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French Grand Slam
The French Grand Slam is a tennis event played on clay and held
over two weeks between end of May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second
of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar.
French Grand Slam History
The French Grand Slam began as a national tournament in 1891. In 1925, the French Championships
opened itself to international competitors with the event held on a grass surface
alternatively between the Racing Club de France and the Stade Français.
For the 1928 Davis Cup challenge, a new tennis stadium was built at Porte d’Auteuil.
Named after a hero of World War I, the new Stade was built with a red clay (terre
battue) playing surface, one which alters the ball's bounce and the player's approach
to the match vis-à-vis grass courts.
As such, over the years, clay court specialists have evolved and often succeed here
whilst higher ranked players may struggle like the great champion Pete Sampras and
former (and future ?) World No. 1 Roger Federer who won every other Grand Slam several
times but never the French Grand Slam. In 2006, the last six, 8 of the last 9, 11
of the last 13, and 13 of the last 17 French Grand Slam men's singles championships
were won by tennis players who never won any other Grand Slam tournament. But now,
Nadal already won Wimbledon, so the odds are changed...
List of French Grand Slam Men's Singles champions
Here the lastest winners of this Tennis Grand Slam :
| Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Score |
| 1997 |
Gustavo Kuerten |
Sergi Bruguera |
6-3 6-4 6-2 |
| 1998 |
Carlos Moyá |
Alex Corretja |
6-3 7-5 6-3 |
| 1999 |
Andre Agassi |
Andrei Medvedev |
1-6 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 |
| 2000 |
Gustavo Kuerten |
Magnus Norman |
6-2 6-3 2-6 7-6(6) |
| 2001 |
Gustavo Kuerten |
Alex Corretja |
6-7(3) 7-5 6-2 6-0 |
| 2002 |
Albert Costa |
Juan Carlos Ferrero |
6-1 6-0 4-6 6-3 |
| 2003 |
Juan Carlos Ferrero |
Martin Verkerk |
6-1 6-3 6-2 |
| 2004 |
Gastón Gaudio |
Guillermo Coria |
0-6 3-6 6-4 6-1 8-6 |
| 2005 |
Rafael Nadal |
Mariano Puerta |
6-7(6) 6-3 6-1 7-5 |
| 2006 |
Rafael Nadal |
Roger Federer |
1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6(4)
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| 2007 |
Rafael Nadal |
Roger Federer |
6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4
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| 2008 |
Rafael Nadal |
Roger Federer |
6-1 6-3 6-0
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| 2009 |
Roger Federer |
Robin Söderling |
6-1 7-6(1) 6-4
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