List of French Open men's singles champions since tennis turned professional in 1968:
- Nadal rules over Federer in Paris
2008 Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6-1 6-3 6-0
2007 Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4
2006 Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6
2005 Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Mariano Puerta (Argentina) 6-7 6-3 6-1 7-5
2004 Gaston Gaudio (Argentina) beat Guillermo Coria (Argentina) 0-6 3-6 6-4 6-1 8-6
2003 Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) beat Martin Verkerk (Netherlands) 6-1 6-3 6-2
2002 Albert Costa (Spain) beat Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) 6-1 6-0 4-6 6-3
2001 Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil) beat Alex Corretja (Spain) 6-7 7-5 6-2 6-0
2000 Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil) beat Magnus Norman (Sweden) 6-2 6-3 2-6 7-6
1999 Andre Agassi (US) beat Andrei Medvedev (Ukraine) 1-6 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
1998 Carlos Moya (Spain) beat Alex Corretja (Spain) 6-3 7-5 6-3
1997 Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil) beat Sergi Bruguera (Spain) 6-3 6-4 6-2
1996 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia) beat Michael Stich (Germany) 7-6 7-5 7-6
1995 Thomas Muster (Austria) beat Michael Chang (US) 7-5 6-2 6-4
1994 Sergi Bruguera (Spain) beat Alberto Berasategui (Spain) 6-3 7-5 2-6 6-1
1993 Sergi Bruguera (Spain) beat Jim Courier (US) 6-4 2-6 6-2 3-6 6-3
1992 Jim Courier (US) beat Petr Korda (Czechoslovakia) 7-5 6-2 6-1
1991 Jim Courier (US) beat Andre Agassi (US) 3-6 6-4 2-6 6-1 6-4
1990 Andres Gomez (Ecuador) beat Andre Agassi (US) 6-3 2-6 6-4 6-4
1989 Michael Chang (US) beat Stefan Edberg (Sweden) 6-1 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-2
1988 Mats Wilander (Sweden) beat Henri Leconte (France) 7-5 6-2 6-1
1987 Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) beat Mats Wilander (Sweden) 7-5 6-2 3-6 7-6
1986 Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) beat Mikael Pernfors (Sweden) 6-3 6-2 6-4
1985 Mats Wilander (Sweden) beat Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-2
1984 Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) beat John McEnroe (US) 3-6 2-6 6-4 7-5 7-5
1983 Yannick Noah (France) beat Mats Wilander (Sweden) 6-2 7-5 7-6
1982 Mats Wilander (Sweden) beat Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) 1-6 7-6 6-0 6-4
1981 Bjorn Borg (Sweden) beat Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) 6-1 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-1
1980 Bjorn Borg (Sweden) beat Vitas Gerulaitis (US) 6-4 6-1 6-2
1979 Bjorn Borg (Sweden) beat Victor Pecci (Paraguay) 6-3 6-1 6-7 6-4
1978 Bjorn Borg (Sweden) beat Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) 6-1 6-1 6-3
1977 Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) beat Brian Gottfried (US) 6-0 6-3 6-0
1976 Adriano Panatta (Italy) beat Harold Solomon (US) 6-1 6-4 4-6 7-6
1975 Bjorn Borg (Sweden) beat Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) 6-2 6-3 6-4
1974 Bjorn Borg (Sweden) beat Manuel Orantes (Spain) 6-7 6-0 6-1 6-1
1973 Ilie Nastase (Romania) beat Niki Pilic (Yugoslavia) 6-3 6-3 6-0
1972 Andres Gimeno (Spain) beat Patrick Proisy (France) 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1
1971 Jan Kodes (Czechoslovakia) beat Ilie Nastase (Romania) 8-6 6-2 2-6 7-5
1970 Jan Kodes (Czechoslovakia) beat Zelijko Franulovic (Yugoslavia) 6-2 6-4 6-0
1969 Rod Laver (Australia) beat Ken Rosewall (Australia) 6-4 6-3 6-4
1968 Ken Rosewall (Australia) beat Rod Laver (Australia) 6-3 6-1 2-6 6-2
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