In 1891, the first 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 kings 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 a legendary run by a Spanish conquistador, here is the full list of male singles players to have reigned supreme at Roland Garros during the Open era.
| Year | Player | Nationality |
| 1968 | Ken Rosewall | Australian |
| 1969 | Rod Laver | Australian |
| 1970 | Jan Kodeš | Czech |
| 1971 | Jan Kodeš | Czech |
| 1972 | Andrés Gimeno | Spanish |
| 1973 | Ilie Năstase | Romanian |
| 1974 | Björn Borg | Swedish |
| 1975 | Björn Borg | Swedish |
| 1976 | Adriano Panatta | Italian |
| 1977 | Guillermo Vilas | Argentinian |
| 1978 | Björn Borg | Swedish |
| 1979 | Björn Borg | Swedish |
| 1980 | Björn Borg | Swedish |
| 1981 | Björn Borg | Swedish |
| 1982 | Mats Wilander | Swedish |
| 1983 | Yannick Noah | French |
| 1984 | Ivan Lendl | Czech |
| 1985 | Mats Wilander | Swedish |
| 1986 | Ivan Lendl | Czech |
| 1987 | Ivan Lendl | Czech |
| 1988 | Mats Wilander | Swedish |
| 1989 | Michael Chang | American |
| 1990 | Andrés Gómez | Ecuadorian |
| 1991 | Jim Courier | American |
| 1992 | Jim Courier | American |
| 1993 | Sergi Bruguera | Spanish |
| 1994 | Sergi Bruguera | Spanish |
| 1995 | Thomas Muster | Austrian |
| 1996 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Russian |
| 1997 | Gustavo Kuerten | Brazilian |
| 1998 | Carlos Moyá | Spanish |
| 1999 | Andre Agassi | American |
| 2000 | Gustavo Kuerten | Brazilian |
| 2001 | Gustavo Kuerten | Brazilian |
| 2002 | Albert Costa | Spanish |
| 2003 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Spanish |
| 2004 | Gastón Gaudio | Argentinian |
| 2005 | Rafael Nadal | Spanish |
| 2006 | Rafael Nadal | Spanish |
| 2007 | Rafael Nadal | Spanish |
| 2008 | Rafael Nadal | Spanish |
| 2009 | Roger Federer | Spanish |
| 2010 | Rafael Nadal | Spanish |
| 2011 | Rafael Nadal | Spanish |
| 2012 | Rafael Nadal | Spanish |
| 2013 | Rafael Nadal | Spanish |
| 2014 | Rafael Nadal | Spanish |
| 2015 | Stan Wawrinka | Swiss |
| 2016 | Novak Djokovic | Serbian |
| 2017 | Rafael Nadal | Spanish |
| 2018 | Rafael Nadal | Spanish |
| 2019 | Rafael Nadal | Spanish |
| 2020 | Rafael Nadal | Spanish |
| 2021 | Novak Djokovic | Serbian |
| 2022 | Rafael Nadal | Spanish |
| 2023 | Novak Djokovic | Serbian |
