5 greatest French Open women's singles finals of all-time

# Jennifer Capriati vs Kim Clijsters (2001)

2001 French Open Champion Jennifer Capriati

After a hiatus due to personal reasons, former teen sensation, Jennifer Capriati scripted a fairytale comeback by winning the Australian Open of 2001. Although she entered the French Open that year with a respectable seeding of No. 4, few would have predicted a second Grand Slam title in a row for the American.

Belgian, Kim Cjisters, aged only 19 and playing in her first Grand Slam final, did her best to make sure that wasn’t going to happen. Clijsters won the first set comfortably 6-1 breaking the Capriati serve twice. Clijsters couldn't maintain the momentum in the second set as a single break of her serve handed Capriati the set 6-4 to level the match.

The third set was an all-time classic and holds the record for being the longest set in French Open finals history in terms of the number of games played. Clijsters all through the third set looked to have the upper hand coming very close to taking the match but it was Capriati who with a steely resolve held on to win her second Grand Slam title of the year. The final score read 1-6, 6-4, 12-10 in Capriati's favour.