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Iconic French Open Finals

Name: Iconic French Open Finals
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Borg-Lendl, Nadal-Federer, Djokovic-Nadal — pick the greatest Roland Garros final of the clay era.

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Year↕	Event↕	Winner↕	Runner-up↕	Score↕	Defining Moment↕
1981	Men's Singles	Bjorn Borg	Ivan Lendl	6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1	Borg's sixth and final Roland Garros title — he would retire a year later at 26
1984	Men's Singles	Ivan Lendl	John McEnroe	3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5	Lendl erases McEnroe's two-set lead — Mac's only shot at a French Open crown lost
1989	Men's Singles	Michael Chang	Stefan Edberg	6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2	17-year-old Chang, cramping, serves underhand and moon-balls his way to history
1992	Women's Singles	Monica Seles	Steffi Graf	6-2, 3-6, 10-8	Seles wins her third straight French — one of the longest women's Slam finals in history
1999	Men's Singles	Andre Agassi	Andrei Medvedev	1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4	Agassi comes back from two sets down to complete the career Grand Slam
2001	Men's Singles	Gustavo Kuerten	Alex Corretja	6-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0	Guga draws a heart in the clay — the iconic Parisian goodbye of a three-time champ
2006	Men's Singles	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer	1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6	First Fedal Slam final — Nadal wins his second Roland Garros and starts the rivalry
2008	Men's Singles	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer	6-1, 6-3, 6-0	The infamous bagel — Nadal loses only four games in a final-round demolition
2009	Men's Singles	Roger Federer	Robin Soderling	6-1, 7-6, 6-4	Federer completes the career Slam after Soderling upset Nadal in round four
2012	Men's Singles	Rafael Nadal	Novak Djokovic	6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5	Nadal breaks Borg's record with his seventh Roland Garros crown
2013	Men's SF	Rafael Nadal	Novak Djokovic	6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7, 9-7	Over four and a half hours — widely ranked the greatest clay-court match ever
2015	Women's Singles	Serena Williams	Lucie Safarova	6-3, 6-7, 6-2	Serena wins her third French and 20th Slam while battling the flu
2016	Men's Singles	Novak Djokovic	Andy Murray	3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4	Djokovic completes the Career Grand Slam and holds all four majors at once
2020	Men's Singles	Rafael Nadal	Novak Djokovic	6-0, 6-2, 7-5	In the October COVID final, Nadal equals Federer at 20 Slams
2022	Men's Singles	Rafael Nadal	Casper Ruud	6-3, 6-3, 6-0	Injured Nadal claims his 14th Roland Garros and 22nd Slam at age 36
2024	Men's Singles	Carlos Alcaraz	Alexander Zverev	6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2	Alcaraz wins his first French, becoming the youngest man to win Slams on all surfaces