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Special Events and Records at French Open Tennis Tournament

Introduction

The French Open stands to be the year's second Grand Slam Title. The French Open is a much is an extremely famous tennis tournament and the only Grand Slam Events played on clay courts that result in slow speed and high bounce of the ball. It's officially named as "Tournoi de Roland-Garros", a name that is derived from a stadium that has in turn named after World War I pilot. It's the foremost game that went "open" in 1968 i.e. it allowed both professionals and amateurs to play for the same titles. The Special Events and Records at the French Open Tennis Tournament include ruling of many expert players and many success stories of amateurs.

 
Special Events

The Special Events and Records at the French Open Tennis Tournament include many winners due to the type of game clay court has to offer. In the section of Men's Singles, following the four victories of Björn Borg were Gustavo Kuerten, Ivan Lendl and Mats Wilander equaled the competition with three wins each. Women's Singles category witnessed Steffi Graf winning the title six times followed by Chris Evert, Monica Seleš, Justin Henin and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario who won it thrice each. In Men's Doubles category the teams of Yevgeny Kafelnikov & Daniel Vacek, Jonas Björkman & Max Mirnyi, Mahesh Bhupathi & Leander Paes and Jacco Eltingh & Paul Haarhuis won the title twice each. In Women's Doubles category the team of Gigi Fernandez and Natalia Zvevera stole the show by winning the title five times. The Mixed Doubles had many title winners who exhibited their tennis playing skills.

Records

The history claims many Special Events and Records at the French Open Tennis Tournament. After the ruling reign of Björn Borg we saw many new-comers who extra-ordinarily mastered the game winning the Singles title many times. Steffi Graf undisputedly ruled the roost in the Women's Singles category. The unstoppable team of Gigi Fernandez and Natalia Zvevera displayed explicit gaming skills throughout. The Mixed category saw many winners of various nations competing for the title every year.

  • Women Champions French Open


  • Men Champions French Open


  • Special Events And Records At French Open


  • History Of The French Open


  • Courts At The French Open


  • Format Of The French Open


  • Host City Of The French Open


  • Host Stadium Of The French Open


  • Prizes At The French Open


  • The International Tennis Federation


  • The Association Of Tennis Professionals


  • Women Tennis Association


  • The Grand Slam Tournaments


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