French Grand Slam Champions, Tennis Greats

Who are the best players from France in the history of tennis? What french players have won the most Grand Slams, made the most finals? Best men? Best women? How have players from France done in major Grand Slam finals?

Grand Slam Major Tennis Champions From France

• Suzanne Lenglen (12)
• Max Decugis (8)
• Henri Cochet (8)
• Rene Lacoste (7)
• Adine Masson (5)
• Jean Borotra (5)
• Andre Vacherot (4)
• Yvon Petra (4)
• Jeanne Matthey (4)
• Paul Ayme (4)
• Maurice Germot (3)
• Mary Pierce (2)
• Kate Gillou-Fenwick (2)
• Bernard Destremau (2)
• Marguerite Broquedis (2)
• Andre Gobert (2)
• Amelie Mauresmo (2)
• Kate Gillou (2)
• Simone Mathieu (2)
• Nelly Adamson Landry (1)
• Francois Blanchy (1)
• Comtesse Therese Villard de Kermel (1)
• Marion Bartoli (1)
• Marcel Bernard (1)
• Simone Iribarne Lafargue (1)
• Jean Samazeuilh (1)
• Raymonde Jones Veber (1)
• P Girod (1)
• Francoise Durr (1)
• Michel Vacherot (1)
• Emilienne Didi Vlasto (1)
• Laurent Riboulet (1)
• Yannick Noah (1)
• Jean Schopfer (1)
• Helene Prevost (1)

Total: 35

Men's Grand Slam Major Tennis Champions From France

• Max Decugis (8)
• Henri Cochet (8)
• Rene Lacoste (7)
• Jean Borotra (5)
• Paul Ayme (4)
• Yvon Petra (4)
• Andre Vacherot (4)
• Maurice Germot (3)
• Bernard Destremau (2)
• Andre Gobert (2)
• Laurent Riboulet (1)
• Yannick Noah (1)
• Francois Blanchy (1)
• Jean Samazeuilh (1)
• Michel Vacherot (1)
• Jean Schopfer (1)
• Marcel Bernard (1)

Total: 17

Women's Grand Slam Major Tennis Champions From France

• Suzanne Lenglen (12)
• Adine Masson (5)
• Jeanne Matthey (4)
• Kate Gillou (2)
• Amelie Mauresmo (2)
• Simone Mathieu (2)
• Kate Gillou-Fenwick (2)
• Mary Pierce (2)
• Marguerite Broquedis (2)
• Comtesse Therese Villard de Kermel (1)
• Helene Prevost (1)
• Francoise Durr (1)
• Raymonde Jones Veber (1)
• P Girod (1)
• Marion Bartoli (1)
• Nelly Adamson Landry (1)
• Simone Iribarne Lafargue (1)
• Emilienne Didi Vlasto (1)

Total: 18

Grand Slam Major Tennis Finalists From France

• Henri Cochet (14)
• Suzanne Lenglen (13)
• Max Decugis (12)
• Rene Lacoste (11)
• Jean Borotra (11)
• Simone Mathieu (8)
• Andre Vacherot (7)
• Maurice Germot (6)
• Mary Pierce (6)
• Adine Masson (6)
• Marguerite Broquedis (5)
• Jeanne Matthey (5)
• Andre Gobert (4)
• Paul Ayme (4)
• Yvon Petra (4)
• Bernard Destremau (3)
• Amelie Mauresmo (3)
• Kate Gillou (3)
• Nelly Adamson Landry (3)
• Paul Lebreton (3)
• Jean Samazeuilh (3)
• P Girod (3)
• Germaine Golding (3)
• Gerard Brosselin (2)
• Laurent Riboulet (2)
• Jean Schopfer (2)
• Francois Blanchy (2)
• Marion Bartoli (2)
• Marcel Bernard (2)
• Kate Gillou-Fenwick (2)
• Cedric Pioline (2)
• Emilienne Didi Vlasto (1)
• Patrick Proisy (1)
• Andre Prevost (1)
• Robert Wallet (1)
• Ginette Bucaille (1)
• Yannick Noah (1)
• Pean (1)
• Yvonne de Pfeffel (1)
• Abeille Villard Gallay (1)
• Arnaud Clement (1)
• Helene Prevost (1)
• P. Baigneres (1)
• Nathalie Tauziat (1)
• Catherine d'Aliney d'Elva (1)
• Pierre Darmon (1)
• Comtesse Therese Villard de Kermel (1)
• Leroux (1)
• Georges Gault (1)
• Henri Leconte (1)
• Mac Veagh (1)
• Simone Iribarne Lafargue (1)
• Marie Danet (1)
• Raymonde Jones Veber (1)
• Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (1)
• Christian Boussus (1)
• Francoise Durr (1)
• Jeanne Vaussard (1)
• Michel Vacherot (1)

Total: 59

Men's Grand Slam Major Tennis Finalists From France

• Henri Cochet (14)
• Max Decugis (12)
• Jean Borotra (11)
• Rene Lacoste (11)
• Andre Vacherot (7)
• Maurice Germot (6)
• Andre Gobert (4)
• Paul Ayme (4)
• Yvon Petra (4)
• Paul Lebreton (3)
• Bernard Destremau (3)
• Jean Samazeuilh (3)
• Jean Schopfer (2)
• Marcel Bernard (2)
• Gerard Brosselin (2)
• Laurent Riboulet (2)
• Cedric Pioline (2)
• Francois Blanchy (2)
• Christian Boussus (1)
• Robert Wallet (1)
• Michel Vacherot (1)
• P. Baigneres (1)
• Arnaud Clement (1)
• Henri Leconte (1)
• Pierre Darmon (1)
• Georges Gault (1)
• Andre Prevost (1)
• Yannick Noah (1)
• Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (1)
• Patrick Proisy (1)

Total: 30

Women's Grand Slam Major Tennis Finalists From France

• Suzanne Lenglen (13)
• Simone Mathieu (8)
• Adine Masson (6)
• Mary Pierce (6)
• Jeanne Matthey (5)
• Marguerite Broquedis (5)
• P Girod (3)
• Nelly Adamson Landry (3)
• Kate Gillou (3)
• Amelie Mauresmo (3)
• Germaine Golding (3)
• Kate Gillou-Fenwick (2)
• Marion Bartoli (2)
• Abeille Villard Gallay (1)
• Catherine d'Aliney d'Elva (1)
• Yvonne de Pfeffel (1)
• Nathalie Tauziat (1)
• Simone Iribarne Lafargue (1)
• Jeanne Vaussard (1)
• Emilienne Didi Vlasto (1)
• Marie Danet (1)
• Pean (1)
• Comtesse Therese Villard de Kermel (1)
• Mac Veagh (1)
• Leroux (1)
• Helene Prevost (1)
• Francoise Durr (1)
• Raymonde Jones Veber (1)
• Ginette Bucaille (1)

Total: 29

French Men in Grand Slam Major Finals -- All-Time

YEAR	EVENT	WINNER	RUNNER-UP	SCORE
2008	Australian Open	Novak Djokovic	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(2)
2001	Australian Open	Andre Agassi	Arnaud Clement	6-4, 6-2, 6-2
1997	Wimbledon	Pete Sampras	Cedric Pioline	6-4, 6-2, 6-4
1993	US Open	Pete Sampras	Cedric Pioline	6-4, 6-4, 6-3
1988	French Open	Mats Wilander	Henri Leconte	7-5, 6-2, 6-1
1983	French Open	Yannick Noah	Mats Wilander	6-2, 7-5, 7-6(3)
1972	French Open	Andres Gimeno	Patrick Proisy	4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
1963	French Open	Roy Emerson	Pierre Darmon	3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
1946	Wimbledon	Yvon Petra	Geoff Brown	6-2, 6-4, 7-9, 5-7, 6-4
1946	French Open	Marcel Bernard	Jaroslav Drobny	3-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3
1945	French Open	Yvon Petra	Bernard Destremau	7-5, 6-4, 6-2
1944	French Open	Yvon Petra	Henri Cochet
1943	French Open	Yvon Petra	Henri Cochet
1942	French Open	Bernard Destremau	Marcel Bernard
1941	French Open	Bernard Destremau	Henri Cochet	8-6, 6-2
1933	French Open	Jack Crawford	Henri Cochet	8-6, 6-1, 6-3
1932	US Open	Ellsworth Vines	Henri Cochet	6-4, 6-4, 6-4
1932	French Open	Henri Cochet	Giorgio de Stefani	6-0, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
1931	French Open	Jean Borotra	Christian Boussus	2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
1930	French Open	Henri Cochet	William Tilden	3-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-1
1929	Wimbledon	Henri Cochet	Jean Borotra	6-4, 6-3, 6-4
1929	French Open	Rene Lacoste	Jean Borotra	6-3, 2-6, 6-0, 2-6, 8-6
1928	US Open	Henri Cochet	Francis Hunter	4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
1928	Wimbledon	Rene Lacoste	Henri Cochet	6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
1928	French Open	Henri Cochet	Rene Lacoste	5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3
1928	Australian Open	Jean Borotra	Jack Cummings	6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3
1927	US Open	Rene Lacoste	Bill Tilden	11-9, 6-3, 11-9
1927	Wimbledon	Henri Cochet	Jean Borotra	4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
1927	French Open	Rene Lacoste	William Tilden	6-4, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 11-9
1926	US Open	Rene Lacoste	Jean Borotra	6-4, 6-0, 6-4
1926	Wimbledon	Jean Borotra	Howard Kinsey	8-6, 6-1, 6-3
1926	French Open	Henri Cochet	Rene Lacoste	6-2, 6-4, 6-3
1925	Wimbledon	Rene Lacoste	Jean Borotra	6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 8-6
1925	French Open	Rene Lacoste	Jean Borotra	7-5, 6-1, 6-4
1924	Wimbledon	Jean Borotra	Rene Lacoste	6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
1924	French Open	Jean Borotra	Rene Lacoste	7-5, 6-4, 0-6, 5-7, 6-2
1923	French Open	Francois Blanchy	Max Decugis	1-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-2
1922	French Open	Henri Cochet	Jean Samazeuilh	8-6, 6-3, 7-5
1921	French Open	Jean Samazeuilh	Andre Gobert	6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
1920	French Open	Andre Gobert	Max Decugis	6-3, 3-6, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
1914	French Open	Max Decugis	Jean Samazeuilh	3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
1913	French Open	Max Decugis	Georges Gault
1912	French Open	Max Decugis	Andre Gobert
1911	French Open	Andre Gobert	Maurice Germot	6-1, 8-6, 7-5
1910	French Open	Maurice Germot	Francois Blanchy	6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
1909	French Open	Max Decugis	Maurice Germot	3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
1908	French Open	Max Decugis	Maurice Germot	6-2, 6-1, 3-6, 10-8
1907	French Open	Max Decugis	Robert Wallet
1906	French Open	Maurice Germot	Max Decugis	5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
1905	French Open	Maurice Germot	Andre Vacherot
1904	French Open	Max Decugis	Andre Vacherot	6-1, 9-7, 6-8, 6-1
1903	French Open	Max Decugis	Andre Vacherot	6-3, 6-2
1902	French Open	Michel Vacherot	Max Decugis	6-4, 6-2
1901	French Open	Andre Vacherot	Paul Lebreton
1900	French Open	Paul Ayme	Andre Prevost	6-3, 6-0
1899	French Open	Paul Ayme	Paul Lebreton	9-7, 3-6, 6-3
1898	French Open	Paul Ayme	Paul Lebreton	5-7, 6-1, 6-2
1897	French Open	Paul Ayme	Francky Wardan	4-6, 6-4, 6-2
1896	French Open	Andre Vacherot	Gerard Brosselin	6-1, 7-5
1895	French Open	Andre Vacherot	Laurent Riboulet	9-7, 6-2
1894	French Open	Andre Vacherot	Gerard Brosselin	1-6, 6-3, 6-3
1893	French Open	Laurent Riboulet	Jean Schopfer	6-3, 6-3
1892	French Open	Jean Schopfer	F. L. Fassitt	6-2, 1-6, 6-2
1891	French Open	H. Briggs	P. Baigneres	6-3, 6-4

• Grand Slam Finals Appearances: 106
• Grand Slam Titles: 54
• Grand Slam Finals Record: 54-52

French Women in Grand Slam Major Finals -- All-Time

YEAR	EVENT	WINNER	RUNNER-UP	SCORE
2013	Wimbledon	Marion Bartoli	Eugenie Bouchard	6-3, 6-0
2007	Wimbledon	Venus Williams	Marion Bartoli	6-4, 6-1
2006	Wimbledon	Amelie Mauresmo	Justine Henin	2-6, 6-3, 6-4
2006	Australian Open	Amelie Mauresmo	Justine Henin	6-1, 2-0, retired
2005	US Open	Kim Clijsters	Mary Pierce	6-3, 6-1
2005	French Open	Justine Henin	Mary Pierce	6-1, 6-1
2000	French Open	Mary Pierce	Conchita Martinez	6-2, 7-5
1999	Australian Open	Martina Hingis	Amelie Mauresmo	6-2, 6-3
1998	Wimbledon	Jana Novotna	Nathalie Tauziat	6-4, 7-6(2)
1997	Australian Open	Martina Hingis	Mary Pierce	6-2, 6-2
1995	Australian Open	Mary Pierce	Arantxa Sanchez Vicario	6-3, 6-2
1994	French Open	Arantxa Sanchez Vicario	Mary Pierce	6-4, 6-4
1967	French Open	Francoise Durr	Lesley Turner Bowrey	4-6, 6-3, 6-4
1954	French Open	Maureen Connolly Brinker	Ginette Bucaille	6-4, 6-1
1949	French Open	Margaret Osborne duPont	Nelly Adamson Landry	7-5, 6-2
1948	French Open	Nelly Adamson Landry	Shirley Fry Irvin	6-2, 0-6, 6-0
1944	French Open	Raymonde Jones Veber	Jacqueline Patorni	6-4, 9-7
1943	French Open	Simone Iribarne Lafargue	Alice Weiwers	6-1, 7-5
1939	French Open	Simone Mathieu	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska	6-3, 8-6
1938	French Open	Simone Mathieu	Nelly Adamson Landry	6-0, 6-3
1937	French Open	Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling	Simone Mathieu	6-2, 6-4
1936	French Open	Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling	Simone Mathieu	6-3, 6-4
1935	French Open	Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling	Simone Mathieu	6-2, 6-1
1933	French Open	Margaret Scriven Vivian	Simone Mathieu	6-2, 4-6, 6-4
1932	French Open	Helen Wills Moody	Simone Mathieu	7-5, 6-1
1929	French Open	Helen Wills Moody	Simone Mathieu	6-3, 6-4
1926	French Open	Suzanne Lenglen	Mary Browne	6-1, 6-0
1925	Wimbledon	Suzanne Lenglen	Joan Fry	6-2, 6-0
1925	French Open	Suzanne Lenglen	Kitty McKane Godfree	6-1, 6-2
1924	French Open	Emilienne Didi Vlasto	Jeanne Vaussard	6-2, 6-3
1923	Wimbledon	Suzanne Lenglen	Kitty McKane Godfree	6-2, 6-2
1923	French Open	Suzanne Lenglen	Germaine Golding	6-1, 6-4
1922	Wimbledon	Suzanne Lenglen	Molla Bjurstedt Mallory	6-2, 6-0
1922	French Open	Suzanne Lenglen	Germaine Golding	6-4, 6-2
1921	Wimbledon	Suzanne Lenglen	Elizabeth Ryan	6-2, 6-0
1921	French Open	Suzanne Lenglen	Germaine Golding	walkover
1920	Wimbledon	Suzanne Lenglen	Dorothea Lambert Chambers	6-3, 6-0
1920	French Open	Suzanne Lenglen	Marguerite Broquedis	6-1, 7-5
1919	Wimbledon	Suzanne Lenglen	Dorothea Lambert Chambers	10-8, 4-6, 9-7
1914	French Open	Marguerite Broquedis	Suzanne Lenglen	5-7, 6-4, 6-3
1913	French Open	Marguerite Broquedis	Jeanne Matthey	6-3, 6-3
1912	French Open	Jeanne Matthey	Marie Danet	6-2, 7-5
1911	French Open	Jeanne Matthey	Marguerite Broquedis	6-2, 7-5
1910	French Open	Jeanne Matthey	Marguerite Broquedis
1909	French Open	Jeanne Matthey	Abeille Villard Gallay	10-8, 6-4
1908	French Open	Kate Gillou-Fenwick	Pean	6-2, 6-2
1907	French Open	Comtesse Therese Villard de Kermel	Catherine d'Aliney d'Elva	6-1, retired
1906	French Open	Kate Gillou-Fenwick	Mac Veagh	N/A
1905	French Open	Kate Gillou	Yvonne de Pfeffel	6-0, 11-9
1904	French Open	Kate Gillou	Adine Masson	N/A
1903	French Open	Adine Masson	Kate Gillou	6-0, 6-8, 6-0
1902	French Open	Adine Masson	P Girod	6-0, 6-1
1901	French Open	P Girod	Leroux	6-1, 6-1
1900	French Open	Helene Prevost	N/A	N/A
1899	French Open	Adine Masson	N/A	N/A
1898	French Open	Adine Masson	N/A	N/A
1897	French Open	Adine Masson	P Girod	6-3, 6-1

• Grand Slam Finals Appearances: 78
• Grand Slam Titles: 42
• Grand Slam Finals Record: 42-36