1962 French Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1962 French Championships
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	Roy Emerson
Score	3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2
Draw	116
Seeds	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.

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

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									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	0r
		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
		Țiriac	2	5	6	6	6				Țiriac	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
		Álvarez	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). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-29. (110 KiB) on the French Open website