In my last weekend blog, I have written about the men’s singles champions in French Open tennis grand slam tournament over the years in open era from 1968. In this blog I am listing ladies’ single champions in the open era.
1968 Nancy Richey (USA) beat Ann Haydon Jones (GBR) 5-7, 6-6, 6-1
1969 Margaret Court (Aus) beat Ann Haydon Jones (GBR) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
1970 Margaret Court (Aus) beat Helga Niessen (Ger) 6-2, 6-4
1971 Evonne Goolagong (Aus) beat Helen Gourlay (Aus) 6-3, 7-5
1972 Billie Jean King beat (USA) beat Evonne Goolagong (Aus) 6-3, 6-3
1973 Margaret Court (Aus) beat Chris Evert (USA) 6-7, 7-6, 6-4
1974 Chris Evert (USA) beat Olga Morozova (USSR) 6-1, 6-2
1975 Chris Evert (USA) beat Martina Navratilova (TCH) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
1976 Sue Barker (GBR) beat Renata Tomanova (TCH) 6-2, 0-6, 6-2
1977 Mima Jausovec (Yug) beat Florenta Mihai (Rou) 6-2, 7-6, 6-1
1978 Virginia Ruzici (Rou) beat Mima Jausovec (Yug) 6-2, 6-2
1979 Chris Evert (USA) beat Wendy Turnbull (Aus) 6-2, 6-0
1980 Chris Evert (USA) beat Virginia Ruzici (Rou) 6-0, 6-3
1981 Hana Mandlikova (TCH) beat Sylvia Hanika (Ger)
1982 Martina Navratilova (USA) beat Andrea Jaeger (USA) 7-6, 6-1
1983 Chris Evert (USA) beat Mima Jausovec (Yug) 6-3, 6-7, 7-5
1984 Martina Navratilova (USA) beat Chris Evert (USA) 6-3, 6-1
1985 Chris Evert (USA) beat Martina Navratilova (USA) 6-3, 6-7, 7-5
1986 Chris Evert (USA) beat Martina Navratilova (USA) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
1987 Steffi Graf (Ger) beat Martina Navratilova (USA) 6-4, 6-4
1988 Steffi Graff (Ger) beat Natasha Zvereva (USSR) 6-0, 6-0
1989 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (ESP) beat Steffi Graf (Ger) 7-6, 3-6, 7-5
1990 Monica Seles (Yug) beat Steffi Graf (Ger) 7-6, 6-4
1991 Monica Seles (Yug) beat Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (ESP) 6-3, 6-4
1992 Monica Seles (Yug) beat Steffi Graf (Ger) 6-2, 3-6, 10-8
1993 Steffi Graf (Ger) beat Mary joe Fernandez (USA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
1994 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (ESP) beat Mar Pierce (Fra) 6-4, 6-4
1995 Steffi Graf (Ger) beat Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (ESP) 7-5, 4-6, 6-0
1996 Steffi Graf (Ger) beat Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (ESP) 6-3, 6-7, 10-8
1997 Iva Majoli (Cro) beat Martina Hingis (Sui) 6-4, 6-2
1998 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (ESP) beat Monica Seles (USA) 7-6, 0-6, 6-2
1999 Steffi Graf (Ger0 Martina Hingis (Sui) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
2000 Mary Pierce (Fra) beat Conchita Martinez 6-2, 7-5
2001 Jennifer Capriati (USA) beat Kim Clijsters (Bel)1-6, 6-4, 12-10
2002 Serena Williams (USA) beat Venus Williams (USA) 7-5, 6-3
2003 Justine Henin (Bel) beat Kim Clijsters (Bel) 6-0, 6-4
2004 Anastasia Myskina (Rus) beat Elena Dementieva (Rus) 6-1, 6-2
2005 Justine Henin (Bel) beat Mary Pierce (Fra) 6-1, 6-1
2006 Justine Henin (bel) beat Svetlana 6-1, 6-2 (Rus) 6-4, 6-4
2007 Justin Henin (Bel) Ana Ivanovic (Serb) 6-1, 6-2
2008 Anna Ivanovic (serb) beat Dinara Safina (Rus) 6-4, 6-3
2009 Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) beat Dinara Safina (Rus) 6-4, 6-2
2010 Francesca schiavone (Ita) beat Samantha Stosur (Aus) 6-4, 7-6
2011 Li Na (CHN) beat Francesca Schiavone (Ita) 6-4, 7-6
2012 Maria Sharapova (Rus) beat Sara Errani (Ita) 6-3, 6-2
2013 Serena Williams (USA) beat Maria Sharapova (Rus) 6-4, 6-4
2014 Maria Sharapova (Rus) beat Simona Halep (Rou) 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
2015 Serena Williams (USA) beat Lucie Safarova (CZE)) 6-3, 6-7, 6-2
2016 Garbine Muguruza (ESP) beat Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4
2017 Jelena Ostapenko (Lat) beat Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
2018 Simona Halep (Rou) beat Sloans Stephens (USA) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
2019 Ashleigh Barty (Aus) beat Marketa Vondrousova 6-1, 6-3
2020 Iga Swiatek (Pol) beat Sofia Kenin (USA) 6-4, 6-1
2021 Barbora Krejcikova beat Anastasia Povlyuchenkova (Rus) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
Hope you all will find this information very interesting. Like in men’s list of winners and runner ups, here also you will find many unknown/unheard tennis players who featured in the finals.
Anil Malik
Mumbai, India
5th November 2021v
R. N. Mungale.
Good information.