Steffi Graf defeated defending champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1995 French Open. It was her fourth French Open singles title and 16th major singles title overall. Sánchez Vicario lost the world No. 1 ranking to Graf following the tournament, and would never recapture it.