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 Mirra Andreeva, who defeated Maja Chwalinska 6-3 6-2.

Who has won the most Roland Garros titles?

Chris Evert has won 7 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. The first women's singles edition was held in 1897.

What surface is Roland Garros played on?

Roland Garros is played on clay courts.

WTA Roland Garros 1979 Draw & Results

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Chris Evert won the 1979 Roland Garros, defeating Wendy Turnbull 6-2 6-0 in the final. The Grand Slam was played May 28–June 10 on clay courts in Paris, France.

Roland Garros is also widely known as the French Open and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on clay.

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Champion

Chris Evert

def. Wendy Turnbull , 6-2 6-0

Dates

May 28 — Jun 10

Location

Paris, France

Results

63 recorded singles results

Roland Garros 1979 match log
Winner	Score	Loser	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
F (1)
Chris Evert 2× CH	6-2 6-0	Wendy Turnbull	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 1979*	F
SF (2)
Chris Evert 2× CH	6-1 6-3	Dianne Fromholtz	H2H	Match data	Jun 9, 1979*	SF
Wendy Turnbull	6-4 6-3	Regina Marsikova	H2H	Match data	Jun 9, 1979*	SF
QF (4)
Dianne Fromholtz	6-0 6-4	Virginia Ruzici DEF	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 1979*	QF
Wendy Turnbull	6-3 6-3	Hana Mandlikova	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 1979*	QF
Chris Evert 2× CH	6-0 6-4	Ruta Gerulaitis	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 1979*	QF
Regina Marsikova	6-1 6-1	Renata Tomanova	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 1979*	QF
R16 (8)
Virginia Ruzici DEF	6-1 7-5	Iva Budarova	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1979*	R16
Chris Evert 2× CH	4-6 6-2 6-3	Patricia Medrado	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1979*	R16
Wendy Turnbull	6-2 6-3	Leslie Allen	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1979*	R16
Dianne Fromholtz	6-0 6-1	Bettina Bunge	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1979*	R16
Regina Marsikova	6-3 7-6	Anne Smith	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1979*	R16
Hana Mandlikova	6-4 7-6	Betty Ann Grubb	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1979*	R16
Ruta Gerulaitis	6-1 6-4	Betty Stove	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1979*	R16 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Renata Tomanova	6-4 6-2	Lucia Romanov	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1979*	R16
R32 (16)
Iva Budarova	6-4 6-2	Sharon Walsh Pete	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979*	R32
Ruta Gerulaitis	6-0 (ret.)	Ilana Kloss	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979*	R32
Betty Stove	7-6 4-6 6-3	Brigitte Simon Glinel	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979*	R32
Dianne Fromholtz	6-2 6-1	Emilse Raponi Longo	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979*	R32
Renata Tomanova	6-2 4-6 6-2	Virginia Wade	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979*	R32 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Betty Ann Grubb	6-3 2-6 6-1	Hana Strachonova	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979*	R32
Patricia Medrado	6-4 6-4	Mima Jausovec CH	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979*	R32 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Anne Smith	6-1 6-0	Sherry Acker	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979*	R32
Virginia Ruzici DEF	6-4 6-0	Anne Hobbs	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979*	R32
Lucia Romanov	6-1 6-4	Kathy May	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979*	R32 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Hana Mandlikova	7-6 2-6 6-1	Sue Barker CH	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979*	R32 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Leslie Allen	6-2 6-7 6-3	Elly Appel	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979*	R32
Bettina Bunge	6-1 5-7 7-5	Marise Kruger	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979*	R32
Wendy Turnbull	6-3 6-3	Jeanne Duvall	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979*	R32
Chris Evert 2× CH	6-3 6-3	Laura Dupont	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979*	R32
Regina Marsikova	6-3 6-2	Lele Forood	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1979*	R32
R64 (32)
Betty Stove	6-0 6-3	Viviana Gonzalez	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Patricia Medrado	7-6 6-1	Ivanna Madruga	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Mima Jausovec CH	6-2 6-3	Anne Chevalier	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Hana Strachonova	6-1 6-1	Rosie Casals	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Chris Evert 2× CH	6-1 6-0	Kate Latham	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Bettina Bunge	6-3 6-4	Kay Mcdaniel	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Virginia Ruzici DEF	6-3 6-3	Petra Delhees Jauch	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Dianne Fromholtz	6-4 6-1	Rayni Fox	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Sherry Acker	7-6 6-3	Diane Desfor	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Betty Ann Grubb	2-6 7-6 8-6	Adriana Villagran Reami	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Marise Kruger	7-6 6-0	Rene Blount	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Iva Budarova	6-1 6-2	Zenda Liess	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Wendy Turnbull	6-4 6-2	Paula Smith	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Regina Marsikova	6-4 4-6 6-0	Pam Teeguarden	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Kathy May	4-6 6-1 6-0	Daniela Marzano	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Lucia Romanov	6-1 6-1	Jane Stratton	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Lele Forood	6-2 6-1	Linda Siegel	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Leslie Allen	6-3 6-4	Marita Redondo	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Emilse Raponi Longo	6-4 7-6	Cynthia Doerner	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Anne Hobbs	6-3 2-6 6-3	Yvonne Vermaak	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Renata Tomanova	6-7 6-2 6-4	Dominique Beillan	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Ruta Gerulaitis	6-2 6-7 6-0	Chris Oneil	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Jeanne Duvall	6-4 6-3	Sylvia Hanika	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Elly Appel	6-4 6-4	Janet Newberry	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Sue Barker CH	6-2 7-6	Heidi Eisterlehner	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Sharon Walsh Pete	2-6 6-4 6-2	Frederique Thibault	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Ilana Kloss	6-2 5-7 6-0	Nathalie Fuchs	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Hana Mandlikova	6-4 6-4	Mariana Simionescu	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Anne Smith	6-1 6-1	Francoise Durr	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Virginia Wade	7-5 7-6	Gail Sherriff	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Laura Dupont	7-6 5-7 6-3	Barbara Jordan	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64
Brigitte Simon Glinel	6-2 1-6 6-3	Caroline Stoll	H2H	Match data	May 31, 1979*	R64 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Roland Garros.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles.

Chris Evert 7 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes. 2 players share this record.

Chris Evert 9 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

Steffi Graf 84 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

Venus Williams 24 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Roland Garros finals
Winner	Score	Runner-up	H2H	Match Data	Season	Surface
Mirra Andreeva #8	6-3 6-2	Maja Chwalinska #114	H2H	Match data	2026	Clay
Coco Gauff #2	6-7(5) 6-2 6-4	Aryna Sabalenka #1	H2H	Match data	2025	Clay
Iga Swiatek #1	6-2 6-1	Jasmine Paolini #15	H2H	Match data	2024	Clay
Iga Swiatek #1	6-2 5-7 6-4	Karolina Muchova #43	H2H	Match data	2023	Clay
Iga Swiatek #1	6-1 6-3	Coco Gauff #23	H2H	Match data	2022	Clay

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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 Mirra Andreeva, who defeated Maja Chwalinska 6-3 6-2.
Who has won the most Roland Garros titles?: Chris Evert has won 7 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. The first women's singles edition was held in 1897.
What surface is Roland Garros played on?: Roland Garros is played on clay courts.