5 greatest French Open women's singles finals of all-time

# Arantxa Sanchez Vicario vs Steffi Graf (1989)

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario lifts the 1989 French Open trophy - her maiden Grand Slam trophy

Two-time defending champion Steffi Graf was in imperious form having won the Golden Slam the previous year and the Australian Open earlier in 1989. She came into the French Open as the overwhelming favourite.

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, the Spaniard was seeded seventh and was yet to make her big break in the Grand Slams. She would meet Graf in the final. It was not to be a 42nd consecutive win for Graf as the Spaniard playing in her first Grand Slam final took the first set in a tiebreak, withstood the might of Graf who levelled the match in the second set, to take the third set 7-5.

The final score read 7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-5 and it was the first of 3 French Open titles that Arantxa Sanchez Vicario would win.