1939 French Championships - Men's Singles

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Don Mc Neill defeated Bobby Riggs 7-5 6-0 6-3 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1939 French Championships.

See also:

1939 French Championships - Women's Singles

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Finals 2.3 Earlier Rounds 2.3.1 Section 1 2.3.2 Section 2 2.3.3 Section 3 2.3.4 Section 4 3 External links

[edit] Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Don Mc Neill is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Bobby Riggs (Finalist)
2. Franjo Puncec (Quarterfinalist)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

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

[edit] Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	1	Bobby Riggs	6	2	8	7
		Ignacy Hanislaw Tloczynski	2	6	6	5
										1	Bobby Riggs	6	6	6
											Otto Szigeti	3	0	4
		Otto Szigeti	7	1	2	7	6
		Christian Boussus	5	6	6	5	4
																			1	Bobby Riggs	5	0	3
																				Don Mc Neill	7	6	6
		Elwood Cooke	6	6	6
		Henry Billington	4	4	1
											Elwood Cooke	2	5	9	2
											Don Mc Neill	6	7	7	6
		Don Mc Neill	6	1	6	6
	2	Franjo Puncec	4	6	3	1

[edit] Earlier Rounds

[edit] Section 1

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
1	Riggs	6	8	6	6
	Journu	4	10	4	2				1	Riggs	6	3	6	6
	Terrier	3	5	3						Shayes	4	6	3	3
	Shayes	6	7	6														1	Riggs	6	6	6	8
	Pellizza																		Combemale	8	4	4	6
	Mouvet									Mouvet	4	1	4
	De Borman	8	8	1						Combemale	6	6	6
	Combemale	10	10	6																							1	Riggs	6	2	8	7
	Mitic	1	6	7	6																							Tloczynski	2	6	6	5
	Bolelli	6	3	5	1					Mitic	7	6	6
	Billaudot	6	6	2	3	3				Langanay	5	1	3
	Langanay	3	3	6	6	6													Mitic	0	4	6	0
	Tloczynski	6	6	6															Tloczynski	6	6	2	6
	Robinson	2	3	4						Tloczynski	4	6	6	10
	Van Swol	6	3	6	4	6				Abdesselam	6	4	0	8
	Abdesselam	4	6	3	6	8

[edit] Section 2

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	Szigeti	6	6	6	6
	Wilde	8	1	3	2					Szigeti	6	6	6
	Sanglier	2	2	6	1					Jaquemet	2	4	4
	Jaquemet	6	6	3	6														Szigeti	3	6	4	6	6
	Feret	7	6	6	6														Feret	6	3	6	4	1
	Robertson	9	2	2	3					Feret	6	6	6
	Lesueur	6	4	2						Geelhand De Merxem	2	2	2
	Geelhand De Merxem	8	6	6																								Szigeti	7	1	2	7	6
	Glasser	3	6	4	3																							Boussus	5	6	6	5	4
	Rogers Lyttelton	6	3	6	6					Rogers Lyttelton	6	6	6
	Lecointre	1	1	3						Pallada	4	3	0
	Pallada	6	6	6															Rogers Lyttelton	7	3	2
	Harris	9	0	2															Boussus	9	6	6
	Boussus	11	6	6						Boussus	11	6	6
	Smith	3	4	6	6					Dessair	9	0	2
	Dessair	6	6	2	8

[edit] Section 3

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	Rodel	9	2	1	4
	Gentien	7	6	6	6					Gentien	0	7	3
										Cooke	6	9	6
																			Cooke	6	2
																			Kukuljevic	1	1	r
										Catteau	7	6	6	3	0
	Rimet	2	1	4						Kukuljevic	9	2	4	6	6
	Kukuljevic	6	6	6																								Cooke	6	6	6
																												Billington	4	4	1
										Van Den Eynde	2	4	6	6	8
	Bonte	0	3	3						Billington	6	6	2	4	10
	Billington	6	6	6															Billington	4	6	3	7	6
																			Asboth	6	4	6	5	3
										Galeppe	1	4	1
										Asboth	6	6	6

[edit] Section 4

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	Pellizza	6	1	3
	Destremau	8	6	6						Destremau	9	9	6
	Hauser	0	0	2						Brugnon	7	7	0
	Brugnon	6	6	6															Destremau	2	6	3	6	2
	Baworowski	6	1	5	1														Mc Neill	6	1	6	4	6
	Mc Neill	2	6	7	6					Mc Neill	6	6	6
	Chevallier	6	1	2	0					Jamain	2	1	0
	Jamain	3	6	6	6																							Mc Neill	6	1	6	6
																											2	Puncec	4	6	3	1
										La Croix	2	11	3	0
										Gabory	6	9	6	6
																			Gabory	4	3	2
																		2	Puncec	6	6	6
										Hare	2	5	4
									2	Puncec	6	7	6

[edit] External links

• Official 1939 Men's DrawPDF (68.7 KiB) on the French Open website