10 countries who have dominated the Open Era in women's tennis

#7 France

Mary Pierce

Francoise Durr was the first major French female tennis star. A top 10 player in the 70s, she won the French Open in 1967. She was successful in doubles too, winning 7 slams and becoming World No’1.

The beautiful Mary Pierce was a multiple grand slam champion and a top ten player in the 90s. Pierce did the nation proud by winning the 2000 French Open besides being the finalist in 1994 and 2005. Pierce also won the Australian Open in 1995. Pierce ended her successful career with 18 Singles and 10 Doubles WTA Titles.

Strongly built Amelie Mauresmo added that punch to women’s tennis with her powerful all court game. Mauresmo won the 2005 Wimbledon title breaking her jinx of faltering at the big stages of premier tournaments.

In the 90s, France had seasoned players in Nathalie Tauziat, Nathalie Dechy, Sandrine Testud and Julie Halard-Decugis who had success on the WTA tour. Marion Bartoli emerged as the next big French female player. Bartoli stunned the critics across the world by winning the coveted 2013 Wimbledon title.

Alize Cornet and Aravane Rezai have led the French charge with some success on tour but France still awaits a top class player in their ranks who could possibly win a Grand Slam.

Notable Mentions - Tatiana Golovin, Virginie Razzano

France at Fed Cup - Champions - 1997, 2003

Grand Slam Singles Title Won by French Players – 5 Titles - Mary Pierce and Amile Mauresmo (2 each), Marion Bartoli (1)

It might be noted that I haven’t taken into the account the accomplishments of the legendary Suzanne Lenglen as we are only considering the Open Era for our analysis.