1962 French Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1962 French Championships
Champion Rod Laver
Runner-up Roy Emerson
Score3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2
Draw116
Seeds16

First-seeded Rod Laver defeated second seed Roy Emerson 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1962 French Championships. Laver saved a match point en route to the title, in the quarterfinals against Martin Mulligan.

Seeds

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

  1. Rod Laver (champion)
  2. Roy Emerson (final)
  3. Manuel Santana (semifinals)
  4. Nicola Pietrangeli (quarterfinals)
  5. Neale Fraser (semifinals)
  6. Whitney Reed (third round)
  7. Boro Jovanović (fourth round)
  8. Warren Jacques (second round)
  9. Jan-Erik Lundqvist (third round)
  10. Ramanathan Krishnan (quarterfinals)
  11. Pierre Darmon (quarterfinals)
  12. Michael Sangster (second round)
  13. Ingo Buding (second round)
  14. Billy Knight (fourth round)
  15. Wilhelm Bungert (fourth round)
  16. Gordon Forbes (second round)

Draw

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Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Rod Laver 6 3 2 10 6
Martin Mulligan 4 6 6 8 2
1 Rod Laver 3 6 6 3 7
5 Neale Fraser 6 3 2 6 5
4 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 3 9 1
5 Neale Fraser 4 6 11 6
1 Rod Laver 3 2 6 9 6
2 Roy Emerson 6 6 3 7 2
11 Pierre Darmon 4 2 3
3 Manuel Santana 6 6 6
3 Manuel Santana 4 6 1 6 3
2 Roy Emerson 6 3 6 2 6
10 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 1 6 2 0
2 Roy Emerson 4 6 3 6 6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Laver 6 6 6
Pirro 4 0 2
1 Laver 6 9 4 6
Pickard 2 7 6 1
Gasiorek 6 6 4 2 2
Pickard 2 2 6 6 6
1 Laver 4 6 7 6
Jacobini 6 3 5 1
16 Forbes 6 3 3 6 5
Koch 4 6 6 4 7
Koch 4 3 6 6 1
Jacobini 6 6 4 4 6
Legenstein
Hillebrand Jacobini
Jacobini

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Couder
8 Jacques 8 Jacques 9 7 6 3 0r
Katona Mills 7 9 3 6 3
Mills Mills 1 0 4
Elschenbroich 3 1 2 Mulligan 6 6 6
Renavand 6 6 6 Renavand 1 7 5
Duxin 1 4 0 Mulligan 6 9 7
Mulligan 6 6 6 Mulligan 6 6 6
9 Lundqvist 8 6 6 Stolle 3 2 3
Crookenden 6 3 3 9 Lundqvist 6 6 6
Viron 6 3 6 2 1 Fernandes 2 4 1
Fernandes 2 6 4 6 6 9 Lundqvist 6 4 0 11
Sanders 5 1 2 Stolle 2 6 6 13
Stolle 7 6 6 Stolle 6 6 6
Bresson 2 1 1 Douglas 2 4 2
Douglas 6 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Pietrangeli 6 7 8
Fox 1 5 6 4 Pietrangeli 7 6 4 6
Clayton 2 4 0 Boutboul 5 0 6 1
Boutboul 6 6 6 4 Pietrangeli 6 6 6
Woodcock 1 3 6 6 2 Segal 3 3 4
Segal 6 6 3 4 6 Segal 4 6 6 7
Tacchini 1 6 3 6 3 Zuleta 6 3 4 5
Zuleta 6 2 6 1 6 4 Pietrangeli 6 0 6 6
13 Buding 6 7 3 7 Hughes 2 6 0 3
Geraghty 3 5 6 5 13 Buding 3 2 1
Drysdale 6 3 3 1 Hughes 6 6 6
Hughes 3 6 6 6 Hughes 8 6 6
Barclay 6 7 1 3 1 Newcombe 6 3 3
Țiriac 2 5 6 6 6 Țiriac 7 5 6 3
Ali 3 6 2 2 Newcombe 5 7 8 6
Newcombe 6 3 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Fraser 6 6 6
Guercilena 3 1 1 5 Fraser 6 6 6 2 7
Cox 6 1 2 Pilić 8 4 4 6 5
Pilić 8 6 6 5 Fraser 7 3 6 8
Taylor 0 1 1 Pilet 5 6 3 6
Pilet 6 6 6 Pilet 6 6 3 6
Mukerjea 4 3 6 2 Pares 4 1 6 2
Pares 6 6 2 6 5 Fraser 6 3 6 6
12 Sangster Phillips-Moore 3 6 1 2
Szikszay 12 Sangster 6 4 2 3
Frost Kuhnke 2 6 6 6
Kuhnke Kuhnke 4 1 3
Năstase 1 3 1 Phillips-Moore 6 6 6
Phillips-Moore 6 6 6 Phillips-Moore 6 6 6
Pimentel 6 3 r Brichant 1 2 2
Brichant 4 6

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Álvarez 1 1 7
Fraser 6 6 9 Fraser 2 6 6 6
Drossart 7 4 6 4 5 Belkhodja 6 4 1 1
Belkhodja 5 6 3 6 7 Fraser 3 2 1
Nelly 3 6 1 0 11 Darmon 6 6 6
Hann 6 4 6 6 Hann 6 0 1 2
Pellizza 3 4 0 11 Darmon 4 6 6 6
11 Darmon 6 6 6 11 Darmon 6 6 6
Diepraam 3 3 1 Merlo 3 3 4
Merlo 6 6 6 Merlo 6 8 3 6
Soriano 2 6 6 2 3 Hewitt 4 6 6 4
Hewitt 6 2 4 6 6 Merlo 6 6 6
Hawkes 1 4 2 6 Reed 4 4 4
Rodríguez 6 6 6 Rodríguez 6 2 6 4
Jauffret 3 8 4 4 6 Reed 4 6 8 6
6 Reed 6 6 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
De Gronckel
Javorský Javorský 1 6 6 4 6
Lall 6 4 6 6 Lane 6 4 2 6 1
Lane 8 6 3 8 Javorský 6 0 2 0
Gisbert 14 Knight 4 6 6 6
Barnes Barnes 3 7 4 6 2
Zentai 14 Knight 6 5 6 4 6
14 Knight 14 Knight 5 0 3
Barthes 7 4 6 4 3 Santana 7 6 6
Froehling 9 6 3 6 Froehling 3 8 6
Nikolic 2 4 2 Olvera 6 10 8
Olvera 6 6 6 Olvera 3 1 1
Mey 4 6 1 0 r 3 Santana 6 6 6
Jauffret 6 4 6 3 Jauffret 1 2 2
Jaksic 2 1 0 3 Santana 6 6 6
3 Santana 6 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Drobný
Jalabert Jalabert 4 6 8 3 3
Licis 6 3 1 Rubinoff 6 2 6 6 6
Rubinoff 8 6 6 Rubinoff 3 4 1
Fletcher 4 6 5 7 2 10 Krishnan 6 6 6
Ecklebe 6 1 7 5 6 Ecklebe 5 3 2
Apey 0 2 0 10 Krishnan 7 6 6
10 Krishnan 6 6 6 10 Krishnan 6 6 6
Lemann 3 2 2 7 Jovanović 4 2 2
Grinda 6 6 6 Grinda 6 7 9
Despiegelaere 0 1 1 Davidson 1 5 7
Davidson 6 6 6 Grinda 6 6 3 0 4
Howe 7 6 2 8 4 7 Jovanović 0 3 6 6 6
Arilla 9 1 6 6 6 Arilla 1 4 6 6 1
Holland 0 4 4 7 Jovanović 6 6 3 4 6
7 Jovanović 6 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Matthews 3 4 2
Aguirre 6 6 6 Aguirre 4 4 6 2
Gulyás 6 6 4 6
Gulyás 6 6 3 5 5
15 Bungert 3 0 6 7 7
Mandarino 6 6 6 1 5
15 Bungert 8 4 4 6 7
15 Bungert 8 4 6 0 2
2 Emerson 6 6 4 6 6
Barrett 6 2 4 3
Llamas 4 6 6 6
Llamas 5 3 3
2 Emerson 7 6 6
Hallberg 3 1 0
2 Emerson 6 6 6

References

  1. ^ "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 12 October 2024.