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
2004 French Open – Women's Singles Kuznetsova. This was the first time two new Grand Slam finalists competed each other in the final since the 1979 Australian Open. Martina Navratilova played in her first grand slam for 10 years, having been awarded a wild card, it would also be her final French Open singles appearance. This was also the first Grand Slam tournament in which future two-time champion Maria Sharapova reached the quarter-finals. 2004 French Open – Women's Singles Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Tathiana Garbin. This was Henin-Hardenne's only loss at the French Open between 2003 and