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2018 ROLAND GARROS
Men’s Tournament Preview
In 1968, the first Grand Slam tournament of the Open Era was held at Roland Garros. This year’s event is the 51st French Open and the 201st Grand Slam tournament of the Open Era.
2018 Roland Garros is the 117th edition of the French championships, which began in 1891 as a closed championship reserved for national players or players enrolled in French clubs, and the 88th tournament since the event became international in 1925. This is the 85th time that the tournament has been held at Roland Garros, which was built for the 1928 France v USA Davis Cup Final.
POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY...Total prize money for this year’s men’s singles event is €14,904,000, a 10.01% increase on 2017. The individual prize money and ATP Ranking points for the men's singles at 2018 Roland Garros is:
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Prize Money
(Euros)
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Ranking
Points
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Champion
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2,200,000
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2000
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Finalist
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1,120,000
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1200
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Semifinalist
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560,000
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720
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Quarterfinalist
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380,000
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360
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Round of 16
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222,000
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180
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Third Round
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130,000
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90
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Second Round
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79,000
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45
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First Round
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40,000
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10
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Equal prize money for men and women was introduced in 2007. There was equal prize money for the champions only in 2006, with disparity in all other rounds.
UP TO ELEVEN FOR RAFA?... Rafael Nadal is bidding to become only the 2nd player in history to win 11 singles titles at any Grand Slam event after Margaret Court, who won the Australian Open on 11 occasions in 1960-66, 1969-71, and 1973.
Most singles titles at the same Grand Slam tournament (men and women)
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Player
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Grand Slam
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Titles
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Years
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Margaret Court
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Australian Open*
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11
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1960-66, 1969-71, 1973
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Rafael Nadal
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Roland Garros
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10
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2005-08, 2010-2014, 2017
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Martina Navratilova
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Wimbledon
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9
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1978-79, 1982-87, 1990
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*Known as Australian Championships before 1969
Nadal is bidding to become the first player in the Open Era to win 11 titles at 3 different Tour-level events.
Most titles at the same Tour-level event (men and women)
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Player
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Tour-level event
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Titles
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Years
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Rafael Nadal
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Monte Carlo-1000
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11
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2005-12, 2016-18
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Barcelona
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11
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2005-09, 2011-13, 2016-18
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Roland Garros
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10
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2005-08, 2010-2014, 2017
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Martina Navratilova
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Chicago
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12
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1978-83, 1986-88, 1990-92
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Eastbourne
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11
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1978, 1982-86, 1988-91, 1993
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Nadal is also bidding to further extend his record for the most men’s singles Grand Slam titles at any one event.
Most singles titles at the same Grand Slam tournament (men)
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Player
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Grand Slam
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Titles
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Years
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Rafael Nadal
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Roland Garros
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10
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2005-08, 2010-2014, 2017
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Roger Federer
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Wimbledon
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8
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2003-07, 2009, 2012, 2017
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Richard Sears
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US Championships
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7
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1881-87**
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William Renshaw
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Wimbledon
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7
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1881-86, 1889
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Bill Larned
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US Championships
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7
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1901-02, 1907-11**
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Bill Tilden
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US Championships
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7
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1920-25, 1929
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Pete Sampras
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Wimbledon
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7
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1993-95, 1997-2000
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** Challenge round played through 1911 at US Championships. Active players in bold
Nadal currently heads the Roland Garros title leaders list, with 4 more titles than Bjorn Borg.
Roland Garros title leaders (all-time)
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Player
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Titles won
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Years
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Rafael Nadal
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10
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2005-08, 2010-14, 2017
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Bjorn Borg
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6
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1974-75, 1978-81
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Henri Cochet
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4
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1926,1928,1930,1932
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MIND THE GAP… Nadal is currently 3rd on the Open Era list for the largest gap between first and most recent Grand Slam title wins. Roger Federer and Serena Williams are the only players whose Grand Slam title wins have spanned a longer period. Maria Sharapova could overtake Nadal if she wins the women’s singles title here 13 years and 11 months after her first major victory, while Nadal’s Grand Slam title-winning span will increase to 13 years if he wins the title here.
Largest gap between first and most recent Grand Slam singles titles (Open Era)
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Player
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First Grand Slam title
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Most recent Grand Slam title
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Time between first and most recent Grand Slam titles
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Serena Williams
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1999 US Open
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2017 Australian Open
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17 years, 5 months
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Roger Federer
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2003 Wimbledon
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2018 Australian Open
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14 years, 7 months
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Rafael Nadal
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2005 Roland Garros
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2017 US Open
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12 years, 3 months
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Chris Evert
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1974 Roland Garros
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1986 Roland Garros
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12 years
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Steffi Graf
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1987 Roland Garros
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1999 Roland Garros
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12 years
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Martina Navratilova
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1978 Wimbledon
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1990 Wimbledon
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12 years
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Pete Sampras
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1990 US Open
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2002 US Open
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12 years
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Andre Agassi
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1992 Wimbledon
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2003 Australian Open
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10 years, 7 months
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Boris Becker
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1985 Wimbledon
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1996 Australian Open
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10 years, 7 months
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Maria Sharapova
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2004 Wimbledon
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2014 Roland Garros
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9 years, 11 months
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Active players in bold
NADAL OR DJOKOVIC TO CLIMB ALL-TIME LIST?... Nadal could close the gap on Federer on the all-time list of Grand Slam men’s singles title winners if he wins an 11th Roland Garros title and takes his tally of Grand Slam singles titles to 17. If Novak Djokovic wins the title, the Serb will take sole occupancy of 4th place ahead of Roy Emerson on the list for most Grand Slam titles.
Grand Slam men’s singles titles (all time)
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Rank
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Player
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Grand Slam titles
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1.
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Roger Federer
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20
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2.
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Rafael Nadal
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16
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3.
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Pete Sampras
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14
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4=
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Novak Djokovic
Roy Emerson
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12
12
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6=
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Bjorn Borg
Rod Laver
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11
11
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Players competing at 2018 Roland Garros in bold
NADAL OVERTAKES MCENROE TITLE HAUL…By winning the title in Rome earlier this month, Nadal captured his 78th Tour-level title to take sole ownership of 4th place on the list for most Tour-level titles won in the Open Era, ahead of John McEnroe.
Tour-level title leaders (Open Era)
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Player
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Tour-level titles
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Jimmy Connors
Roger Federer
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109
97
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Ivan Lendl
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94
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Rafael Nadal
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78
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John McEnroe
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77
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Novak Djokovic
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68
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NO. 1 RANKING UPDATE… Nadal must win the title here to retain the No. 1 ranking when the new ATP rankings are released on Monday 11 June. Federer will return to No. 1 if Nadal fails to do so.
DJOKOVIC EYES CAREER GRAND SLAM DOUBLE… Djokovicis bidding to become the first man in the Open Era – and only the 3rd man in history – to win each of the 4 Grand Slam titles twice. Emerson and Rod Laver are the only players to have won each Grand Slam on 2 or more occasions. (NB While Laver completed the feat in 1969, some of the titles were won before the start of the Open Era)
FINAL MATCH-UPS…If Djokovic and Nadal reach the final here it will be the 25th time the pair have met in a Tour-level final, putting them top of the list for most Open Era Tour-level finals played against each other. (see table overleaf)
Most Tour-level finals contested (Open Era)
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Players
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Finals contested
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Roger Federer v Rafael Nadal
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24
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Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal
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24
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Novak Djokovic v Andy Murray
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19
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Roger Federer v Novak Djokovic
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18
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Ivan Lendl v John McEnroe
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18
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ZVEREV AIMS TO BE YOUNGEST SINCE DEL POTRO… At 21 years 51 days, No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev is looking to become the youngest Grand Slam men’s singles champion since Juan Martin del Potro won the US Open aged 20 years 355 days, and the youngest Roland Garros men’s singles champion since Nadal won the title here in 2007 aged 21 years 7 days. [NB Age calculated at the end of the tournament]
A NEW DAWN…? With Zverev the No. 2 seed here, this is the first time that a player other than the ‘Big 4’ of Federer, Djokovic, Andy Murray and Nadal has been among the top 2 seeds at Roland Garros since 2005, when Federer and Andy Roddick were seeded No. 1 and No. 2 respectively. It is the first time that a player outside the ‘Big 4’ has been seeded No. 1 or No. 2 at Grand Slam since the 2006 Australian Open, when Federer and Roddick were also the top 2 seeds.
…OR A FEDERER-NADAL RESURGENCE? If Nadal wins the title here, it will be the 6th consecutive Grand Slam title that has been won by either Federer or Nadal – which would equal the 2nd-longest streak of Grand Slam titles won exclusively by the pair.
Longest streaks of Grand Slam titles won by Federer and Nadal
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Length of streak
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Federer’s titles
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Nadal’s titles
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11 Grand Slams (2005 Roland Garros-2007 US Open)
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2005-07 Wimbledon, 2005-07 US Open, 2006-07 Australian Open
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2005-07 Roland Garros
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6 Grand Slams (2008 Roland Garros-2009 Wimbledon)
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2008 US Open, 2009 Roland Garros, 2009 Wimbledon
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2008 Roland Garros, 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Australian Open
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6 Grand Slams?? (2017 Australian Open-present??)
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2017 Australian Open, 2017 Wimbledon, 2018 Australian Open
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2017 Roland Garros, 2017 US Open, 2018 Roland Garros??
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4 Grand Slams (2010 Australian Open-2010 US Open)
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2010 Australian Open
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2010 Roland Garros, 2010 Wimbledon, 2010 US Open
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CILIC AIMS TO COMPLETE SET OF SLAM FINALS…Marin Cilic is bidding to become the 11th man in the Open Era to reach the final at all 4 Grand Slams.
Players reaching all Grand Slam finals (Open Era)
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Player
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Australian Open
finals
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Roland Garros finals
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Wimbledon finals
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US Open finals
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Andre Agassi
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1995, 2000-01, 2003
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1990-91, 1999
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1992, 1999
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1990, 1994-95, 1999, 2002, 2005
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Marin Cilic??
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2018
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2018??
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2017
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2014
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Jim Courier
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1992-93
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1991-93
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1993
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1991
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Novak Djokovic
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2008, 2011-13, 2015-16
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2012, 2014-16
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2011, 2013-15
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2007, 2010-13, 2015-16
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Stefan Edberg
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1985, 1987, 1990, 1992-93
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1989
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1988-90
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1991-92
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Roger Federer
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2004, 2006-07, 2009-10, 2017-18
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2006-09, 2011
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2003-09, 2012, 2014-15, 2017
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2004-09, 2015
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Rod Laver
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1969
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1968-69
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1968-69
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1969
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Ivan Lendl
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1983, 1989-91
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1981, 1984-87
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1986-87
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1982-89
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Andy Murray
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2010-11, 2013, 2015-16
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2016
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2012-13, 2016
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2008, 2012
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Rafael Nadal
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2009, 2012, 2014, 2017
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2005-08, 2010-14, 2017
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2006-08, 2010-11
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2010-11, 2013, 2017
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Ken Rosewall
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1971-72
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1968-69
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1970, 1974
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1970, 1974
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TWO’S COMPANY… Cilic and Del Potro are both bidding to win their 2nd Grand Slam title. If either of them win the title here they will enter the Open Era list for most attempts before winning a 2nd major crown.
Most attempts before winning 2nd Grand Slam title (Open Era)
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Player
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1st Grand Slam title
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2nd Grand Slam title
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Attempts before winning 2nd Grand Slam title
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Juan Martin del Potro??
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2009 US Open
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2018 Roland Garros??
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20??
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Marat Safin
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2000 US Open
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2005 Australian Open
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14
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Marin Cilic??
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2014 US Open
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2018 Roland Garros??
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13??
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Novak Djokovic
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2008 Australian Open
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2011 Australian Open
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12
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Gustavo Kuerten
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1997 Roland Garros
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2000 Roland Garros
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12
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Pete Sampras
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1990 US Open
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1993 Wimbledon
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9
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DIMITROV SEEKS MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH…No. 4 seed Grigor Dimitrov is bidding to win his first Grand Slam title on his 31st main draw appearance at a major. Should he win in Paris, he would enter the list for most Grand Slam appearances before winning a title. Tomas Berdych (58th Grand Slam appearance), Richard Gasquet (54), Gael Monfils (45), Sam Querrey (45), John Isner (40) and Kevin Anderson (36) are among the players who would also enter the top 5 of the list should they claim their first major crown here.
Most attempts before winning first Grand Slam title (Open Era)
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Player
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1st Grand Slam title
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Attempts before winning
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Goran Ivanisevic
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2001 Wimbledon
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48
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Stan Wawrinka
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2014 Australian Open
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36
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Petr Korda
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1998 Australian Open
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34
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Grigor Dimitrov??
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2018 Roland Garros??
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31??
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Marin Cilic
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2014 US Open
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29
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Andy Murray
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2012 US Open
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28
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35 YEARS SINCE A FRENCH WINNER… When Marcel Bernard won the men’s singles title at Roland Garros in 1946, it marked the 9th victory by a Frenchman in 16 tournaments here after the event went international. However since then, Yannick Noah is the only Frenchman to win his home Slam, lifting the title in 1983. In fact, he is the only French Grand Slam men’s singles champion in the Open Era. The last French finalist at Roland Garros was Henri Leconte in 1988. At No. 16, Lucas Pouille is the highest-ranked Frenchman in the main draw. (see table overleaf)
Frenchmen in Grand Slam finals (Open Era)
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Tournament
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Result in final
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1972 Roland Garros
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No. 9 Patrick Proisy lost to No. 6 Andres Gimeno 46 63 61 26 63
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1983 Roland Garros
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No. 6 Yannick Noah defeated No. 5 Mats Wilander 62 75 76
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1988 Roland Garros
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No. 11 Henri Leconte lost to No. 3 Mats Wilander 75 62 61
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1993 US Open
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No. 15 Cedric Pioline lost to No. 2 Pete Sampras 64 64 63
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1997 Wimbledon
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Cedric Pioline lost to No. 1 Pete Sampras 64 62 64
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2001 Australian Open
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No. 15 Arnaud Clement lost to No. 6 Andre Agassi 64 62 62
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2008 Australian Open
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lost to No. 3 Novak Djokovic 46 64 63 76
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ROLAND GARROS ACHIEVERS… By winning the 2013 Roland Garros title Nadal became the leading performer in Roland Garros history. Djokovic will equal Federer in 2nd place on all-time list for most wins at Roland Garros if he reaches the final here, and take sole ownership of 2nd place if he wins the title.
All time win-loss at Roland Garros
Rafael Nadal 79-2
Roger Federer 65-16
Novak Djokovic 59-12
Guillermo Vilas 58-17
Ivan Lendl 53-12
Jaroslav Drobny 53-14
The leading active players are:
Rafael Nadal 79-2
Roger Federer 65-16
Novak Djokovic 59-12
David Ferrer 44-15
Andy Murray 39-10
Stan Wawrinka 38-12
NADAL AND ZVEREV LEAD ROLAND GARROS WARM-UP... Nadal (Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome) and Zverev (Munich and Madrid) are the only players to have won multiple clay court titles this year.Nadal has won multiple titles on clay prior to Roland Garros in 13 of the last 14 years. (NB Written prior to the conclusion of the tournaments in Geneva and Lyon)
NADAL AIMS TO CONTINUE DOMINANT SEASON ON CLAY... Nadal enters Roland Garros with a 19-1 win-loss record on clay so far this year having won 3 of the 4 four clay court tournaments that he has entered, with his only loss coming against Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals in Madrid. It is the second successive year he has lost only one match on clay coming into Roland Garros.
Nadal’s defeat to Thiem ended a 21-match winning streak on clay that began at 2017 Roland Garros, during which he set the Open Era record for most consecutive sets won on a single surface with 50, surpassing John McEnroe’s 49 straight sets on carpet in 1984. During this run he also recorded his 400th Tour-level clay court match-win. (see table overleaf)
Nadal clay court losses by season
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Year
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Losses on clay
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2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
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1
6
3
2
0
1
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2008
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1
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2009
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2
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2010
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0
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2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
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2
1
2
3
6
4
1
1
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Nadal has a 104-2 win-loss record in best-of-five set matches on clay. His only defeats came at Roland Garros – against Robin Soderling in 2009 and Novak Djokovic in 2015. He has lost just 36 matches on clay at Tour-level in his career overall.
Nadal became the first man in the Open Era to win 50 clay court titles and took sole ownership of the Open Era record for most clay court titles at 2017 Monte Carlo.
Most clay court titles (Open Era)
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Rank
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Player
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Total clay court titles
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1.
2.
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Rafael Nadal
Guillermo Vilas
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56
49
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3.
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Thomas Muster
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40
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4=
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Bjorn Borg
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30
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Manuel Orantes
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30
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6=
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Ivan Lendl
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28
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Ilie Nastase
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28
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2018 CLAY COURT LEADERS…The following men have won the most clay court matches this season ahead of 2018 Roland Garros.
2018 clay court leaders
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Rank
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Player
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Win-Loss
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1.
2.
3.
4=
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Rafael Nadal
Alexander Zverev
Dominic Thiem*
Aljaz Bedene
Fabio Fognini*
Nicolas Jarry
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19-1
17-3
16-5
14-6
14-7
14-7
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*Thiem (Lyon) and Fognini (Geneva) are still competing this week. Win-loss records correct through Thursday 24 May.
Nadal holds the record for the longest winning streak on clay having won 81 successive matches from 2005 Monte Carlo through the 2007 Hamburg final.
NO CHANCE OF A MELBOURNE-PARIS DOUBLE…For a 2nd consecutive year Federer misses out on the chance to become the 10th man in history to hold the first 2 legs of the calendar Grand Slam after announcing he would not compete during the clay court season on 26 March. It is only the 2nd time the reigning men’s singles champion at the Australian Open has missed the subsequent Roland Garros since 1996, when Boris Becker did not play in Paris.
DEFENDING THE TITLE… Nadal tops the list for most successful title defences at a single Grand Slam event in the Open Era, with 7. The Roland Garros men’s singles title has been successfully defended on 16 occasions in the Open Era, compared to 18 at Wimbledon, 13 at the Australian Open and 12 at the US Open.
Defending Australian Open (13 defences)
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Defending Roland Garros (16 defences)
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Ken Rosewall, 1971-72
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Jan Kodes, 1970-71
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Guillermo Vilas, 1978-79
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Bjorn Borg, 1974-75
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Johan Kriek, 1981-82
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Bjorn Borg, 1978-79-80-81 (3 defences)
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Mats Wilander, 1983-84
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Ivan Lendl, 1986-87
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Stefan Edberg, 1985-87* (*not played in 1986)
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Jim Courier, 1991-92
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Ivan Lendl, 1989-90
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Sergi Bruguera, 1993-94
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Jim Courier, 1992-93
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Gustavo Kuerten, 2000-01
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Andre Agassi, 2000-01
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Rafael Nadal, 2005-06-07-08 (3 defences)
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Roger Federer, 2006-07
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Rafael Nadal, 2010-11-12-13-14 (4 defences)
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Novak Djokovic, 2011-12-13 (2 defences)
Novak Djokovic, 2015-16
Roger Federer, 2017-18
Defending Wimbledon (18 defences)
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Defending US Open (12 defences)
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Rod Laver, 1968-69
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John McEnroe, 1979-80-81 (2 defences)
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John Newcombe, 1970-71
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Jimmy Connors, 1982-83
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Bjorn Borg, 1976-77-78-79-80 (4 defences)
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Ivan Lendl, 1985-86-87 (2 defences)
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John McEnroe, 1983-84
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Stefan Edberg, 1991-92
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Boris Becker, 1985-86
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Pete Sampras, 1995-96
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Pete Sampras, 1993-94-95 (2 defences)
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Patrick Rafter, 1997-98
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Pete Sampras, 1997-98-99-2000 (3 defences)
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Roger Federer, 2004-05-06-07-08 (4 defences)
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Roger Federer, 2003-04-05-06-07 (4 defences)
Novak Djokovic, 2014-15
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The defending champion has never lost in the 1st round at Roland Garros but there have been 4 occasions on which the title holder has lost in the 2nd round here.
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Year
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Defending Champion
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2nd round result
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1973
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Andres Gimeno
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l. Guillermo Vilas 62 57 86
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1998
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Gustavo Kuerten
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l. Marat Safin 36 76 36 61 64
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2000
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Andre Agassi
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l. Karol Kucera 26 75 61 60
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2004
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Juan Carlos Ferrero
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l. Igor Andreev 36 64 64 62
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While it has never occurred at Roland Garros, a defending champion has lost in the 1st round 4 times at the 3 other majors in the Open Era. (see table overleaf)
Defending Grand Slam champions losing in 1st round (Open Era)
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Year/Event
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Defending Champion
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1st round result
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1977 (Dec) Australian Open
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Roscoe Tanner
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l. Chris Lewis 36 63 62 16 64
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1997 Australian Open
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Boris Becker
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l. Carlos Moya 57 76 36 61 64
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1999 US Open
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Patrick Rafter
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l. Cedric Pioline 46 46 75 63 1-0 ret. (shoulder injury)
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2003 Wimbledon
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Lleyton Hewitt
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l. Ivo Karlovic 16 76 63 64
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Roland Garros title defence attempts (Open Era)
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Year
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Champion
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Following Year
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1968
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Ken Rosewall
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Runner-up
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1969
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Rod Laver
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Did not play
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1970
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Jan Kodes
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Champion
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1971
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Jan Kodes
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Lost in quarterfinals
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1972
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Andres Gimeno
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Lost in second round
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1973
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Ilie Nastase
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Lost in quarterfinals
|
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1974
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Bjorn Borg
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Champion
|
|
1975
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Bjorn Borg
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Lost in quarterfinals
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1976
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Adriano Panatta
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Lost in quarterfinals
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1977
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Guillermo Vilas
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Runner-up
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1978
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Bjorn Borg
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Champion
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|
1979
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Bjorn Borg
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Champion
|
|
1980
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Bjorn Borg
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Champion
|
|
1981
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Bjorn Borg
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Did not play
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1982
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Mats Wilander
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Runner-up
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1983
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Yannick Noah
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Lost in quarterfinals
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1984
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Ivan Lendl
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Runner-up
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1985
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Mats Wilander
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Lost in third round
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1986
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Ivan Lendl
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Champion
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1987
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Ivan Lendl
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Lost in quarterfinals
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1988
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Mats Wilander
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Lost in quarterfinals
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1989
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Michael Chang
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Lost in quarterfinals
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1990
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Andres Gomez
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Did not play
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1991
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Jim Courier
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Champion
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1992
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Jim Courier
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Runner-up
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1993
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Sergi Bruguera
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Champion
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1994
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Sergi Bruguera
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Lost in semifinals
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1995
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Thomas Muster
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Lost in round of 16
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1996
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov
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Lost in quarterfinals
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1997
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Gustavo Kuerten
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Lost in second round
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1998
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Carlos Moya
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Lost in round of 16
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1999
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Andre Agassi
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Lost in second round
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2000
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Gustavo Kuerten
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Champion
|
|
2001
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Gustavo Kuerten
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Lost in round of 16
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2002
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Albert Costa
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Lost in semifinals
|
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2003
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Juan Carlos Ferrero
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Lost in second round
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2004
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Gaston Gaudio
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Lost in round of 16
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2005
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Rafael Nadal
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Champion
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2006
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Rafael Nadal
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Champion
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2007
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Rafael Nadal
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Champion
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2008
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Rafael Nadal
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Lost in round of 16
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2009
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Roger Federer
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Lost in quarterfinals
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2010
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Rafael Nadal
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Champion
|
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2011
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Rafael Nadal
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Champion
|
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2012
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Rafael Nadal
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Champion
|
|
2013
|
Rafael Nadal
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Champion
|
|
2014
|
Rafael Nadal
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Lost in quarterfinals
|
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2015
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Stan Wawrinka
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Lost in semifinals
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2016
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Novak Djokovic
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Lost in quarterfinals
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2017
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Rafael Nadal
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???
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MOST GRAND SLAM MATCH-WINS…Federer holds the record for the most Grand Slam match-wins in history. Nadal will equal Jimmy Connors in 3rd place on the list if he reaches the round of 16 here, and take sole ownership of 3rd place if he reaches the quarterfinals.
Most Grand Slam match-wins (all-time)
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Rank
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Player
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Win-loss
|
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1.
2.
3.
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Roger Federer
Novak Djokovic
Jimmy Connors
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332-52
240-40
233-49
|
|
4.
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Rafael Nadal
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230-34
|
|
5.
6.
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Andre Agassi
Ivan Lendl
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224-53
222-49
|
|
7.
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Pete Sampras
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203-38
|
|
8.
9.
10.
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Andy Murray
Stefan Edberg
John McEnroe
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188-43
178-47
167-38
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Players competing at 2018 Roland Garros in bold
The leading all-time Frenchman is Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, with a 117-40 Grand Slam win-loss record. Richard Gasquet could equal Henri Cochet in 3rd place on the list if he wins his opening match, equal Jean Borotra in 2nd place on the list if he reaches the 3rd round, and take sole ownership of 2nd place on the list if he reaches the round of 16.
Most Grand Slam match-wins by a Frenchman
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Player
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Grand Slam win-loss
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Jean Borotra
Henri Cochet
Richard Gasquet
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117-40
103-23
102-14
101-52
|
|
Gael Monfils
Christian Boussus
Yannick Noah
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93-44
87-33
85-35
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Players competing at 2018 Roland Garros in bold
THE 30s CLUB…Nadal, who won 2017 Roland Garros aged 31 years 8 days and the 2017 US Open aged 31 years 99 days, and Stan Wawrinka, who won 2015 Roland Garros aged 30 years 71 days and the 2016 US Open aged 31 years 167 days, are both looking to become the 4th man in the Open Era to win 3 or more Grand Slams titles after turning 30. Federer, Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall are the only men in the Open Era to have won 3 or more Grand Slam titles after turning 30.
Players aged 30 or over to win at least 2 Grand Slam titles (Open Era)
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Player
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Titles won aged over 30
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Years
|
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Roger Federer
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4
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2012, 2017, 2018
|
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Rod Laver
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4
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1969
|
|
Ken Rosewall
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4
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1968, 1970, 1971, 1972
|
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Andre Agassi
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2
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2001, 2003
|
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Jimmy Connors
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2
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1982, 1983
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Rafael Nadal
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2
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2017
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Stan Wawrinka
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2
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2015, 2016
|
FELICITACIONES FELI…Feliciano Lopez is appearing at his 65th consecutive Grand Slam singles event and equals Federer’s record for the longest streak of Open Era Grand Slam singles appearances. Andreas Seppi, who is making his 52nd consecutive major appearance, moves into joint-6th place on the list, alongside Berdych. Fernando Verdasco is the only other player with an active streak of 50 or more appearances.
Rank
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Player
|
Consecutive Grand Slam Events Played
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|
1=
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Roger Federer
Feliciano Lopez
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65(2000 Aus Open-2016 Aus Open)
65* (2002 Roland Garros-2018 Roland Garros)
|
|
3.
4.
|
Fernando Verdasco Wayne Ferreira
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60*(2003 Wimbledon-2018 Roland Garros)
56 (1991 Aus Open-2004 US Open)
|
|
5.
6=
8.
9=
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Stefan Edberg
Tomas Berdych
Andreas Seppi
Novak Djokovic
David Ferrer
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54 (1983 Wimbledon-1996 US Open)
52 (2003 US Open-2016 Wimbledon)
52* (2005 Wimbledon-2018 Roland Garros)
51 (2005 Aus Open-2017 Wimbledon)
50 (2003 Aus Open-2015 Roland Garros)
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|
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Guillermo Garcia-Lopez
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50 (2005 Aus Open-2017 Roland Garros)
|
|
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Stan Wawrinka
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50 (2005 Roland Garros-2017 Wimbledon)
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Players at 2018 Roland Garros in bold, *denotes a streak which is active through 2018 Roland Garros
Lopez and Mikhail Youzhny are also appearing at their 18th consecutive Roland Garros singles event, equalling Guillermo Vilas’ Open Era record for the longest streak of Roland Garros singles appearances.
MOST GRAND SLAMS PLAYED… Five players contesting 2018 Roland Garros feature in the Top 10 on the list for the most Grand Slams played in the Open Era. Youzhny, making his 67th appearance at a major, is the most experienced man in the draw and takes sole ownership of 3rd place on the list, while Berdych enters the Top 10 with his 58th appearance at a Grand Slam.
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Rank
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Player
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Grand Slam Events Played
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|
1.
|
Roger Federer
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72
|
|
2.
3.
4=
6=
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Fabrice Santoro
Mikhail Youzhny
Lleyton Hewitt
Feliciano Lopez Andre Agassi
David Ferrer
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70
67
66
66
61
61
|
|
8=
10=
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Tommy Haas
Fernando Verdasco
Tomas Berdych Jonas Bjorkman
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60
60
58
58
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Players at 2018 Roland Garros in bold, includes 2018 Roland Garros
MOST ROLAND GARROS APPEARANCES… In 2009, FabriceSantoro equalled Francois Jauffret’s all-time record of 20 Roland Garros appearances. Lopez and Youzhny move to the top of the list of most Roland Garros appearances among active players with 18 appearances. (see table overleaf)
Roland Garros appearances (active players)
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Rank
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Player
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Roland Garros
appearances*
|
|
1=
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Feliciano Lopez
Mikhail Youzhny
|
18
18
|
|
3.
|
Roger Federer
|
17
|
|
4=
|
David Ferrer
Julien Benneteau
Nicolas Mahut
|
16
16
16
|
Players at Roland Garros in bold, *includes 2018 Roland Garros
FIVE GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONS IN MAIN DRAW… There are 5 Grand Slam tournament champions appearing in the 2018 Roland Garros main draw, including 3 former Roland Garros winners: Djokovic, Nadal and Wawrinka.
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Marin Cilic (1)
|
2014 US Open
|
|
Juan Martin del Potro (1)
|
2009 US Open
|
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Novak Djokovic (12)
|
2008/11/12/13/15/16 Australian Open; 2011/14/15 Wimbledon; 2011/15 US Open; 2016 Roland Garros
|
|
Rafael Nadal (14)
|
2005/06/07/08/10/11/12/13/14/17 Roland Garros; 2008/10 Wimbledon; 2009 Australian Open; 2010/13 US Open
|
|
Stan Wawrinka (3)
|
2014 Australian Open; 2015 Roland Garros; 2016 US Open
|
FIRST TIME WINNER.... In the Open Era 21 players have captured their first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, which has seen far more first-time successes than any of the other majors.
Venue of first Grand Slam title
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Australian Open (11)
|
Roland Garros (21)
|
|
Jimmy Connors
|
1974
|
|
Ken Rosewall
|
1968
|
|
Jim Courier
|
1991
|
|
|
Mark Edmondson
|
1976
|
|
Jan Kodes
|
1970
|
|
Sergi Bruguera
|
1993
|
|
|
Roscoe Tanner
|
1977
|
|
Andres Gimeno
|
1972
|
|
Thomas Muster
|
1995
|
|
|
Vitas Gerulaitis
|
1977
|
|
Bjorn Borg
|
1974
|
|
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
|
1996
|
|
|
Brian Teacher
|
1980
|
|
Adriano Panatta
|
1976
|
|
Gustavo Kuerten
|
1997
|
|
|
Johan Kriek
|
1981
|
|
Guillermo Vilas
|
1977
|
|
Carlos Moya
|
1998
|
|
|
Stefan Edberg
|
1985
|
|
Mats Wilander
|
1982
|
|
Albert Costa
|
2002
|
|
|
Petr Korda
|
1998
|
|
Yannick Noah
|
1983
|
|
Juan Carlos Ferrero
|
2003
|
|
|
Thomas Johansson
|
2002
|
|
Ivan Lendl
|
1984
|
|
Gaston Gaudio
|
2004
|
|
|
Novak Djokovic
|
2008
|
|
Michael Chang
|
1989
|
|
Rafael Nadal
|
2005
|
|
|
Stan Wawrinka
|
2014
|
|
Andres Gomez
|
1990
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wimbledon (9)
|
|
|
US Open (13)
|
|
|
Rod Laver
|
1968
|
|
Arthur Ashe
|
1968
|
|
John Newcombe
|
1970
|
|
Stan Smith
|
1971
|
|
Boris Becker
|
1985
|
|
Ilie Nastase
|
1972
|
|
Pat Cash
|
1987
|
|
Manuel Orantes
|
1975
|
|
Michael Stich
|
1991
|
|
John McEnroe
|
1979
|
|
Andre Agassi
|
1992
|
|
Pete Sampras
|
1990
|
|
Richard Krajicek
|
1996
|
|
Patrick Rafter
|
1997
|
|
Goran Ivanisevic
|
2001
|
|
Marat Safin
|
2000
|
|
Roger Federer
|
2003
|
|
Lleyton Hewitt
|
2001
|
|
|
|
|
Andy Roddick
Juan Martin del Potro
Andy Murray
Marin Cilic
|
2003
2009
2012
2014
|
ROLL OF HONOUR.... Of the 54 different Open Era Grand Slam champions, 27 have won Roland Garros at least once in their careers.
Ken Rosewall* 1968
Rod Laver* 1969
Jan Kodes 1970, 1971
Andres Gimeno 1972
Ilie Nastase 1973
Bjorn Borg 1974-75, 1978-81
Adriano Panatta 1976
Guillermo Vilas 1977
Mats Wilander 1982, 1985, 1988
Yannick Noah 1983
Ivan Lendl 1984, 1986-87
Michael Chang 1989
Andres Gomez 1990
Jim Courier 1991-92
Sergi Bruguera 1993-94
Thomas Muster 1995
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1996
Gustavo Kuerten 1997, 2000-01
Carlos Moya 1998
Andre Agassi 1999
Albert Costa 2002
Juan Carlos Ferrero 2003
Gaston Gaudio 2004
Rafael Nadal 2005-08, 2010-14, 2017
Roger Federer 2009
Stan Wawrinka 2015
Novak Djokovic 2016
*also won pre-Open Era Roland Garros titles
PICKING A WINNER...In the Open Era, 33 of the 50 Roland Garros champions entered the event having won at least one clay court title in the months leading up to Roland Garros. In 2018, 11 men have already won clay court titles – Pablo Andujar, Roberto Carballes Baena, Marco Cecchinato, Taro Daniel (who lost in qualifying), Fabio Fognini, Steve Johnson, Rafael Nadal, Diego Schwartzman, Joao Sousa, Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev. Nadal and Zverev are the only players to have won multiple clay court titles this year. (NB Written prior to the conclusion of the tournaments in Geneva and Lyon)
Thomas Muster (in 1995) and Nadal in (2005 and 2013) have won the most titles on clay prior to winning here – both winning 5 clay court titles before triumphing at Roland Garros.
However, in the Open Era, 17 of the 50 French Open champions did not win a clay court title before coming here. In 2015, Wawrinka became the first to win the Roland Garros title without winning a clay-court warm up tournament since Gaston Gaudio in 2004.
YEAR CHAMPION CLAY COURT TITLES WON
1968 Ken Rosewall Won Bournemouth
1969 Rod Laver No clay court titles
1970 Jan Kodes No clay court titles
1971 Jan Kodes Won Catania
1972 Andres Gimeno No clay court titles
1973 Ilie Nastase Won Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Madrid, Florence
1974 Bjorn Borg Won Sao Paulo, Rome
1975 Bjorn Borg No clay court titles
1976 Adriano Panatta Won Rome
1977 Guillermo Vilas Won Buenos Aires, Virginia Beach
1978 Bjorn Borg Won Italian Open
1979 Bjorn Borg Won Monte Carlo
1980 Bjorn Borg Won Nice, Monte Carlo
1981 Bjorn Borg No clay court titles
1982 Mats Wilander No clay court titles
1983 Yannick Noah Won Madrid, German Open
1984 Ivan Lendl No clay court titles
1985 Mats Wilander No clay court titles
1986 Ivan Lendl Won Italian Open
1987 Ivan Lendl Won German Open
1988 Mats Wilander No clay court titles
1989 Michael Chang No clay court titles
1990 Andres Gomez Won Barcelona, Madrid
1991 Jim Courier No clay court titles
1992 Jim Courier Won Italian Open
1993 Sergi Bruguera Won Monte Carlo
1994 Sergi Bruguera No clay court titles
1995 Thomas Muster Won Mexico City, Estoril, Barcelona,
Monte Carlo, Italian Open
1996 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Won Prague
1997 Gustavo Kuerten No clay court titles
1998 Carlos Moya Won Monte Carlo
1999 Andre Agassi No clay court titles
2000 Gustavo Kuerten Won Santiago, Hamburg
2001 Gustavo Kuerten Won Buenos Aires, Acapulco, Monte Carlo
2002 Albert Costa No clay court titles
2003 Juan Carlos Ferrero Won Monte Carlo, Valencia
2004 Gaston Gaudio No clay court titles
2005 Rafael Nadal Won Costa do Sauipe, Acapulco,
Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Rome
2006 Rafael Nadal Won Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Rome
2007 Rafael Nadal Won Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Rome
2008 Rafael Nadal Won Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Hamburg
2009 Roger Federer Won Madrid
2010 Rafael Nadal Won Monte Carlo, Rome, Madrid
2011 Rafael Nadal Won Monte Carlo, Barcelona
2012 Rafael Nadal Won Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Rome
2013 Rafael Nadal Won Sao Paulo, Acapulco, Barcelona, Madrid,
Rome
2014 Rafael Nadal Won Rio de Janeiro, Madrid
2015 Stan Wawrinka No clay court titles
2016 Novak Djokovic Won Madrid
2017 Rafael Nadal Won Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid
HOW HAS THE TOP SEED FARED AT ROLAND GARROS?... The top seed has won the title on just 14 occasions in the 50 Roland Garros tournaments played since 1968. This is the least successful performance by the top seed at any of the Grand Slam events. In the Open Era, the top seed has had most success at Wimbledon, triumphing 21 times.
The No. 1 seed has won the title at Roland Garros on just 3 occasions in the last 15 years, with Nadal triumphing as top seed here in 2011 and 2014, and Djokovic winning as top seed in 2016. Overall, in the 87 French Championships played since seeding began here in 1925, the top seed has won the title 27 times. The only No. 1 seed to lose in the 1st round here since 1925 is Stefan Edberg in 1990.
Performance of top seed at Roland Garros
1968 Rod Laver Runner-up
1969 Rod Laver Won title
1970 Ilie Nastase Lost in quarterfinals
1971 Jan Kodes Won title
1972 Jan Kodes Lost in quarterfinals
1973 Stan Smith Lost in round of 16
1974 Ilie Nastase Lost in quarterfinals
1975 Bjorn Borg Won title
1976 Bjorn Borg Lost in quarterfinals
1977 Ilie Nastase Lost in quarterfinals
1978 Bjorn Borg Won title
1979 Bjorn Borg Won title
1980 Bjorn Borg Won title
1981 Bjorn Borg Won title
1982 Jimmy Connors Lost in quarterfinals
1983 Jimmy Connors Lost in quarterfinals
1984 John McEnroe Runner-up
1985 John McEnroe Lost in semifinals
1986 Ivan Lendl Won title
1987 Ivan Lendl Won title
1988 Ivan Lendl Lost in quarterfinals
1989 Ivan Lendl Lost in round of 16
1990 Stefan Edberg Lost 1st round
1991 Stefan Edberg Lost in quarterfinals
1992 Jim Courier Won title
1993 Pete Sampras Lost in quarterfinals
1994 Pete Sampras Lost in quarterfinals
1995 Andre Agassi Lost in quarterfinals
1996 Pete Sampras Lost in semifinals
1997 Pete Sampras Lost in third round
1998 Pete Sampras Lost in second round
1999 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Lost in second round
2000 Andre Agassi Lost in second round
2001 Gustavo Kuerten Won title
2002 Lleyton Hewitt Lost in round of 16
2003 Lleyton Hewitt Lost in third round
2004 Roger Federer Lost in third round
2005 Roger Federer Lost in semifinals
2006 Roger Federer Runner-up
2007 Roger Federer Runner-up
2008 Roger Federer Runner-up
2009 Rafael Nadal Lost in round of 16
2010 Roger Federer Lost in quarterfinals
2011 Rafael Nadal Won title
2012 Novak Djokovic Runner-up
2013 Novak Djokovic Lost in semifinals
2014 Rafael Nadal Won title
2015 Novak Djokovic Runner-up
2016 Novak Djokovic Won title
2017 Andy Murray Lost in semifinals
FROM BOYS TO MEN... In 2015, Wawrinka became the first Roland Garros boys’ champion to win the men’s singles title here since Mats Wilander in 1988. Only 6 of the 70 different Roland Garros boys’ champions have gone on to win the men's singles title. (see table overleaf)
|
|
Junior Champion
|
Men’s Champion
|
|
Ken Rosewall
|
1952
|
1953 and 1968
|
|
Roy Emerson
|
1954
|
1963 and 1967
|
|
Andres Gimeno
|
1955
|
1972
|
|
Mats Wilander
|
1981
|
1982, 1985 and 1988
|
|
Ivan Lendl
Stan Wawrinka
|
1978
2003
|
1984, 1986 and 1987
2015
|
BEST MATE… Mate Pavic enters 2018 Roland Garros as the No. 1 ranked doubles player and the youngest doubles No. 1 since Todd Woodbridge in 1996. Pavic and partner Oliver Marach won the Australian Open men’s doubles title in January and are bidding to become just the 2nd doubles team in the Open Era to hold the first 2 legs of the calendar Grand Slam, after Bob and Mike Bryan in 2013.
BRYANS’ 19-YEAR STREAK ENDS… The Bryan brothers’ record streak of 76 Grand Slam men’s doubles appearances comes to an end after Bob withdrew due to a hip injury. Prior to this tournament they had appeared at every Grand Slam event since 1999 Roland Garros. Mike will play alongside Sam Querrey at this year’s event – the first time he has partnered anyone other than Bob in the men’s doubles at a Grand Slam.
DOUBLES VARIETY… 15 different teams have won the last 18 Grand Slam doubles titles – since the Bryans won 4 consecutive Grand Slam doubles titles from the 2012 US Open-2013 Wimbledon. The only pairs to have won multiple major doubles titles in that time are Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut (2015 US Open, 2016 Wimbledon), Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares (2016 Australian Open, 2016 US Open) and Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau (2015 Wimbledon, 2017 US Open).
MAHUT EXTENDS WILD CARD RECORD…Mahut receives a Grand Slam main draw wild card for the 12th occasion, extending his record for most Grand Slam appearances as a wild card. He also holds the record for most wild cards at Roland Garros, with 8.
He is one of 6 French players to receive a wild card into the main draw, alongside Gregoire Barrere, Elliot Benchetrit, Calvin Hemery, Maxime Janvier and Corentin Moutet. Australian Alex de Minaur and American Noah Rubin received wild cards under the French Tennis Federation’s reciprocal agreements with Tennis Australia and the USTA. |
