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
2005 French Open – Men's Singles 2005 French Open – Men's Singles Gastón Gaudio was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to David Ferrer. Rafael Nadal won in the final 6–7, 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 in his first French Open appearance (and first as a seeded player in major), as well as his first major final against Mariano Puerta, who also played in his first (and only) grand slam final. This was also the beginning of an unprecedented run of success at Roland Garros for Nadal, who would go on to win the tournament a record eleven times. Future three-time Grand Slam champion Stanislas