Top five women with most French Open singles titles

These legendary female tennis players made it a habit to win the championship.

Iga Swiatek won the 2022 edition of the French Open by beating Coco Gauff of the United States of America in the final. One needs major levels of fitness and precision to win on a clay court due to the sappy nature of the surface. 

Therefore, winning the French Open multiple times is an incredible feat. However, some female tennis players have achieved the feat over the years. Looking back at the history of the championship at Stade Roland Garros, here are the top five women with the most French Open singles titles.

5. Margaret Court - 5 titles

The legendary women’s tennis player Margaret Court won the French Open five times in her career. She is the leading woman with most Grand Slam titles in the singles category. The Australian managed to win 24 titles in her illustrious career as a professional. 

She won the French Open in particular five times. Two of them came during the Amateur Era and the other three were won in the Open Era. Apart from the championship at Roland Garros, Court also had 11 Australian Open,  three Wimbledon and five US Open titles. 

4. Adine Masson - 5 titles

Adine Masson also has five French Open titles under her belt. In fact, all five of her wins came inside a period of seven years. She won the competition in 1897, 1898, 1899, 1902 and 1903. She won the first three French championships when it was also only limited to French players.

The French tennis athlete also won the first-ever doubles championship in 1907. She partnered up with Yvonne de Pfeffel to lift the title. Masson reached the final of the Women’s Singles category in 1904 as well but Kate Gillou was too good for her. 

3. Steffi Graf - 6 titles

Steffi Graf is a legend of the sport and many regard her as the greatest women’s tennis player of all time. Her technique and execution on the court, be it hard or clay or grass, had no match. She was extremely tough to play against and bagged six French Open titles in her career.

The former World No.1 won the tournament in 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1996, and 1999. The German tennis star is credited for popularising the sport in her country. This led to several youngsters picking up the sport and making tennis one of the major sports in the country.

2. Suzanne Lenglen - 6 titles

Suzanne Lenglen is the second player ever to win the French Open on six occasions. All six of her triumphs came during the Amateur Era. The Fench tennis player won the tournament in 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, and 1926.

Suzanne had a ballet background which also showed in her graceful performances on the tennis court. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1978. Unfortunately, Lenglen died at the age of 39. 

1. Chris Evert - 7 titles

Chris Evert holds the record for winning the French Open singles titles the most number of times. She won it on seven occasions, a record that still stands today.  The American former World No.1 won the competition in 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, and 1986.

Chris Evert is one of the most successful women’s players overall. She won 18 Grand Slam singles trophies in her career, the fifth-highest in women’s tennis records. Expectedly, all of her French Open wins came in the Open Era. In addition to these championships, Evert also won the Australian Open two times, the Wimbledon three times and the US Open six times.

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