(Provided by Tennis World USA)
Here we are! There are only a few days left until the Roland Garros 2023 starts, and this will be a historic edition. There will be no Rafael Nadal, and it will be the first French Open since the retirement of Roger Federer and Serena Williams.
Rafael Nadal is the most successful player in men’s singles, with 14 titles. In women’s singles, the record holder is Chris Evert, with 7 titles. Nadal also holds the record of titles won consecutively in men’s singles (5, from 2010 to 2014).
Suzanne Lenglen holds the record for consecutive titles won in the women’s singles (4, from 1920 to 1923). Max Décugis holds the record of men’s doubles titles (14, from 1902 to 1914 and in 1920), while Martina Navratilova holds the record for women’s doubles titles (7, 1975, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988).
Max Décugis also holds the record of titles won in mixed doubles (7, 1904-1906, 1908-1909, 1914, 1920), the same record number as Suzanne Lenglen (1914, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926) . Décugis and Lenglen won the mixed doubles together of 1920.
Monica Seles is, with 16 years and 6 months the youngest tennis player to win the title, in 1990. Andrés Gimeno, with 34 years and 10 months,…
