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
1996 French Open – Men's Singles in which they were eliminated. 1996 French Open – Men's Singles Thomas Muster was the defending champion but lost in the fourth round to Michael Stich. Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Stich 7–6, 7–5, 7–6 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1996 French Open. Pete Sampras reached the semi-final, his best ever showing at Roland Garros. Future champion and world number 1 Gustavo Kuerten made his first appearance in the main draw of a grand slam. Three-time champion Mats Wilander made his final grand slam appearance. The seeded players are listed below. Yevgeny Kafelnikov is the