Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal's fourteen French Open titles hold numerous records in the all-time and Open Era categories for tennis, with his longtime rival Roger Federer calling it "one of the greatest achievements in sport".[1] He holds a 112–4 record at the event.
![]() Rafael Nadal holding the Coupe des Mousquetaires in 2006. | |
Full name | Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Singles | |
Career record | 112–4[a] |
Career titles | 14 |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | W (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022) |
Nadal's most recent title came at the 2022 edition in which he defeated Casper Ruud in the final.[2][3] From 2005 to 2014, he won 9 out of 10 French Open titles and from 2017 to 2022, he won 5 out of 6 French Open titles. In all 14 finals, he has never been taken to five sets.
In 2021, a statue was erected at the site of the tournament, Stade Roland Garros, in honor of his achievements there.[4]
Overview
editFinals: 14 (14 titles)
editResult | Year | Title | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2005 | 1 | Clay | Mariano Puerta | 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 2006 | 2 | Clay | Roger Federer | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 2007 | 3 | Clay | Roger Federer | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2008 | 4 | Clay | Roger Federer | 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 2010 | 5 | Clay | Robin Söderling | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 2011 | 6 | Clay | Roger Federer | 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1 |
Win | 2012 | 7 | Clay | Novak Djokovic | 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
Win | 2013 | 8 | Clay | David Ferrer | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 2014 | 9 | Clay | Novak Djokovic | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 2017 | 10 | Clay | Stan Wawrinka | 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 2018 | 11 | Clay | Dominic Thiem | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2019 | 12 | Clay | Dominic Thiem | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 2020 | 13 | Clay | Novak Djokovic | 6–0, 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 2022 | 14 | Clay | Casper Ruud | 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 |
All matches
editSingles (112 wins, 4 losses)
editTournament | Match | Round | Opponent (seed or key) | Rank | Result | Score |
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French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 23 May – 5 June 2005 | ||||||
1 / 116 | 1R | Lars Burgsmüller | 96 | Win
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6–1, 7–6(7–4), 6–1 | |
2 / 116 | 2R | Xavier Malisse | 46 | Win
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6–2, 6–2, 6–4 | |
3 / 116 | 3R | Richard Gasquet | 31 | Win
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6–4, 6–3, 6–2 | |
4 / 116 | 4R | Sébastien Grosjean | 24 | Win
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6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3 | |
5 / 116 | QF | David Ferrer | 21 | Win
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7–5, 6–2, 6–0 | |
6 / 116 | SF | Roger Federer (1) | 1 | Win | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
7 / 116 | W | Mariano Puerta | 37 | Win (1) | 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 29 May – 11 June 2006 |
8 / 116 | 1R | Robin Söderling | 50 | Win
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6–2, 7–5, 6–1 |
9 / 116 | 2R | Kevin Kim | 116 | Win
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6–2, 6–1, 6–4 | |
10 / 116 | 3R | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 32 | Win
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5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | |
11 / 116 | 4R | Lleyton Hewitt | 14 | Win
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6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 | |
12 / 116 | QF | Novak Djokovic | 63 | Win
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6–4, 6–4 RET | |
13 / 116 | SF | Ivan Ljubičić (4) | 4 | Win | 6–4, 6–2, 7–6(9–7) | |
14 / 116 | W | Roger Federer (1) | 1 | Win (2) | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 27 May – 10 June 2007 |
15 / 116 | 1R | Juan Martín del Potro | 59 | Win
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7–5, 6–3, 6–2 |
16 / 116 | 2R | Flavio Cipolla | 227 | Win
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6–2, 6–1, 6–4 | |
17 / 116 | 3R | Albert Montañés | 50 | Win
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6–1, 6–3, 6–2 | |
18 / 116 | 4R | Lleyton Hewitt | 16 | Win
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6–3, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) | |
19 / 116 | QF | Carlos Moyá | 26 | Win
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6–4, 6–3, 6–0 | |
20 / 116 | SF | Novak Djokovic (6) | 6 | Win
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7–5, 6–4, 6–2 | |
21 / 116 | W | Roger Federer (1) | 1 | Win (3) | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 25 May – 7 June 2008 |
22 / 116 | 1R | Thomaz Bellucci | 76 | Win
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7–5, 6–3, 6–1 |
23 / 116 | 2R | Nicolas Devilder | 148 | Win
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6–4, 6–0, 6–1 | |
24 / 116 | 3R | Jarkko Nieminen | 26 | Win
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6–1, 6–3, 6–1 | |
25 / 116 | 4R | Fernando Verdasco | 23 | Win
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6–1, 6–0, 6–2 | |
26 / 116 | QF | Nicolás Almagro | 20 | Win
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6–1, 6–1, 6–1 | |
27 / 116 | SF | Novak Djokovic (3) | 3 | Win
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6–4, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | |
28 / 116 | W | Roger Federer (1) | 1 | Win (4) | 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 25 May – 7 June 2009 | ||||||
29 / 116 | 1R | Marcos Daniel (Q) | 97 | Win | 7–5, 6–4, 6–3 | |
30 / 116 | 2R | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 72 | Win | 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 | |
31 / 116 | 3R | Lleyton Hewitt | 48 | Win | 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 | |
32 / 116 | 4R | Robin Söderling (23) | 25 | Loss | 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–7(2–7) | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 24 May – 6 June 2010 | ||||||
33 / 116 | 1R | Gianni Mina (WC) | 655 | Win | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 | |
34 / 116 | 2R | Horacio Zeballos | 44 | Win | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 | |
35 / 116 | 3R | Lleyton Hewitt (28) | 33 | Win | 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 | |
36 / 116 | 4R | Thomaz Bellucci (24) | 29 | Win | 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 | |
37 / 116 | QF | Nicolás Almagro (19) | 21 | Win | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | |
38 / 116 | SF | Jürgen Melzer (22) | 27 | Win | 6–2, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | |
39 / 116 | W | Robin Söderling (5) | 7 | Win (5) | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 23 May – 5 June 2011 | ||||||
40 / 116 | 1R | John Isner | 39 | Win | 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 6–4 | |
41 / 116 | 2R | Pablo Andújar | 48 | Win | 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | |
42 / 116 | 3R | Antonio Veić (Q) | 227 | Win | 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 | |
43 / 116 | 4R | Ivan Ljubičić | 37 | Win | 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 | |
44 / 116 | QF | Robin Söderling (5) | 5 | Win | 6–4, 6–1, 7–6(7–3) | |
45 / 116 | SF | Andy Murray (4) | 4 | Win | 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 | |
46 / 116 | W | Roger Federer (3) | 3 | Win (6) | 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 28 May – 10 June 2012 |
47 / 116 | 1R | Simone Bolelli | 111 | Win
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6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
48 / 116 | 2R | Denis Istomin | 43 | Win
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6–2, 6–2, 6–0 | |
49 / 116 | 3R | Eduardo Schwank | 192 | Win
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6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | |
50 / 116 | 4R | Juan Mónaco | 15 | Win
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6–2, 6–0, 6–0 | |
51 / 116 | QF | Nicolás Almagro | 13 | Win
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7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–3 | |
52 / 116 | SF | David Ferrer | 6 | Win
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6–2, 6–2, 6–1 | |
53 / 116 | W | Novak Djokovic (1) | 1 | Win (7) | 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor May 26 – June 9, 2013 |
54 / 116 | 1R
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Daniel Brands | 59 | Win
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4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–3 |
55 / 116 | 2R | Martin Kližan | 35 | Win
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4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | |
56 / 116 | 3R | Fabio Fognini | 29 | Win
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7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–4 | |
57 / 116 | 4R | Kei Nishikori | 15 | Win
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6–4, 6–1, 6–3 | |
58 / 116 | QF | Stanislas Wawrinka | 10 | Win
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6–2, 6–3, 6–1 | |
59 / 116 | SF | Novak Djokovic | 1 | Win
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6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 9–7 | |
60 / 116 | W | David Ferrer (5) | 5 | Win (8) | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 25 May – 08 June 2014 | ||||||
61 / 116 | 1R | Robby Ginepri (WC) | 279 | Win | 6–0, 6–3, 6–0 | |
62 / 116 | 2R | Dominic Thiem | 57 | Win | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 | |
63 / 116 | 3R | Leonardo Mayer | 65 | Win | 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 | |
64 / 116 | 4R | Dušan Lajović | 83 | Win | 6–1, 6–2, 6–1 | |
65 / 116 | QF | David Ferrer (5) | 5 | Win | 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 | |
66 / 116 | SF | Andy Murray (7) | 8 | Win | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 | |
67 / 116 | W | Novak Djokovic (2) | 2 | Win (9) | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 24 May – 7 June 2015 | ||||||
68 / 116 | 1R | Quentin Halys (WC) | 304 | Win | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 | |
69 / 116 | 2R | Nicolás Almagro | 154 | Win | 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 | |
70 / 116 | 3R | Andrey Kuznetsov | 120 | Win | 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 | |
71 / 116 | 4R | Jack Sock | 37 | Win | 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 | |
72 / 116 | QF | Novak Djokovic (1) | 1 | Loss | 5–7, 3–6, 1–6 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay,outdoor 22 May – 5 June 2016 | ||||||
73 / 116 | 1R | Sam Groth | 95 | Win | 6–1, 6–1, 6–1 | |
74 / 116 | 2R | Facundo Bagnis | 99 | Win | 6–3, 6–0, 6–3 | |
– | 3R | Marcel Granollers | 56 | Withdrew | N/A | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 28 May – 11 June 2017 | ||||||
75 / 116 | 1R | Benoît Paire | 45 | Win | 6–1, 6–4, 6–1 | |
76 / 116 | 2R | Robin Haase | 46 | Win | 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 | |
77 / 116 | 3R | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 63 | Win | 6–0, 6–1, 6–0 | |
78 / 116 | 4R | Roberto Bautista Agut (17) | 18 | Win | 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 | |
79 / 116 | QF | Pablo Carreño Busta (20) | 21 | Win | 6–2, 2–0 RET | |
80 / 116 | SF | Dominic Thiem (6) | 7 | Win | 6–3, 6–4, 6–0 | |
81 / 116 | W | Stan Wawrinka (3) | 3 | Win (10) | 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 28 May – 10 June 2018 | ||||||
82 / 116 | 1R | Simone Bolelli (LL) | 130 | Win | 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(11–9) | |
83 / 116 | 2R | Guido Pella | 78 | Win | 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 | |
84 / 116 | 3R | Richard Gasquet (27) | 32 | Win | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 | |
85 / 116 | 4R | Maximilian Marterer | 70 | Win | 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | |
86 / 116 | QF | Diego Schwartzman (11) | 12 | Win | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 | |
87 / 116 | SF | Juan Martín del Potro (5) | 6 | Win | 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 | |
88 / 116 | W | Dominic Thiem (7) | 8 | Win (11) | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 27 May – 9 June 2019 | ||||||
89 / 116 | 1R | Yannick Hanfmann (Q) | 180 | Win | 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 | |
90 / 116 | 2R | Yannick Maden (Q) | 114 | Win | 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 | |
91 / 116 | 3R | David Goffin (27) | 29 | Win | 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | |
92 / 116 | 4R | Juan Ignacio Londero | 78 | Win | 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 | |
93 / 116 | QF | Kei Nishikori (7) | 7 | Win | 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 | |
94 / 116 | SF | Roger Federer (3) | 3 | Win | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | |
95 / 116 | W | Dominic Thiem (4) | 4 | Win (12) | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 27 September – 11 October 2020 | ||||||
96 / 116 | 1R | Egor Gerasimov | 83 | Win | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | |
97 / 116 | 2R | Mackenzie McDonald (PR) | 236 | Win | 6–1, 6–0, 6–3 | |
98 / 116 | 3R | Stefano Travaglia | 74 | Win | 6–1, 6–4, 6–0 | |
99 / 116 | 4R | Sebastian Korda (Q) | 213 | Win | 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 | |
100 / 116 | QF | Jannik Sinner | 75 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–1 | |
101 / 116 | SF | Diego Schwartzman (12) | 14 | Win | 6–3, 6–3, 7–6(7–0) | |
102 / 116 | W | Novak Djokovic (1) | 1 | Win (13) | 6–0, 6–2, 7–5 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 30 May – 13 June 2021 | ||||||
103 / 116 | 1R | Alexei Popyrin | 63 | Win | 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) | |
104 / 116 | 2R | Richard Gasquet | 53 | Win | 6–0, 7–5, 6–2 | |
105 / 116 | 3R | Cameron Norrie | 45 | Win | 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | |
106 / 116 | 4R | Jannik Sinner (18) | 19 | Win | 7–5, 6–3, 6–0 | |
107 / 116 | QF | Diego Schwartzman (10) | 10 | Win | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 | |
108 / 116 | SF | Novak Djokovic (1) | 1 | Loss | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 2–6 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 22 May – 5 June 2022 | ||||||
109 / 116 | 1R | Jordan Thompson | 82 | Win | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 | |
110 / 116 | 2R | Corentin Moutet (WC) | 139 | Win | 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 | |
111 / 116 | 3R | Botic van de Zandschulp (26) | 29 | Win | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | |
112 / 116 | 4R | Félix Auger-Aliassime (9) | 9 | Win | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | |
113 / 116 | QF | Novak Djokovic (1) | 1 | Win | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | |
114 / 116 | SF | Alexander Zverev (3) | 3 | Win | 7–6(10–8), 6–6(0–0), ret. | |
115 / 116 | W | Casper Ruud (8) | 8 | Win (14) | 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 28 May – 11 June 2023 | ||||||
Withdrew | ||||||
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 26 May – 9 June 2024 | ||||||
116 / 116 | 1R | Alexander Zverev (4) | 4 | Loss | 3–6, 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | |
Statistics
editHead-to-head records
editPlayers in bold were ranked inside the top 10 at the time of at least one meeting.
- Novak Djokovic 8–2
- Robin Söderling 3–1
- Roger Federer 6–0
- David Ferrer 4–0
- Dominic Thiem 4–0
- Diego Schwartzman 3–0
- Juan Martín del Potro 2–0
- Andy Murray 2–0
- Stan Wawrinka 2–0
- Félix Auger-Aliassime 1–0
- Mariano Puerta 1–0
- Casper Ruud 1–0
- Alexander Zverev 1–1
Top 10 wins
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# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | RNR |
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1/32. | Roger Federer | 1 | 2005 French Open | Clay | SF | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | 5 |
2/32. | Ivan Ljubičić | 4 | 2006 French Open | Clay | SF | 6–4, 6–2, 7–6(9–7) | 2 |
3/32. | Roger Federer | 1 | 2006 French Open | Clay | F | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | 2 |
4/32. | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 2007 French Open | Clay | SF | 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 | 2 |
5/32. | Roger Federer | 1 | 2007 French Open | Clay | F | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 2 |
6/32. | Novak Djokovic | 3 | 2008 French Open | Clay | SF | 6–4, 6–2, 7–67–3) | 2 |
7/32. | Roger Federer | 1 | 2008 French Open | Clay | F | 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 | 2 |
8/32. | Robin Söderling | 7 | 2010 French Open | Clay | F | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 | 2 |
9/32. | Robin Söderling | 5 | 2011 French Open | Clay | QF | 6–4, 6–1, 7–6(7–3) | 1 |
10/32. | Andy Murray | 4 | 2011 French Open | Clay | SF | 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 | 1 |
11/32. | Roger Federer | 3 | 2011 French Open | Clay | F | 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1 | 1 |
12/32. | David Ferrer | 6 | 2012 French Open | Clay | SF | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 | 2 |
13/32. | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 2012 French Open | Clay | F | 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 | 2 |
14/32. | Stan Wawrinka | 10 | 2013 French Open | Clay | QF | 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 | 4 |
15/32. | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 2013 French Open | Clay | SF | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 9–7 | 4 |
16/32. | David Ferrer | 5 | 2013 French Open | Clay | F | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 | 4 |
17/32. | David Ferrer | 5 | 2014 French Open | Clay | QF | 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 | 1 |
18/32. | Andy Murray | 8 | 2014 French Open | Clay | SF | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 | 1 |
19/32. | Novak Djokovic | 2 | 2014 French Open | Clay | F | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 | 1 |
20/32. | Dominic Thiem | 7 | 2017 French Open | Clay | SF | 6–3, 6–4, 6–0 | 4 |
21/32. | Stan Wawrinka | 3 | 2017 French Open | Clay | F | 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 | 4 |
22/32. | Juan Martín del Potro | 6 | 2018 French Open | Clay | SF | 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 | 1 |
23/32. | Dominic Thiem | 8 | 2018 French Open | Clay | F | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 | 1 |
24/32. | Kei Nishikori | 7 | 2019 French Open | Clay | QF | 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 | 2 |
25/32. | Roger Federer | 3 | 2019 French Open | Clay | SF | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | 2 |
26/32. | Dominic Thiem | 4 | 2019 French Open | Clay | F | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 | 2 |
27/32. | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 2020 French Open | Clay | F | 6–0, 6–2, 7–5 | 2 |
28/32. | Diego Schwartzman | 10 | 2021 French Open | Clay | QF | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 | 3 |
29/32. | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 9 | 2022 French Open | Clay | 4R | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | 5 |
30/32. | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 2022 French Open | Clay | QF | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | 5 |
31/32. | Alexander Zverev | 3 | 2022 French Open | Clay | SF | 7–6(10–8), 6–6, ret. | 5 |
32/32. | Casper Ruud | 8 | 2022 French Open | Clay | F | 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 | 5 |
Notes
editReferences
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- ^ "STATUE IN HONOUR OF RAFA UNVEILED AT RG". rolandgarros.com. Paris. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.