1952 French Championships – Men's singles

1952 French Championships grand slam EGY 1922 Jaroslav Drobný AUS Frank Sedgman 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–4 114 16 First-seeded Jaroslav Drobný defeated Frank Sedgman 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1952 French Championships. This was the final major appearance of two-time former French Open champion Gottfried von Cramm. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Jaroslav Drobný is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. EGY 1922 Jaroslav Drobný (champion) AUS Frank Sedgman (final) USA 1912 Dick Savitt (quarterfinals) AUS Ken McGregor (semifinals) USA 1912 Tony Trabert (fourth round) RSA 1928 Eric Sturgess (semifinals) USA 1912 Budge Patty (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Gardnar Mulloy (quarterfinals) AUS Mervyn Rose (fourth round) ITA Rolando Del Bello (fourth round) USA 1912 Ham Richardson (fourth round) PHI Felicisimo Ampon (quarterfinals) ITA Giovanni Cucelli (fourth round) USA 1912 Irvin Dorfman (fourth round) ARG Enrique Morea (second round) USA 1912 Grant Golden (second round) Draw Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis ATP https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/roland-garros/520/1952/draws 12 October 2024 Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 EGY 1922 Jaroslav Drobný 1 AUS Frank Sedgman 2 6 2 6 0 3 6 6 4 EGY 1922 Jaroslav Drobný 1 AUS Ken McGregor 4 6 3 6 0 4 6 6 3 RSA 1928 Eric Sturgess 6 AUS Frank Sedgman 2 5 7 2 6 6 8 EGY 1922 Jaroslav Drobný 1 USA 1912 Gardnar Mulloy 8 6 1 6 2 6 2 AUS Ken McGregor 4 PHI Felicisimo Ampon 12 6 1 6 1 6 2 RSA 1928 Eric Sturgess 6 USA 1912 Dick Savitt 3 6 2 6 8 4 6 8 6 6 3 USA 1912 Budge Patty 7 AUS Frank Sedgman 2 4 6 2 6 2 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round EGY 1922 Drobný 1 ITA Gardini 6 3 6 2 6 1 EGY 1922 Drobný 1 FRA Delhomme 6 0 6 1 6 0 GBR Mottram ITA Gardini 4 6 4 6 2 6 EGY 1922 Drobný 1 ITA Scribani FRA Delhomme USA 1912 Wilder 6 2 6 4 6 2 USA 1912 Golden 16 GBR Mottram 4 6 6 4 6 3 2 6 3 6 ITA Gardini AUS Rosewall 6 2 6 4 2 6 2 6 6 2 BRA Saller AUS Rosewall 1 6 4 6 1 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Mulloy 8 AUS Rose 9 6 3 6 1 8 6 6 4 USA 1912 Mulloy 8 FRA Abdesselam 6 4 8 6 7 5 ARG Russell AUS Rose 9 0 6 2 6 4 6 USA 1912 Mulloy 8 ITA Del Bello 6 3 7 5 6 4 BEL Mezzi FRA Abdesselam 4 6 3 6 4 6 RSA 1928 Norgarb ARG Russell 2 6 3 6 3 6 AUS Rose 9 EGY 1922 Ismail 6 2 6 3 6 3 USA 1912 Mulloy 8 FRA Grandet 6 4 6 0 6 1 ITA Del Bello SUI Buser 6 3 6 2 9 7 BEL Mezzi FRA Jauffret w/o FRA Abdesselam FRA Lemasson 6 3 6 3 6 3 SWE Blomquist RSA 1928 Norgarb 0 6 11 13 4 6 FRA Iemetti ARG Russell 3 6 3 6 3 6 FRA Berthet AUS Rose 9 6 8 3 6 1 6 FRA Ducos De La Haille EGY 1922 Ismail Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS McGregor 4 ITA Cucelli 13 4 6 6 1 6 2 6 3 AUS McGregor 4 YUG Branović 7 5 7 5 6 4 USA 1912 Clark ITA Cucelli 13 6 0 2 6 5 7 4 6 AUS McGregor 4 FRA Nys 6 3 6 0 6 4 YUG Branović FRA De Kermadec 6 0 1 6 6 2 6 1 USA 1912 Clark FRA Molinari 6 0 6 4 6 4 CHI Balbiers ITA Cucelli 13 6 4 2 6 3 6 2 6 AUS McGregor 4 FRA Laval 6 2 6 2 6 2 ESP 1945 Olozaga FRA Nys 6 4 4 6 2 6 4 6 YUG Branović BRA Vieira 6 2 6 3 6 3 Germany 1949 Buchholz FRA De Kermadec 6 8 3 6 9 7 5 7 USA 1912 Clark FRA Weiss 7 5 6 3 7 5 FRA Molinari SUI Blondel 6 3 6 1 6 3 CHI Balbiers GBR Anderson 6 2 6 1 6 3 FRA Chatrier ITA Cucelli 13 0 6 2 6 2 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Trabert 5 PHI Ampon 12 5 7 1 6 1 6 USA 1912 Trabert 5 RSA 1928 Williams 6 4 6 1 7 5 FRA Destremau PHI Ampon 12 7 5 3 6 9 7 3 6 5 7 USA 1912 Trabert 5 FRA Malosse 6 1 6 1 6 1 RSA 1928 Williams SUI Spitzer 6 4 4 6 6 2 6 3 SWE Fornstedt FRA Destremau 5 7 3 6 4 6 PHI Ampon 12 POL Skonecki 6 4 6 1 5 7 1 6 6 1 USA 1912 Trabert 5 FRA Becker 6 2 6 2 6 2 FRA Malosse YUG Pallada GER Göpfert RSA 1928 Williams 10 8 2 6 4 6 0 6 SUI Spitzer ARG Soriano 6 2 7 5 6 2 SWE Fornstedt FRA Pinart 6 0 6 2 6 3 FRA Destremau URU Argon 6 3 6 4 6 3 FRA Jalabert PHI Ampon 12 2 6 3 6 2 6 POL Skonecki NED Van Meegeren 6 4 6 1 6 3 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Richardson 11 RSA 1928 Sturgess 6 5 7 5 7 1 6 USA 1912 Richardson 11 FRA Haillet 6 4 6 3 1 6 6 1 FRA Rémy RSA 1928 Sturgess 6 4 6 9 11 6 4 9 11 FRA Pellizza USA 1912 Richardson 11 4 6 1 6 3 6 FRA Haillet RSA 1928 Capell 6 3 10 8 6 1 BEL Froment FRA Rémy 1 6 2 6 1 6 AUS Hoad RSA 1928 Sturgess 6 7 9 6 8 4 6 EGY 1922 El Shafei FRA Pellizza USA 1912 Richardson 11 FRA Favieres 6 0 4 6 6 1 6 3 FRA Larcade FRA Haillet 1 6 2 6 6 0 3 6 FRA Sanglier RSA 1928 Capell 1 6 1 6 1 6 ITA Bergamo BEL Froment COL Rodriguez FRA Rémy 0 6 0 6 0 6 YUG Milojkovic AUS Hoad w o FRA Freling RSA 1928 Sturgess 6 1 6 3 6 0 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Dorfman 14 USA 1912 Savitt 3 7 9 7 5 1 6 2 6 USA 1912 Dorfman 14 CHI Ayala 6 4 6 1 6 1 ITA Merlo USA 1912 Savitt 3 4 6 3 6 7 9 USA 1912 Dorfman 14 BEL Washer 6 3 6 2 8 6 CHI Ayala AUS Candy 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 2 YUG Mitić ITA Merlo 3 6 3 6 6 0 6 8 FRA Schaff USA 1912 Savitt 3 0 6 0 6 2 6 USA 1912 Dorfman 14 BRA Agüero 6 2 6 1 7 5 DEN Ulrich BEL Washer 5 7 2 6 3 6 GBR Becker CHI Ayala 3 6 2 6 10 8 6 8 AUS Candy IND Nath 6 2 6 1 6 2 YUG Mitić GBR Oakley 6 4 6 2 6 4 ARG Weiss ITA Merlo Southern Rhodesia Katz FRA Schaff 1 6 3 6 6 3 5 7 FRA Dessair USA 1912 Savitt 3 0 6 1 6 6 4 2 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ITA Del Bello 10 USA 1912 Patty 7 6 3 1 6 2 6 5 7 ITA Del Bello 10 FRA Jamain 6 3 6 2 6 4 BEL Peten USA 1912 Patty 7 2 6 6 2 2 6 6 2 3 6 FRA Bernard ITA Del Bello 10 1 6 3 6 1 6 FRA Jamain ESP 1945 Martínez BEL Peten FRA Pilet 6 0 6 0 6 3 FRA Lemyze USA 1912 Patty 7 6 8 3 6 4 6 FRA Bernard FRA Lesage 6 2 3 6 6 1 6 4 CHI San Hueza ITA Del Bello 10 2 6 7 5 5 7 5 7 USA 1912 Cohen FRA Jamain 1 6 2 6 4 6 GER von Cramm ESP 1945 Martínez BEL Peten YUG Petrovic FRA Pilet AUS Hopman EGY 1922 Sursock FRA Lemyze 0 6 0 6 0 6 EGY 1922 Zalzal USA 1912 Patty 7 3 6 3 6 0 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round DEN Nielsen AUS Sedgman 2 1 6 6 8 4 6 DEN Nielsen RSA 1928 Cockburn 0 6 6 3 6 3 3 6 6 4 FRA Dubuc AUS Sedgman 2 1 6 3 6 1 6 FRA Thomas DEN Nielsen 3 6 4 6 2 6 RSA 1928 Cockburn ARG Morea 15 3 6 6 3 6 4 6 3 FRA Dubuc EGY 1922 Coen 6 3 6 3 6 0 USA 1912 Garrett AUS Sedgman 2 0 6 3 6 2 6 HUN 1949 Huszár FRA Thomas 2 6 0 6 6 3 7 9 References External links 1952 yes 1952 Australian Championships – Men's singles Grand 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