This timeline gives a chronological listing of the winners of the French Open Women’s Doubles Tennis Competition
It is played over 2 weeks, late May/ early June on clay courts.
The French Open Women’s doubles competition has been played every year with the exception of the war years 1940 – 1945.
See also: Wimbledon Ladies Doubles Winners
US Open Women’s Doubles Winners
Australian Open Women’s Doubles Winners
French Open Men’s Doubles Winners
1925
Suzanne Lenglen and Didi Vlasto FRA
beat Evelyn Colyer and Kitty McKane Godfree GBR
6-1, 9-11, 6-2
beat Evelyn Colyer and Kitty McKane Godfree GBR
6-1, 9-11, 6-2
1926
Suzanne Lenglen and Didi Vlasto FRA
beat Kitty Godfree and Evelyn Colyer GBR
6-1, 6-1
beat Kitty Godfree and Evelyn Colyer GBR
6-1, 6-1
1927
Bobbie Heine and Irene Peacock RSA
beat Peggy Saunders and Phoebe Holcroft Watson GBR
6-2, 6-1
beat Peggy Saunders and Phoebe Holcroft Watson GBR
6-2, 6-1
1928
Phoebe Holcroft Watson and Eileen Bennett Whittingstall GBR
beat Suzanee Deve and Sylvia Lafaurie FRA
6-0, 6-2
beat Suzanee Deve and Sylvia Lafaurie FRA
6-0, 6-2
1929
Lilí de Álvarez ESP and Kea Bouman NDL
beat Bobbie Heine and Alida Neave RSA
7-5, 6-3
beat Bobbie Heine and Alida Neave RSA
7-5, 6-3
1930
Helen Wills Moody and Elizabeth Ryan USA
beat Simone Barbier and Simonne Mathieu
6-3, 6-1
beat Simone Barbier and Simonne Mathieu
6-3, 6-1
1931
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall and Betty Nuthall GBR
beat Cilly Aussem GER and Elizabeth Ryan USA
9-7, 6-2
beat Cilly Aussem GER and Elizabeth Ryan USA
9-7, 6-2
1932
Helen Wills Moody and Elizabeth Ryan USA
beat Eileen Bennett Whittingstall and Betty Nuthall GBR
6-1, 6-3
beat Eileen Bennett Whittingstall and Betty Nuthall GBR
6-1, 6-3
1933
Simonne Mathieu FRA and Elizabeth Ryan USA
beat Sylvie Jung Henrotin and Colette Rosambert FRA
6-1, 6-3
beat Sylvie Jung Henrotin and Colette Rosambert FRA
6-1, 6-3
1934
Simonne Mathieu FRA and Elizabeth Ryan USA
beat Helen Jacobs and Sarah Palfrey USA
3-6, 6-4, 6-2
beat Helen Jacobs and Sarah Palfrey USA
3-6, 6-4, 6-2
1935
Margaret Scriven-Vivian and Kay Stammers GBR
beat Ida Adamoff FRA and Hilde Sperling GER
6-4, 6-0
beat Ida Adamoff FRA and Hilde Sperling GER
6-4, 6-0
1936
Simonne Mathieu FRA and Billie Yorke GBR
beat Susan Noel GBR and Jadwiga Jędrzejowska POL
2-6, 6-4, 6-4
beat Susan Noel GBR and Jadwiga Jędrzejowska POL
2-6, 6-4, 6-4
1937
Simonne Mathieu FRA and Billie Yorke GBR
beat Dorothy Andrus USA and Sylvie Jung Henrotin FRA
3-6, 6-2, 6-2
beat Dorothy Andrus USA and Sylvie Jung Henrotin FRA
3-6, 6-2, 6-2
1938
Simonne Mathieu FRA and Billie Yorke GBR
beat Arlette Halff and Nelly Landry FRA
6-3, 6-3
beat Arlette Halff and Nelly Landry FRA
6-3, 6-3
1939
Simonne Mathieu FRA and Jadwiga Jędrzejowska POL
beat Alice Florian and Hella Kovac YUG
7-5, 7-5
beat Alice Florian and Hella Kovac YUG
7-5, 7-5
1940 -1945
No tournament due to World War Two
1946
Louise Brough and Margaret Osborne USA
beat Pauline Betz and Doris Hart USA
6-4, 0-6, 6-1
beat Pauline Betz and Doris Hart USA
6-4, 0-6, 6-1
1947
Louise Brough and Margaret Osborne USA
beat Doris Hart and Patricia Canning Todd USA
7-5, 6-2
beat Doris Hart and Patricia Canning Todd USA
7-5, 6-2
1948
Doris Hart and Patricia Todd USA
beat Shirley Fry and Mary Arnold Prentiss USA
6-4, 6-2
beat Shirley Fry and Mary Arnold Prentiss USA
6-4, 6-2
1949
Louise Brough and Margaret duPont USA
beat Joy Gannon and Betty Hilton GBR
7-5, 6-1
beat Joy Gannon and Betty Hilton GBR
7-5, 6-1
1950
Shirley Fry and Doris Hart USA
beat Louise Brough and Margaret duPont USA
1-6, 7-5, 6-2
beat Louise Brough and Margaret duPont USA
1-6, 7-5, 6-2
1951
Shirley Fry and Doris Hart USA
beat Beryl Barlett RSA and Barbara Scofield USA
10-8, 6-3
beat Beryl Barlett RSA and Barbara Scofield USA
10-8, 6-3
1952
Shirley Fry and Doris Hart USA
beat Hazel Redick-Smith and Julia Wipplinger RSA
7-5, 6-1
beat Hazel Redick-Smith and Julia Wipplinger RSA
7-5, 6-1
1953
Shirley Fry and Doris Hart USA
beat Maureen Connolly and Julie Sampson USA
6-4, 6-3
beat Maureen Connolly and Julie Sampson USA
6-4, 6-3
1954
Maureen Connolly USA and Nell Hall Hopman AUS
beat Maude Galtier and Suzanne Schmitt FRA
7-5, 4-6, 6-0
beat Maude Galtier and Suzanne Schmitt FRA
7-5, 4-6, 6-0
1955
Beverly Baker Fleitz and Darlene Hard USA
beat Shirley Bloomer and Patricia Ward GBR
7-5, 6-8, 13-11
beat Shirley Bloomer and Patricia Ward GBR
7-5, 6-8, 13-11
1956
Angela Buxton GBR and Althea Gibson USA
beat Darlene Hard and Dorothy Head Knode USA
6-8, 8-6, 6-1
beat Darlene Hard and Dorothy Head Knode USA
6-8, 8-6, 6-1
1957
Shirley Bloomer GBR and Darlene Hard USA
beat Yola Ramírez and Rosie Reyes MEX
7-5, 4-6, 7-5
beat Yola Ramírez and Rosie Reyes MEX
7-5, 4-6, 7-5
1958
Yola Ramírez and Rosie Reyes MEX
beat Mary Hawton USA and Thelma Coyne Long AUS
6-4, 7-5
beat Mary Hawton USA and Thelma Coyne Long AUS
6-4, 7-5
1959
Sandra Reynolds and Renée Schuurman RSA
beat Yola Ramírez and Rosie Reyes MEX
2-6, 6-0, 6-1
beat Yola Ramírez and Rosie Reyes MEX
2-6, 6-0, 6-1
1960
Maria Bueno BRA and Darlene Hard USA
beat Patricia Hales and Ann Jones GBR
6-2, 7-5
beat Patricia Hales and Ann Jones GBR
6-2, 7-5
1961
Sandra Reynolds and Renée Schuurman RSA
beat Maria Bueno BRA and Darlene Hard USA
Walkover
beat Maria Bueno BRA and Darlene Hard USA
Walkover
1962
Sandra Reynolds and Renée Schuurman RSA
Justina Bricka USA and Margaret Smith AUS
6-4, 6-4
Justina Bricka USA and Margaret Smith AUS
6-4, 6-4
1963
Ann Jones GBR and Renée Schuurman RSA
beat Robyn Ebbern and Margaret Smith AUS
7-5, 6-4
beat Robyn Ebbern and Margaret Smith AUS
7-5, 6-4
1964
Margaret Smith and Lesley Turner Bowrey AUS
beat Norma Baylon ARG and Helga Schultze GER
6-3, 6-1
beat Norma Baylon ARG and Helga Schultze GER
6-3, 6-1
1965
Margaret Smith and Lesley Turner Bowrey AUS
beat Françoise Dürr and Janine Lieffrig FRA
6-3, 6-1
beat Françoise Dürr and Janine Lieffrig FRA
6-3, 6-1
1966
Margaret Smith and Judy Tegart AUS
beat Jill Blackman and Fay Toyne AUS
4-6, 6-1, 6-1
beat Jill Blackman and Fay Toyne AUS
4-6, 6-1, 6-1
1967
Françoise Dürr and Gail Chanfreau FRA
beat Annette Van Zyl and Pat Walkden RSA
6-2, 6-2
beat Annette Van Zyl and Pat Walkden RSA
6-2, 6-2
1968
Françoise Dürr FRA and Ann Jones GBR
beat Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King USA
7-5, 4-6, 6-4
beat Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King USA
7-5, 4-6, 6-4
1969
Françoise Dürr FRA and Ann Jones GBR
beat Margaret Court AUS and Nancy Richy USA
6-0, 4-6, 7-5
beat Margaret Court AUS and Nancy Richy USA
6-0, 4-6, 7-5
1970
Gail Chanfreau and Françoise Dürr FRA
beat Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King USA
6-1, 3-6, 6-3
beat Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King USA
6-1, 3-6, 6-3
1971
Gail Chanfreau and Françoise Dürr FRA
beat Helen Gourlay and Kerry Harris AUS
6-4, 6-1
beat Helen Gourlay and Kerry Harris AUS
6-4, 6-1
1972
Billie Jean King USA and Betty Stöve NDL
beat Winnie Shaw and Nell Truman GBR
6-1, 6-2
beat Winnie Shaw and Nell Truman GBR
6-1, 6-2
1973
Margaret Court AUS and Virginia Wade GBR
beat Françoise Dürr FRA and Betty Stöve NDL
6-2, 4-6, 7-5
beat Françoise Dürr FRA and Betty Stöve NDL
6-2, 4-6, 7-5
1974
Evonne Goolagong AUS and Peggy Michel USA
beat Helen Gourlay and Karen Krantzcke AUS
2-6, 6-3
beat Helen Gourlay and Karen Krantzcke AUS
2-6, 6-3
1975
Chris Evert USA and Martina Navrátilová CZE
beat Julie Anthony USA and Olga Morozova RUS
6-3, 6-2
beat Julie Anthony USA and Olga Morozova RUS
6-3, 6-2
1976
Fiorella Bonicelli URG and Gail Chanfreau FRA
beat Kathleen Harter USA and Helga Niessen Masthoff GER
6-4, 1-6, 6-3
beat Kathleen Harter USA and Helga Niessen Masthoff GER
6-4, 1-6, 6-3
1977
Regina Maršíková CZE and Pam Teeguarden USA
beat Rayni Fox USA and Helen Gourlay AUS
5-7, 6-4, 6-2
beat Rayni Fox USA and Helen Gourlay AUS
5-7, 6-4, 6-2
1978
Mima Mima Jaušovec YUG and Virginia Ruzici ROM
beat Lesley Turner AUS and Gail Chanfreau FRA
5-7, 6-4, 8-6
beat Lesley Turner AUS and Gail Chanfreau FRA
5-7, 6-4, 8-6
1979
Betty Stöve NDL and Wendy Turnbull AUS
beat Françoise Dürr FRA and Virginia Wade GBR
3-6, 7-5, 6-4
beat Françoise Dürr FRA and Virginia Wade GBR
3-6, 7-5, 6-4
1980
Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith USA
beat Ivanna Madruga and Adriana Villagrán ARG
6-1, 6-0
beat Ivanna Madruga and Adriana Villagrán ARG
6-1, 6-0
1981
Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer and Tanya Harford RSA
beat Candy Reynolds and Paula Smith USA
6-1, 6-3
beat Candy Reynolds and Paula Smith USA
6-1, 6-3
1982
Martina Navratilova and Anne Smith USA
beat Rosemary Casals USA and Wendy Turnbull AUS
6-3, 6-4
beat Rosemary Casals USA and Wendy Turnbull AUS
6-3, 6-4
1983
Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer RSA and Candy Reynolds USA
beat Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith USA
5-7, 7-5, 6-2
beat Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith USA
5-7, 7-5, 6-2
1984
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver USA
beat Claudia Kohde-Kilsch GER and Hana Mandlíková CZE
5-7, 6-3, 6-2
beat Claudia Kohde-Kilsch GER and Hana Mandlíková CZE
5-7, 6-3, 6-2
1985
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver USA
beat Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver USA
5-7, 6-3, 6-4
1986
Martina Navratilova and Andrea Temesvári HUN
beat Steffi Graf GER and Gabriela Sabatini ARG
6-1, 6-2
beat Steffi Graf GER and Gabriela Sabatini ARG
6-1, 6-2
1987
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver USA
beat beat Steffi Graf GER and Gabriela Sabatini ARG
6-2, 6-1
beat beat Steffi Graf GER and Gabriela Sabatini ARG
6-2, 6-1
1988
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver USA
beat Claudia Kohde-Kilsch GER and Helena Suková CZE
6-2, 7-5
beat Claudia Kohde-Kilsch GER and Helena Suková CZE
6-2, 7-5
1989
Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva RUS
beat Steffi Graf GER and Gabriela Sabatini ARG
6-4, 6-4
beat Steffi Graf GER and Gabriela Sabatini ARG
6-4, 6-4
1990
Jana Novotná and Helena Suková CZE
beat Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva RUS
6-4, 7-5
beat Larisa Savchenko and Natasha Zvereva RUS
6-4, 7-5
1991
Gigi Fernández USA and Jana Novotná CZE
beat Larisa Savchenko Neiland and Natalia Zvereva RUS
6-4, 6-0
beat Larisa Savchenko Neiland and Natalia Zvereva RUS
6-4, 6-0
1992
Gigi Fernández USA and Natasha Zvereva BLR
beat Conchita Martinez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ESP
6-3, 6-2
beat Conchita Martinez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ESP
6-3, 6-2
1993
Gigi Fernández USA and Natasha Zvereva BLR
beat Larisa Savchenko Neiland LAT and Jana Novotná CZE
6-3, 7-5
beat Larisa Savchenko Neiland LAT and Jana Novotná CZE
6-3, 7-5
1994
Gigi Fernández USA and Natasha Zvereva BLR
beat Lindsay Davenport and Lisa Raymond USA
6-2, 6-2
beat Lindsay Davenport and Lisa Raymond USA
6-2, 6-2
1995
Gigi Fernández USA and Natasha Zvereva BLR
beat Jana Novotná CZE and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ESP
6-7, 6-4, 7-5
beat Jana Novotná CZE and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ESP
6-7, 6-4, 7-5
1996
Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández USA
beat Gigi Fernández USA and Natasha Zvereva BLR
6-2, 6-1
beat Gigi Fernández USA and Natasha Zvereva BLR
6-2, 6-1
1997
Gigi Fernández USA and Natasha Zvereva BLR
beat Mary Joe Fernández and Lisa Raymond USA
6-2, 6-3
beat Mary Joe Fernández and Lisa Raymond USA
6-2, 6-3
1998
Martina Hingis SWI and Jana Novotná CZE
beat Lindsay Davenport USA and Natasha Zvereva BLR
6-1, 7-6
beat Lindsay Davenport USA and Natasha Zvereva BLR
6-1, 7-6
1999
Serena Williams and Venus Williams USA
beat Martina Hingis SUI and Anna Kournikova RUS
6-3, 6-7, 8-6
beat Martina Hingis SUI and Anna Kournikova RUS
6-3, 6-7, 8-6
2000
Martina Hingis SUI and Mary Pierce FRA
beat Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP and Paola Suárez ARG
6-2, 6-4
beat Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP and Paola Suárez ARG
6-2, 6-4
2001
Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP and Paola Suárez ARG
beat Jelena Dokic SRB and Conchita Martinez ESP
6-2, 6-1
beat Jelena Dokic SRB and Conchita Martinez ESP
6-2, 6-1
2002
Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP and Paola Suárez ARG
beat Lisa Raymond USA and Rennae Stubbs AUS
6-4, 6-2
beat Lisa Raymond USA and Rennae Stubbs AUS
6-4, 6-2
2003
Kim Clijsters BEL and Ai Sugiyama JPN
beat Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP and Paola Suárez ARG
6-7, 6-2, 9-7
beat Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP and Paola Suárez ARG
6-7, 6-2, 9-7
2004
Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP and Paola Suárez ARG
beat Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Likhovtseva RUS
6-0, 6-3
beat Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Likhovtseva RUS
6-0, 6-3
2005
Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP and Paola Suárez ARG
beat Cara Black ZWE and Liezel Huber RSA
4-6, 6-3, 6-3
beat Cara Black ZWE and Liezel Huber RSA
4-6, 6-3, 6-3
2006
Lisa Raymond USA and Samantha Stosur AUS
beat Daniela Hantuchová SVK and Ai Sugiyama JPN
6-3, 6-2
beat Daniela Hantuchová SVK and Ai Sugiyama JPN
6-3, 6-2
2007
Alicia Molik AUS and Mara Santangelo ITA
beat Katarina Srebotnik SVN and Ai Sugiyama JPN
7-6, 6-4
beat Katarina Srebotnik SVN and Ai Sugiyama JPN
7-6, 6-4
2008
Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP
beat Casey Dellacqua AUS and Francesca Schiavone ITA
2-6, 7-5, 6-4
beat Casey Dellacqua AUS and Francesca Schiavone ITA
2-6, 7-5, 6-4
2009
Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP
beat Victoria Azarenka BLR and Elena Vesnina RUS<br<6-1, 6-1
beat Victoria Azarenka BLR and Elena Vesnina RUS<br<6-1, 6-1
2010
Serena Williams and Venus Williams
beat Květa Peschke CZE and Katarina Srebotnik SVN
6-2, 6-3
beat Květa Peschke CZE and Katarina Srebotnik SVN
6-2, 6-3
2011
Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká CZE
beat Sania Mirza IND and Elena Evesnina RUS
6-4, 6-3
beat Sania Mirza IND and Elena Evesnina RUS
6-4, 6-3
2012
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci ITA
beat Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova RUS
4-6, 6-4, 6-2
beat Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova RUS
4-6, 6-4, 6-2
2013
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina RUS
beat Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci ITA
7-5, 6-2
beat Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci ITA
7-5, 6-2
2014
Hsieh Su-wei TWN and Peng Shuai CHN
beat Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci ITA
6-4, 6-1
beat Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci ITA
6-4, 6-1
2015
Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA and Lucie Šafářová CZE
beat Casey Dellacqua AUS and Yaroslava Shvedova UKR
3-6, 6-4, 6-2
beat Casey Dellacqua AUS and Yaroslava Shvedova UKR
3-6, 6-4, 6-2
2016
Carolina Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic FRA
beat Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina RUS
6-3, 2-6, 6-4
beat Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina RUS
6-3, 2-6, 6-4
2017
Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA and Lucie Šafářová CZE
beat Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua AUS
6-2, 6-1
beat Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua AUS
6-2, 6-1
2018
Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková CZE
beat Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya JPN
6-3, 6-3
beat Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya JPN
6-3, 6-3
2019
Timea Babos HUN and Kristina Mladenovic FRA
beat Duan Yingying and Zheng Saisai CHN
6-2, 6-3
beat Duan Yingying and Zheng Saisai CHN
6-2, 6-3
2020
Timea Babos HUN and Kristina Mladenovic FRA
beat Desirae Krawczyk USA and Alexa Guarachi CHI
6-4, 7-5
beat Desirae Krawczyk USA and Alexa Guarachi CHI
6-4, 7-5
2021
Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková CZE
beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA and Iga Świątek POL
6-4, 6-2
beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA and Iga Świątek POL
6-4, 6-2
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