The 8 women with the most French Open titles: Chris Evert with 7, Iga Swiatek joint-third
Only eight women in the Open Era have won at least three French Open titles, cementing their place among the greatest players in tennis history.
Here, we look at the most successful women’s singles champions at Roland Garros.
=5) Serena Williams – Three titles (2002, 2013, 2015)
Our countdown begins with Williams, who won three French Open titles across a 13-year spell.
The American kickstarted her first ‘Serena Slam’ with her maiden Roland Garros triumph in 2002, defeating sister Venus to win what was her second Grand Slam singles title.
After an 11-year wait, Williams defeated Maria Sharapova to claim her second title in 2013, before beating Lucie Safarova to win her third and final title in 2015.
=5) Monica Seles – Three titles (1990-92)
The dominant female player of the early 1990s, Seles was just 16 years and six months old when she claimed her first title in 1990 – the youngest champion in tournament history.
Former world No 1 Seles defeated Steffi Graf to lift her first title and then beat another former champion, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, to successfully defend her crown in 1991.
Seles then saw off Graf in a legendary 1992 final to complete her French Open ‘three-peat’, becoming the first woman in the Open Era to win three straight titles in Paris.
=5) Arantxa Sanchez Vicario – Three titles (1989, 1994, 1998)
One of the leading clay-court stars of her generation, former world No 1 Sanchez Vicario won three of her four major singles titles at Roland Garros.
The Spaniard caused an almighty shock to lift her first title in 1989, rallying from the brink of defeat against reigning champion Graf to prevail in three sets, aged only 17.
Sanchez Vicario regained her title in 1994 with victory over home favourite Mary Pierce, before a three-set triumph over Seles to win her final French Open in 1998.
=5) Margaret Court – Three titles (1969-70, 1973)
Twice a champion at Roland Garros before the Open Era, Australian tennis great Court would go on to win three French Open titles after the launch of the professional game.
Court defeated Ann Jones in three sets to lift the title in 1969, and then successfully defended her crown in 1970 by beating Helga Niessen.
Returning to the tournament as a mother in 1973, Court saw off a young Chris Evert in a three-set thriller to win her final Roland Garros title – and her penultimate singles major.
=3) Iga Swiatek – Four titles (2020, 2022-24)
The reigning champion in Paris, Swiatek’s place in Roland Garros folklore is assured regardless of how well she fares in 2025 – or at any French Open in the future.
Unseeded in 2020, the Pole won her first Slam, and first WTA-level title full stop, with a straight-sets victory over Sofia Kenin.
Swiatek returned to the final in 2022 as the world No 1 and regained her title by defeating Coco Gauff, before fending off Karolina Muchova in a three-set thriller in the 2023 final.
Victory over Jasmine Paolini twelve months ago secured a historic fourth title, making her one of just four women to hit that tally.
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=3) Justine Henin – Four titles (2003, 2005-07)
The dominant clay-court star of her era, former world No 1 Henin reigned supreme at Roland Garros at the peak of her powers.
Henin won the first of her seven Grand Slam singles titles at Roland Garros in 2003, defeating compatriot Kim Clijsters in straight sets to lift the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen.
The Belgian then regained her title in 2005 with an emphatic victory over former champion Pierce, starting a run of three straight triumphs.
Henin successfully defended her crown by beating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the 2006 final, before downing Ana Ivanovic in 2007.
2) Steffi Graf – Six titles (1987-88, 1993, 1995-96, 1999)
One of the greatest tennis players of all time, Graf lifted six of her 22 Grand Slam singles titles at Roland Garros.
The German fought past fellow legend Martina Navratilova to claim her first title in 1987, before an infamous double-bagel triumph versus Natasha Zvereva in the 1988 final.
After a five-year wait, Graf regained her crown by beating Mary Joe Fernandez in the 1993 final, before back-to-back victories over Sanchez Vicario in 1995 and 1996.
In another legendary final, the former world No 1 rallied from the brink of defeat to down Martina Hingis in 1999, claiming her 22nd and final major.
1) Chris Evert – Seven titles – (1974-75, 1979-80, 1983, 1985-86)
Evert made 13 appearances at Roland Garros and won the title a record seven times, cementing her position as the WTA’s greatest-ever clay-court star.
After defeat in the 1973 final, the American downed Olga Morozova to lift her first title in 1974, successfully defending her title in 1975 with victory over leading rival Navratilova.
Evert then did not play in Paris for three straight years but returned in 1979 and reclaimed her crown by beating Wendy Turnbull, defending her title in 1980 with triumph over Virginia Ruzici.
The American dispatched Mima Jausovec to win her fifth title in 1983, and then completed her haul with consecutive victories over Navratilova in the 1985 and 1986 finals.
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