in 1986 and 1987. Michael Chang became the youngest man to win the French Open when he beat Stefan Edberg in 1989. American Jim Courier won consecutive titles in 1991 and 1992 before Spaniard Sergi Bruguera repeated the feat in 1993 and 1994. Gustavo Kuerten won three titles in 1997, 2000 and 2001. 2005 marked Rafael Nadal's first French Open; he won four consecutive titles from 2005 to 2008. Nadal was beaten in the round of 16 of the 2009 tournament by Robin Söderling who lost to Roger Federer in the final. Nadal regained the title in 2010 and defended his crowns in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. In the 2015 event, he was knocked out in the quarter-finals by Novak Djokovic, who eventually lost in the final to Stan Wawrinka. Nadal would again win four straight titles from 2017 to 2020. Finals French Championships French Open Statistics Multiple champions Competitions prior to 1925 opened only to French tennis club members and French nationals (denoted in italics). Champions by country See also French Open other competitions List of French Open women's singles champions List of French Open men's doubles champions List of French Open women's doubles champions List of French Open mixed doubles champions Grand Slam men's singles List of Australian Open men's singles champions List of Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions List of US Open men's singles champions List of Grand Slam men's singles champions Other events French Pro Championship World Hard Court Championships Notes Footnotes General Specific Sources Men French Open men's singles champions