Women's tennis: 5 oldest French Open winners in Open Era

#2 Chris Evert

Chris Evert-Lloyd - 7-time French Open Champion - the most among all Women across all Eras

The greatest clay-court female player of all-time, Chris Evert fittingly makes the list. There are a lot of similarities between Evert and Rafael Nadal - both went on long winning streaks on clay, both made Roland Garros their own backyard, and both won French Open titles in their teens, 20's and 30's.

Evert's first Grand Slam title came at the clay courts of Paris in 1974. Incidentally, her last ever Grand Slam win also came at the Parisian clay surface in 1986. In all, Evert won 7 French Open titles.

The final of the 1986 French Open final was between top-seed Martina Navratilova and second seed Chris Evert. Evert won the match despite losing the first set and was 31 years, 168 days old. It was the 13th consecutive year that Evert won a Grand Slam title - an all-time record among Men and Women.