2015 French Open Women's Singles Final - Serena Williams Defeats Lucie Safarova to Win 3rd French Open and 20th Grand Slam

Serena Williams won her 20th Grand Slam title and third French Open crown at Roland Garros on Saturday, clawing her way back from a break down in the last set to defeat Lucie Safarova 6-3, 6-7 (2/7), 6-2.

 

With 20 Grand Slam titles Williams is now second on the Open-era list, two shy of Steffi Graf.Only Germany's Steffi Graf on 22 has won more since the open era began in 1968, with Australia's Margaret Court collecting 24 between 1960 and 1973.

 

Serena William's 20 grandslam Titles Details

• Australia Open -2003,2005,2007,2009,2010,2015

• French Open -2002,2013,2015

• Wimbledon - 2002,2003,2009,2010,2013

• US Open - 1999,2002,2008,2012,2013,2014

Most Open era Grand Slam match wins
Name	Victories	Titles
Martina Navratilova	306	18
Chris Evert	299	18
Steffi Graf	278	22
Serena Williams	273	20
Venus Williams	224	7
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario	210	4

 

  Martina Navratilova - an 18-time Grand Slam champion and two-time French Open winner -presented Williams with the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen 

  

Runner up Lucie Safarova of Czech Republic, French Tennis Federation president Jean Gachassin, winner Serena Williams of the United States and and Martina Navratilova

 

 

Serena Williams is also now halfway to winning all four Grand Slam titles, in the same year, a feat previously achieved by just three other women, the last being Steffi Graf in 1988

Serena Williams will now switch her focus onto Wimbledon which starts in three weeks where a title win would give her all four Grand Slam crowns at the same time -- a feat she previously achieved when she won the 2003 Australian Open.