THE FRENCH OPEN, ALSO KNOWN AS ROLAND-GARROS, IS AN ANNUAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT HELD OVER TWO WEEKS IN MAY AND JUNE
LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PLAYERS WITH THE MOST FRENCH OPEN TITLES IN MEN’S SINGLES.
THE SPANISH TENNIS SUPERSTAR, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE “KING OF CLAY,” HAS A REMARKABLE RECORD AT ROLAND GARROS. HE BEING THE ONLY PLAYER TO HAVE WON THE TOURNAMENT 14 TIMES IN THE OPEN ERA.
DECUGIS WON HIS FIRST TITLE IN 1903 AND WENT ON TO WIN A TOTAL OF 8 TITLES, A RECORD THAT STOOD FOR OVER 50 YEARS UNTIL NADAL SURPASSED IT.
BORG WON A TOTAL OF 6 FRENCH OPEN TITLES ALL IN YEARS FROM 1974 TO 1981. HE'S COOL AND COMPOSED DEMEANOR ON THE COURT EARNED HIM THE NICKNAME “ICE MAN“.
HENRI COCHET WAS A FRENCH TENNIS PLAYER WHO WON 5 TITLES BETWEEN 1922 AND 1932. COCHET WAS KNOWN FOR HIS POWERFUL SERVE AND VOLLEY GAME
KNOWN FOR HIS EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS ON THE CLAY COURTS OF ROLAND GARROS, VACHEROT’S FIRST TASTE OF SUCCESS AT THE FRENCH OPEN CAME IN 1894, WHEN HE CLAIMED HIS MAIDEN TITLE IN THE MEN’S SINGLES EVENT.