1962 French Championships – Men's singles

1962 French Championships AUS Rod Laver AUS Roy Emerson 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2 116 16 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. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. AUS Rod Laver (champion) AUS Roy Emerson (final) ESP 1945 Manuel Santana (semifinals) ITA Nicola Pietrangeli (quarterfinals) AUS Neale Fraser (semifinals) USA Whitney Reed (third round) YUG Boro Jovanović (fourth round) AUS Warren Jacques (second round) SWE Jan-Erik Lundqvist (third round) IND Ramanathan Krishnan (quarterfinals) FRA Pierre Darmon (quarterfinals) GBR Michael Sangster (second round) FRG Ingo Buding (second round) GBR Billy Knight (fourth round) FRG Wilhelm Bungert (fourth round) RSA 1928 Gordon Forbes (second round) Draw Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis ATP https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/roland-garros/520/1962/draws 12 October 2024 Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 180 AUS Rod Laver 1 AUS Roy Emerson 2 3 6 2 6 6 3 9 7 6 2 AUS Rod Laver 1 AUS Neale Fraser 5 3 6 6 3 6 2 3 6 7 5 ESP 1945 Manuel Santana 3 AUS Roy Emerson 2 4 6 6 3 1 6 6 2 3 6 AUS Rod Laver 1 AUS Martin Mulligan 6 4 3 6 2 6 10 8 6 2 ITA Nicola Pietrangeli 4 AUS Neale Fraser 5 6 4 3 6 9 11 1 6 FRA Pierre Darmon 11 ESP 1945 Manuel Santana 3 4 6 2 6 3 6 IND Ramanathan Krishnan 10 AUS Roy Emerson 2 6 4 1 6 6 3 2 6 0 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Laver 1 ITA Jacobini 4 6 6 3 7 5 6 1 AUS Laver 1 GBR Pickard 6 2 9 7 4 6 6 1 BRA Koch ITA Jacobini 4 6 3 6 6 4 6 4 1 6 AUS Laver 1 ITA Pirro 6 4 6 0 6 2 POL Gasiorek GBR Pickard 6 2 6 2 4 6 2 6 2 6 RSA 1928 Forbes 16 BRA Koch 6 4 3 6 3 6 6 4 5 7 AUT Legenstein ITA Jacobini AUS Hillebrand ITA Jacobini Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Mulligan AUS Stolle 6 3 6 2 6 3 GBR Mills AUS Mulligan 1 6 0 6 4 6 SWE Lundqvist 9 AUS Stolle 6 2 4 6 0 6 11 13 AUS Jacques 8 GBR Mills 9 7 7 9 6 3 3 6 0r 3 FRA Renavand AUS Mulligan 1 6 7 9 5 7 SWE Lundqvist 9 BRA Fernandes 6 2 6 4 6 1 AUS Stolle USA Douglas 6 2 6 4 6 2 ESP 1945 Couder AUS Jacques 8 HUN Katona GBR Mills FRG Elschenbroich FRA Renavand 3 6 1 6 2 6 FRA Duxin AUS Mulligan 1 6 4 6 0 6 SWE Lundqvist 9 NZL Crookenden 8 6 6 3 6 3 FRA Viron BRA Fernandes 6 2 3 6 6 4 2 6 1 6 RSA 1928 Sanders AUS Stolle 5 7 1 6 2 6 FRA Bresson USA Douglas 2 6 1 6 1 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ITA Pietrangeli 4 AUS Hughes 6 2 0 6 6 0 6 3 ITA Pietrangeli 4 RSA 1928 Segal 6 3 6 3 6 4 AUS Hughes AUS Newcombe 8 6 6 3 6 3 ITA Pietrangeli 4 FRA Boutboul 7 5 6 0 4 6 6 1 RSA 1928 Segal ECU Zuleta 4 6 6 3 6 4 7 5 FRG Buding 13 AUS Hughes 3 6 2 6 1 6 ROU 1952 Țiriac AUS Newcombe 7 5 5 7 6 8 3 6 ITA Pietrangeli 4 USA Fox 6 1 7 5 8 6 AUS Clayton FRA Boutboul 2 6 4 6 0 6 AUS Woodcock RSA 1928 Segal 1 6 3 6 6 3 6 4 2 6 ITA Tacchini ECU Zuleta 1 6 6 2 3 6 6 1 3 6 FRG Buding 13 AUS Geraghty 6 3 7 5 3 6 7 5 RSA 1928 Drysdale AUS Hughes 6 3 3 6 3 6 1 6 FRA Barclay ROU 1952 Țiriac 6 2 7 5 1 6 3 6 1 6 IND Ali AUS Newcombe 3 6 6 3 2 6 2 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Fraser 5 AUS Phillips-Moore 6 3 3 6 6 1 6 2 AUS Fraser 5 FRA Pilet 7 5 3 6 6 3 8 6 FRG Kuhnke AUS Phillips-Moore 4 6 1 6 3 6 AUS Fraser 5 YUG Pilić 6 8 6 4 6 4 2 6 7 5 FRA Pilet AUS Pares 6 4 6 1 3 6 6 2 GBR Sangster 12 FRG Kuhnke 6 2 4 6 2 6 3 6 AUS Phillips-Moore BEL Brichant 6 1 6 2 6 2 AUS Fraser 5 ITA Guercilena 6 3 6 1 6 1 GBR Cox YUG Pilić 6 8 1 6 2 6 GBR Taylor FRA Pilet 0 6 1 6 1 6 IND Mukerjea AUS Pares 4 6 3 6 6 2 2 6 GBR Sangster 12 HUN Szikszay USA Frost FRG Kuhnke ROU 1952 Năstase AUS Phillips-Moore 1 6 3 6 1 6 VEN Pimentel BEL Brichant 6 4 3 6 r Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA Darmon 11 ITA Merlo 6 3 6 3 6 4 AUS Fraser FRA Darmon 11 3 6 2 6 1 6 ITA Merlo USA Reed 6 6 4 6 4 6 4 AUS Fraser TUN Belkhodja 2 6 6 4 6 1 6 1 GBR Hann FRA Darmon 11 6 4 0 6 1 6 2 6 ITA Merlo AUS Hewitt 6 4 8 6 3 6 6 4 CHI Rodríguez USA Reed 6 6 4 2 6 6 8 4 6 COL Álvarez AUS Fraser 1 6 1 6 7 9 BEL Drossart TUN Belkhodja 7 5 4 6 6 3 4 6 5 7 USA Nelly GBR Hann 3 6 6 4 1 6 0 6 FRA Pellizza FRA Darmon 11 3 6 4 6 0 6 RSA 1928 Diepraam ITA Merlo 3 6 3 6 1 6 ARG Soriano AUS Hewitt 2 6 6 2 6 4 2 6 3 6 NZL Hawkes CHI Rodríguez 1 6 4 6 2 6 FRA Jauffret USA Reed 6 3 6 8 6 4 6 4 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR Knight 14 ESP 1945 Santana 3 5 7 0 6 3 6 TCH Javorský GBR Knight 14 6 4 0 6 2 6 0 6 ECU Olvera ESP 1945 Santana 3 3 6 1 6 1 6 TCH Javorský AUS Lane 1 6 6 4 6 2 4 6 6 1 BRA Barnes GBR Knight 14 3 6 7 5 4 6 6 4 2 6 USA Froehling ECU Olvera 3 6 8 10 6 8 FRA Jauffret ESP 1945 Santana 3 1 6 2 6 2 6 BEL De Gronckel TCH Javorský IND Lall AUS Lane 6 8 4 6 6 3 6 8 ESP 1945 Gisbert BRA Barnes HUN Zentai GBR Knight 14 FRA Barthes USA Froehling 7 9 4 6 6 3 4 6 YUG Nikolic ECU Olvera 2 6 4 6 2 6 FRA Mey FRA Jauffret 4 6 6 4 1 6 0 3 r YUG Jaksic ESP 1945 Santana 3 2 6 1 6 0 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round IND Krishnan 10 YUG Jovanović 7 6 4 6 2 6 2 USA Rubinoff IND Krishnan 10 3 6 4 6 1 6 FRA Grinda YUG Jovanović 7 6 0 6 3 3 6 0 6 4 6 FRA Jalabert USA Rubinoff 4 6 6 2 8 6 3 6 3 6 FRG Ecklebe IND Krishnan 10 5 7 3 6 2 6 FRA Grinda AUS Davidson 6 1 7 5 9 7 ESP 1945 Arilla YUG Jovanović 7 1 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 1 6 GBR Drobný FRA Jalabert POL Licis USA Rubinoff 6 8 3 6 1 6 AUS Fletcher FRG Ecklebe 4 6 6 1 5 7 7 5 2 6 CHI Apey IND Krishnan 10 0 6 2 6 0 6 SUI Lemann FRA Grinda 3 6 2 6 2 6 BEL Despiegelaere AUS Davidson 0 6 1 6 1 6 AUS Howe ESP 1945 Arilla 7 9 6 1 2 6 8 6 4 6 AUS Holland YUG Jovanović 7 0 6 4 6 4 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRG Bungert 15 AUS Emerson 2 8 6 4 6 6 4 0 6 2 6 HUN Gulyás FRG Bungert 15 6 3 6 0 3 6 5 7 5 7 MEX 1934 Llamas AUS Emerson 2 5 7 3 6 3 6 CHI Aguirre HUN Gulyás 4 6 4 6 6 4 2 6 BRA Mandarino FRG Bungert 15 6 8 6 4 6 4 1 6 5 7 GBR Barrett MEX 1934 Llamas 6 4 2 6 4 6 3 6 SWE Hallberg AUS Emerson 2 3 6 1 6 0 6 GBR Matthews CHI Aguirre 3 6 4 6 2 6 References External links http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1962_en.pdf Official 1962 Men's Draw 2007-04-29 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