2016 French Open – Men's singles final first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Major titles simultaneously, while he also became the first man since Jim Courier in 1992 to win the Australian and French Open titles in the same calendar year. The match took place on the final day of the 2016 edition of the 15-day French Open, held every May and June. In the lead-up to the French Open, Djokovic and Murray contested the finals at both the Madrid and Rome Masters in May; these were the first two times that the pair contested a final on clay. Both dethroned each
2001 French Open – Women's Singles 2001 French Open – Women's Singles Mary Pierce was the defending champion, but she did not compete this year due to a back injury. Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters 1–6, 6–4, 12–10 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 2001 French Open. This would be the last time until 2014 in which the women's final would be decided in three sets. Clijsters became the first Belgian woman to reach the final of a Grand Slam, having won an all-Belgian semifinal against Justine Henin. This is the first Grand Slam tournament in which future Grand Slam champion