The French Open (French: Internationaux de France de Badminton) is an annual badminton tournament held in France since 1909 and hosted by the Fédération Française de Badminton (FFBad).

The tournament was halted between 1915 and 1934, in 1965, 1970, 1972, 1994 and 2006. Not previously considered one of the international badminton circuit's leading events, it was promoted to become part of the BWF Super Series in 2007 making the French Open one of the 12 major badminton tournaments in the world. BWF categorised French Open as one of the five BWF World Tour Super 750 events per the BWF events structure since 2018.

Locations

Below is the cities that have hosted the tournament.

French Open (badminton) is located in France
Locations of French Open host cities

Past winners

YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles
1908England Frank ChestertonEngland Margaret LarminieEngland Frank Chesterton England Stewart Marsden MasseyEngland Margaret Larminie England Lavinia Clara RadegliaEngland Frank Chesterton England Margaret Larminie
1909England Lavinia Clara RadegliaEngland George Alan Thomas England Guy A. SautterEngland Margaret Larminie England Muriel BatemanEngland George Alan Thomas England Muriel Bateman
1910England George Alan ThomasEngland Lavinia Clara Radeglia England Muriel Bateman
1911England Guy A. Sautter England Lavinia Clara Radeglia
1912England George Alan Thomas England H. A. GardnerEngland Lavinia Clara Radeglia France Cécile RopertEngland George Alan Thomas England Lavinia Clara Radeglia
1913England Bertram Bisgood England Robert McCallumEngland Lavinia Clara Radeglia England Muriel Bateman
1914–1934No competition
1935England Ralph NicholsEngland Betty UberEngland Ralph Nichols England Geoffrey J. FishEngland Betty Uber England Diana DovetonEngland Ralph Nichols England Diana Doveton
1936Irish Free State Ian MaconachieEngland Marian HorsleyIrish Free State Ian Maconachie Irish Free State K. SmedleyEngland Margaret Tragett England Marian HorsleyIrish Free State Ian Maconachie England Marian Horsley
1937England Mavis GreenEngland Daphne Young England Mavis GreenEngland D. E. Kenyon England Mavis Green
1938England Daphne YoungRepublic of Ireland Ian Maconachie England Mavis Green
1939A. S. SamuelEngland Mavis GreenA. S. Samuel England C. C. RicketsEngland Connie Davidson England Mavis GreenEngland C. C. Ricketts England Mavis Green
1940France Henri PellizzaFrance Yvonne GirardFrance Henri Pellizza France René GathierFrance Yvonne Girard France Madeleine GirardFrance Henri Pellizza France Madeleine Girard
1941France Michel MarretFrance Michel Marret France René MathieuFrance Michel Marrett France Madeleine Girard
1942France Yves Baudoin
1943France Henri PellizzaFrance Michel Marret France Henri Pellizza
1944France Henri Pellizza France Simone Pellizza
1945United States Ozzie HiltonUnited States Ozzie Hilton France Jacques RozierUnited States Ozzie Hilton France Claude Carvallo
1946France Henri PellizzaCanada Jean BardsleyFrance Michel Marret France Henri PellizzaFrance Yves Baudoin France Yvonne Girard
1947England James HoneEngland Lucy BarlowEngland S. G. Bell England James HoneEngland Mavis Henderson England Lucy BarlowEngland James Hone England Mavis Henderson
1948Denmark Palle GranlundEngland Mavis HendersonDenmark Niels Greaffe Denmark Bent PallingEngland Mavis Henderson England Audrey Stone
1949Federation of Malaya Eddy L. ChoongDenmark Anne LehmeierMalaysia Foo Sun Lau Malaysia Yet Sun LauMalaysia Eddy L. Choong Denmark Anne Lehmeier
1950England Audrey BlathwaytFederation of Malaya Eddy L. Choong England John NewlandEngland Audrey Blathwayt England M. CrombieFederation of Malaya Eddy L. Choong England Audrey Stone
1951Federation of Malaya Ong Poh LimEngland Betty GraceFederation of Malaya Ong Poh Lim Federation of Malaya Ismail bin MarjanEngland Q. M. Allen Webber England Audrey StoneFederation of Malaya Eddy B. Choong England Q. M. Allen Webber
1952Federation of Malaya Eddy B. ChoongEngland Audrey StoneFederation of Malaya Eddy L. Choong Federation of Malaya Eddy B. ChoongEngland Mavis Henderson England Audrey Stone
1953Denmark Aase Schiøtt JacobsenDenmark Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen Denmark A. PetersenFederation of Malaya Eddy B. Choong England J. Peters
1954Scotland Alistair McIntyreEngland Elisabeth O'BeirneEngland Ralph Nichols England Geoffrey J. FishEngland Elisabeth O'Beirne England Marie Rose WyattEngland Ralph Nichols England Elisabeth O'Beirne
1955Scotland S. D. McLeanEngland Anne DurstFrance Pierre Lenoir France Ghislain VasseurFrance Yvonne Girard France Mireille LaurentScotland S. D. McLean Scotland H. Laing
1956Wales Gordon RowlandsScotland Maggie McIntoshIndia A. C. Bahrée Federation of Malaya C. L. YapScotland Marjory B. Forrester Scotland Maggie McIntoshScotland A. J. Malone Scotland Marjory B. Forrester
1957Indonesia Ferry SonnevilleEngland Sheila RyderFederation of Malaya Eddy L. Choong Indonesia Ferry SonnevilleEngland Mimi Wyatt England Ruth PageFederation of Malaya Eddy L. Choong England Sonia Cambril
1958West Germany Peter KnackThailand Pratuang PattabongsSweden Atte Nyberg Sweden Rolf OlssonThailand Pratuang Pattabongs England Julie CharlesSweden Rolf Olsson Sweden Ingrid Dahlberg
1959Singapore Lee Kin TatEngland Pamela S. WheatingSingapore Lee Kin Tat Federation of Malaya Jimmy LimFrance Mireille Laurent England Marjorie SharpSweden Atte Nyberg France Mireille Laurent
1960Indonesia Ferry SonnevilleEngland Rita RabeyFederation of Malaya Heah Hock Heng Federation of Malaya Jimmy LimEngland Audrey Stone England Ursula SmithIndonesia Ferry Sonneville Indonesia Yvonne Theresia Sonneville
1961Denmark Erland KopsDenmark Hanne JensenDenmark Finn Kobberø Denmark Erland KopsEngland Rita Rabey England Janet BrennanDenmark Erland Kops Denmark Hanne Jensen
1962Thailand Charoen WattanasinFederation of Malaya Tan Gaik BeeDenmark Finn Kobberø Denmark Bengt NielsenDenmark Bitten Nielsen Federation of Malaya Tan Gaik BeeDenmark Finn Kobberø Federation of Malaya Tan Gaik Bee
1963Singapore Lee Kin TatWest Germany Irmgard LatzSwitzerland Heinz Honegger Denmark Torkild NielsenWest Germany Irmgard Latz Netherlands Imre RietveldEngland C. Harvey England Janet Brennan
1964Malaysia Oon Chong JinNetherlands Imre RietveldMalaysia Oon Chong Teik Malaysia Oon Chong JinEngland Julie Charles Netherlands Imre RietveldEngland Oon Chong Jin England Julie Charles
1965No competition
1966Indonesia Ang Tjin SiangNetherlands Imre RietveldIndonesia Ang Tjin Siang Indonesia Wong Pek SenEngland Julie Charles Netherlands Imre RietveldDenmark Erland Kops Denmark Marianne Svensson
1967Singapore Lee Kin TatWest Germany Gerda SchuhmacherWest Germany Willi Braun West Germany Detlef WürfelWest Germany Klaus Tetenberg West Germany Gudrun Ziebold
1968Sweden Sture JohnssonSweden Eva TwedbergWest Germany Horst Lösche West Germany Gerhard KuckiSweden Eva Twedberg West Germany Karin DittbernerNetherlands Herman Leidelmeijer Netherlands Lili ter Metz
1969Denmark Elo HansenEngland Julie RickardMalaysia Oon Chong Hau Singapore Koh Kheng SiongEngland Julie Rickard New Zealand Alison GlenieDenmark Elo Hansen Denmark Lene Horvid
1970No competition
1971West Germany Torsten WinterWest Germany Brigitte PotthoffWest Germany Torsten Winter West Germany Hugo WilmesWest Germany Brigitte Potthoff Belgium June JacquesWest Germany Klaus Steden West Germany Brigitte Potthoff
1972Belgium Herman MoensEngland Margaret GardnerWest Germany Holger Rode West Germany Edelwald RumpelEngland Margaret Gardner France Yveline HueDenmark Per Walsøe France Yveline Hue
1973Denmark Tage NielsenDenmark Lene BüchertEngland Peter Bullivant England William KiddDenmark Lene Büchert Denmark Kirsten KjærbyeDenmark Søren Willandsen Denmark Vibeke Brisson
1974England David HuntEngland Margaret GardnerEngland David Hunt England Peter PenneketEngland Margaret Gardner England Patricia AssinderBelgium Daniel Gosset Belgium Kirsten Ballisager
1975Taiwan Yu Yuk-georTaiwan Lim Shour Taiwan Yu Yuk-georEngland David Hunt England Patricia Assinder
1976England Peter PenneketTaiwan Liao Kun-fu Taiwan Lim Shour
1977England David HuntNetherlands Inge RozemeijerEngland Duncan Bridge England Brian KeelingNetherlands Sylvia Robbe Netherlands Inge RozemeijerEngland David Hunt England Patricia Assinder
1978Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Gregor BerdenScotland Alison BrysonEngland Andy Goode New Zealand Richard PurserScotland Elizabeth Adam Scotland M. JackNew Zealand Richard Purser England Patricia Assinder
1979England Andy GoodeWest Germany Roland Maywald West Germany Karl-Heinz ZwieblerNetherlands Ingrid Morsch Netherlands Vera MartiniWest Germany Karl Heinz Zwiebler West Germany Ingrid Morsch
1980Denmark Gert HelsholtDenmark Pia NielsenDenmark Peter Holm Denmark Hans Olaf BirkholmWest Germany MarieLuisa Zizman Switzerland Liselotte BlumerDenmark Peter Holm Denmark Pia Nielsen
1981England Steve BaddeleySoviet Union Svetlana BelyasovaEngland Andy Goode England Steve BaddeleySoviet Union Svetlana Belyasova Soviet Union Vart PogosyanEngland Nigel Tier Scotland Alison Fulton
1982Pakistan Ahmed ZubairCanada Denyse JulienCanada Bob MacDougall Canada Mark FreitagCanada Johanne Falardeau Canada Linda CloutierCanada Bob MacDougall Canada Johanne Falardeau
1983India Vimal KumarScotland Alison FultonIndia Partho Ganguli India Vikram SinghScotland Alison Fulton England Jill BensonWest Germany Stefan Frey West Germany Mechtild Hagemann
1984England Wendy PoultonBelgium Jan de Mulder Belgium Eddy van HerbruggenEngland Wendy Poulton France Corinne SonnetBelgium Eddy van Herbruggen England Wendy Poulton
1985Denmark Kim BrodersenSweden Maria HenningDenmark Kim Brodersen Denmark Claus ThomsenSweden Maria Henning Sweden Lilian JohanssonDenmark Lars Noies Denmark Dorthe Lynge
1986New Zealand Kerrin HarrisonAustralia Julie McDonaldNew Zealand Kerrin Harrison New Zealand Glenn StewartFrance Anne Meniane France Catharine LechalupeNew Zealand Graeme Robson Australia Julie McDonald
1987Denmark Ib FrederiksenSouth Korea Kim Yun-jaSouth Korea Lee Deuk-choon South Korea Kim Moon-sooSouth Korea Chung Myung-hee South Korea Hwang Hye-youngSouth Korea Park Joo-bong South Korea Kim Yun-ja
1988Indonesia Icuk SugiartoSouth Korea Hwang Hye-youngSouth Korea Park Joo-bong South Korea Sung Han-kukSouth Korea Park Joo-bong South Korea Chung So-young
1989China Xiong GuobaoChina Li LingweiChina Li Yongbo China Tian BingyiChina Sun Xiaoqing China Zhou LeiChina Wang Pengren China Shi Fangjing
1990Malaysia Foo Kok KeongSouth Korea Hwang Hye-youngSouth Korea Park Joo-bong South Korea Kim Moon-sooSouth Korea Chung Myung-hee South Korea Hwang Hye-youngSouth Korea Kim Moon-soo South Korea Chung So-young
1991Canada Jaimie DawsonCanada Doris PichéMalaysia Yap Yee Hup Malaysia Yap Yee GuanGermany Katrin Schmidt Germany Kerstin UbbenGermany Michael Keck Germany Anne Katrin Seid
1992China Wan ZhengwenChina Li Yongbo China Tian BingyiAustralia Rhonda Cator Australia Anna LaoChina Liu Jianjun China Wang Xiaoyuan
1993Indonesia HendrawanChina Yao YanIndonesia Denny Kantono Indonesia Antonius ArianthoChina Yao Fen China Lin YanfenIndonesia Aryono Miranat Indonesia Eliza Nathanael
1994China Sun JunChina Zhang NingIndonesia Aras Razak Indonesia Amon SantosoDenmark Helene Kirkegaard Denmark Rikke OlsenChina Liang Qing China Peng Yun
1995Indonesia George RimarcdiRussia Elena RybkinaIndonesia Sigit Budiarto Indonesia Dicky PurwotsugionoSweden Margit Borg Sweden Maria BengtssonDenmark Thomas Stavngaard Denmark Anne Søndergaard
1996Denmark Kenneth JonassenSweden Marina AndrievskayaGermany Michael Keck Germany Dharma GunawiNetherlands Brenda Conijn Netherlands Nicole van HoorenDenmark Jesper Larsen Denmark Majken Vange
1997Netherlands Chris BruilWales Kelly MorganIndonesia Tony Gunawan Indonesia Victor WibowoIndonesia Cynthia Tuwankotta Indonesia Etty TantriEngland Peter Jeffrey England Sarah Hardaker
1998Denmark Niels Christian KaldauIndia Aparna PopatDenmark Jan Jørgensen Denmark Ove SvejstrupChinese Taipei Tsai Hui-min Chinese Taipei Chen Li-chinNetherlands Norbert van Barneveld Netherlands Lotte Jonathans
1999China Chen GangChina Zhou MiEngland Anthony Clark England Ian SullivanChina Qin Yiyuan China Gao LingChina Chen Gang China Qin Yiyuan
2000India Siddharth JainJapan Takako IdaJapan Keita Masuda Japan Tadashi OtsukaChina Li Xu China Hong QianMalaysia Chan Chong Ming Malaysia Joanne Quay
2001India Abhinn Shyam GuptaNetherlands Brenda BeenhakkerFrance Vincent Laigle Bulgaria Svetoslav StoyanovNetherlands Erica van den Heuvel Netherlands Nicole van HoorenNetherlands Chris Bruil Netherlands Lotte Jonathans
2002China Luo YigangChina Xie XingfangChina Cheng Rui China Wang WeiChina Zhang Yawen China Zhao TingtingChina Zheng Bo China Zhang Yawen
2003Germany Marc ZwieblerFrance Pi HongyanDenmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen Denmark Carsten MogensenJapan Yoshiko Iwata Japan Miyuki TaiSweden Jörgen Olsson Sweden Frida Andreasson
2004China Chen JinMalaysia Gan Teik Chai Malaysia Koo Kien KeatChina Du Jing China Yu YangChina Xie Zhongbo China Yu Yang
2005Russia Stanislav PukhovDenmark Simon Mollyhus Denmark Anders KristiansenFrance Elodie Eymard France Weny RahmawatiFrance Nabil Lasmari Indonesia Eny Widiowati
2006No competition
2007Malaysia Lee Chong WeiChina Xie XingfangChina Cai Yun China Fu HaifengChina Wei Yili China Zhang YawenIndonesia Flandy Limpele Indonesia Vita Marissa
2008Denmark Peter GadeChina Wang LinIndonesia Markis Kido Indonesia Hendra SetiawanChina Du Jing China Yu YangChina He Hanbin China Yu Yang
2009China Lin DanChina Wang YihanChina Ma Jin China Wang XiaoliIndonesia Nova Widianto Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
2010Indonesia Taufik HidayatDenmark Mathias Boe Denmark Carsten MogensenThailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn Thailand Kunchala VoravichitchaikulThailand Sudket Prapakamol Thailand Saralee Thungthongkam
2011Malaysia Lee Chong WeiChina Wang XinSouth Korea Jung Jae-sung South Korea Lee Yong-daeChina Wang Xiaoli China Yu YangDenmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen Denmark Christinna Pedersen
2012Malaysia Liew DarenJapan Minatsu MitaniSouth Korea Lee Yong-dae South Korea Ko Sung-hyunChina Ma Jin China Tang JinhuaChina Xu Chen China Ma Jin
2013Denmark Jan Ø. JørgensenChina Wang ShixianIndonesia Markis Kido Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi GideonChina Bao Yixin China Tang JinhuaChina Zhang Nan China Zhao Yunlei
2014Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chenDenmark Mathias Boe Denmark Carsten MogensenChina Wang Xiaoli China Yu YangIndonesia Tontowi Ahmad Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
2015Malaysia Lee Chong WeiSpain Carolina MarínSouth Korea Lee Yong-dae South Korea Yoo Yeon-seongChina Huang Yaqiong China Tang JinhuaSouth Korea Ko Sung-hyun South Korea Kim Ha-na
2016China Shi YuqiChina He BingjiaoDenmark Mathias Boe Denmark Carsten MogensenChina Chen Qingchen China Jia YifanChina Zheng Siwei China Chen Qingchen
2017India Srikanth KidambiChinese Taipei Tai Tzu-yingChinese Taipei Lee Jhe-huei Chinese Taipei Lee YangIndonesia Greysia Polii Indonesia Apriyani RahayuIndonesia Tontowi Ahmad Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
2018China Chen LongJapan Akane YamaguchiChina Han Chengkai China Zhou HaodongJapan Mayu Matsumoto Japan Wakana NagaharaChina Zheng Siwei China Huang Yaqiong
2019South Korea An Se-youngIndonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya SukamuljoSouth Korea Lee So-hee South Korea Shin Seung-chanIndonesia Praveen Jordan Indonesia Melati Daeva Oktavianti
2020Cancelled
2021Japan Kanta TsuneyamaJapan Akane YamaguchiSouth Korea Ko Sung-hyun South Korea Shin Baek-cheolSouth Korea Lee So-hee South Korea Shin Seung-chanJapan Yuta Watanabe Japan Arisa Higashino
2022Denmark Viktor AxelsenChina He BingjiaoIndia Satwiksairaj Rankireddy India Chirag ShettyMalaysia Pearly Tan Malaysia Thinaah MuralitharanChina Zheng Siwei China Huang Yaqiong
2023Indonesia Jonatan ChristieChina Chen YufeiDenmark Kim Astrup Denmark Anders Skaarup RasmussenChina Liu Shengshu China Tan NingChina Jiang Zhenbang China Wei Yaxin
2024China Shi YuqiSouth Korea An Se-youngIndia Satwiksairaj Rankireddy India Chirag ShettyChina Chen Qingchen China Jia YifanChina Feng Yanzhe China Huang Dongping
2025Denmark Anders AntonsenSouth Korea Kim Won-ho South Korea Seo Seung-jaeJapan Yuki Fukushima Japan Mayu Matsumoto

Performances by nation

As of the 2025 edition

NationMSWSMDWDXDTotal
1England142517.52622104.5
2China11155161562
3Denmark13512.53.510.544.5
4France69812843
5Malaya Malaysia12111.51.54.530.5
6Indonesia81027.527.5
7South Korea685423
8West Germany Germany335.53519.5
9Netherlands146314
10Scotland242.52.511
11Japan1413010
Sweden1312.52.510
13India513.59.5
14Taiwan Chinese Taipei131319
15Canada131117
16Irish Free State Ireland3317
17Thailand111.514.5
18Belgium1010.51.54
New Zealand11.50.514
Soviet Union Russia1214
21Singapore30.53.5
22Australia110.52.5
23Wales112
United States10.50.52
25Pakistan11
Spain11
Switzerland0.50.51
Yugoslavia11
29Bulgaria0.50.5
Total9393939393465

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