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Sunday marks the beginning of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris, France, and the women’s side of the tournament is wide open. While the World No. 1 and No. 2, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, are the shoo-in favorites for the men’s, four different female players have a legitimate shot of lifting this year’s La Coupe Suzanne Lenglen. Iga Swiatek is the main favorite as a four-time French Open champion, but the world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, previous runner-up Coco Gauff and budding star Mirra Andreeva can all make a deep run.
Let’s dive into the players I’ll target at this year’s French Open and break down who I think can win.
Swiatek and Sabalenka have the best odds of winning the 2025 French Open, but I wouldn’t be surprised if any of the 10 women below win it all:
Last year, Swiatek captured her third consecutive French Open title, dismantling Paolini 6-2, 6-1 in the final. This marked her fourth French Open title and fifth Grand Slam overall, making her the youngest woman in the Open Era to achieve four French Open titles. The match ended in just 68 minutes, but she did face pressure along the way, most notably saving a match point against Naomi Osaka in the second round. Now, the rest of the field will aim to knock off Swiatek, as she has won 21 straight matches at Roland Garros.
Although Swiatek and Sabalenka are the deserved favorites, I love Coco Gauff’s chances in Paris. The American has typically been a boom-or-bust player, as she’s struggled with serves at times but has shown her talent. She can easily put things together and make a deep run, especially considering her form. Gauff finished as the runner-up in Madrid and Rome and is on the opposite side of Sabalenka as the No. 2 seed. She’s performed her best on clay, and I expect to see a dialed-in Gauff in Paris.
I’m also a big fan of Mirra Andreeva, as it’s only a matter of time before the 18-year-old captures her first Grand Slam title. When she was 16 in 2023, she made the third round at Roland Garros before a semifinal appearance in last year’s tournament. The Russian is currently the world No. 6, and she’s already won 1000-point titles in Dubai and Indian Wells in 2025. Although she hasn’t broken through at a major, I wouldn’t be surprised if Adreeva makes a deep run.
The final player I have my eyes set on is Elena Rybakina. Although she has longer odds to win this year’s French Open, she is always a threat to win a Grand Slam. She has made the quarterfinals at Roland Garros twice and has mainly dropped to No. 12 in the world rankings due to injuries earlier this year. She won Wimbledon three years ago and has been a common semi-finalist since then at every Grand Slam, so I’ll take my chances with her as a long shot in this year’s French Open.
Luke Lindholm is an avid basketball, baseball, football, hockey and soccer fan who specializes in writing promotional content for multiple sportsbooks and prediction-based articles across a variety of sports. His work has been featured on prominent websites including Sports Illustrated, Pickswise, Men’s Journal, TheStreet, Athlon Sports and more. He started as a college football handicapper for Pickswise in 2016 and is a current member of the Pickswise NFL handicapping team.