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Iconic French Open Finals
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Year↕ | Event↕ | Winner↕ | Runner-up↕ | Score↕ | Defining Moment↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Men's Singles | Bjorn Borg | Ivan Lendl | 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 | Borg's sixth and final Roland Garros title — he would retire a year later at 26 |
| 1984 | Men's Singles | Ivan Lendl | John McEnroe | 3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 | Lendl erases McEnroe's two-set lead — Mac's only shot at a French Open crown lost |
| 1989 | Men's Singles | Michael Chang | Stefan Edberg | 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 | 17-year-old Chang, cramping, serves underhand and moon-balls his way to history |
| 1992 | Women's Singles | Monica Seles | Steffi Graf | 6-2, 3-6, 10-8 | Seles wins her third straight French — one of the longest women's Slam finals in history |
| 1999 | Men's Singles | Andre Agassi | Andrei Medvedev | 1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 | Agassi comes back from two sets down to complete the career Grand Slam |
| 2001 | Men's Singles | Gustavo Kuerten | Alex Corretja | 6-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0 | Guga draws a heart in the clay — the iconic Parisian goodbye of a three-time champ |
| 2006 | Men's Singles | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 | First Fedal Slam final — Nadal wins his second Roland Garros and starts the rivalry |
| 2008 | Men's Singles | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 | The infamous bagel — Nadal loses only four games in a final-round demolition |
| 2009 | Men's Singles | Roger Federer | Robin Soderling | 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 | Federer completes the career Slam after Soderling upset Nadal in round four |
| 2012 | Men's Singles | Rafael Nadal | Novak Djokovic | 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 | Nadal breaks Borg's record with his seventh Roland Garros crown |
| 2013 | Men's SF | Rafael Nadal | Novak Djokovic | 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7, 9-7 | Over four and a half hours — widely ranked the greatest clay-court match ever |
| 2015 | Women's Singles | Serena Williams | Lucie Safarova | 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 | Serena wins her third French and 20th Slam while battling the flu |
| 2016 | Men's Singles | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 | Djokovic completes the Career Grand Slam and holds all four majors at once |
| 2020 | Men's Singles | Rafael Nadal | Novak Djokovic | 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 | In the October COVID final, Nadal equals Federer at 20 Slams |
| 2022 | Men's Singles | Rafael Nadal | Casper Ruud | 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 | Injured Nadal claims his 14th Roland Garros and 22nd Slam at age 36 |
| 2024 | Men's Singles | Carlos Alcaraz | Alexander Zverev | 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 | Alcaraz wins his first French, becoming the youngest man to win Slams on all surfaces |
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