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With the French Open in full swing, Sportshandle has analyzed nearly 400 Roland-Garros champions going all the way back to the tournament’s inception in 1891 to find out what are the typical traits of a French Open champion – from average age, height, place of birth to first name initials and birthdays.
Winners from men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles events were collected and subsequently divided by genders. Furthermore, the analysis was carried out for both historical winners tracing back to the 19th century as well as only the Open Era winners.
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AGE
The average age of male Roland-Garros champions since the tournament’s inception in 1891 is 26.67, while the median age is 26.
When looking only at the Open Era winners (since 1968), the average age of male champions at the time of their victory is 27.47, while the median age is 27.
COUNTRIES
Since 1891, the most Roland-Garros champions were born in:
1. USA – 47 champions – 22.4% of male winners were born in the United States
2. – 30 champions – 14.3% of male winners were born in
3. Australia – 26 champions – 12.4% of male winners were born in Australia
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most Roland-Garros champions were born in:
1. USA – 29 champions – 22.1% of male winners were born in the United States
2. Australia & Spain – 11 champions each – 8.4% of male winners were born in Australia, 8.4% in Spain
3. Czech Republic & – 9 champions each – 6.9% of male winners were born in the Czech Republic and 6.9% in
CITIES
Since 1891, the most Roland-Garros champions were born in:
1. Paris – 10 champions – 4.9% of male winners were born in Paris
2. Prague & Sydney – 6 champions – 2.9% of male winners were born in Paris
3. Barcelona – 5 champions – 2.5% of male winners were born in Barcelona
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most Roland-Garros champions were born in:
1. Barcelona – 5 champions – 3.8% of male winners were born in Barcelona
2. Prague & Sydney – 4 champions – 3.1% of male winners were born in Prague and 2.1% in Sydney
FIRST NAME INITIALS
Since 1891, the most common first name initials of male French Open champions are:
1.” J” – 29 champions – 13.8% of male winners had a name starting with “J”
2. “M” – 23 champions – 11% of male winners had a name starting with “M”
3. “A” – 17 champions – 8.1% of male winners had a name starting with “A”
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most common first name initials of male French Open champions are:
1. “J” – 20 champions – 15.3% of male winners had a name starting with “J”
2. “M” – 16 champions – 12.2% of male winners had a name starting with “M”
3. “A” – 11 champions – 8.4% of male winners had a name starting with “A”
PLAY
Since 1891, most male French Open champions were using right-handed play (173 players, 86.5%).
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), most French Open male champions were also using right-handed play (111 players, 84.8%).
BIRTH MONTHS
Since 1891, the most common birth months of Roland-Garros winners are:
1. May – 25 champions- 12% of male winners were born in May
2. June & April – 21 champions each- 10.1% of male winners were born in June, 10.1% in April
3. August – 18 champions each – 8.7% of male winners were born in August
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most common birth months of Roland-Garros winners are:
1. May – 17 champions – 13% of male winners were born in May
2. April – 16 champions- 12.2% of male winners were born in April
3. August – 14 champions- 10.7% of male winners were born in August
DAYS OF BIRTH
Since 1891, the most common days of birth of Roland-Garros winners are:
1. Saturday – 37 champions – 17.8% of male winners were born on Saturday
2. Tuesday – 34 champions – 16.3% of male winners were born on Tuesday
3. Friday & Sunday – 32 champions – 15.4% of male winners were born on Friday, 15.4% on Sunday
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most common days of birth of the Roland-Garros winners are:
1. Saturday – 25 champions – 19.1% of male winners were born on Saturday
2. Friday – 22 champions – 16.8% of male winners were born on Friday
3. Sunday – 19 champions – 14.5% of male winners were born on Sunday
ASTROLOGICAL SIGNS
Since 1891, the most common star signs of the Roland-Garros winners are:
1. Taurus – 26 champions- 12.7% of male winners were a Taurus
2. Gemini – 21 champions- 10.2% of male winners were a Gemini
3. Aquarius – 20 champions- 9.8% of male winners were an Aquarius
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most common star signs of the Roland-Garros winners are:
1. Taurus – 17 champions- 13% of male winners were a Taurus
2. Gemini – 15 champions- 11.5% of male winners were a Gemini
3. Aries – 14 champions- 10.7% of male winners were an Aries
HEIGHT
The data for the height of players is not available for the early 20th century champions, but when looking at the Open Era (since 1968), the average (and median) height of a male Roland-Garros champion is 6 feet 3.6 inches (=192 cm).
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AGE
The average age of female champions since the inception of women’s singles event at Roland-Garros in 1897 is 24.73, while the median age is 24.5.
When looking only at the Open Era winners, the average age of female champions at the time of their victory is 24.83, while the median age is 25.
COUNTRIES
Since 1897, the most Roland-Garros champions were born in:
1. USA – 35 champions- 18.7% of female winners were born in the United States
2. – 31 champions – 16.6% female winners were born in
3. Czech Republic & Australia – 13 champions – 7% of female winners were born in the Czech Republic and 7% in Australia
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most Roland-Garros champions are from:
1. USA – 20 champions – 18.7% of female winners were born in the United States
2. Czech Republic – 12 champions – 11.2% of female winners were born in the Czech Republic
3. Australia – 8 – 7.5% of female winners were born in Australia
CITIES
Since 1897, the most Roland-Garros champions were born in:
1. Paris – 7 champions – 4.1% of female winners were born in Paris
2. Prague & Moscow – 5 champions – 2.9% of female winners were born in Prague and 2.9% in Moscow
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most Roland-Garros champions were born in:
1. Prague & Moscow – 5 champions- 4.7% of female winners were born in Prague and 4.7% in Moscow
2. Brno – 3 champions – 2.8% of female winners were born in Brno
FIRST NAME INITIALS
Since 1897, the most common first name initials of the French Open champions are:
1. ”M” – 21 champions- 11.2% of female winners had a name starting with “M”
2. “A” – 20 champions- 10.7% of female winners had a name starting with “A”
3. “S” – 19 champions – 10.2% of female winners had a name starting with “S”
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most common first name initials of the French Open champions are:
1. ”A” & “M” – 13 champions each – 12.1% of female winners had a name starting with “M”, 12.1% starting with “A”
2. ”L” – 9 champions – 8.4% of female winners had a name starting with “L”
3. ”S” – 8 champions – 7.5% of female winners had a name starting with “S”
PLAY
Since 1897, most French Open female champions were using right-handed play (152 players, 92.12%).
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most French Open female champions were also using right-handed play (98 players, 91.6%).
DAYS OF BIRTH
Since 1897, the most Roland-Garros champions were born on:
1. Thursday – 29 champions- 16.3% of female winners were born on Thursday
2. Wednesday & Monday – 28 champions – 15.7% of female winners were born on Wednesday, 15.7% on Monday
3. Friday – 27 champions – 15.2% of female winners were born on Friday
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most Roland-Garros female champions were born on:
1. Friday – 21 champions- 19.6% of female winners were born on Friday
2. Tuesday – 19 champions- 17.8% of female winners were born on Tuesday
3. Wednesday – 17 champions – 15.9% of female winners were born on Wednesday
MONTHS OF BIRTH
Since 1897, the most common birth months of the female Roland-Garros champions are:
1. June – 22 champions – 12.4% of the champions were born in June
2. August – 21 champions – 11.8% of the champions were born in August
3. March – 19 champions – 10.7% of the champions were born in March
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most Roland-Garros female champions were born in:
1. June – 14 champions – 13.1% of female winners were born in June
2. April & December – 12 champions – 11.2% of female winners were born in April, 11.2% in December
3. July & February – 11 champions – 10.3% of female winners were born in July, 10.3% in February
ASTROLOGICAL SIGNS
Since 1897, the most common star signs of the Roland-Garros female winners are:
1. Leo – 23 champions – 12.9% of female winners were a Leo
2. Sagittarius – 20 champions – 11.2% of female winners were a Sagittarius
3. Cancer & Gemini – 19 champions – 10.7% of female winners were a Cancer, and 10.7% were a Gemini
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1968), the most common star signs of the Roland-Garros winners are:
1. Sagittarius – 14 champions – 13.1% of female winners were a Sagittarius
2. Aries & Cancer – 13 champions – 12.1% of female winners were an Aries, 12.1% of the players were a Cancer
3. Leo & Gemini – 11 champions – 10.3% of female winners were a Leo and 10.3% were a Gemini
HEIGHT
The data for the height of players is not available for the early 20th century champions, but when looking at the Open Era (since 1968), the average height of a female Roland-Garros champion is 5 feet 8.4 inches (=173.83 cm), while the median height is 5 feet 9 inches (=175 cm).
Methodology 4j42b
- Span of analysis: 1891 – 2023
- Winners from men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles events at French Open (and all of its past formats) were collected from the official Roland-Garros website and its wikipedia pages
- The analysis was carried out for both historical winners tracing back to the 19th century as well as only the Open Era winners (since 1968) up until 2023- men’s singles event started in 1891, women’s singles event started in 1897, mixed doubles started in 1902, women’s doubles event started in 1907, men’s doubles event started in 1925,
- It has to be kept in mind that certain years are excluded from the analysis since the tournament / events were not being held (due to wars / covid-19 pandemic)
- Apart from the metric of “age at the time of the champion’s victory”, champions who won French Open multiple times / in multiple disciplines were counted only once in the analysis (for example, Novak Djokovic won the men’s singles event in 2016, 2020 and 2023, but he was counted only once in each of the categories of the analysis)
- If a given metric was not available for a winner, that player was omitted from the analysis in that specific category and is not part of the % result (less than 10% values were not available per category)
