List of French Men's Singles champions and finalists
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[edit] Winners and runner-ups of the Amateur Championships of France of tennis : 1891-1924
For these years this was a tournament that very few foreign players entered and where no officially professional players were permitted.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| 1891 |  H. Briggs a British resident of Paris |
 P. Baigneres |
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| 1892 | Jean Schopfer |
Fassitt |
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| 1893 | L. Riboulet |
Jean Schopfer |
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| 1894 | André Vacherot |
Gérard Brosselin |
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| 1895 | André Vacherot |
L. Riboulet |
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| 1896 | André Vacherot |
Gérard Brosselin |
6-1 7-5 |
| 1897 | Paul Aymé |
F. Wardan |
4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 1898 | Paul Aymé |
Paul Lebreton |
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| 1899 | Paul Aymé |
Paul Lebreton |
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| 1900 | Paul Aymé |
Alain Prévost |
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| 1901 | André Vacherot |
Paul Lebreton |
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| 1902 | Marcel Vacherot |
Max Decugis |
6-4 6-2 |
| 1903 | Max Decugis |
André Vacherot |
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| 1904 | Max Decugis |
André Vacherot |
6-1 9-7 6-8 6-1 |
| 1905 | Maurice Germot |
André Vacherot |
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| 1906 | Maurice Germot |
Max Décugis |
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| 1907 | Max Décugis |
Robert Wallet |
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| 1908 | Max Décugis |
Maurice Germot |
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| 1909 | Max Décugis |
Maurice Germot |
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| 1910 | Maurice Germot |
François Blanchy |
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| 1911 | André Gobert |
Maurice Germot |
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| 1912 | Max Décugis |
André Gobert |
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| 1913 | Max Décugis |
Georges Gault |
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| 1914 | Max Décugis |
Jean Samazeuilh |
3-6 6-1 6-4 6-4 |
| 1915 | no competition | World War I | |
| 1916 | no competition | World War I | |
| 1917 | no competition | World War I | |
| 1918 | no competition | World War I | |
| 1919 | no competition | World War I | |
| 1920 | André Gobert |
Max Décugis |
6-3 3-6 1-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 1921 | Jean Samazeuilh |
André Gobert |
6-3 6-3 2-6 7-5 |
| 1922 | Henri Cochet |
Jean Samazeuilh |
8-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 1923 | François Blanchy |
Max Décugis |
1-6 6-2 6-0 6-2 |
| 1924 | Jean Borotra |
René Lacoste |
7-5 6-4 0-6 5-7 6-2 |
[edit] Winners and runner-ups of the Amateur International Championships of France of tennis ("French amateur") : 1925-1967
For these years the tournament was open to foreign players but still closed to officially professional players. Beginning with 1928 it was held at Roland Garros.
Among the great players not allowed to play because they had turned professionals were, in chronological order, Koželuh, Tilden (from 1931), Nusslein, Cochet (from 1933), Vines (from 1934), Perry (from 1937), Budge (from 1939), Riggs and Kovacs (from 1942), Kramer (from 1948), Segura (from 1948), Parker (from 1950), Gonzales (from 1950), Sedgman (from 1953), Trabert (from 1956), Rosewall (from 1957), Hoad (from 1958), Gimeno (from 1961), and Laver (from 1963).
[edit] Winners and runner-ups of the Professional International Championships of France of tennis ("French Pro") : 1934-1968
Tournament reserved to the "official professional" players
always played at Paris,
on outdoor clay at Roland Garros
except in 1953 on indoor wood at the Palais des Sports and from 1963 to 1967 still on indoor wood but at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin.
It is not sure :
a) that 1953 tournament was considered at the time as an official French Pro,
b) that there were French Pro editions between 1930 and 1933 though contrary information is given in many sources. In History of the Pro Tennis Wars, by Ray Bowers (http://www.tennisserver.com/lines/lines-archive.html), a Web site where in eleven chapters, Bowers gives a very detailed account of the first sixteen years of the professional tennis tours, from a modest beginning in 1926 with Suzanne Lenglen and Vincent Richards as the main attractions, on through 1941, there is no mention of French Pro tournaments between 1930 and 1933. According to Bowers in 1933 the only professional competition played at Roland Garros was a USA-France meeting, September 22-24, in the Davis Cup format won by the USA 4-1 where Cochet overcame Barnes, Tilden defeated Plaa and Cochet, Barnes beat Plaa, and Americans then closed out the doubles. Many sources probably wrongly considered the Tilden-Cochet match as a final of a supposed French Pro.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Karel Koželuh (Czechoslovakia) — probably not held | Albert Burke (Ireland)— probably not held |
| 1931 | Martin Plaa (France) — probably not held | Robert Ramillon (France) — probably not held |
| 1932 | Robert Ramillon (France) — probably not held | Martin Plaa (France) — probably not held |
| 1933 | not held | not held |
| 1934 | Bill Tilden (United States) | Martin Plaa (France) |
| 1935 | Ellsworth Vines (United States) | Hans Nusslein (Germany) |
| 1936 | Henri Cochet (France) | Robert Ramillon (France) |
| 1937 | Hans Nusslein (Germany) | Henri Cochet (France) |
| 1938 | Hans Nusslein (Germany) | Bill Tilden (United States) |
| 1939 | Don Budge (United States) | Ellsworth Vines (United States) |
| 1940-1952 | not held | not held |
| 1953 | Frank Sedgman (Australia) | Pancho Gonzales (United States) |
| 1954-1955 | not held | not held |
| 1956 | Tony Trabert (United States) | Pancho Gonzales (United States) |
| 1957 | not held | not held |
| 1958 | Ken Rosewall (Australia) | Lew Hoad (Australia) |
| 1959 | Tony Trabert (United States) | Frank Sedgman (Australia) |
| 1960 | Ken Rosewall (Australia) | Lew Hoad (Australia) |
| 1961 | Ken Rosewall (Australia) | Pancho Gonzales (United States) |
| 1962 | Ken Rosewall (Australia) | Andres Gimeno (Spain) |
| 1963 | Ken Rosewall (Australia) | Rod Laver (Australia) |
| 1964 | Ken Rosewall (Australia) | Rod Laver (Australia) |
| 1965 | Ken Rosewall (Australia) | Rod Laver (Australia) |
| 1966 | Ken Rosewall (Australia) | Rod Laver (Australia) |
| 1967 | Rod Laver (Australia) | Andres Gimeno (Spain) |
| 1968 | Rod Laver (Australia) | John Newcombe (Australia) |
[edit] Winners and runner-ups of the Open International Championships of France of tennis ("French Open") : since 1968
Tournament open to amateurs and professionals with a few exception and some boycotts
1968 : the eight professionals under contract with the World Championship of Tennis (WCT) organization were prevented by their boss from playing the first Open French Championships
1970 : the 24 WCT players didn't come
1971 : just a few WCT players (out of 32) came
1972 : all the WCT players (more than 32) were banned from the ILTF circuit and in particular from Roland Garros (and Wimbledon)
from 1974 to 1976 : all the players under contract with World Team Tennis (WTT) were forbidden of Roland Garros though lawyer Robert Badinter in 1974 defended one of them, James Scott Connors
The first French Open (winner Rosewall) was held on May-June 1968 while the last French Pro (winner Laver) took place a few weeks later, in July 1968
[edit] See also
- French Open
- List of French Open Women's Singles champions
- List of Australian Open Men's Singles champions
- List of Australian Open Women's Singles champions
- List of Wimbledon Men's Singles champions
- List of Wimbledon Women's Singles champions
- List of US Open Men's Singles champions
- List of US Open Women's Singles champions
- Pre-Open Era professional tennis tournaments
