Facts and figures from the men's competition at the French Open, which begins from May 25 at Roland Garros, Paris.
2007 champions Men's singles: Rafael Nadal (Spain)
Men's doubles: Mark Knowles (Bahamas) Daniel Nestor (Canada)
Most French Open titles All competitions: Henri Cochet (France) 9 (4 singles, 3 doubles, 2 mixed doubles)
Men's singles: Bjorn Borg (Sweden) 6, Henri Cochet (France) 4
Youngest winner: Michael Chang (US) in 1989, aged 17 years and three months
Oldest winner: Andres Gimeno (Spain) in 1972, aged 34 years and 10 months
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Non seeded winners: Marcel Bernard (France) 1946, Mats Wilander (Sweden) 1982, Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil) 1997, Gaston Gaudio (Argentina) 2004
Most appearances: Francois Jauffret (France), 20 appearances from 1961-80
Longest timed match: 6 hrs 33 mins Fabrice Santoro (France) beat Arnaud Clement (France) 6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 3-6, 16-14, First round 2004
Prize money (euros) Men's singles: 5,425,280 ($8.45 million)
Men's doubles: 1,284,400 Mixed doubles: 292,000
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