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
1997 French Open – Women's Singles 1997 French Open – Women's Singles Steffi Graf was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Amanda Coetzer in the quarterfinals. It was the second consecutive major where Coetzer defeated Graf after doing so in the 4th round of the 1997 Australian Open. Ninth-seeded Iva Majoli won the title, defeating World No. 1 Martina Hingis in the final, 6–4, 6–2. It would prove to be the only major final Hingis would lose for the season and prevented her from a Calendar Grand Slam. This tournament was notable for being the first Grand Slam in which Venus Williams competed in the