2008 French Open 2008 French Open The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 112th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 25 May until 8 June 2008. Justine Henin did not defend her trophy due to her retirement from the sport on May 14. Ana Ivanovic, the runner-up to Henin in 2007, won the Women's Singles. On the men's side, Rafael Nadal won the Men's Singles, and equalled Björn Borg's record of four consecutive French
1983 French Open – Women's Singles make it in the main draw of Grand Slam. It would be 34 years before Jelena Ostapenko became the next unseeded woman to reach the final. 1983 French Open – Women's Singles Second-seeeded Chris Evert defeated the unseeded Mima Jaušovec 6–1, 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1983 French Open. Top seed Martina Navratilova was upset in the fourth round by Kathy Horvath. It was her only loss for the entire year. This tournament was also notable for having 128 players involved in the 1st round for the first time, and for being