1967 French Championships – Men's singles

1967 French Championships AUS Roy Emerson AUS Tony Roche 6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 124 16 French Open – 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. 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 The seeded players are listed below. Roy Emerson is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. AUS Roy Emerson (champion) AUS Tony Roche (final) AUS John Newcombe (fourth round) ITA Nicola Pietrangeli (third round) HUN István Gulyás (semifinals) AUS Martin Mulligan (fourth round) URS Alexander Metreveli (third round) FRA Pierre Darmon (quarterfinals) RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt (fourth round) RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale (quarterfinals) NED Tom Okker (quarterfinals) AUS Bill Bowrey (second round) AUS Owen Davidson (quarterfinals) YUG Nikola Pilić (semifinals) TCH Jan Kodeš (fourth round) IND Jaidip Mukerjea (first round) Draw Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis ATP https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/roland-garros/520/1967/draws 12 October 2024 Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 AUS Roy Emerson 1 AUS Tony Roche 2 6 1 6 4 2 6 6 2 AUS Roy Emerson 1 HUN István Gulyás 5 6 3 6 4 6 2 YUG Nikola Pilić 14 AUS Tony Roche 2 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 2 4 6 AUS Roy Emerson 1 FRA Pierre Darmon 8 6 0 6 4 6 4 AUS Owen Davidson 13 HUN István Gulyás 5 7 5 3 6 3 6 0 6 NED Tom Okker 11 YUG Nikola Pilić 14 3 6 9 11 2 6 RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 10 AUS Tony Roche 2 6 2 6 2 3 6 2 6 4 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Emerson 1 URS Egorov 6 3 6 2 6 2 AUS Emerson 1 YUG Jovanović 6 8 6 4 6 3 6 1 RSA 1928 McMillan URS Egorov 7 9 2 6 7 9 AUS Emerson 1 COL Molina 7 5 2 6 6 4 6 1 BRA Gentil YUG Jovanović 1 6 2 6 2 6 RSA 1928 McMillan ESP 1945 Gisbert 7 9 8 6 6 3 5 7 6 4 URS Egorov CAN Puddicombe 6 4 6 4 5 7 4 6 6 4 BRA Gentil POL Licis FRA Béraud YUG Jovanović 6 2 1 6 5 7 1 6 IND Mukerjea 16 RSA 1928 McMillan 6 8 4 6 1 6 ESP 1945 Gisbert FRA Courcol 6 4 4 6 6 2 6 4 ITA Merlo URS Egorov 3 6 6 2 2 6 6 8 CAN Puddicombe FRG Weinmann Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA Darmon 8 RSA 1928 Hewitt 9 6 2 6 3 6 0 FRA Darmon 8 AUS Ruffels 6 3 6 2 8 6 RSA 1928 Hewitt 9 GRE old Kalogeropoulos 6 8 6 2 4 6 6 1 6 2 FRA Darmon 8 JPN Mori 6 3 6 0 6 3 AUS Ruffels ITA Majoli 0 6 6 2 6 4 2 6 7 5 RSA 1928 Hewitt 9 FRA Chanfreau 6 2 6 1 6 1 GRE old Kalogeropoulos AUS Stone 5 7 6 1 6 4 6 2 FRA Darmon 8 IND Venkatesan 6 2 6 0 6 1 USA Tym JPN Mori 5 7 6 4 4 6 4 6 FRG Gottschalk AUS Ruffels ITA Majoli RSA 1928 Moore 6 2 7 5 7 5 RSA 1928 Hewitt 9 ECU Zuleta 6 1 6 0 6 3 FRA Chanfreau POL Nowicki 9 7 6 4 0 6 6 4 GRE old Kalogeropoulos ITA Bartoni 6 2 6 2 6 2 HUN Baranyi AUS Stone 1 6 5 7 6 8 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round POL Gasiorek AUS Davidson 13 7 5 6 0 6 8 4 6 2 6 ITA Pietrangeli 4 POL Gasiorek 3 6 5 7 3 6 AUS Davidson 13 CHI Cornejo 8 6 1 6 7 5 4 6 6 3 ITA Pietrangeli 4 BEL Drossart 6 3 7 5 5 7 6 2 JPN Konishi POL Gasiorek 4 6 5 7 2 6 AUS Davidson 13 ITA Di Maso 1 6 6 2 6 1 6 2 ESP 1945 Couder CHI Cornejo 4 6 2 6 3 6 ITA Pietrangeli 4 AUS Candy FRA Jauffret BEL Drossart JPN Konishi AUS Carmichael 6 4 6 4 10 8 CAN Carpenter POL Gasiorek 8 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 AUS Davidson 13 SWE Folke ITA Di Maso FRA Leclercq 6 2 21 19 3 6 2 6 6 3 YUG Franulović ESP 1945 Couder GBR Curtis CHI Cornejo 2 6 6 4 9 11 4 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round HUN Gulyás 5 YUG Špear 4 6 6 2 6 3 6 3 HUN Gulyás 5 FRG Elschenbroich 6 1 6 3 6 2 URS Ivanov YUG Špear 6 4 3 6 1 6 4 6 HUN Gulyás 5 CHI Rodríguez 6 3 6 0 6 4 FRG Elschenbroich JPN Yanagi 6 3 6 4 6 1 AUS Bowrey 12 URS Ivanov 2 6 6 3 2 6 4 6 YUG Špear FRA Rouyer 6 3 6 4 6 2 HUN Gulyás 5 AUS Cooper 6 1 6 0 6 4 CHI Rodríguez ITA Mennella 6 3 6 4 6 4 FRA Goven FRG Elschenbroich 4 6 8 10 6 4 4 6 GBR Hutchins JPN Yanagi 4 6 4 6 1 6 AUS Bowrey 12 JPN Watanabe 7 5 6 0 6 4 ITA Crotta URS Ivanov 6 4 6 1 6 8 0 6 4 6 SWE Bengtson YUG Špear FRA Rouyer GBR Battrick 6 2 6 4 6 4 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round NED Okker 11 AUS Mulligan 6 6 4 7 5 6 2 URS Likhachev NED Okker 11 3 6 2 6 1 6 FRA Jauffret AUS Mulligan 6 4 6 3 6 6 4 4 6 GBR Stilwell URS Likhachev 6 2 6 4 4 6 4 6 4 6 AUS Stubs NED Okker 11 1 6 2 6 1 6 FRA Jauffret Czechoslovakia Koudelka 6 0 1 6 6 1 6 3 GBR Matthews AUS Mulligan 6 2 6 5 7 4 6 GBR Stilwell AUS Cottrill 3 6 6 1 7 5 6 3 SWE Andersson URS Likhachev AUS Stubs FRA Paul 1 6 6 2 6 3 2 6 6 3 CHI Aguirre NED Okker 11 2 6 3 6 4 6 AUS Keldie FRA Jauffret 3 6 2 6 1 6 AUS Crealy Czechoslovakia Koudelka 6 3 4 6 1 6 2 6 GBR Matthews ROU 1965 Mărmureanu 2 6 7 5 6 4 6 4 FRA Loliée AUS Mulligan 6 1 6 1 6 2 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round YUG Pilić 14 AUS Newcombe 3 6 4 6 3 6 2 IND Krishnan YUG Pilić 14 3 6 6 8 1 6 ROU 1965 Țiriac AUS Newcombe 3 3 6 6 3 2 6 6 4 3 6 IND Krishnan TCH Kukal 8 6 6 2 6 3 HUN Szőke YUG Pilić 14 1 6 2 6 3 6 BEL De Gronckel ROU 1965 Țiriac 2 6 3 6 2 6 FRA Montrenaud AUS Newcombe 3 5 7 3 6 4 6 IND Krishnan AUS Brown 6 2 6 4 8 6 POL Lewandowski TCH Kukal 4 6 3 6 6 4 4 6 HUN Szőke FRA Barclay ITA Bologna YUG Pilić 14 2 6 2 6 3 6 FRG Plötz BEL De Gronckel ITA Tacchini ROU 1965 Țiriac JPN Kobayashi FRA Montrenaud 4 6 6 4 6 1 3 6 1 6 ITA Palmieri AUS Newcombe 3 6 2 2 6 0 6 4 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RSA 1928 Drysdale 10 Czechoslovakia Holeček 6 4 6 3 6 3 AUS Fletcher RSA 1928 Drysdale 10 5 7 6 1 0 6 5 7 Czechoslovakia Holeček URS Metreveli 7 6 2 6 4 6 3 GBR Clifton AUS Fletcher 0 6 2 6 4 6 HUN Komáromi RSA 1928 Drysdale 10 7 9 6 8 6 4 4 6 Czechoslovakia Holeček BRA Barnes 7 5 6 4 6 8 4 6 9 7 HUN Szikszay URS Metreveli 7 1 6 6 4 1 6 2 6 GBR Clifton BEL Hombergen 12 14 6 4 9 7 6 1 FRA Beust AUS Fletcher 7 5 6 3 2 6 8 10 2 6 GBR Barrett HUN Komáromi 2 6 4 6 7 5 6 4 5 7 ITA Gilardelli RSA 1928 Drysdale 10 2 6 5 7 4 6 IND Lall Czechoslovakia Holeček 7 5 2 6 3 6 3 6 BRA Barnes JPN Watanabe 7 5 8 6 6 3 COL Álvarez HUN Szikszay 6 3 2 6 3 6 4 6 SWE Ölander URS Metreveli 7 5 7 2 6 5 7 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round TCH Kodeš 15 AUS Roche 2 4 6 2 6 10 8 6 2 4 6 ROU 1965 Năstase TCH Kodeš 15 4 6 5 7 3 6 DEN Ulrich AUS Roche 2 3 6 2 6 4 6 FRA Contet ROU 1965 Năstase 6 4 6 2 4 6 1 6 3 6 FRG Buding TCH Kodeš 15 7 9 3 6 3 6 DEN Ulrich YUG Mincek 1 6 8 6 6 0 6 2 JPN Koura AUS Roche 2 3 6 2 6 3 6 ECU Guzmán FRA Contet ROU 1965 Năstase AUS Howe 7 5 0 6 7 5 6 4 FRG Buding CHI Pinto Bravo 6 4 6 2 7 5 RSA 1928 Maud TCH Kodeš 15 1 6 2 6 1 6 RSA 1928 Summers DEN Ulrich 5 7 1 6 0 6 MON Landau YUG Mincek 3 6 2 6 3 6 References External links http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1967_en.pdf Official 1967 Men's Draw 2007-04-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930221016/http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1967_en.pdf 2007-09-30 dead  (110 KiB) on the French Open website 1967 Australian Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1967 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles 1967 1967 Category:1967 in French tennis