Most Titles
Open Era singles titles.
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Rafael Nadal 14 titles
ATP Roland Garros 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule
Bjorn Borg won the 1981 Roland Garros, defeating Ivan Lendl 6-1 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on clay courts in Paris, France, from May 25 to June 8, 1981. The match log contains 127 recorded singles results for this edition.
Roland Garros is also widely known as the French Open and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on clay.
Full tournament history →Dates
May 25 — Jun 8
Location
Paris, France
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Results
Round of 128
Bjorn Borg
DEF · 5×
6-2 6-2 6-2
Cassio Motta
6-3 3-6 6-3 7-6
Paul Torre
6-1 6-7 3-6 6-0 7-5
Angel Gimenez
6-4 7-5 6-2
Terry Moor
6-2 6-4 6-2
Jose Luis Damiani
6-2 (ret.)
Ilie Nastase
CH
6-2 6-4 7-5
Patrick Proisy
6-1 6-3 6-1
Balazs Taroczy
6-3 6-0 6-1
Tomas Smid
6-1 7-6 6-2
Ben Testerman
6-4 6-1 4-6 6-4
Marcos Hocevar
2-6 6-4 6-2 6-3
Thierry Tulasne
6-3 6-0 6-3
Adriano Panatta
CH
6-3 7-5 6-2
Tony Giammalva
6-1 3-6 6-4 6-1
Roberto Vizcaino
6-3 6-1 6-0
Victor Pecci
6-2 7-5 6-1
Shlomo Glickstein
7-5 6-3 6-0
Sandy Mayer
6-1 6-4 6-3
Raymond Moore
7-5 3-6 4-6 6-3 9-7
Wojtek Fibak
6-2 6-2 6-4
Fernando Luna
6-2 4-6 6-2 6-4
Haroon Ismail
4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Eric Deblicker
6-2 7-6 6-4
Yannick Noah
6-1 6-1 6-4
Hans Gildemeister
6-7 2-6 6-3 6-0 12-10
Jan Norback
6-1 6-4 5-7 6-3
Rod Frawley
4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4
Guillermo Vilas
CH
6-2 7-5 6-2
Pascal Portes
6-3 6-1 6-2
Ricardo Cano
3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Trey Waltke
6-3 6-0 6-0
Ivan Lendl
7-5 7-6 6-4
Andres Gomez
4-6 6-2 6-3 1-6 6-3
Eduardo Bengoechea
6-4 6-1 3-6 6-4
Chris Mayotte
6-7 6-3 7-5 6-3
Peter Mcnamara
6-3 6-1 5-7 6-1
Gilles Moretton
6-3 7-6 6-0
Billy Martin
4-6 7-6 7-6 6-3
Eric Fromm
6-7 7-5 6-2 6-3
John McEnroe
6-2 6-0 6-4
Jaime Fillol
3-6 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-4
Diego Perez
6-2 6-1 6-4
Jan Kodes
2× CH
Jiri Hrebec
6-4 3-6 6-0 6-1
Ricardo Ycaza
4-6 6-2 7-5 7-5
Jimmy Arias
6-4 7-6 7-6
Per Hjertquist
6-4 6-4 6-4
Chris Johnstone
6-1 7-5 6-0
Jose Luis Clerc
7-5 7-5 6-1
Alvaro Fillol
6-1 6-3 3-6 6-4
Alejandro Ganzabal
7-6 6-4 6-2
Steve Krulevitz
2-6 7-6 6-3 7-6
Carlos Kirmayr
6-3 7-6 6-2
Pavel Slozil
6-2 3-6 6-2 6-3
Brian Gottfried
6-7 6-3 6-0 6-4
Hans Simonsson
6-1 5-7 6-4 6-2
Jimmy Connors
6-1 7-5 3-6 6-3
Gabriel Urpi
7-5 4-6 6-4 6-0
Jean Francois Caujolle
6-3 6-3 6-3
Patrice Kuchna
6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2
Mel Purcell
3-6 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-1
Mansour Bahrami
4-6 7-5 6-4 7-6
Eddie Dibbs
6-0 6-1 6-1
Chris Lewis
6-4 6-2 4-6 2-6 6-4
Round of 64
Bjorn Borg
DEF · 5×
6-1 7-5 6-0
Paul Torre
6-3 6-4 6-3
Terry Moor
6-3 7-6 6-1
Ilie Nastase
CH
6-1 6-2 6-0
Balazs Taroczy
7-6 7-5 7-6
Ben Testerman
6-4 6-3 3-6 0-6 6-2
Thierry Tulasne
6-4 4-6 6-3 6-0
Tony Giammalva
6-4 7-5 6-4
Victor Pecci
4-6 6-3 7-5 7-5
Sandy Mayer
6-4 6-2 6-1
Wojtek Fibak
7-6 6-0 7-6
Haroon Ismail
2-6 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-4
Yannick Noah
7-6 1-6 6-4 6-3
Jan Norback
7-6 2-6 6-4 6-3
Guillermo Vilas
CH
6-2 6-3 6-0
Ricardo Cano
6-4 6-4 6-7 6-2
Ivan Lendl
6-2 3-6 2-6 7-6 6-4
Eduardo Bengoechea
6-4 6-0 6-4
Peter Mcnamara
6-3 6-3 6-3
Billy Martin
3-6 6-2 6-0 7-5
John McEnroe
6-3 6-0 6-2
Diego Perez
7-6 6-4 2-6 6-2
Ricardo Ycaza
5-7 6-3 1-6 6-1 6-4
Per Hjertquist
6-4 7-5 7-6
Jose Luis Clerc
6-4 6-1 6-0
Alejandro Ganzabal
6-3 6-7 6-1 6-3
Carlos Kirmayr
6-4 6-4 6-4
Brian Gottfried
6-2 6-3 7-6
Jimmy Connors
6-3 7-6 6-4
Jean Francois Caujolle
3-6 3-6 7-6 7-5 6-3
Mel Purcell
6-1 6-1 3-6 6-3
Eddie Dibbs
6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4
Round of 32
Bjorn Borg
DEF · 5×
6-2 6-1 6-2
Terry Moor
6-3 6-2 6-1
Ilie Nastase
CH
Balazs Taroczy
6-1 5-2 (ret.)
Thierry Tulasne
6-4 6-0 6-3
Victor Pecci
6-4 2-1 (ret.)
Wojtek Fibak
4-6 6-2 6-3 6-2
Yannick Noah
6-0 3-6 6-1 6-4
Guillermo Vilas
CH
6-1 6-1 6-0
Ivan Lendl
6-2 6-1 4-6 6-3
Peter Mcnamara
6-0 6-2 6-1
John McEnroe
6-1 2-6 6-0 6-4
Ricardo Ycaza
6-4 0-6 7-6 6-2
Jose Luis Clerc
6-4 6-2 6-1
Carlos Kirmayr
6-2 6-4 6-2
Jimmy Connors
6-0 6-2 6-0
Mel Purcell
3-6 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-3
Round of 16
Bjorn Borg
DEF · 5×
6-0 6-0 6-1
Balazs Taroczy
7-5 6-3 5-7 6-3
Victor Pecci
6-2 6-3 6-3
Yannick Noah
6-2 6-3 5-7 6-4
Ivan Lendl
6-2 4-6 7-6 7-6
John McEnroe
6-3 6-4 6-4
Jose Luis Clerc
6-4 3-6 7-5 7-5
Jimmy Connors
6-2 6-4 7-6
Quarterfinals
Bjorn Borg
DEF · 5×
6-3 6-3 6-2
Victor Pecci
3-6 6-4 6-4 6-4
Ivan Lendl
6-4 6-4 7-5
Jose Luis Clerc
4-6 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-0
Semifinals
Bjorn Borg
DEF · 5×
6-4 6-4 7-5
Ivan Lendl
3-6 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-2
Final
Bjorn Borg
DEF · 5×
6-1 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-1
Tournament Records
The leading Open Era records for Roland Garros.
Most Finals
Champion or runner-up finishes.
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Rafael Nadal 14 finals
Most Match Wins
Recorded main-draw match wins.
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Rafael Nadal 112 wins
Most Appearances
Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.
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Novak Djokovic 22 appearances
View the full Roland Garros record book →
Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.
Recent Finals
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match Data | Season | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Zverev | 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 | Flavio Cobolli | H2H | Match data | 2026 | Clay |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2) | Jannik Sinner | H2H | Match data | 2025 | Clay |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 | Alexander Zverev | H2H | Match data | 2024 | Clay |
| Novak Djokovic | 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 | Casper Ruud | H2H | Match data | 2023 | Clay |
| Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-3 6-0 | Casper Ruud | H2H | Match data | 2022 | Clay |
View full tournament history →
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Roland Garros held?
- Roland Garros is held in Paris, France.
- Who won the most recent Roland Garros?
- The 2026 Roland Garros was won by Alexander Zverev, who defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1.
- Who has won the most Roland Garros titles?
- Rafael Nadal has won 14 Roland Garros titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
- When was the first Roland Garros played?
- The first edition of Roland Garros was held in 1891.
- What surface is Roland Garros played on?
- Roland Garros is played on clay courts.