Unlike the men's French Open, which has been largely dominated by Rafael Nadal, there has been more variety to the women's competition, although world number one Iga Swiatek is threatening to make the clay court Grand Slam her own.
First hosted in 1891, it wasn't until 1968 that the tournament to become an Open and that was when professional players were first introduced to the competition.
French Open Women's winners (Open era)
Year | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
1968 | Nancy Richey | Ann Haydon Jones |
1969 | Margaret Court | Ann Haydon Jones |
1970 | Margaret Court | Helga Niessen |
1971 | Evonne Goolagong | Helen Gourlay |
1972 | Billie Jean King | Evonne Goolagong |
1973 | Margaret Court | Chris Evert |
1974 | Chris Evert | Olga Morozova |
1975 | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova |
1976 | Sue Barker | Renata Tomanova |
1977 | Mima Jausovec | Florența Mihai |
1978 | Virginia Ruzici | Mima Jausovec |
1979 | Chris Evert | Wendy Turnbull |
1980 | Chris Evert | Virginia Ruzici |
1981 | Hana Mandlikova | Sylvia Hanika |
1982 | Martina Navratilova | Andrea Jaeger |
1983 | Chris Evert | Mima Jausovec |
1984 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert |
1985 | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova |
1986 | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova |
1987 | Steffi Graf | Martina Navratilova |
1988 | Steffi Graf | Natasha Zvereva |
1989 | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | Steffi Graf |
1990 | Monica Seles | Steffi Graf |
1991 | Monica Seles | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario |
1992 | Monica Seles | Steffi Graf |
1993 | Steffi Graf | Mary Joe Fernandez |
1994 | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | Mary Pierce |
1995 | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario |
1996 | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario |
1997 | Iva Majoli | Martina Hingis |
1998 | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | Monica Seles |
1999 | Steffi Graf | Martina Hingis |
2000 | Mary Pierce | Conchita Martinez |
2001 | Jennifer Capriati | Kim Clijsters |
2002 | Serena Williams | Venus Williams |
2003 | Justine Henin | Kim Clijsters |
2004 | Anastasia Myskina | Elena Dementieva |
2005 | Justine Henin | Mary Pierce |
2006 | Justine Henin | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
2007 | Justine Henin | Ana Ivanovic |
2008 | Ana Ivanovic | Dinara Safina |
2009 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Dinara Safina |
2010 | Francesca Schiavone | Samantha Stosur |
2011 | Li Na | Francesca Schiavone |
2012 | Maria Sharapova | Sara Errani |
2013 | Serena Williams | Maria Sharapova |
2014 | Maria Sharapova | Simona Halep |
2015 | Serena Williams | Lucie Safarova |
2016 | Garbine Muguruza | Serena Williams |
2017 | Jeļena Ostapenko | Simona Halep |
2018 | Simona Halep | Sloane Stephens |
2019 | Ashleigh Barty | Marketa Vondrousova |
2020 | Iga Swiatek | Sofia Kenin |
2021 | Barbora Krejcikova | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
2022 | Iga Swiatek | Coco Gauff |
2023 | Iga Swiatek | Karolína Muchová |
2024 | Iga Swiatek | Jasmine Paolini |
2025 | Coco Gauff | Aryna Sabalenka |
2026 | Mirra Andreeva | Maja Chwalinska |
Who won the 2026 Women's French Open
The 2026 Women's French Open was won by Russian youngster Mirra Andreeva, who became the youngest French Open champion since Monica Seles in 1992, aged just 19-years-old.
Andreeva rose to the occasion following the shock eliminations of the favourites throughout the earlier stages of the tournament, defeating qualifier and shock finalist Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 in the final.
