--- title: "Who claimed his 15th major title at the French Open 2017?" description: "Who claimed his 15th major title at the French Open 2017?" author: "Vihaan rai" published: 2018-02-13 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34357/who-claimed-his-15th-major-title-at-the-french-open-2017 category: "sports" tags: ["sport"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Who claimed his 15th major title at the French Open 2017? Who claimed his 15th major [title](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/audio/1227/title-the-profound-significance-of-om-in-life-spiritual-mindful-and-harmonious-living) at the [French](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85543/do-you-think-that-french-will-be-islamic-country) Open 2017? ## Answers ### Answer by akriti kashyap ## Rafael Nadal ! ![Who claimed his 15th major title at the French Open 2017?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/c77dccc6-0284-4091-b0f3-503cf2ff5a2d/images/a53cba36-4cd7-4b1f-a9b2-d7a153fc6510.png)\ **Nadal, 31**, came through **6-2 6-3 6-1** against the **Swiss third** seed to assert his 15th significant title. \ He turns into the first man or lady in the Open time to have won a **Grand Slam Tournament** 10 times. **Wawrinka, 32**, was beaten in a major final out of the blue in the wake of winning his initial three. Nadal moves above **Pete Sampras** on the rundown ever **Grand Slam Champion** into second place behind **Roger Federer**, who beat the Spaniard to win his **18th** at the **Australian Open in January**. Just **Australia's Margaret Court** has more triumphs at a solitary **Grand Slam competition**, with **11 Australian Open** wins in the vicinity of **1960 and 1973**. \ The Open time, when the **Grand Slam tournament** enabled proficient players to compete with the beginners, started in **1968**. ![Who claimed his 15th major title at the French Open 2017?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/c77dccc6-0284-4091-b0f3-503cf2ff5a2d/images/df0f25db-b8c2-47a1-9580-0fbfeac490eb.png)\ \ Securing a **10th title in Paris** – **La Decima** – additionally settles in **Nadal's place** as the best clay-courter ever. The Spaniard won the title for the loss of only 35 amusements through the span of seven matches, second just to six-time champion **Bjorn Borg's 32** at the **1978 French Open**. \ He broadened his record at **Roland Garros to 79** wins and two misfortunes since his first triumph in **2005**, the main thrashings coming against **Robin Soderling** in **2009** and **Novak Djokovic** in **2015**. \ **Martina Navratilova** won **Wimbledon nine times**, while **Roger Federer** and **Pete Sampras** are the main post-war players among a gathering of six men to have won a **Grand Slam seven times**. \ **Cheers to his phenomenal success!** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34357/who-claimed-his-15th-major-title-at-the-french-open-2017 Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.