In 1897, the first female French Championships of tennis were contested at Roland Garros, with many of the game's legendary pioneers proving to be the toast of Paris after becoming queens of the clay court.
However, since 1968, the event has evolved into a behemoth, with the French Open one of the globe's four largest tennis tournaments, sitting snugly alongside Wimbledon and the Australian and US Opens.
From a set of Aussie assassins to this century's string of champions, here is the full list of female singles players to have reigned supreme at Roland Garros during the Open era.
| Year | Player | Nationality |
| 1968 | Nancy Richey | American |
| 1969 | Margaret Court | Australian |
| 1970 | Margaret Court | Australian |
| 1971 | Evonne Goolagong | Australian |
| 1972 | Billie Jean King | American |
| 1973 | Margaret Court | Australian |
| 1974 | Chris Evert | American |
| 1975 | Chris Evert | American |
| 1976 | Sue Barker | British |
| 1977 | Mima Jaušovec | Yugoslavian |
| 1978 | Virginia Ruzici | Romanian |
| 1979 | Chris Evert | American |
| 1980 | Chris Evert | American |
| 1981 | Hana Mandlíková | Czech |
| 1982 | Martina Navratilova | American |
| 1983 | Chris Evert | American |
| 1984 | Martina Navratilova | American |
| 1985 | Chris Evert | American |
| 1986 | Chris Evert | American |
| 1987 | Steffi Graf | German |
| 1988 | Steffi Graf | German |
| 1989 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Spanish |
| 1990 | Monica Seles | Yugoslavian |
| 1991 | Monica Seles | Yugoslavian |
| 1992 | Monica Seles | Yugoslavian |
| 1993 | Steffi Graf | German |
| 1994 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Spanish |
| 1995 | Steffi Graf | German |
| 1996 | Steffi Graf | German |
| 1997 | Iva Majoli | Croatian |
| 1998 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Spanish |
| 1999 | Steffi Graf | German |
| 2000 | Mary Pierce | French |
| 2001 | Jennifer Capriati | American |
| 2002 | Serena Williams | American |
| 2003 | Justine Henin | Belgian |
| 2004 | Anastasia Myskina | Russian |
| 2005 | Justine Henin | Belgian |
| 2006 | Justine Henin | Belgian |
| 2007 | Justine Henin | Belgian |
| 2008 | Ana Ivanovic | Serbian |
| 2009 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Russian |
| 2010 | Francesca Schiavone | Italian |
| 2011 | Li Na | Chinese |
| 2012 | Maria Sharapova | Russian |
| 2013 | Serena Williams | American |
| 2014 | Maria Sharapova | Russian |
| 2015 | Serena Williams | American |
| 2016 | Garbiñe Muguruza | Spanish |
| 2017 | Jeļena Ostapenko |
Latvian |
| 2018 | Simona Halep | Romanian |
| 2019 | Ashleigh Barty | Australian |
| 2020 | Iga Świątek | Polish |
| 2021 | Barbora Krejčíková | Czech |
| 2022 | Iga Świątek | Polish |
| 2023 | Iga Świątek | Polish |
