Through 1923, the French Championships were open only to French nationals. The World Hard Court Championships (WHCC), actually played on clay in Paris (every year but 1922) or Brussels (1922), began in 1912 and were open to all nationalities. The results from that tournament are shown here from 1912 through 1914 and from 1920 through 1923. The Olympics replaced the WHCC in 1924, as the Olympics were held in Paris. Beginning in 1925, the French Championships were open to all nationalities, with the results shown here beginning with that year.
Year |
Champions |
Runner-ups |
Score |
1914 |
Suzanne Lenglen
Elizabeth Ryan |
Blanche Amblard
Suzanne Amblard |
6–0, 6–0 |
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 |
1920 |
Dorothy Holman
Phyllis Satterwaithe |
Germaine Golding
Jeanne Vaussard |
6–3, 6–1 |
1921 |
Suzanne Lenglen
Germaine Golding |
Dorothy Holman
Irene Bowder Peacock |
6–2, 6–2 |
1922 |
Suzanne Lenglen
Elizabeth Ryan |
Geraldine Beamish
Kitty McKane Godfree |
6–0, 6–4 |
1923 |
Geraldine Beamish
Kitty McKane Godfree |
Suzanne Lenglen
Germaine Golding |
6–2, 6–3 |
1924 |
No competition (Olympics held in Paris instead) |
1925 |
Suzanne Lenglen
Didi Vlasto |
Evelyn Colyer
Kitty McKane Godfree |
6–1, 9–11, 6–2 |
1926 |
Suzanne Lenglen
Didi Vlasto |
Evelyn Colyer
Kitty McKane Godfree |
6–1, 6–1 |
1927 |
Irene Bowder Peacock
Bobbie Heine |
Peggy Saunders
Phoebe Holcroft Watson |
6–2, 6–1 |
1928 |
Phoebe Holcroft Watson
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall |
Suzanee Deve
Sylvia Lafaurie |
6–0, 6–2 |
1929 |
Lilí de Álvarez
Kea Bouman |
Bobbie Heine
Alida Neave |
7–5, 6–3 |
1930 |
Helen Wills Moody
Elizabeth Ryan |
Simone Barbier
Simone Mathieu |
6–3, 6–1 |
1931 |
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
Betty Nuthall Shoemaker |
Cilly Aussem
Elizabeth Ryan |
9–7, 6–2 |
1932 |
Helen Wills Moody
Elizabeth Ryan |
Betty Nuthall Shoemaker
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall |
6–1, 6–3 |
1933 |
Simone Mathieu
Elizabeth Ryan |
Sylvie Jung Henrotin
Colette Rosambert |
6–1, 6–3 |
1934 |
Simone Mathieu
Elizabeth Ryan |
Helen Hull Jacobs
Sarah Palfrey Cooke |
3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
1935 |
Margaret Scriven-Vivian
Kay Stammers Bullitt |
Ida Adamoff
Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling |
6–4, 6–0 |
1936 |
Simone Mathieu
Billie Yorke |
Susan Noel
Jadwiga Jędrzejowska |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
1937 |
Simone Mathieu
Billie Yorke |
Dorothy Andrus
Sylvie Jung Henrotin |
3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
1938 |
Simone Mathieu
Billie Yorke |
Arlette Halff
Nelly Adamson |
6–3, 6–3 |
1939 |
Simone Mathieu
Jadwiga Jędrzejowska |
Alice Florian
Hella Kovac |
7–5, 7–5 |
1940 |
No competition (World War II) |
1941 |
No competition (World War II) |
1942 |
No competition (World War II) |
1943 |
No competition (World War II) |
1944 |
No competition (World War II) |
1945 |
P. Fritz
Simone Iribarne Lafargue |
Simone Mathieu
Myrtil Brunnarius |
6–3, 6–1 |
1946 |
Louise Brough Clapp
Margaret Osborne duPont |
Pauline Betz Addie
Doris Hart |
6–4 0–6 6–1 |
1947 |
Louise Brough Clapp
Margaret Osborne duPont |
Doris Hart
Patricia Canning Todd |
7–5 6–2 |
1948 |
Doris Hart
Patricia Canning Todd |
Shirley Fry Irvin
Mary Arnold Prentiss |
6–4, 6–2 |
1949 |
Margaret Osborne duPont
Louise Brough Clapp |
Joy Gannon
Betty Hilton |
7–5, 6–1 |
1950 |
Doris Hart
Shirley Fry Irvin |
Louise Brough Clapp
Margaret Osborne duPont |
1–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
1951 |
Doris Hart
Shirley Fry Irvin |
Beryl Barlett
Barbara Scofield Davidson |
10–8, 6–3 |
1952 |
Doris Hart
Shirley Fry Irvin |
Hazel Redick–Smith
Julie Wipplinger |
7–5, 6–1 |
1953 |
Doris Hart
Shirley Fry Irvin |
Maureen Connolly Brinker
Julie Sampson Haywood |
6–4, 6–3 |
1954 |
Maureen Connolly Brinker
Nell Hall Hopman |
Maude Galtier
Suzanne Schmitt |
7–5, 4–6, 6–0 |
1955 |
Beverly Baker Fleitz
Darlene Hard |
Shirley Bloomer Brasher
Pat Ward Hales |
7–5, 6–8, 13–11 |
1956 |
Angela Buxton
Althea Gibson |
Darlene Hard
Dorothy Head Knode |
6–8, 8–6, 6–1 |
1957 |
Shirley Bloomer Brasher
Darlene Hard |
Yola Ramírez Ochoa
Rosie Reyes |
7–5, 4–6, 7–5 |
1958 |
Rosie Reyes
Yola Ramírez Ochoa |
Mary Bevis Hawton
Thelma Coyne Long |
6–4, 7–5 |
1959 |
Sandra Reynolds Price
Renee Schuurman Haygarth |
Yola Ramírez Ochoa
Rosie Reyes |
2–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
1960 |
Maria Bueno
Darlene Hard |
Pat Ward Hales
Ann Haydon Jones |
6–2, 7–5 |
1961 |
Sandra Reynolds Price
Renee Schuurman Haygarth |
Maria Bueno
Darlene Hard |
walkover |
1962 |
Sandra Reynolds Price
Renee Schuurman Haygarth |
Justina Bricka
Margaret Court |
6–4, 6–4 |
1963 |
Ann Haydon Jones
Renee Schuurman Haygarth |
Robyn Ebbern
Margaret Court |
7–5, 6–4 |
1964 |
Margaret Court
Lesley Turner Bowrey |
Norma Baylon
Helga Schultze |
6–3, 6–1 |
1965 |
Margaret Court
Lesley Turner Bowrey |
Françoise Durr
Jeanine Lieffrig |
6–3, 6–1 |
1966 |
Margaret Court
Judy Tegart Dalton |
Jill Blackman
Fay Toyne |
4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
1967 |
Françoise Durr
Gail Chanfreau |
Annette Van Zyl DuPlooy
Pat Walkden |
6–2, 6–2 |
1968 |
Françoise Durr
Ann Haydon Jones |
Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King |
7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |
1969 |
Françoise Durr
Ann Haydon Jones |
Nancy Richey
Margaret Court |
6–0, 4–6, 7–5 |
1970 |
Gail Chanfreau
Françoise Durr |
Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King |
6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
1971 |
Gail Chanfreau
Françoise Durr |
Helen Gourlay Cawley
Kerry Harris |
6–4, 6–1 |
1972 |
Billie Jean King
Betty Stöve |
Winnie Shaw
Christine Truman Janes |
6–1, 6–2 |
1973 |
Margaret Court
Virginia Wade |
Françoise Durr
Betty Stöve |
6–2, 6–3 |
1974 |
Chris Evert
Olga Morozova |
Gail Chanfreau
Katja Ebbinghaus |
6–4, 2–6, 6–1 |
1975 |
Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova |
Julie Anthony
Olga Morozova |
6–3, 6–2 |
1976 |
Fiorella Bonicelli
Gail Chanfreau |
Kathy Harter
Helga Niessen Masthoff |
6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
1977 |
Regina Maršíková
Pam Teeguarden |
Rayni Fox
Helen Gourlay Cawley |
5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
1978 |
Mima Jaušovec
Virginia Ruzici |
Lesley Turner Bowrey
Gail Chanfreau |
5–7, 6–4, 8–6 |
1979 |
Betty Stöve
Wendy Turnbull |
Françoise Durr
Virginia Wade |
3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
1980 |
Kathy Jordan
Anne Smith |
Ivanna Madruga
Adriana Villagran |
6–1, 6–0 |
1981 |
Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer
Tanya Harford |
Candy Reynolds
Paula Smith |
6–1, 6–3 |
1982 |
Martina Navrátilová
Anne Smith |
Rosemary Casals
Wendy Turnbull |
6–3, 6–4 |
1983 |
Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer
Candy Reynolds |
Kathy Jordan
Anne Smith |
5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
1984 |
Martina Navrátilová
Pam Shriver |
Claudia Kohde–Kilsch
Hana Mandliková |
5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
1985 |
Martina Navrátilová
Pam Shriver |
Claudia Kohde–Kilsch
Helena Suková |
4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
1986 |
Martina Navrátilová
Andrea Temesvári |
Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini |
6–1, 6–2 |
1987 |
Martina Navrátilová
Pam Shriver |
Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini |
6–2, 6–1 |
1988 |
Martina Navrátilová
Pam Shriver |
Claudia Kohde–Kilsch
Helena Suková |
6–2, 7–5 |
1989 |
Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Natalia Zvereva |
Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini |
6–4, 6–4 |
1990 |
Jana Novotná
Helena Suková |
Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Natalia Zvereva |
6–4, 7–5 |
1991 |
Gigi Fernández
Jana Novotná |
Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Natalia Zvereva |
6–4, 6–0 |
1992 |
Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva |
Conchita Martínez
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–3, 6–2 |
1993 |
Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva |
Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Jana Novotná |
6–3, 7–5 |
1994 |
Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva |
Lindsay Davenport
Lisa Raymond |
6–2, 6–2 |
1995 |
Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva |
Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–5 |
1996 |
Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernandez |
Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva |
6–2, 6–1 |
1997 |
Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva |
Mary Joe Fernández
Lisa Raymond |
6–2, 6–3 |
1998 |
Martina Hingis
Jana Novotná |
Lindsay Davenport
Natalia Zvereva |
6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
1999 |
Serena Williams
Venus Williams |
Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova |
6–3, 6–7(2–7), 8–6 |
2000 |
Martina Hingis
Mary Pierce |
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez |
6–2, 6–4 |
2001 |
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez |
Jelena Dokić
Conchita Martínez |
6–2, 6–1 |
2002 |
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez |
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs |
6–4, 6–2 |
2003 |
Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama |
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez |
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 9–7 |
2004 |
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez |
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Likhovtseva |
6–0, 6–3 |
2005 |
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez |
Cara Black
Liezel Huber |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
2006 |
Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur |
Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama |
6–3, 6–2 |
2007 |
Alicia Molik
Mara Santangelo |
Katarina Srebotnik
Ai Sugiyama |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
2008 |
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Casey Dellacqua
Francesca Schiavone |
2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
2009 |
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Victoria Azarenka
Elena Vesnina |
6–1, 6–1 |
2010 |
Serena Williams
Venus Williams |
Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik |
6–2, 6–3 |
2011 |
Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká |
Sania Mirza
Elena Vesnina |
6–4, 6–3 |