The French Open at Roland-Garros is a much-coveted grand slam with it being the only major played on clay.
It is a vastly different surface to hardcourts and grass, allowing specialists on the dirt an advantage during the second slam of the season.
Rafael Nadal, who will be absent this year, is the undisputed French Open king with his extraordinary record at the tournament, but who else has lifted the Musketeers’ cup (men’s champion) and the Suzanne-Lenglen cup (women’s champion)?
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Nadal’s 14 French Open titles is a record that might never be broken with the Spaniard only losing three times at Roland-Garros during his career.
However, Nadal won’t get the chance to lift the trophy again in 2023 after being ruled out with injury.
Prior to Nadal’s reign, Swedish legend Bjorn Borg was the most successful player having won the tournament six times in the space of eight years.
Spain have had the most men’s singles success in the Open era with the title lifted 20 times by a Spaniard.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Rafael Nadal |
| 2021 | Novak Djokovic |
| 2020 | Rafael Nadal |
| 2019 | Rafael Nadal |
