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Manuel Orantes

(Turned Pro & Retired)(1968–1983)

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With 32 ATP singles titles on clay and has reached the final of the French Open in 1974 and he has won the second most clay court matches in history (422)

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Roger Federer

(Turned Pro & Retired)(1998–2022)

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Winner of 1 French Open Grand Slam Singles Titles and 11 ATP singles titles on clay. Though all his eleven clay-court titles, in the era of Nadal’s dominance on clay is very impressive although he never managed to beat the Spaniard at the French Open.

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Jim Courier

(Turned Pro & Retired)(1988-1996)

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Winner of 2 French Open Grand Slam Singles Titles and 5 ATP singles titles on clay. 

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Sergi Bruguera

(Turned Pro & Retired)(1988-2002)

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Winner of 2 French Open Grand Slam Singles Titles and 14 ATP singles titles on clay. He has won consecutive French Open titles (1993, 1994)

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Gustavo Kuerten

(Turned Pro & Retired)(1995-2008)

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Winner of 3 French Open Grand Slam Singles Titles and 14 ATP singles titles on clay. He has won his first Grand Slam title at the French Open as an unseeded player

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Novak Djokovic

(Turned Pro & Retired)(2003– )

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Winner of 3 French Open Grand Slam Singles Titles and 19 ATP singles titles on clay. His eleven clay-court titles, in the era of Nadal’s dominance of the surface is also very impressive and he managed to beat the Spaniard at the French Open twice.

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Mats Wilander

(Turned Pro & Retired)(1981–1996)

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Winner of 3 French Open Grand Slam Singles Titles and 20 ATP singles titles on clay. He was the youngest male player to win the French Open at the age of 17yrs

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Ivan Lendl

(Turned Pro & Retired)(1978–1994)

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Winner of 3 French Open Grand Slam Singles Titles and 28 ATP singles titles on clay. He has multiple French Open finals appearances and played in four consecutive French Open finals

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Bjorn Borg

(Turned Pro & Retired)(1973–1993)

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Winner of 6 French Open Grand Slam Singles Titles and 32 ATP singles titles on clay. All six of  his French Open titles are in a span of eight years, he has four/five consecutive French Open Titles

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Winner of 1 French Open Grand Slam Singles Titles and 40 ATP singles titles on clay. He holds the record for the third longest winning streak on clay in the Open Era (40 consecutive victories), second most titles won in a season on clay (12).

(Turned Pro & Retired)(1985–1999)

Thomas Muster

Guillermo Vilas

(Turned Pro & Retired)(1969–1992)

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Winner of 1 French Open Grand Slam Singles Titles and 49 ATP singles titles on clay. He has 1 French Open Grand Slam singles titles with 49 ATP singles titles and has the second longest winning streak on clay after Rafael Nadal (53 consecutive victories), most titles won in a single season (16), most titles won in a year on clay (12)

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Rafael Nadal

(Turned Pro & Retired)(2001– )

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Winner of 14 French Open Grand Slam Singles Titles and 63 ATP singles titles on clay. He has the highest winning percentage on clay, longest winning streak on clay (81 consecutive victories). An invincible player on red clay who is well beyond his physical peak but continues to maintain a remarkable streak of victories.

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