French Open Winner (1970 - 2000)
- 1970. Australia's Margaret Court became the first woman to win all four Grand Slam titles in one year.
- 1972. Andres Gimeno from Spain became the oldest French Open champion at 34 years old.
- 1988. Steffi Graf won all 4 Gland Slam titles and the gold medal in tennis at the Summer Olympics.
- 1989. At age 17, Michael Chang became the youngest male player in the Open Era to win the Roland Garros.
- 1990. At age 16, Yugoslavia's Monica Seles won her first Grand Slam tennis tournament. She also won the next two consecutive years.
- 2000. Mary Pierce was the last French national to win the Roland Garros.
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