Roland Garros facts and figures for women’s game
Roland Garros starts in just two days, on May 25, so let's remind ourselves of some interesting facts and figures.
2007 champions
- Women's singles: Justine Henin (Belgium)
- Women's doubles: Alicia Molik (Australia) Mara Santangelo (Italy)
Most French Open titles
- All competitions: Margaret Court (Australia) 13 (5 singles, 4 doubles, 4 mixed doubles)
- Women's singles: Chris Evert (U.S.) 7, Steffi Graf (Germany) 6
Youngest winner
- Monica Seles (Yugoslavia) in 1990, aged 16 years and six months.
Oldest winner
- Zsuzsa Kormoczy (Hungary) in 1958, aged 33
Non seeded winner
- Margaret Scriven (Britain) in 1933
Most appearances
- Andree Varin (France), 19 appearances from 1934-65
Longest timed match
- 4 hrs 7 mins Virginie Buisson (France) beat Noelle Van Lottum (France) 6-7(3) 7-5 6-2, First round 1995
2008 Prize money (euros)
- Women's singles: 5,425,280 ($8.45 million)
- Women's doubles: 1,284,400
- Mixed doubles: 292,000
(source: Reuters, photo via Roland Garros)
