1939 French Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1939 French Championships
Champion Don McNeill[1]
Runner-up Bobby Riggs[1]
Score6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Seeds2

Don McNeill defeated Bobby Riggs 7–5, 6–0, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1939 French Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Don McNeill is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Bobby Riggs (finalist)
  2. Franjo Punčec (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Bobby Riggs 6 2 8 7
Ignacy Tłoczyński 2 6 6 5
1 Bobby Riggs 6 6 6
Ottó Szigeti 3 0 4
Ottó Szigeti 7 1 2 7 6
Christian Boussus 5 6 6 5 4
1 Bobby Riggs 5 0 3
Don McNeill 7 6 6
Elwood Cooke 6 6 6
Henry Billington 4 4 1
Elwood Cooke 2 5 9 2
Don McNeill 6 7 7 6
Don McNeill 6 1 6 6
2 Franjo Punčec 4 6 3 1

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Riggs 6 8 6 6
Journu 4 10 4 2 1 Riggs 6 3 6 6
Terrier 3 5 3 Shayes 4 6 3 3
Shayes 6 7 6 1 Riggs 6 6 6 8
Pellizza Combemale 8 4 4 6
Mouvet Mouvet 4 1 4
De Borman 8 8 1 Combemale 6 6 6
Combemale 10 10 6 1 Riggs 6 2 8 7
Mitić 1 6 7 6 Tłoczyński 2 6 6 5
Bolelli 6 3 5 1 Mitić 7 6 6
Billaudot 6 6 2 3 3 Langanay 5 1 3
Langanay 3 3 6 6 6 Mitić 0 4 6 0
Tłoczyński 6 6 6 Tłoczyński 6 6 2 6
Robinson 2 3 4 Tłoczyński 4 6 6 10
Van Swol 6 3 6 4 6 Abdesselam 6 4 0 8
Abdesselam 4 6 3 6 8

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Szigeti 6 6 6 6
Wilde 8 1 3 2 Szigeti 6 6 6
Sanglier 2 2 6 1 Jaquemet 2 4 4
Jaquemet 6 6 3 6 Szigeti 3 6 4 6 6
Feret 7 6 6 6 Feret 6 3 6 4 1
Robertson 9 2 2 3 Feret 6 6 6
Lesueur 6 4 2 Geelhand De Merxem 2 2 2
Geelhand De Merxem 8 6 6 Szigeti 7 1 2 7 6
Glasser 3 6 4 3 Boussus 5 6 6 5 4
Rogers Lyttelton 6 3 6 6 Rogers Lyttelton 6 6 6
Lecointre 1 1 3 Pallada 4 3 0
Pallada 6 6 6 Rogers Lyttelton 7 3 2
Harris 9 0 2 Boussus 9 6 6
Boussus 11 6 6 Boussus 11 6 6
Smith 3 4 6 6 Dessair 9 0 2
Dessair 6 6 2 8

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Rodel 9 2 1 4
Gentien 7 6 6 6 Gentien 0 7 3
Cooke 6 9 6
Cooke 6 2
Kukuljević 1 1 r
Catteau 7 6 6 3 0
Rimet 2 1 4 Kukuljević 9 2 4 6 6
Kukuljević 6 6 6 Cooke 6 6 6
Billington 4 4 1
Van Den Eynde 2 4 6 6 8
Bonte 0 3 3 Billington 6 6 2 4 10
Billington 6 6 6 Billington 4 6 3 7 6
Asbóth 6 4 6 5 3
Galeppe 1 4 1
Asbóth 6 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Pellizza 6 1 3
Destremau 8 6 6 Destremau 9 9 6
Hauser 0 0 2 Brugnon 7 7 0
Brugnon 6 6 6 Destremau 2 6 3 6 2
Baworowski 6 1 5 1 McNeill 6 1 6 4 6
McNeill 2 6 7 6 McNeill 6 6 6
Chevallier 6 1 2 0 Jamain 2 1 0
Jamain 3 6 6 6 McNeill 6 1 6 6
2 Punčec 4 6 3 1
Lacroix 2 11 3 0
Gábory 6 9 6 6
Gábory 4 3 2
2 Punčec 6 6 6
Hare 2 5 4
2 Punčec 6 7 6

References

  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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