Roland Garros is the defending women 's champion at this the past five years 's French Open . There have been five different female winners in Paris in year . The French Open is the second grand slam of the tennis season , and it is widely regarded as the most grueling to win -- two weeks of often epic , grinding matches on the energy-sapping red clay of Roland Garros . Click on the panel strips in the interactive to discover their stories .
Roland Garros is the defending women 's champion at this the past five years 's French Open . There have been five different female winners in Paris in year . Click on the panel strips in the interactive to discover their stories .