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1962 French Championships – Men's singles

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.

Men's singles
1962 French Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Rod Laver
Runner-upAustralia Roy Emerson
Score3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2
Details
Draw116
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds edit

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 edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 edit

Section 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

External links edit

  • "Official 1962 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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