Women's Tennis : 5 Youngest French Open Champions in Open Era

#2 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario

One of Spain's greatest tennis exponents, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario is the only Spanish woman to have played in the finals of all 4 Grand Slam tournaments. A multi-talented individual, she tasted considerable success in Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles competitions winning 4 Singles Grand Slams (including 3 French Open titles and 1 US Open), 6 Doubles Grand Slam titles and 4 Mixed Doubles Grand Slam titles.

Her first French Open triumph came in 1989 where she beat Steffi Graf in one of the longest Grand Slam Women's finals of all-time. She was 17 years,174 days old at the time.

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#1 Monica Seles

Judy Murray and Monica Seles

Yugoslavian turned American citizen Monica Seles won an astounding 8 Grand Slam titles in her teenage - a feat no other tennis professional has ever accomplished. She won 9 Grand Slam Singles titles overall, WTA Finals twice and the Olympic Bronze medal at the Sydney Olympic Games 2000. She won the Hopman Cup in 1991 for Yugoslavia along with compatriot Goran Prpic. Later after acquiring US Citizenship, she helped the USA win the Fed Cup thrice.

She is the only woman apart from Justine Henin to have won 3 consecutive French Open titles in the Open Era. The first of her 3 French Open titles came in 1990 where she beat her great rival Steffi Graf in straight sets. She was just 16 years, 189 days old at the time.