1957 French Championships – Men's singles

Third-seeded Sven Davidson defeated Herbert Flam 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1957 French Championships.

Men's singles
1957 French Championships
Final
ChampionSweden Sven Davidson
Runner-upUnited States Herbert Flam
Score6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw79
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Sven Davidson was the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Lew Hoad (third round)
  2.   Ashley Cooper (semifinals)
  3.   Sven Davidson (champion)
  4.   Giuseppe Merlo (fourth round)
  5.   Mervyn Rose (semifinals)
  6.   Nicola Pietrangeli (first round)
  7.   Budge Patty (fourth round)
  8.   Herbert Flam (final)
  9.   Pierre Darmon (second round)
  10.   Neale Fraser (quarterfinals)
  11.   Jacques Brichant (quarterfinals)
  12.   Jaroslav Drobný (second round)
  13.   Robert Haillet (quarterfinals)
  14.   Paul Rémy (fourth round)
  15.   Mike Davies (third round)
  16.   Luis Ayala (third round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
  Philippe Washer 7 4 3 6 4
8   Herbert Flam 5 6 6 4 6
8   Herbert Flam 4 6 4 6 7
5   Mervyn Rose 6 4 6 2 5
13   Robert Haillet
5   Mervyn Rose
8   Herbert Flam 3 4 4
3   Sven Davidson 6 6 6
11   Jacques Brichant 2 2 6 2
3   Sven Davidson 6 6 4 6
3   Sven Davidson 6 2 2 6 6
2   Ashley Cooper 4 6 6 2 3
10   Neale Fraser 6 6 5 6 3
2   Ashley Cooper 0 8 7 4 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Hoad
  Katona
1   Hoad 6 6 4 4 4
  Gibson 2 3 6 6 6
  Gibson 3 6 7 3 6
  Llamas 6 3 5 6 1
  Gibson 2 3 5
  Washer 6 6 7
15   Davies 6 6 6
  Maggi 1 2 2
15   Davies 4 3 1
  Washer 6 6 6
  Stewart 1 4 0
  Washer 6 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Flam 6 3 4 6 6
  Bedard 3 6 6 1 1
8   Flam 6 6 6
  Forbes 1 4 3
  Knight 4 2 3
  Forbes 6 6 6
8   Flam 6 6 6
  Jacobini 1 1 2
9   Darmon 0 3 6 7 3
  Jacobini 6 6 2 5 6
  Jacobini 6 6 6
  Pilet 3 3 4
  Pilet 4 6 7 6
  Reyes Jr 6 4 5 0

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Merlo 6 6 2 6
  Schwartz 4 4 6 3
4   Merlo 8 6 6
  Segal 6 2 3
  Huber 3 4 3
  Segal 6 6 6
4   Merlo 7 6 6 6 4
13   Haillet 9 8 4 1 6
13   Haillet 6 6 4 6
  Moss 1 3 6 2
13   Haillet 6 5 6 6
  Ulrich 3 7 3 1
  Robson 5 1 2
  Ulrich 7 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Rose 6 6 6
  Álvarez 6 1 6 6   Álvarez 3 0 1
  Radzio 4 6 3 3 5   Rose 6 6 6
  Krishnan 6 7 6   Krishnan 4 3 4
  Jalabert 2 5 2   Krishnan 6 6 6
  Koenig 6 5 7 6   Koenig 1 1 1
  Parker 1 7 5 3 5   Rose 7 0 6 7 6
12   Drobný 9 3 6 6   Nielsen 5 6 3 9 3
  Perreau-Saussine 7 6 1 1 12   Drobný 0 6 7 7 6
  Nielsen 6 6 9   Nielsen 6 2 5 9 8
  Barrett 3 2 7   Nielsen 6 8 6
  Howe 11 6 7   Howe 4 6 4
  Schmidt 9 3 5   Howe 6 6 7
  Shea   Shea 2 2 5
  Fachini

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Martínez 5 1 3
  Emerson 7 6 6   Emerson 3 6 6 6
  Mark 13 6 6 8 10   Mark 6 3 3 4
  Jancsó 15 3 8 6 8   Emerson 4 1 4
  Bergamo 3 6 6 6 11   Brichant 6 6 6
  Gerrard 6 4 2 3   Bergamo 2 3 4
  Scholl 5 6 3 5 11   Brichant 6 6 6
11   Brichant 7 3 6 7 11   Brichant 4 5 6 10 6
  Merunka 2 0 2   Woodcock 6 7 3 8 3
  Kumar 6 6 6   Kumar 0 1 6 10
  Pellizza 4 3 0 r   Gimeno 6 6 4 12
  Gimeno 6 6 1   Gimeno 3 6 6 2 6
  Grinda 13 0 2 6 0   Woodcock 6 4 4 6 8
  Woodcock 11 6 6 4 6   Woodcock 5 1 6 6 6
  Anderson 6 6 3 6   Anderson 7 6 4 4 3
6   Pietrangeli 4 2 6 4

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Ádám-Stolpa
  Hammersley
  Hammersley 2 4 5
14   Rémy 6 6 7
  Palafox 2 6 1 2
14   Rémy 6 4 6 6
14   Rémy 3 4 5
3   Davidson 6 6 7
  Wilson
  Asbóth
  Wilson 5 6 2 5
3   Davidson 7 4 6 7
  Javorský 1 7 1 2
3   Davidson 6 5 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Ulrich
  Gulyás
  Ulrich 5 4 0
10   Fraser 7 6 6
  Abdesselam 2 1 3
10   Fraser 6 6 6
10   Fraser 9 3 5 6 6
7   Patty 7 6 7 4 1
  Candy 6 6 3 6
  Molinari 3 3 6 4
  Candy 8 10 5 3 3
7   Patty 6 8 7 6 6
  Nys 5 0 6 1
7   Patty 7 6 1 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Fancutt 6 7 4
  Contreras 8 9 6
  Contreras 6 7 3 6
16   Ayala 3 5 6 2
  Krajcik 2 2 4
16   Ayala 6 6 6
  Contreras 3 1 2
2   Cooper 6 6 6
  Skonecki 6 5 5 8 3
  Sirola 3 7 7 6 6
  Sirola 6 4 0 6 7
2   Cooper 4 6 6 4 9
  Licis 1 6 0 1
2   Cooper 6 3 6 6

References

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