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1955 French Championships – Men's singles

First-seeded Tony Trabert defeated Sven Davidson 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1955 French Championships.

Men's singles
1955 French Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Tony Trabert
Runner-upSweden Sven Davidson
Score2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw116
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds edit

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

  1.   Tony Trabert (champion)
  2.   Vic Seixas (quarterfinals)
  3.   Budge Patty (quarterfinals)
  4.   Ham Richardson (semifinals)
  5.   Art Larsen (fourth round)
  6.   Enrique Morea (fourth round)
  7.   Giuseppe Merlo (semifinals)
  8.   Mervyn Rose (quarterfinals)
  9.   Władysław Skonecki (fourth round)
  10.   Philippe Washer (fourth round)
  11.   Sven Davidson (final)
  12.   Herbert Flam (quarterfinals)
  13.   Paul Rémy (fourth round)
  14.   Jacques Brichant (fourth round)
  15.   Kurt Nielsen (fourth round)
  16.   Luis Ayala (fourth round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Tony Trabert 6 3 6 6
8   Mervyn Rose 2 6 3 0
1   Tony Trabert 6 2
4   Ham Richardson 1 2r
4   Ham Richardson 6 4 6 6
12   Herbert Flam 3 6 1 3
1   Tony Trabert 2 6 6 6
11   Sven Davidson 6 1 4 2
11   Sven Davidson 7 10 6
3   Budge Patty 5 8 0
11   Sven Davidson 6 6 6
7   Giuseppe Merlo 3 3 2
7   Giuseppe Merlo 12 6 6
2   Vic Seixas 10 3 3

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Trabert 6 6 6
  Stockenberg 2 1 3
1   Trabert 2 6 6 6
  Vermaak 6 4 3 4
  Vermaak 12 6 6
  Hoejberg 10 1 2
1   Trabert 6 6 6
16   Ayala 2 4 1
16   Ayala 6 8 6
  Brose 1 6 1
16   Ayala 7 6 6
  Huber 0 1 4   Grinda 5 0 0
  Grinda 6 6 6   Grinda 6 6 3 5 6
  Russell 6 3 6 6   Russell 2 4 6 7 2
  Pellizza 4 6 2 3

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Rose 6 6 6
  Borghini 4 3 4 8   Rose 6 6 7
  Fontana 6 6 7   Fontana 3 3 5
  Van Voorhees 2 4 5 8   Rose 6 6 2 6
  Lasry   Jacobini 3 4 6 2
  Licis   Lasry 6 6 3 4
  Jacobini 0 2 6 6 6   Jacobini 3 2 6 6
  Devroe 6 6 4 4 4 8   Rose 6 7 9
9   Skonecki 9   Skonecki 2 5 7
  Gulyás 9   Skonecki 6 6 6
  Haillet 6 6 6   Haillet 2 4 2
  Breese 1 2 0 9   Skonecki 6 6 6
  Bergamo 3 6 6 6   Wilson 4 4 2
  Desq 6 2 3 4   Bergamo 1 8 5 1
  Jauffret   Wilson 6 6 7 6
  Wilson

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Richardson 6 6 6
  Bergerat 2 3 4 4   Richardson 6 6 6
  Van Meegeren 3 3 6   Perreau-Saussine 2 0 2
  Perreau-Saussine 6 6 8 4   Richardson 4 2 6 9 6
  Jagec   Forbes 6 6 2 7 2
  De Kermadec   De Kermadec 1 2 3
  Rinderknech 2 1 6 2   Forbes 6 6 6
  Forbes 6 6 3 6 4   Richardson 6 8 6
13   Rémy 13   Rémy 0 6 2
  Christ 13   Rémy 10 6 6
  Berthet 2 1 0   Feldbausch 8 2 3
  Feldbausch 6 6 6 13   Rémy 4 6 4 6 9
  Fachini 6 6 6   Fachini 6 3 6 4 7
  Loyau 2 1 1   Fachini 6 6 6
  Mey   Mey 2 0 1
  Vincent

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Larsen
  Platt 5   Larsen 4 11 7 7
  Destremau 9 6 6   Destremau 6 9 5 5
  Della Paolera 7 3 4 5   Larsen 2 6 6 6
  Grandet 6 0 3 7 2   Sirola 6 1 3 4
  Abdesselam 3 6 6 5 6   Abdesselam 6 2 5 7
  Sirola 6 6 10   Sirola 4 6 7 9
  Weiss 4 0 8 5   Larsen 6 6 7
12   Flam 12   Flam 8 8 9
  Arkinstall 12   Flam 6 6 6
  Knight   Knight 3 0 3
  Fox 12   Flam 6 6 6
  Favieres   Schwartz 4 4 2
  Ádám-Stolpa   Favieres 4 3 0
  Schwartz 6 6 6   Schwartz 6 6 6
  Panajotovic 2 4 0

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Asbóth
  Guilbert   Guilbert
  Nys 6 6 6   Nys
  Gourovitch 2 3 3   Nys 5 1 2
  Laval 5 2 2r 11   Davidson 7 6 6
  Molinari 7 6 4   Molinari 8 0 6 4
  Fleitz 2 3 3 11   Davidson 10 6 4 6
11   Davidson 6 6 6 11   Davidson 6 6 6
  Wright 1 6 6 6 6   Morea 2 3 3
  Beale Jr. 6 8 3 8   Beale Jr. 2 2 0
  Thomas 0 2 4   Worthington 6 6 6
  Worthington 6 6 6   Worthington 4 7 4 2
  Schaff 6 6 2 5 3 6   Morea 6 5 6 6
  Pottinger 2 4 6 7 6   Pottinger 2 1 4
  Macy 7 1 3 6   Morea 6 6 6
6   Morea 9 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Sturdza 3 1 6 6 3
  Plećević 6 6 2 0 6   Plećević 0 3 2
  Lemasson 9 5 3   Barrett 6 6 6
  Barrett 11 7 6   Barrett 3 6 1 2
  Piatek 14   Brichant 6 2 6 6
  Lartigue   Lartigue 0 3 2
  Dubuc 3 3 7 14   Brichant 6 6 6
14   Brichant 6 6 9 14   Brichant 3 2 6 2
  Hode 11 1 0r 3   Patty 6 6 3 6
  Pinart 13 6 0   Pinart 2 2 1
  Manset 6 3 3 4   Deniau 6 6 6
  Deniau 4 6 6 6   Deniau 1 4 0
  Sikorszki 3   Patty 6 6 6
  Delwitt   Delwitt
  Sanglier 3   Patty
3   Patty

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Segal 6 6 6 6
  Lemyze 3 8 3 3   Segal 6 6 6
  Maggi 6 6 6   Maggi 2 4 2
  Chatrier 3 2 3   Segal 4 2 4
  Bedard 5 4 9 10   Washer 6 6 6
  Seymour 7 6 11   Seymour 0 4 0
  Brent 0 1 1 10   Washer 6 6 6
10   Washer 6 6 6 10   Washer 2 2 1
  Deniau 2 6 4 4 7   Merlo 6 6 6
  Pilet 6 3 6 6   Pilet 3 1 9 6 6
  Biederlack 3 2 3   Martínez 6 6 7 4 4
  Martínez 6 6 6   Pilet 5 4 6
  Stewart 7   Merlo 7 6 8
  Motolko   Motolko 2 1 1
  Hammersley 0 0 3 7   Merlo 6 6 6
7   Merlo 6 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Pietrangeli
  Baco   Pietrangeli 7 6 7
  Pimentel 6 6 6   Pimentel 5 0 5
  Powers 2 4 1   Pietrangeli 6 2 9 1
15   Nielsen 1 6 11 6
  Mezzi 11 6 5 5 4
15   Nielsen 9 4 7 7 6
15   Nielsen 6 6 4 2 6
2   Seixas 3 3 6 6 8
  Becker 3 3 7 6 6
  Jalabert 6 6 5 4 2
  Becker 9 4 2 3
2   Seixas 7 6 6 6
  Malosse 2 2 0
2   Seixas 6 6 6

External links edit

  • "Official 1955 Men's Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-29. (110 KiB) on the French Open website
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