Rekordi Roland Garros-a:
Who is the youngest ever winner of Roland Garros? The player with the most titles? Take a look at our guide to all the records from the French Open.
MOST TITLES
Men's Singles titles:
6- Bjorn Borg
4 - Henri Cochet
3 - Renée Lacoste, Gustave Kuerten, Mats Wilander and Ivan Lendl
Men's Combined titles:
9 - Henri Cochet - (4singles, 3 doubles, 2 mixed doubles)
One of the famous four "musketeers" Henri Cochet leads the all-time list of Roland Garros winners with an incredible nine titles in all competitions. But the king of the singles is Swedish legend Bjorn Borg, who has won an amazing six trophies at Porte d'Auteuil overall.
Women's Singles titles:
7 - Chris Evert
6 - Steffi Graf
Women's Combined titles:
13 - Margaret Smith-Court (5 singles, 4 doubles, 4 mixed doubles)
For the women, Australian Margaret Smith-Court holds the record for the number of titles won at Roland Garros, with a huge 13 over the years. As for singles titles, American Chris Evert-Lloyd is the queen of the clay in Paris, her last one coming in 1986, whilst Steffi Graf finished her career just one behind.
YOUNGEST SINGLES WINNERS
Men
Michael Chang (1989): 17 years and 3 months
Mats Wilander (1982): 17 years and 9 months
Bjorn Borg (1974): 18 years
Michael Chang became the youngest ever winner of Roland Garros back in 1989 when the American teenager overcame Stefan Edberg in the final after a thrilling five-setter.
Women
Monica Seles (1990): 16 years and 6 months
Arantxa Sanchez (1989): 17 years and 5 months
Steffi Graf (1987): 17 years and 11 months
Even younger than Chang, Monica Seles holds the record for being the youngest ever winner of the women's singles when she took the title at the tender age of 16 years and 6 months old by beating Steffi Graf - herself a young winner at Roland Garros - in the final.
NUMBER OF TITLES BY COUNTRY
Men
Australia, US: 11 titles
France, Sweden: 10 titles
Spain: 9 titles
Women
US: 27 titles
Germany 10 titles
The US are way out in the lead with an incredible 38 combined men's and women's titles, the last ones coming in 1999 (Andre Agassi for the men) and in 2002 (Serena Williams for the women). France have won 10 men's titles, mostly in the 1920's, but have not seen victory since Yannick Noah lifted the trophy in 1983.
LONGEST EVER MATCHES
Men
By games - Before the tie-break was introduced at Paris, Sturgress beat McGregor (semi final 1955) in 76 games (10/8 7/9 8/6 5/7 9/7).
After the introduction of the tie-break in 1973, Agenor beat Prinosil (second round 1994) in 71 games (6/7 6/7 6/3 6/4 14/12).
Santoro beat Clément (first round 2004) in 71 games (6/4 6/3 6/7 3/6 16/14)
By time - Santoro beat Clément (first round 2004) in 6h33mins (6/4 6/3 6/7 3/6 16/14)
Women
By games - Before tie breaks, Melville beat Teeguarden (third round 1972) in 56 games (9/7 4/6 16/14).
With tie-breaks (1973), Jordan beat Minter (first round, 1984) in 46 games (7/5 4/6 13/11).
By time - Buisson beat Van Lottum (first round 1995) in 4h07mins (6/7 7/5 6/2).
The longest ever match at Roland Garros came in 2004, when two Frenchman locked horns on the clay, spending an incredible 6 hours and 33 minutes there before Fabrice Santoro eventually came out on top 6/4 6/3 6/7 3/6 16/14. The match was played out over two days, leaving Santoro too tired to take his challenge at the tournament much further - he went out in straight sets to Olivier Mutis in the third round.
UNSEEDED WINNERS
Men - Bernard (1946), Wilander (1982), Kuerten (1997), Gaudio (2004).
Women - Scriven (1933).
The French Open title has been won by an unseeded player just four times in total, the most recent being Gaston Gaudio two years ago. The Argentine player's feat was all the more impressive when a glance down the list of his victims is taken - Guillermo Canas, Jiry Novak, but also Leyton Hewitt (12th seed), David Nalbandian (8th seed) and Guillermo Coria (5th seed) in the final.
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