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Factbox: A list of French Open men's champions over time

Last updated on: May 26, 2017 18:41 IST
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The 2nd major of the year, the French Open will start on the weekend.

With the clay-court grand slam starting on Sunday, here is the list of French Open champions over the years

Novak Djokovic won his maiden French Open trophy in 2016 

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic won his maiden French Open trophy in 2016. Photograph: Jacky Naegelen/Reuters.

2016 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Andy Murray (Britain) 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-4

2015 Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4

2014 Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4 

2013 Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat David Ferrer (Spain) 6-3 6-2 6-3

2012 Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5

2011 Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 7-5 7-6 5-7 6-1

2010 Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Robin Soderling (Sweden) 6-4 6-2 6-4

2009 Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Robin Soderling (Sweden) 6-1 7-6 6-4

2008 Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6-1 6-3 6-0

2007 Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4

2006 Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6

Rafael Nadal won the 2005 French Open  

IMAGE: Rafael Nadal won the 2005 French Open. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

2005 Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Mariano Puerta (Argentina) 6-7 6-3 6-1 7-5

2004 Gaston Gaudio (Argentina) beat Guillermo Coria (Argentina) 0-6 3-6 6-4 6-1 8-6

2003 Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) beat Martin Verkerk (Netherlands) 6-1 6-3 6-2

2002 Albert Costa (Spain) beat Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) 6-1 6-0 4-6 6-3

2001 Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil) beat Alex Corretja (Spain) 6-7 7-5 6-2 6-0

2000 Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil) beat Magnus Norman (Sweden) 6-2 6-3 2-6 7-6

1999 Andre Agassi (US) beat Andrei Medvedev (Ukraine) 1-6 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-4

1998 Carlos Moya (Spain) beat Alex Corretja (Spain) 6-3 7-5 6-3

1997 Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil) beat Sergi Bruguera (Spain) 6-3 6-4 6-2

1996 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia) beat Michael Stich (Germany) 7-6 7-5 7-6

Sergi Bruguera

IMAGE: Sergi Bruguera. Photograph: Getty Images

1995 Thomas Muster (Austria) beat Michael Chang (US) 7-5 6-2 6-4

1994 Sergi Bruguera (Spain) beat Alberto Berasategui (Spain) 6-3 7-5 2-6 6-1

1993 Sergi Bruguera (Spain) beat Jim Courier (US) 6-4 2-6 6-2 3-6 6-3

1992 Jim Courier (US) beat Petr Korda (Czechoslovakia) 7-5 6-2 6-1

1991 Jim Courier (US) beat Andre Agassi (US) 3-6 6-4 2-6 6-1 6-4

1990 Andres Gomez (Ecuador) beat Andre Agassi (US) 6-3 2-6 6-4 6-4

1989 Michael Chang (US) beat Stefan Edberg (Sweden) 6-1 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-2

1988 Mats Wilander (Sweden) beat Henri Leconte (France) 7-5 6-2 6-1

1987 Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) beat Mats Wilander (Sweden) 7-5 6-2 3-6 7-6

1986 Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) beat Mikael Pernfors (Sweden) 6-3 6-2 6-4

Bjorn Borg of Sweden

IMAGE: Bjorn Borg of Sweden. Photograph: Frank Tewkesbury/Evening Standard/Getty Images

1985 Mats Wilander (Sweden) beat Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-2

1984 Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) beat John McEnroe (US) 3-6 2-6 6-4 7-5 7-5

1983 Yannick Noah (France) beat Mats Wilander (Sweden) 6-2 7-5 7-6

1982 Mats Wilander (Sweden) beat Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) 1-6 7-6 6-0 6-4

1981 Bjorn Borg (Sweden) beat Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) 6-1 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-1

1980 Bjorn Borg (Sweden) beat Vitas Gerulaitis (US) 6-4 6-1 6-2

1979 Bjorn Borg (Sweden) beat Victor Pecci (Paraguay) 6-3 6-1 6-7 6-4

1978 Bjorn Borg (Sweden) beat Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) 6-1 6-1 6-3

1977 Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) beat Brian Gottfried (US) 6-0 6-3 6-0

1976 Adriano Panatta (Italy) beat Harold Solomon (US) 6-1 6-4 4-6 7-6

1975 Bjorn Borg (Sweden) beat Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) 6-2 6-3 6-4

1974 Bjorn Borg (Sweden) beat Manuel Orantes (Spain) 6-7 6-0 6-1 6-1

1973 Ilie Nastase (Romania) beat Niki Pilic (Yugoslavia) 6-3 6-3 6-0

1972 Andres Gimeno (Spain) beat Patrick Proisy (France) 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1

1971 Jan Kodes (Czechoslovakia) beat Ilie Nastase (Romania) 8-6 6-2 2-6 7-5

1970 Jan Kodes (Czechoslovakia) beat Zelijko Franulovic (Yugoslavia) 6-2 6-4 6-0

1969 Rod Laver (Australia) beat Ken Rosewall (Australia) 6-4 6-3 6-4

1968 Ken Rosewall (Australia) beat Rod Laver (Australia) 6-3 6-1 2-6 6-2

French Internationals winners (1925-1967):

1967 Roy Emerson (Australia) beat Tony Roche (Australia) 6-1 6-4 2-6 6-2

1966 Tony Roche (Australia) beat Istvan Gulyas (Hungary) 6-1 6-4 7-5

1965 Fred Stolle (Australia) beat Tony Roche (Australia) 3-6 6-0 6-2 6-3

1964 Manuel Santana (Spain) beat Nicola Pietrangeli (Italy) 6-3 6-1 4-6 7-5

1963 Roy Emerson (Australia) beat Pierre Darmon (France) 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-4

1962 Rod Laver (Australia) beat Roy Emerson (Australia) 3-6 2-6 6-3 9-7 6-2

1961 Manuel Santana (Spain) beat Nicola Pietrangeli (Italy) 4-6 6-1 3-6 6-0 6-2

1960 Nicola Pietrangeli (Italy) beat Luis Ayala (Chile) 3-6 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-3

1959 Nicola Pietrangeli (Italy) beat Ian Vermaak (South Africa) 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-1

1958 Mervyn Rose (Australia) beat Luis Ayala (Chile) 6-3 6-4 6-4

1957 Sven Davidson (Sweden) beat Herbert Flam (U.S.) 6-3 6-4 6-4

1956 Lew Hoad (Australia) beat Sven Davidson (Sweden) 6-4 8-6 6-3

1955 Tony Trabert (U.S.) beat Sven Davidson (Sweden) 2-6 6-1 6-4 6-2

1954 Tony Trabert (U.S.) beat Arthur Larsen (U.S.) 6-4 7-5 6-1

1953 Ken Rosewall (Australia) beat Vic Seixas (U.S.) 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-2

1952 Jaroslav Drobny (Egypt) beat Frank Sedgman (Australia) 6-2 6-0 3-6 6-4

1951 Jaroslav Drobny (Egypt) beat Eric Sturgess (South Africa) 6-3 6-3 6-3

1950 Budge Patty (U.S.) beat Jaroslav Drobny (Egypt) 6-1 6-2 3-6 5-7 7-5

1949 Frank Parker (U.S.) beat Budge Patty (U.S.) 6-3 1-6 6-1 6-4

1948 Frank Parker (U.S.) beat Jaroslav Drobny (Czechoslovakia) 6-4 7-5 5-7 8-6

1947 Joseph Asboth (Hungary) beat Eric Sturgess (South Africa) 8-6 7-5 6-4

1946 Marcel Bernard (France) beat Jaroslav Drobny (Czechoslovakia) 3-6 2-6 6-1 6-4 6-3

1940-45 No competition

1939 W. Donald McNeill (U.S.) beat Bobby Riggs (U.S.) 7-5 6-0 6-3

1938 J. Donald Budge (U.S.) beat Roderik Menzel (Czechoslovakia) 6-3 6-2 6-4

1937 Henner Henkel (Germany) beat Henry Austin (Britain) 6-1 6-4 6-3

1936 Gottfried von Cramm (Germany) beat Fred Perry (Britain) 6-0 2-6 6-2 2-6 6-0

1935 Fred Perry (Britain) beat Gottfried von Cramm (Germany) 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-3

1934 Gottfried von Cramm (Germany) beat John. H Crawford (Australia) 6-4 7-9 3-6 7-5 6-3

1933 John. H Crawford (Australia) beat Henri Cochet (France) 8-6 6-1 6-3

1932 Henri Cochet (France) beat Giorgio de Stefani (Italy) 6-0 6-4 4-6 6-3

1931 Jean Borotra (France) beat Claude Boussus (France) 2-6 6-4 7-5 6-4

1930 Henri Cochet (France) beat William T. Tilden (U.S.) 3-6 8-6 6-3 6-1

1929 Rene Lacoste (France) beat Jean Borotra (France) 6-3 2-6 6-0 2-6 8-6

1928 Henri Cochet (France) beat Rene Lacoste (France) 5-7 6-3 6-1 6-3

1927 Rene Lacoste (France) beat William T. Tilden (U.S.) 6-4 4-6 5-7 6-3 11-9

1926 Henri Cochet (France) beat Rene Lacoste (France) 6-2 6-4 6-3

1925 Rene Lacoste (France) beat Jean Borotra (France) 7-5 6-1 6-4

French Championships (French unless stated):

1924 Jean Borotra beat Rene Lacoste*

1923 Francois Blanchy beat Max Decugis

1922 Henri Cochet beat Jean Samazeuilh

1921 Jean Samazeuilh beat Andre Gobert

1920 Andre Gobert beat Max Decugis

1915-1919 No competition

1914 Max Decugis beat Jean Samazeuilh

1913 Max Decugis beat Georges Gault

1912 Max Decugis beat Andre Gobert

1911 Andre Gobert beat Maurice Germot

1910 Maurice Germot beat Francois Blanchy

1909 Max Decugis beat Maurice Germot

1908 Max Decugis beat Maurice Germot

1907 Max Decugis beat Robert Wallet

1906 Maurice Germot beat Max Decugis

1905 Maurice Germot beat Andre Vacherot

1904 Max Decugis beat Andre Vacherot

1903 Max Decugis beat Andre Vacherot

1902 Marcel Vacherot beat Max Decugis

1901 Andre Vacherot beat Paul Lebreton

1900 Paul Ayme beat Andre Prevost

1899 Paul Ayme beat Paul Lebreton

1898 Paul Ayme beat Paul Lebreton

1897 Paul Ayme beat Francky Wardan (Britain)

1896 Andre Vacherot beat Gerard Brosselin

1895 Andre Vacherot beat Laurent Riboulet

1894 Andre Vacherot beat Gerard Brosselin

1893 Laurent Riboulet beat Jean Schopfer

1892 Jean Schopfer beat Francis Louis Fassitt (U.S.)

1891 H. Briggs (Britain) beat P. Baigneres3

*Scores not published until after 1924

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