Tennis

Which Australians have won the French Open?

Across both the Amateur and Open Eras, the Aussies have taken the title home 20 times to rank fourth among the other countries.

Published by
Aidan Cellini

With Australian hopeful Alex de Minaur advancing to the Quarter Finals of the French Open, it begs the question: Which Aussie has gone all the way?

De Minaur was impressive in his Round of 16 match against World No.5 Daniil Medvedev, claiming the win in four sets to enter the final 8 for the first time in his career at Roland Garros.

The 25-year-old's victory ended a 20-year wait in the Men's draw for Australians, as the last man to make the last eight at the clay Grand Slam was Lleyton Hewitt in 2004.

However, the Aussies have experienced some recent success with female tennis phenomenon Ash Barty taking the French Open title home in 2019.

Other than Barty's extraordinary feat, Australians would have to date back to the 1970s whilst champions Margaret Court and Rod Laver were still on the court.

Check out every Australian French Open winner...

Australian French Open winners

French Championships (1891 - 1967)

  • 1933 (M) - Jack Crawford def. Henri Cochet (8-6, 6-1, 6-3)
  • 1953 (M) - Ken Rosewall def. Vic Seixas (6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2)
  • 1956 (M) - Lew Hoad def. Sven Davidson (6-4, 8-6, 6-3)
  • 1958 (M) - Mervyn Rose def. Luis Ayala (6-3, 6-4, 6-4)
  • 1962 (M) - Rod Laver def. Roy Emerson (3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 9-7, 6-2)
  • (F) - Margaret Court def. Lesley Turner (6-3, 3-6, 7-5)
  • 1963 (M) - Roy Emerson def. Pierre Darmon (3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4)
  • (F) - Lesley Turner def. Ann Haydon Jones (2-6, 6-3, 7-5)
  • 1964 (F) - Margaret Court def. Maria Bueno (5-7, 6-1, 6-2)
  • 1965 (M) - Fred Stolle def. Tony Roche (3-6, 6-0, 6-2, 6-3)
  • (F) - Lesley Turner def. Margaret Court (6-3, 6-4)
  • 1966 (M) - Tony Roche def. Istvan Gulyas (6-1, 6-4, 7-5)
  • 1967 (M) - Roy Emerson def. Tony Roche (6-1, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2)

French Open (1968 - Current)

  • 1968 (M) - Ken Rosewall def. Rod Laver (6-3, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2)
  • 1969 (M) - Rod Laver def. Ken Rosewall (6-4, 6-3, 6-4)
  • (F) - Margaret Court def. Ann Haydon James (6-1, 4-6, 6-3)
  • 1970 (F) - Margaret Court def. Helga Niessen (6-2, 6-4)
  • 1971 (F) - Evonne Goolagong def. Helen Gourlay (6-3, 7-5)
  • 1973 (F) - Margaret Court def. Chris Evert (6-7, 7-6, 6-5)
  • 2019 (F) - Ashleigh Barty def. Marketa Vondrousova (6-1, 6-3)
Published by
Aidan Cellini