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French Open multiple champions. Note: Before 1925, the French Open was restricted to French players.

MEN

*--* 6 Bjorn Borg (1974-75, 1978-81) 4 Henri Cochet (1926, 1928, 1930, 1932) 3 Rene Lacoste (1925, 1927, 1929); Mats Wilander (1982, 1985, 1988); Ivan Lendl (1984, 1986-87); Gustavo Kuerten (1997, 2000-01) 2 Gottfried von Cramm (1934, 1936); Frank A. Parker (1948-49); Jaroslav Drobny (1951-52); Ken Rosewall (1953, 1968); Tony Trabert (1954-55); Nicola Pietrangeli (1959-60); Manuel Santana (1961, 1964); Rod Laver (1962, 1969); Roy Emerson (1963, 1967); Jan Kodes (1970-71); Jim Courier (1991-92); Sergi Bruguera (1993-94); Rafael Nadal (2005-06).

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WOMEN

*--* 7 Chris Evert Lloyd (1974-75, 1979-80, 1983, 1985-86) 6 Steffi Graf (1987-88, 1993, 1995-96, 1999) 5 Margaret Smith Court (1962, 1964, 1969-70, 1973) 4 Helen Wills Moody (1928-30, 1932) 3 Hilde Sperling (1935-37); Monica Seles (1990-92); Arantxa Sanchez- Vicario (1989, 1994, 1998); Justine Henin-Hardenne (2003, 2005) 2 Suzanne Lenglen (1925-26); Margaret C. Scriven (1933-34); Margaret Osborne duPont (1946, 1949); Doris Hart (1950, 1952); Maureen Connolly (1953-54); Lesley Turner (1963, 1965); Martina Navratilova (1982, 1984)

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Roger Federer lost his first Grand Slam final Sunday in his eighth attempt:

*--* 2003 Wimbledon Def. Mark Philippoussis 7-6 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (3) 2004 Australian Open Def. Marat Safin 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-2 2004 Wimbledon Def. Andy Roddick 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3), 6-4 2004 U.S. Open Def. Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6 (3), 6-0 2005 Wimbledon Def. Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-6 (2), 6-4 2005 U.S. Open Def. Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-1 2006 Australian Open Def. Marcos Baghdatis 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 2006 French Open Lost to Rafael Nadal 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4)

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