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History - Record Breakers
Roland Garros has been staged no less than 77 times, and its long history has been punctuated by exceptional performances and record-breaking achievement. Here are some of those remarkable records:
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NUMBER OF TITLES

MENS
All competitions: Cochet, 9 titles (4 singles, 3 doubles, 2 mixed doubles).
Singles: Borg, 6 titles; Cochet, 4 titles; Lacoste, Kuerten, Wilander and Lendl, 3 titles.
Consecutive singles titles: Borg, 4.
Doubles: Emerson, 6 titles.

LADIES
All competitions: Smith-Court, 13 titles (5 singles, 4 doubles, 4 mixed doubles).
Singles: Evert, 7 titles; Graf, 6 titles.
Consecutive singles titles: Henin, Wills-Moody Sperling and Seles, 3.
Doubles: Navratilova, 7 titles.

YOUNGEST WINNERS OF THE SINGLES TITLE

MENS
Chang (1989): 17 and 3 months.
Wilander (1982): 17 and 9 months.
Borg (1974): 18.
Nadal (2005): 19 and 2 days.

LADIES
Seles (1990): 16 and 6 months.
Sanchez (1989): 17 and 5 months.
Graf (1987): 17 and 11 months.

OLDEST WINNERS OF THE SINGLES TITLE

MENS
Gimeno (1972): 34 and 10 months.
Rosewall (1968): 33 and 7 months.
Parker (1949): 33 and 4 months.

LADIES
Kormoczy (1958): 33.
Adamson-Landry (1948): 31 and 6 months.
Evert (1986): 31 and 5 months.

WINNERS WITHOUT LOSING A SET

MENS
Two: Nastase (1973, best-of-three sets in the first two rounds), Borg (1978, 1980).

LADIES
Thirteen, including Helen Wills-Moody (1928, 1929, 1930, 1932) and Justine Henin (2006, 2007).

WINNERS WHO SAVED A MATCH POINT

MENS
Lacoste (1927, 2 in the final), Van Cramm (1934, 1 in the final), Laver (1962, 1 in the quarter-finals), Panatta (1976, 1 in the first round), Kuerten (2001, 1 in the last sixteen), Gaudio (2004, 2 in the final).

LADIES
Osborne du Pont (1946, 2 in the final).
Smith-Court (1962, 1 in the final), Myskina (2004, 1 in the final).
Henin-Hardenne (2005, 2 in the 4th round).

LEFT-HANDED WINNERS

MENS
11, the latest being Nadal (2005, 2006 and 2007).

LADIES
10, the latest being Seles (1992).

NON-SEEDED WINNERS

MENS
Bernard (1946), Wilander (1982), Kuerten (1997), Gaudio (2004).

LADIES
Scriven (1933).

WINNERS OF THE JUNIOR TITLE BEFORE GOING ON TO WIN SENIOR TITLE

MENS
Rosewall (junior: 1952; senior: 1953 and 1968).
Emerson (junior: 1954; senior: 1963 and 1967).
Gimeno (junior: 1955; senior: 1972).
Lendl (junior: 1978; senior: 1984, 1986, 1987).
Wilander (junior: 1981 ; senior: 1982, 1985, 1988).

LADIES
Dürr (junior: 1960; senior: 1967).
Jausovec (junior: 1973; senior: 1977).
Mandlikova (junior: 1978; senior: 1981).
Capriati (junior: 1989; senior: 2001).
Henin-Hardenne (junior: 1997; senior: 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007).

COUNTRY BOASTING HIGHEST NUMBER OF WINNERS

MENS
Australia and USA: 11 titles.
France and Sweden: 10 titles.
Spain: 9 titles.

LADIES
USA: 27 titles.
Germany: 10 titles.

LONGEST FINALS

MENS
In games-
Before the introduction of the tie-break, Lacoste b. Tilden (1929), 61 games (6/4, 4/6, 5/7, 6/3, 11/9).
Since the introduction of the tie-break (1973), Lendl b. McEnroe (1984), 51 games (3/6, 2/6, 6/4, 7/5, 7/5).
In time-
Wilander b. Vilas (1982), 4hrs 42mins (1/6, 7/6, 6/0, 6/4).

LADIES
In games-
Before the introduction of the tie-break, Mortimer b. Knode (1955), 38 games (2/6, 7/5, 10/8).
Since the introduction of the tie-break (1973), Graf b. Sanchez (1996), 40 games (6/3, 6/7, 10/8).
In time-
Graf b. Sanchez (1996), 3 h 04 (6/3, 6/7, 10/8).

LONGEST MATCHES

MENS
In games-
Before the introduction of the tie-break, Sturgress b. McGregor (semi-finals, 1955), 76 games (10/8, 7/9, 8/6, 5/7, 9/7).
Since the introduction of the tie-break (1973), Agenor b. Prinosil (2nd round, 1994), 71 games (6/7, 6/7, 6/3, 6/4, 14/12), Santoro b. Clement (1rst round 2004), 71 games (6/4, 6/3, 6/7, 3/6, 16/14).
In time-
Santoro b. Clement (1rst round 2004), 6h33 (6/4, 6/3, 6/7, 3/6, 16/14).

LADIES
In games-
Before the introduction of the tie-break, Melville b. Teeguarden (3rd round, 1972), 56 games (9/7, 4/6, 16/14).
Since the introduction of the tie-break (1973), Jordan b. Minter (1st round, 1984), 46 games (7/5, 4/6, 13/11).
In time-
Buisson b. Van Lottum (1st round, 1995), 4hrs 7mins (6/7, 7/5, 6/2).

RECORDS FOR MATCHES PLAYED AND WON

MENS
Vilas, 73 matches, 56 wins, 17 losses.

LADIES
Graf, 94 matches, 84 wins, 10 losses.

HIGHEST NUMBER OF DEFEATS IN THE FINAL

MENS
3, Drobny (1946, 1948, 1950) and Vilas (1975, 1978, 1982).

LADIES
6, Mathieu (1929, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937).

RECORD NUMBER OF PARTICIPATIONS AT ROLAND GARROS

MENS
20, Jauffret (1961-1980).

WOMEN
19, Varin (1934-1965)
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