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 1996 Draw & Results

Completed

Steffi Graf won the 1996 Roland Garros, defeating Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-3 6-7(4) 10-8 in the final. The Grand Slam was played May 27–June 9 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.

Full tournament history →

Champion

Steffi Graf

def. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario , 6-3 6-7(4) 10-8

Dates

May 27 — Jun 9

Location

Paris, France

Results

Round of 128

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 4× 6-3 6-2

Larisa Savchenko #86

Nicole Bradtke #54 6-2 6-3

Jolene Watanabe #90

Petra Langrova #205 6-2 7-6(12)

Nicole Arendt #100

Petra Kamstra #89 6-1 7-5

Laura Golarsa #138

Mary Joe Fernandez #11 6-0 6-1

Magdalena Grzybowska #75

Henrieta Nagyova #80 2-6 6-4 6-4

Patty Schnyder #87

Gloria Pizzichini #66 7-6(2) 6-2

Karin Kschwendt #50

Julie Halard-Decugis #19 2-6 6-1 6-0

Lindsay Lee-Waters #44

Iva Majoli #4 6-3 6-4

Silke Meier #171

Rita Grande #63 6-3 6-1

Sandra Cacic #61

Sandrine Testud #39 6-3 5-7 6-4

Virginia Ruano Pascual #65

Paola Suarez #64 1-6 6-3 6-2

Mariaan De Swardt

Gala Leon Garcia #107 6-4 6-4

Nana Smith #92

Kyoko Nagatsuka #79 6-4 3-6 6-2

Katrina Adams #99

Barbara Paulus #16 6-4 6-4

Naoko Kijimuta #55

Kristie Boogert #60 6-1 6-4

Angeles Montolio #108

Conchita Martínez #2 6-1 6-1

Els Callens #73

Radomira Zrubakova #115 5-7 6-3 6-2

Anne-Gaelle Sidot #116

Ann Grossman #70 6-4 6-0

Yone Kamio #58

Nathalie Dechy #116 6-2 7-5

Janette Husarova #91

Amanda Coetzer #15 6-1 7-5

Ai Sugiyama #25

Francesca Lubiani #103 6-4 7-5

Claudia Porwik #110

Natasha Zvereva #22 6-3 6-4

Dominique Monami #42

Adriana Serra Zanetti #101 2-6 6-1 7-5

Florencia Labat #53

Lindsay Davenport #12 6-4 6-1

Flora Perfetti #124

Sung-Hee Park #81 5-7 6-1 6-3

Mana Endo #41

Yayuk Basuki #28 6-4 6-2

Marianne Werdel Witmeyer

Laurence Courtois #43 6-3 5-2 (ret.)

Maria Jose Gaidano

Kimiko Date #9 3-6 6-3 6-4

Asa Carlsson #45

Tatjana Jecmenica #76 7-5 7-6(0)

Sabine Hack #36

Linda Wild #33 6-2 6-0

Rika Hiraki #95

Sandra Cecchini #127 6-2 6-1

Meredith Mcgrath #49

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 2× CH 6-2 6-3

Andrea Glass #94

Veronika Martinek #105 6-3 6-4

Jana Kandarr #93

Elena Likhovtseva #32 6-3 1-6 6-4

Judith Wiesner #24

María Sánchez Lorenzo #84 6-2 6-2

Amelie Cocheteux #174

Barbara Rittner #82 6-0 6-1

Katarina Studenikova #57

Jing-Qian Yi #71 6-3 7-5

Jennifer Capriati #109

Mary Pierce #14 7-5 6-2

Melanie Schnell #96

Dally Randriantefy #113 7-6(6) 6-1

Jana Nejedly #118

Karina Habsudova #26 6-7(5) 6-0 7-5

Kristin Godridge #106

Nathalie Tauziat #20 6-1 6-1

Anne Miller

Martina Hingis #17 6-3 6-0

Barbara Schett #48

Petra Begerow #51 2-6 7-5 6-4

Christina Singer #56

Anke Huber #5 6-2 6-2

Gigi Fernandez #67

Andrea Temesvari #173 6-1 7-5

Shaun Stafford #156

Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #123 6-4 5-7 7-5

Rachel Mcquillan #136

Nancy Feber #104 6-4 6-4

Helena Sukova #31

Jana Novotna #8 6-0 6-2

Ludmila Richterova #74

Shi-Ting Wang #35 6-2 6-4

Anna Smashnova #78

Elena Makarova 6-0 3-6 6-1

Natalia Baudone #98

Alexandra Fusai #69 6-2 6-4

Patricia Hy Boulais

Irina Spirlea #18 6-0 6-1

Catherine Mothes Jobkel

Silvia Farina Elia #46 6-3 6-4

Catalina Cristea #129

Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #10 6-4 6-4

Alexia Dechaume Balleret

Amélie Mauresmo #229 6-2 1-6 6-4

Beate Reinstadler #125

Monica Seles #1 3× CH 6-1 6-1

Caroline Dhenin #168

Naoko Sawamatsu #29 6-2 6-1

Katarzyna Nowak #119

Sabine Appelmans #27 6-1 6-1

Rennae Stubbs #77

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 6-3 6-3

Amy Frazier #21

Magdalena Maleeva #13 6-1 6-7(4) 12-10

Lisa Raymond #34

Tami Whitlinger Jones 6-1 6-2

Elena Pampoulova

Miriam Oremans #47 6-3 6-0

Lea Ghirardi #137

Radka Bobkova #114 6-2 7-5

Isabelle Demongeot #153

Round of 64

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 4× 6-2 6-2

Nicole Bradtke #54

Petra Langrova #205 6-2 4-6 6-1

Petra Kamstra #89

Mary Joe Fernandez #11 6-2 6-4

Henrieta Nagyova #80

Gloria Pizzichini #66 6-7(4) 6-4 7-5

Julie Halard-Decugis #19

Iva Majoli #4 6-3 7-6(4)

Rita Grande #63

Sandrine Testud #39 7-5 6-3

Paola Suarez #64

Gala Leon Garcia #107 6-1 6-0

Kyoko Nagatsuka #79

Barbara Paulus #16 6-2 6-4

Kristie Boogert #60

Conchita Martínez #2 6-3 7-5

Radomira Zrubakova #115

Ann Grossman #70 6-3 6-3

Nathalie Dechy #116

Amanda Coetzer #15 6-4 6-1

Francesca Lubiani #103

Natasha Zvereva #22 6-3 6-3

Adriana Serra Zanetti #101

Lindsay Davenport #12 6-1 6-2

Sung-Hee Park #81

Yayuk Basuki #28 7-5 6-2

Laurence Courtois #43

Kimiko Date #9 6-4 6-2

Tatjana Jecmenica #76

Linda Wild #33 6-7(5) 7-6(3) 6-2

Sandra Cecchini #127

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 2× CH 6-0 6-1

Veronika Martinek #105

Elena Likhovtseva #32 6-3 3-6 9-7

María Sánchez Lorenzo #84

Barbara Rittner #82 6-0 6-3

Jing-Qian Yi #71

Mary Pierce #14 6-3 2-6 6-2

Dally Randriantefy #113

Karina Habsudova #26 6-2 4-6 8-6

Nathalie Tauziat #20

Martina Hingis #17 7-5 7-5

Petra Begerow #51

Anke Huber #5 6-3 6-2

Andrea Temesvari #173

Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #123 6-2 7-5

Nancy Feber #104

Jana Novotna #8 6-4 6-3

Shi-Ting Wang #35

Elena Makarova 6-1 6-1

Alexandra Fusai #69

Irina Spirlea #18 4-0 (ret.)

Silvia Farina Elia #46

Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #10 6-4 5-7 7-5

Amélie Mauresmo #229

Monica Seles #1 3× CH 7-6(4) 6-2

Naoko Sawamatsu #29

Sabine Appelmans #27 6-2 6-2

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie

Magdalena Maleeva #13 6-2 2-6 6-2

Tami Whitlinger Jones

Miriam Oremans #47 7-5 6-1

Radka Bobkova #114

Round of 32

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 4× 6-0 1-0 (ret.)

Petra Langrova #205

Mary Joe Fernandez #11 6-2 6-3

Gloria Pizzichini #66

Iva Majoli #4 4-6 7-5 6-4

Sandrine Testud #39

Gala Leon Garcia #107 6-4 2-6 6-3

Barbara Paulus #16

Conchita Martínez #2 6-2 6-1

Ann Grossman #70

Amanda Coetzer #15 6-3 3-6 6-2

Natasha Zvereva #22

Lindsay Davenport #12 6-3 6-2

Yayuk Basuki #28

Kimiko Date #9 6-3 7-5

Linda Wild #33

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 2× CH 6-0 6-0

Elena Likhovtseva #32

Barbara Rittner #82 6-4 6-2

Mary Pierce #14

Karina Habsudova #26 4-6 7-5 6-4

Martina Hingis #17

Anke Huber #5 6-2 6-2

Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #123

Jana Novotna #8 6-1 7-5

Elena Makarova

Irina Spirlea #18 6-3 3-6 6-2

Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #10

Monica Seles #1 3× CH 6-2 7-5

Sabine Appelmans #27

Magdalena Maleeva #13 6-2 6-1

Miriam Oremans #47

Round of 16

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 4× 6-1 7-6(7)

Mary Joe Fernandez #11

Iva Majoli #4 6-3 6-1

Gala Leon Garcia #107

Conchita Martínez #2 6-2 6-3

Amanda Coetzer #15

Lindsay Davenport #12 3-6 6-4 8-6

Kimiko Date #9

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 2× CH 6-3 6-4

Barbara Rittner #82

Karina Habsudova #26 7-5 6-3

Anke Huber #5

Jana Novotna #8 6-1 7-5

Irina Spirlea #18

Monica Seles #1 3× CH 6-1 6-1

Magdalena Maleeva #13

Quarterfinals

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 4× 6-3 6-1

Iva Majoli #4

Conchita Martínez #2 6-1 6-3

Lindsay Davenport #12

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 2× CH 6-2 6-7(4) 10-8

Karina Habsudova #26

Jana Novotna #8 7-6(7) 6-3

Monica Seles #1 3× CH

Semifinals

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 4× 6-3 6-1

Conchita Martínez #2

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 2× CH 6-3 7-5

Jana Novotna #8

Final

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 4× 6-3 6-7(4) 10-8

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 2× CH

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

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

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

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 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.