The multimedia section of the Roland Garros official site has a collection of clips from the French Open finals since 1985.
Here's a look at the champions from more than 20 years ago till last year:
1987 - Ivan Lendl / Steffi Graf
1988 - Mats Wilander / Steffi Graf
1989 - Michael Chang / Arantxa Sanchez
1990 - Andres Gomez / Monica Seles
1991 - Jim Courier / Monica Seles
1992 - Jim Courier / Monica Seles
1993 - Sergi Bruguera / Steffi Graf
1994 - Sergi Bruguera / Arantxa Sanchez
1995 - Thomas Muster / Steffi Graf
1996 - Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Steffi Graf
1997 - Gustavo Kuerten / Iva Majoli
1998 - Carlos Moya / Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
1999 - Andre Agassi / Steffi Graf
2000 - Gustavo Kuerten / Mary Pierce
2001 - Gustavo Kuerten / Jennifer Capriati
2002 - Albert Costa / Serena Williams
2003 - Juan Carlos Ferrero / Justine Henin-Hardenne
2004 - Gaston Gaudio / Anastasia Myskina
2005 - Rafael Nadal / Justine Henin-Hardenne
2006 - Rafael Nadal / Justine Henin-Hardenne
Profile: Justine Henin dropped the last part of her name when she separated from her husband by the end of 2006.
If she wins this year, this will be her fourth French Open title (six majors in all, including her 2003 U.S. Open and 2004 Australian Open wins). She was also the 2004 Athens Olympic games gold medalist.
She was born during Roland Garros 1982 (June 1).
At the age of 10, she watched the women's final live in 1992, with her mother. Her childhood idol was Steffi Graf.
She is currently ranked no. 1 in the world, taking the spot from Maria Sharapova shortly after she returned from a brief hiatus due to the breakdown of her marriage.
Personal favorites:
1988. Steffi Graf won over Natasha Zvereva of Russia 6-0 6-0 in a little more than 30 minutes.
1992. Monica Seles won in the women's finals that is highly regarded as the best-fought match in women's tennis history.
1999. Andre Agassi's and Steffi Graf's come-from-behind wins. Both were earlier dismissed as old and past their prime. Agassi completed his Grand Slam resume by winning in Paris, while Graf silenced a temperamental and bratty Hingis, then no. 1 as an 18 year old. Agassi came from two sets down to win in five. The women's final was a messy affair. It is possibly the craziest and most bizzare final in French Open history. Hingis compromised a 6-4 3-1 lead by questioning a line call and crossing to her opponent's side of the net to check the mark herself. This made the 16,000 in attendance fully against her as they chanted Ste-ffi! Ste-ffi!, clapped, and did the Mexican wave in full support of her opponent. Hingis, regarded as a tactical genius, did everything her youthful disposition can - smashed rackets, got a couple of foot faults, raised her eyebrows, smiled sarcastically, changed outfit, changed hairstyle, served underarm twice at matchpoints (Graf's). In the end, Melanie Molitor (her mother and then coach) had to bring her sobbing daughter back into the court to receive her runner-up plate. As for Graf, she thanked the crowd that made her "feel French," and announced not long after that she will not return to defend her title in order to preserve the good memory. And, indeed, it was the last of her 22 Slams. She retired by September 1999.
Profile: Many predicted that Martina Hingis will eventually go back to win the French. Even then, she was touted as an all-time great in the making, if ever there was one.
Known as the Swiss Miss, she spent a total of 209 weeks at no. 1 and became the youngest Wimbledon champion in 1997.
An excellent doubles player, the most notable of her partnerships being with glamour girl Anna Kournikova [Will the real Anna Kournikova please stand up? (wide grin)].
Retired from the sport in 2002 at the age of 22, but made a major come back in 2006. Currently ranked world no. 6.
She has 3 Australian, 1 Wimbledon, and 1 U.S. Open. She never won the French. She widrew from this year's tournament due to a hip injury.
She is engaged to be married to fellow tennis pro Radek Stepanek.
Celle, I’m pulling for Federer yes. 
Roddick, and all the other Americans, haven’t really had that much luck on clay so…
Tennis players start really young, that’s why if they’re really good, like Justine, they get to achieve much at such an early age. Imagine being “old” and at “retirement age” once you reach your mid-20s.
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I can’t believe Justine’s just three years older than me and already she’s accomplished much. :p Makes me wonder what I’m doing with my life. -_-
Whom are you betting on for the men’s singles? Federer?
I’m disappointed that Roddick’s done after the first round. :p
Posted by Celle at May 31, 2007, 4:31 pm