French Open 2020 Day 4: From Chris Evert to Maria Sharapova - the nine women to win multiple Roland Garros titles

On what should have been the fourth day of the 2020 tournament, we look at the female stars who lifted the Suzanne Lenglen Cup more than once

Maria Sharapova (2). The Russian completed a career Grand Slam by winning the French Open in 2012. She won it again in 2014. Despite clay being arguably her weakest surface, Roland Garros is the only major Sharapova won more than once. Getty Images

Martina Navratilova (2). Her remarkable career is perhaps better known for her nine Wimbledon singles titles, but Navratilova also enjoyed some success at the French Open, winning in 1984 and 1985. She also won the US Open four times and three Australian Opens. Getty Images

Serena Williams (3). The most dominant player of her generation, Williams claimed her three French Open titles in 2002, 2013 and 2015. With 23 Grand Slam titles in total, the American is just one behind Margaret Court's all-time record. Getty Images

Monica Seles (3). Still the youngest French Open champion in history, Seles won the first of her three titles in 1990 at the age of 16 years and 189 days. She remained undefeated in Paris for another two years to win three in a row. Seles also won four Australian Opens and two US Opens. Getty Images

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (3). Prior to Seles, it was Sanchez-Vicario who held the record for youngest French Open winner, set in 1989 at the age of 17 years and 174 days. The Spaniard won Roland Garros twice more, in 1994 and 1998, as well as winning the US Open in 1994. Getty Images

Margaret Court (3). The only player to straddle both eras, Court is an eight-time French Open champion, with five in the amateur era and three in the Open era, in 1969, 1970 and 1973. The Australian holds the record for most Grand Slam titles (24), with 11 achieved in the Open era. AFP

Justine Henin (4). The Belgian was one of the few players able to disrupt the Williams sisters' dominance, collecting four French Open titles, in 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007. She also twice won the US Open and the 2004 Australian Open. Getty Images

Steffi Graf (6). It is testament to Graf's all-round brilliance that her 19 Grand Slam titles are quite well spread across all four tournaments. She won Roland Garros in 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1996, and 1999. The German also won seven Wimbledon titles, five US Open titles, and is a four-time Australian Open champio. Getty Images

Chris Evert (7). The greatest female player of the Roland Garros Open era, Evert dominated women's tennis in the 1970s and early 80s. The American's seven titles came over a 12-year stretch: 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, and 1986. Evert also won the US Open six times, Wimbledon three times, and the Australian Open twice. Getty Images

Since women's tennis entered the Open era in 1968, there have been nine players who have won the French Open title on more than one occasion.

Those nine players can lay claim to 33 of the Roland Garros titles in the 52 editions so far, which, coincidentally, is the same number of trophies collected by male multi winners, although the men won the same number with one less player - call it the Rafael Nadal affect.

The WTA Tour is known for its ultra-competitiveness, with many players turning themselves into Grand Slam champions, so to win any major more than once is a fine achievement, let alone Roland Garros - considered tennis' great test of physical and mental endurance.

So, as we make our way through the first week of what would have been the 2020 French Open before it was pushed back to September due to the coronavirus pandemic, above is a photo gallery of all the women to win the title twice or more, in ascending order.

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