1967 French Championships – Men's singles

In the last French Championships edition before Open Era that started in 1968, first-seeded Roy Emerson defeated Tony Roche 6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1967 French Championships.

Men's singles
1967 French Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Roy Emerson
Runner-upAustralia Tony Roche
Score6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Details
Draw120
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Emerson became the first man in history to win a Double Career Grand Slam. This would be equalled by Rod Laver at the 1969 US Open, by Novak Djokovic at the 2021 French Open, and by Rafael Nadal at the 2022 Australian Open.

Seeds edit

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

  1.   Roy Emerson (champion)
  2.   Tony Roche (final)
  3.   John Newcombe (fourth round)
  4.   Nicola Pietrangeli (third round)
  5.   István Gulyás (semifinals)
  6.   Martin Mulligan (fourth round)
  7.   Alexander Metreveli (third round)
  8.   Pierre Darmon (quarterfinals)
  9.   Bob Hewitt (fourth round)
  10.   Cliff Drysdale (quarterfinals)
  11.   Tom Okker (quarterfinals)
  12.   Bill Bowrey (second round)
  13.   Owen Davidson (quarterfinals)
  14.   Nikola Pilić (semifinals)
  15.   Jan Kodeš (fourth round)
  16.   Jaidip Mukerjea (first round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Roy Emerson 6 6 6
8   Pierre Darmon 0 4 4
1   Roy Emerson 6 6 6
5   István Gulyás 3 4 2
13   Owen Davidson 7 3 3 0
5   István Gulyás 5 6 6 6
1   Roy Emerson 6 6 2 6
2   Tony Roche 1 4 6 2
11   Tom Okker 3 9 2
14   Nikola Pilić 6 11 6
14   Nikola Pilić 6 3 4 6 4
2   Tony Roche 3 6 6 2 6
10   Cliff Drysdale 6 6 3 2 4
2   Tony Roche 2 2 6 6 6

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Emerson 7 2 6 6
  Molina 5 6 4 1
1   Emerson 6 6 6 6
  Gentil   Jovanović 8 4 3 1
  Licis   Gentil 1 2 2
  Béraud 6 1 5 1   Jovanović 6 6 6
  Jovanović 2 6 7 6 1   Emerson 6 6 6
16   Mukerjea 6 4 1   Egorov 3 2 2
  McMillan 8 6 6   McMillan 7 8 6 5 6
  Gisbert 6 4 6 6   Gisbert 9 6 3 7 4
  Courcol 4 6 2 4   McMillan 7 2 7
  Merlo 3 6 2 6   Egorov 9 6 9
  Egorov 6 2 6 8   Egorov 6 6 5 4 6
  Puddicombe   Puddicombe 4 4 7 6 4
  Weinmann

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Darmon 6 6 6
  Venkatesan 2 0 1 8   Darmon 6 6 6
  Tym 5 6 4 4   Mori 3 0 3
  Mori 7 4 6 6 8   Darmon 6 6 8
  Gottschalk   Ruffels 3 2 6
  Ruffels   Ruffels 0 6 6 2 7
  Majoli 6 7 7   Majoli 6 2 4 6 5
  Moore 2 5 5 8   Darmon 6 6 6
9   Hewitt 6 6 6 9   Hewitt 2 3 0
  Zuleta 1 0 3 9   Hewitt 6 6 6
  Chanfreau 9 6 0 6   Chanfreau 2 1 1
  Nowicki 7 4 6 4 9   Hewitt 6 6 4 6 6
  Kalogeropoulos 6 6 6   Kalogeropoulos 8 2 6 1 2
  Bartoni 2 2 2   Kalogeropoulos 5 6 6 6
  Baranyi 1 5 6   Stone 7 1 4 2
  Stone 6 7 8

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Pietrangeli
  Candy 4   Pietrangeli 6 7 5 6
  Jauffret   Drossart 3 5 7 2
  Drossart 4   Pietrangeli 3 5 3
  Konishi 6 6 10   Gasiorek 6 7 6
  Carmichael 4 4 8   Konishi 4 5 2
  Carpenter 8 3 3 3   Gasiorek 6 7 6
  Gasiorek 6 6 6 6   Gasiorek 7 6 6 4 2
13   Davidson 13   Davidson 5 0 8 6 6
  Folke 13   Davidson 1 6 6 6
  Di Maso 6 21 3 2 6   Di Maso 6 2 1 2
  Leclercq 2 19 6 6 3 13   Davidson 8 1 7 4 6
  Franulović   Cornejo 6 6 5 6 3
  Couder   Couder 4 2 3
  Curtis 2 6 9 4   Cornejo 6 6 6
  Cornejo 6 4 11 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Gulyás 6 6 6
  Cooper 1 0 4 5   Gulyás 6 6 6
  Rodríguez 6 6 6   Rodríguez 3 0 4
  Mennella 3 4 4 5   Gulyás 6 6 6
  Goven 4 8 6 4   Elschenbroich 1 3 2
  Elschenbroich 6 10 4 6   Elschenbroich 6 6 6
  Hutchins 4 4 1   Yanagi 3 4 1
  Yanagi 6 6 6 5   Gulyás 4 6 6 6
12   Bowrey 7 6 6   Špear 6 2 3 3
  Watanabe 5 0 4 12   Bowrey 2 6 2 4
  Crotta 6 6 6 0 4   Ivanov 6 3 6 6
  Ivanov 4 1 8 6 6   Ivanov 6 3 1 4
  Bengtson   Špear 4 6 6 6
  Špear   Špear 6 6 6
  Rouyer 6 6 6   Rouyer 3 4 2
  Battrick 2 4 4

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Stilwell 3 6 7 6
  Cottrill 6 1 5 3   Stilwell 6 6 4 4 4
  Andersson   Likhachev 2 4 6 6 6
  Likhachev   Likhachev 3 2 1
  Stubs 1 6 6 2 6 11   Okker 6 6 6
  Paul 6 2 3 6 3   Stubs 1 2 1
  Aguirre 2 3 4 11   Okker 6 6 6
11   Okker 6 6 6 11   Okker 6 7 6
  Keldie 3 2 1 6   Mulligan 4 5 2
  Jauffret 6 6 6   Jauffret 6 1 6 6
  Crealy 6 4 1 2   Koudelka 0 6 1 3
  Koudelka 3 6 6 6   Jauffret 4 3 6 4
  Matthews 2 7 6 6 6   Mulligan 6 6 4 6
  Mărmureanu 6 5 4 4   Matthews 2 5 4
  Loliée 1 1 2 6   Mulligan 6 7 6
6   Mulligan 6 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Krishnan 6 6 8
  Brown 2 4 6   Krishnan 8 6 6
  Lewandowski 4 3 6 4   Kukal 6 2 3
  Kukal 6 6 4 6   Krishnan 3 6 1
  Szőke 14   Pilić 6 8 6
  Barclay   Szőke 1 2 3
  Bologna 2 2 3 14   Pilić 6 6 6
14   Pilić 6 6 6 14   Pilić 6 6 6
  Plötz 3   Newcombe 4 3 2
  De Gronckel   De Gronckel 2 3 2
  Tacchini   Țiriac 6 6 6
  Țiriac   Țiriac 3 6 2 6 3
  Kobayashi 4 6 6 3 1 3   Newcombe 6 3 6 4 6
  Montrenaud 6 4 1 6 6   Montrenaud 5 3 4
  Palmieri 6 2 0 4 3   Newcombe 7 6 6
3   Newcombe 2 6 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Clifton 12 6 9 6
  Hombergen 14 4 7 1   Clifton 0 2 4
  Beust 7 6 2 8 2   Fletcher 6 6 6
  Fletcher 5 3 6 10 6   Fletcher 5 6 0 5
  Barrett 2 4 7 6 5 10   Drysdale 7 1 6 7
  Komáromi 6 6 5 4 7   Komáromi 7 6 6 4
  Gilardelli 2 5 4 10   Drysdale 9 8 4 6
10   Drysdale 6 7 6 10   Drysdale 6 6 6
  Lall 7 2 3 3   Holeček 4 3 3
  Holeček 5 6 6 6   Holeček 7 6 6 4 9
  Barnes 7 8 6   Barnes 5 4 8 6 7
  Watanabe 5 6 3   Holeček 6 6 6
  Álvarez 6 2 3 4 7   Metreveli 2 4 3
  Szikszay 3 6 6 6   Szikszay 1 6 1 2
  Ölander 5 2 5 7   Metreveli 6 4 6 6
7   Metreveli 7 6 7

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Guzmán
  Contet   Contet 6 6 4 1 3
  Năstase 7 0 7 6   Năstase 4 2 6 6 6
  Howe 5 6 5 4   Năstase 4 5 3
  Buding 6 6 7 15   Kodeš 6 7 6
  Pinto Bravo 4 2 5   Buding 7 3 3
  Maud 1 2 1 15   Kodeš 9 6 6
15   Kodeš 6 6 6 15   Kodeš 4 2 10 6 4
  Summers 5 1 0 2   Roche 6 6 8 2 6
  Ulrich 7 6 6   Ulrich 1 8 6 6
  Landau 3 2 3   Mincek 6 6 0 2
  Mincek 6 6 6   Ulrich 3 2 4
2   Roche 6 6 6
  Koura 3 2 3
2   Roche 6 6 6

External links edit

  • "Official 1967 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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