List of French Open men’s singles champions

The French Open is an annual tennis tournament held over two weeks in May and June. Established in 1891, it is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments played each year. Rafael Nadal has won the most French Open titles, with thirteen. He also holds the record for the most consecutive wins in the Open Era, with five from 2010 to 2014.

About List of French Open men’s singles champions in brief

The French Open is an annual tennis tournament held over two weeks in May and June. Established in 1891, it is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments played each year. The winner of the men’s singles event receives the Coupe des Mousquetaires, named after The Four Musketeers of French tennis: Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet, and René Lacoste. Rafael Nadal has won the most French Open titles, with thirteen. He also holds the record for the most consecutive wins in the Open Era, with five from 2010 to 2014. The tournament was only open to French players or foreign players who were a member of a French club during the first 34 years of its existence.

In 1968 it was the first Grand Slam tournament to open to non-amateur players. Only five players, Frank Parker, Jaroslav Drobný, Nicolarangeli and Roy Emerson, won multiple titles before the tournament became an Open Era tournament in 1968. The current champion is Nadal who beat Novak Djokovic in the 2020 final to win his thirteenth French Open title. The event was not held from 1915 to 1919 because of the First World War and was held unofficially under German occupation.

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