1962 French Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1962 French Championships
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	Roy Emerson
Final score	3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2

Rod Laver defeated 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.

Seeds

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

Rod Laver (Champion)
Roy Emerson (Final)
Manuel Santana (Semifinals)
Nicola Pietrangeli (Quarterfinals)
Neale Fraser (Semifinals)
Whitney Reed (Third round)
Boro Jovanović (Fourth round)
Warren Jacques (Second round)

Jan-Erik Lundquist (Third round)
Ramanathan Krishnan (Quarterfinals)
Pierre Darmon (Quarterfinals)
Michael Sangster (Second round)
Ingo Buding (Second round)
Billy Knight (Fourth round)
Wilhelm Bungert (Fourth round)
Gordon Forbes (Second round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild Card
LL = Lucky Loser
r. = retired

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals

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	0
	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	Lundquist	8	6	6																	Stolle	3	2	3
	Crookenden	6	3	3			9	Lundquist	6	6	6
	Viron	6	3	6	2	1		Fernandes	2	4	1
	Fernandes	2	6	4	6	6								9	Lundquist	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
	Ţiriac	2	5	6	6	6		Ţiriac	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

	Alvarez	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

External links

Official 1962 Men's Draw PDF (110 KiB) on the French Open website

French Open Men's Singles drawsheets

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