French Open

The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the world's Grand Slam tournaments.

Trivia

Men's record holders for most wins since 1925:

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• All competitions: Henri Cochet (France), 9 titles (4 singles, 3 doubles, 2 mixed doubles titles).
• Singles: Björn Borg (Sweden), 6.
• Consecutive singles titles: Björn Borg, 4.
• Doubles: Roy Emerson (Australia), 6.

Ladies' record holders for most wins since 1925:

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• All competitions: Margaret Smith Court (Australia), 13 (5 singles, 4 doubles, 4 mixed doubles titles)
• Singles: Chris Evert (USA), 7.
• Consecutive singles titles: Helen Wills Moody (USA), Hilde Sperling (Germany) and Monica Seles (Yugoslavia), 3.
• Doubles: Martina Navratilova (Czechoslovakia/USA), 7.

Youngest Singles champions:

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• Men: Michael Chang (1989): 17 yrs, 3 mos.
• Women: Monica Seles (1990): 16 yrs, 6 mos.

Oldest Singles champions:

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• Men: Andrés Gimeno (1972): 34 yrs, 10 mos.
• Women: Chris Evert (1986): 31 yrs, 5 mos.

Other:

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• Last French men's singles champion: Rafael Nadal (2005)
• Last French women's singles champion: Justine Henin-Hardenne (2005)