1962 French Championships – Men's Singles

First-seeded 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.

Men's Singles
1962 French Championships
Champion Rod Laver
Runner-up Roy Emerson
Final score3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2
Draw116
Seeds16

Seeds

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

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

Finals
Quarter-finals Semi-finals 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

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 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
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
  • "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
Preceded by
1962 Australian Championships – Men's Singles		 Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
1962 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
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