Carlos Alcaraz21 years old, won his first title at Roland Garros, joining the US Open 2022 and Wimbledon 2023. He is the youngest male tennis professional to win on all three different Grand Slam surfaces (hard, grass and dirt).
It is in Paris that Spanish tennis has the most individual titles: 27 out of 43.
In Paris, among the winners, his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero. He was unsuccessful at first, losing to Albert Costa, but he later recovered by defeating Dutchman Martin Verkerk.
In addition to Ferrero and Costa, included in the list of the French capital Rafael Nadal (14), Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3), Manolo Santana and Sergi Bruguera (2), Andrés Gimeno, Carlos Moyà and Garbiñe Muguruza.
Alcaraz is the tenth Spaniard, eighth man
27 ROLAND GARROS
Man
1961: Manolo Santana beat Nicola Pietrangeli (Ita) 4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
1964: Manolo Santana beat Nicola Pietrangeli (Ita) 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
1972: Andrés Gimeno beat Patrick Prosiy (Fra) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
1993: Sergi Bruguera beat Jim Courier (USA) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
1994: Sergi Bruguera beat Alberto Berasategui (Esp) 6-3, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1
1998: Carlos Moyà over Àlex Corretja (Esp) 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
2002: Albert Costa beat Juan Carlos Ferrero (Esp) 6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
2003: Juan Carlos Ferrero beat Martin Verkerk (Hol) 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
2005: Rafa Nadal to Mariano Puerta (Arg), 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1, 7-5
2006: Rafa Nadal over Roger Federer (Sui), 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
2007: Rafa Nadal beat Roger Federer (Sui), 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
2008: Rafa Nadala beat Roger Federer (Sui), 6-1, 6-3, 6-0
2010: Rafa Nadal beat Robin Soderling (Sue), 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
2011: Rafa Nadal over Roger Federer (Sui), 7-5, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-1
2012: Rafa Nadal beat Novak Djokovic (Srb), 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
2013: Rafa Nadal over David Ferrer (Esp), 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
2014: Rafa Nadal beat Novak Djokovic (Srb), 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4
2017: Rafa Nadal beat Stan Wawrinka (Sui), 6-1, 6-4, 6-1
2018: Rafa Nadal beat Dominic Thiem (Aut) 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
2019: Rafa Nadal beat Dominic Thiem (Aut) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
2020: Rafa Nadal beats Novak Djokovic (Srb) 6-0, 6-2, 7-5
2022: Rafa Nadal beat Casper Ruud (Nor) 6-3, 6-3, 6-0
2024: Carlos Alcaraz over Alexander Zverev (Ale) 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
woman
1989: Arantxa Sánchez beat Steffi Graf (Ale) 7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-5
1994: Arantxa Sánchez beat Mary Pierce (Fra) 6-4, 6-4
1998: Arantxa Sánchez beat Monica Seles (USA) 7-6, 0-6, 6-2
2016: Garbiñe Muguruza over Serena Williams (USA) 7-5, 6-4
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Man
1965: Manolo Santana beat Cliff Drysdale (SAF) 6-2, 7-9, 7-5, 6-1
1975: Manolo Orantes beat Jimmy Connors (USA) 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
2010: Rafa Nadal beat Novak Djokovic (Srb), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
2013: Rafa Nadal beat Novak Djokovic (Srb), 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
2017: Rafa Nadal beat Kevin Anderson (Saf), 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
2019: Rafa Nadal beat Daniil Medvedev (Rus) 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4
2022: Carlos Alcaraz over Casper Ruud (Nor) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3
woman
1994: Arantxa Sánchez beat Steffi Graf (Ale) 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4
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1966: Manolo Santana beat Dennis Ralston (USA) 6-4, 11-9, 6-4
2008: Rafa Nadal over Roger Federer (Sui) 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7
2010: Rafa Nadal beat Tomas Berdych (Che) 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
2023: Carlos Alcaraz over Novak Djokovic (Srb) 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
woman
1994: Conchita Martínez beat Martina Navratilova (USA) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
2017: Garbiñe Muguruza over Venus Williams (USA) 7-5, 6-0
2 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Man
2009: Rafa Nadal over Roger Federer (Sui), 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2
2022: Rafa Nadal over Daniil Medvedev (Rus) 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
Source: La Verdad
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