The French Open 2025, also popularly referred to as Roland Garros, is scheduled to begin on 25 May 2025 and will witness the final showdown on 8 June 2025 at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The 124th edition of the French Open will host a special ceremony to honour the legendary tennis player Rafael Nadal on 25 May 2025. According to reports, the prize pool for the 2025 French Open has been increased by a record-breaking margin of 5.21% to approximately £48.4 million.
The women’s singles final is scheduled for Saturday, June 7, 2025, and the men’s singles final is scheduled for Sunday, June 8, 2025. Prominent tennis players including Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djkovic, Jannik Sinner, and Coco Gauff are a few players whom you should definitely watch out for in the upcoming 2025 French Open. With top-notch players aiming to etch their names in the glorious 124th edition of the French Open, you can undoubtedly anticipate numerous long-standing records being broken and new ones being established.
In this article we will take a look at the top four records that might be broken at the French Open 2025.
Top 4 Records That Could Be Broken in the French Open 2025
Alexander Zverev Breakthrough
German professional tennis player and the current world No. 2, Alexander Zverev, who has clinched a phenomenal total of ATP Tour titles in singles and two in twenty-four doubles, and has been runner-up at three majors, might create history at the upcoming French Open 2025 after suffering a heartbreaking five-set loss in the 2020 US Open final.
With a 34-8 record at Roland Garros and four consecutive semi-final appearances (2021–2024), Germany’s Alexander Zverev is undoubtedly one of the most deadly players on the clay and if he is able to capture a major title at the upcoming French Open 2025, it would undoubtedly transform his professional tennis career and give him the much-required boost.
Iga Świątek’s Fourth Title
As the French Open 2025 approaches, the Polish tennis stalwart, Iga Świątek, often hailed as the queen of clay, is all geared up to create history and capture her fourth title. Iga Świątek dominated her career’s maiden 2020 French Open without dropping even a single set at the young age of nineteen and established herself as the youngest female tennis player to achieve the feat after the legendary tennis player Monica Seles. In case Iga Świątek clinches her fourth title at the upcoming French Open 2025, she would be in a tie with Justine Henin. An anecdote of female tennis players in the Open Era who have clinched four or more French Open titles is provided below:
| Rank | Player | Titles |
| 1 | Chris Evert | 7 |
| 2 | Steffi Graf | 6 |
| 3 | Justine Henin | 4 |
Youngest Female Champion in the Open Era
The French Open is often crowned as one of the most prestigious professional tennis tournaments as it brings forward numerous breakthrough stories with each edition. Well, the upcoming French Open 2025 is no exception and might witness one of the most historic records ever made in the tournament.
With teenage female professional tennis stalwarts like Mirra Andreeva and Brenda Fruhvirtová participating in the 2025 French Open, this year could probably witness history being re-written on the red clay court. Currently, the prestigious record of being the youngest female champion in the Open Era at Roland Garros is held by Monica Seles, who captured the title at the young age of 16 in 1990 after defeating world No.1 Steffi Graf in the final.
Longest Match in French Open History
If you’re an ardent fan of the French Open, you would agree that long-drawn thrilling matches are undoubtedly one of the most exciting traits of the tournament. As of April 2025, the spine-chilling record of the longest match in the history of the French Open is held by the legendary French professional tennis players Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clémet. Their epic first-round clash in 2004 lasted a jaw-dropping 6 hours and 33 minutes, spanned over two consecutive days on the slow, grinding red clay of the French Open. Tennis aficionados can undoubtedly anticipate the current tennis sensations to break this spine-chilling record and establish a new one at the upcoming French Open 2025.
