl (juniors: 1978; seniors: 1984, 1986, 1987).
Wilander (juniors: 1981; seniors: 1982, 1985, 1988).
WOMEN'S
Dürr (juniors: 1960; seniors: 1967).
Jausovec (juniors: 1973; seniors: 1977).
Mandlikova (juniors: 1978; seniors: 1981).
Capriati (juniors: 1989; seniors: 2001).
Henin (juniors: 1997; seniors: 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007).
NUMBER OF TITLES BY COUNTRY
MEN'S
Australia, United States: 11 titles.
Spain: 13 titles.
France, Sweden: 10 titles.
WOMEN'S
United States: 27 titles.
Germany: 10 titles.
LONGEST FINALS
MEN'S
Number of games:
Pre-tie-break era: Lacoste b. Tilden (1929), 61 games (6-4, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3,
11-9).
Tie-break era (from 1973): Lendl b. McEnroe (1984), 51 games (3-6, 2-6, 6-4,
7-5, 7-5).
Time spent on court:
Wilander b. Vilas (1982), 4 hours 42 minutes (1-6, 7-6, 6-0, 6-4).
WOMEN'S
Number of games:
Pre-tie-break era: Mortimer b. Knode (1955), 38 games (2-6, 7-5, 10-8).
Tie-break era (from 1973): Graf b. Sanchez (1996), 40 games (6-3, 6-7, 10-8).
Time spent on court:
Graf b. Sanchez (1996), 3 hours 4 minutes (6-3, 6-7, 10-8).
LONGEST MATCHES
MEN'S
Number of games:
Pre-tie-break era: Sturgress b. McGregor (semi-final, 1955), 76 games (10-8,
7-9, 8-6, 5-7, 9-7).
Tie-break era (from 1973): Agenor b. Prinosil (second round, 1994), 71 games
(6-7, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 14-12), Santoro b. Clément (first round 2004), 71
games (6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 3-6, 16-14)
Time spent on court:
Santoro b. Clément (first round, 2004), 6 hours 33 minutes (6-4, 6-3,
6-7, 3-6, 16-14).
WOMEN'S
Number of games:
Pre-tie-break era, Melville b. Teeguarden (third round, 1972), 56 games (9-7,
4-6, 16-14).
Tie-break era (from 1973): Jordan b. Minter (first round, 1984), 46 games
(7-5, 4-6, 13-11).
Time spent on court:
Buisson b. Van Lottum (first round, 1995), 4 hours 7 minutes (6-7, 7-5, 6-2).
BEST WINNING RECORDS
MEN'S
Vilas - 73 matches: 56 wins, 17 defeats.
WOMEN'S
Graf - 94 matches: 84 wins, 10 defeats.
MOST DEFEATS IN THE FINAL
MEN'S
3, Drobny (1946, 1948, 1950), Vilas (1975, 1978, 1982), Federer (2006-2008).
WOMEN'S
6, Mathieu (1929, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937).
RECORD NUMBER OF PARTICIPATIONS AT ROLAND GARROS
MEN'S
20, Jauffret (1961-1980).
WOMEN'S
19, Varin (1934-1965)
