Memorable French Open final victories

There have been many memorable French Open final victories lets have a look.

1974 BJORN BORG RALLIES

 Before Nadal, it was Bjorn Borg who reigned on clay.Having won six out of the eight French Opens that he participated in, the Swede did not have it easy like Rafa in his first title win. Two sets down against Spain's Manuel Orantes in the 1974 final, Borg did not let his shoulders drop and rallied back to sweep the title 2-6, 6-7 (1-7), 6-0, 6-1, 6-1.And the rest is history.

 1983 YANNICK NOAH AND THE HOMECOMING

 The whole of France was thrown into a state of euphoria as the wooden-racket player downed the Swede Mats Wilander 6­2, 6­3, 2­6, 7­6 (8-6) to become first local winner of the tournament in 37 years. The story of the win was one of the most perfect scripts in outdoor sport as it still stands as France's only French Open win in 69 years.

 1985 EVERT-NAVRATILOVA MARATHON

 One of the greatest rivalry in women's tennis, the Chis Evert-Martina Navrátilová 1985 French Open final yielded one of the all-time greatest matches.Over the course of nearly three hours, the two career Grand Slam winners were embroiled in even battles and cliff-hanger moments as Evert finally emerged winner 6­3, 6­7 (4-7), 7­5. Evert went on to win her seventh French Open title next year, which is still the highest for any woman.

1989 MICHAEL CHANG'S MINDBOGGLING RUN

 The 17-year-old American handled the best players with ease on his way to the 1989 title.Beyond becoming an overnight teenage sensation, Chang also triggered the golden generation of tennis players to change the landscape of the sport in his country as the likes of Sampras, Agassi and Courier then went on to gather more than 25 titles among them.

1999 ANDRE AGASSI'S COMEBACK

 The American joined the elite list of Career Grand Slam winners with a 1­6, 2­6, 6­4, 6­3, 6­4 win over Andrei Medvedev in stunning fashion. It was a departure from the flamboyant, juvenile Agassi who emerged as a more mature figure after the win. He then went on to win four more Grand Slams before hanging up his boots.

 2001 GUSTAVO KUERTEN AND THE CELEBRATION

This Brazilian has a special distinction of being among the five men to have captured the Coupe des Mousquetaires three or more times. The champion in 1997, 2000 and 2001, it was his celebration after his final French Open crown that will leave him forever engraved in the Roland Garros lore. After shaking hands with the defeated Àlex Corretja, the fan-favourite walked just past the service line, and in the brick red clay surface, drew a heart with his racket before laying down victorious to a rousing ovation.

2005 THE RISE OF RAFAEL NADAL

Prophesied as `The King of Clay,' Rafa incepted the seeds of his supremacy on the courts of Roland Garros with his first Grand Slam title in the form of the 2005 French Open. The foremost of his nine majors in Paris came two days after he turned 19 as he dominated Mariano Puerta 6­7 (6-8), 6­3, 6­1, 7­5 in the final.What made that particular title more special was his semifinal win over an in-form Federer on his birthday .

 2009 ROGER FEDERER'S CAREER SLAM

Despite his long-standing on-court rivalry with Rafael Nadal in the tournament, Federer ironically became the sixth man in history to complete a Career Grand Slam when the Spaniard was knocked out in the 4th round that year. After three previous unsuccessful final appearances, the Swiss maestro finally grabbed his first and only French Open crown with a 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 win over Sweden's Robin Söderling to assert his aura as one of the greatest players of all time.