5 most successful French Open Champions - Women

#4 Margaret Court (3)

Margaret Court won a jaw-dropping 62 Grand Slam titles in her career.

Margaret Court was one of the few women’s tennis players who dominated tennis in both the Open Era and the years that preceded that epoch.

Court is the most successful women’s tennis player of all time. The Australian ace won a record 62 Grand Slam titles, including titles won in doubles and mixed doubles. In singles’ alone, Court won 24 Grand Slam titles, 11 of which came in the Open Era. Court won three French Open titles in the Open Era, the first of which came in 1969.

She successfully defended her crown in ’70 before winning the title for the last time in ’73. However, Court won the French Open twice before the Open Era as well.