1939 French Championships – Men's singles

Seeds

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

1. USA Bobby Riggs (finalist)
2. Kingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Punčec (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Finals

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=USA Bobby Riggs | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=USA Don McNeill | RD3-seed2= | RD3-score1-1=5 | RD3-score2-1=7 | RD3-score1-2=0 | RD3-score2-2=6 | RD3-score1-3=3 | RD3-score2-3=6 | RD2-team1=USA Bobby Riggs | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=HUN Ottó Szigeti | RD2-seed2= | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-1=3 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=0 | RD2-score1-3=6 | RD2-score2-3=4 | RD2-team3=USA Elwood Cooke | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team4=USA Don McNeill | RD2-seed4= | RD2-score3-1=2 | RD2-score4-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=5 | RD2-score4-2=7 | RD2-score3-3=9 | RD2-score4-3=7 | RD2-score3-4=2 | RD2-score4-4=6 | RD1-team1=USA Bobby Riggs | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=POL Ignacy Tłoczyński | RD1-seed2= | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=2 | RD1-score1-2=2 | RD1-score2-2=6 | RD1-score1-3=8 | RD1-score2-3=6 | RD1-score1-4=7 | RD1-score2-4=5 | RD1-team3=HUN Ottó Szigeti | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team4=FRA Christian Boussus | RD1-seed4= | RD1-score3-1=7 | RD1-score4-1=5 | RD1-score3-2=1 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score3-3=2 | RD1-score4-3=6 | RD1-score3-4=7 | RD1-score4-4=5 | RD1-score3-5=6 | RD1-score4-5=4 | RD1-team5=USA Elwood Cooke | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team6=GBR Henry Billington | RD1-seed6= | RD1-score5-1=6 | RD1-score6-1=4 | RD1-score5-2=6 | RD1-score6-2=4 | RD1-score5-3=6 | RD1-score6-3=1 | RD1-team7=USA Don McNeill | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team8=Kingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Punčec | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=6 | RD1-score8-1=4 | RD1-score7-2=1 | RD1-score8-2=6 | RD1-score7-3=6 | RD1-score8-3=3 | RD1-score7-4=6 | RD1-score8-4=1

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=USA Riggs | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=POL Tłoczyński | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=2 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=8 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD4-score01-4=7 | RD4-score02-4=5 | RD3-team01=USA Riggs | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=FRA Combemale | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=8 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=4 | RD3-score01-4=8 | RD3-score02-4=6 | RD3-team03=Kingdom of Yugoslavia Mitić | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=POL Tłoczyński | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=0 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=2 | RD3-score03-4=0 | RD3-score04-4=6 | RD2-team01=USA Riggs | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=GBR Shayes | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score01-2=3 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=3 | RD2-score01-4=6 | RD2-score02-4=3 | RD2-team03= BEL Mouvet | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRA Combemale | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=1 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=4 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=Kingdom of Yugoslavia Mitić | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=FRA Langanay | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=7 | RD2-score06-1=5 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=1 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=3 | RD2-team07=POL Tłoczyński | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=FRA Abdesselam | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=4 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-score08-3=0 | RD2-score07-4=10 | RD2-score08-4=8 | RD1-team01=USA Riggs | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team02=FRA Journu | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=4 | RD1-score01-2=8 | RD1-score02-2=10 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score02-3=4 | RD1-score01-4=6 | RD1-score02-4=2 | RD1-team03=FRA Terrier | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=GBR Shayes | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=3 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=5 | RD1-score04-2=7 | RD1-score03-3=3 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-team05=FRA Pellizza | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06= BEL Mouvet | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team07=BEL De Borman | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=FRA Combemale | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=8 | RD1-score08-1=10 | RD1-score07-2=8 | RD1-score08-2=10 | RD1-score07-3=1 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-team09=Kingdom of Yugoslavia Mitić | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=FRA Bolelli | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=1 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=3 | RD1-score09-3=7 | RD1-score10-3=5 | RD1-score09-4=6 | RD1-score10-4=1 | RD1-team11=FRA Billaudot | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=FRA Langanay | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-score11-3=2 | RD1-score12-3=6 | RD1-score11-4=3 | RD1-score12-4=6 | RD1-score11-5=3 | RD1-score12-5=6 | RD1-team13=POL Tłoczyński | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14= Robinson | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-score14-3=4 | RD1-team15=NED Van Swol | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=FRA Abdesselam | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score16-1=4 | RD1-score15-2=3 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=6 | RD1-score16-3=3 | RD1-score15-4=4 | RD1-score16-4=6 | RD1-score15-5=6 | RD1-score16-5=8

Section 2

| RD4-team01=HUN Szigeti | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=FRA Boussus | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=7 | RD4-score02-1=5 | RD4-score01-2=1 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=2 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD4-score01-4=7 | RD4-score02-4=5 | RD4-score01-5=6 | RD4-score02-5=4 | RD3-team01=HUN Szigeti | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=FRA Feret | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=3 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-score01-3=4 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-score01-4=6 | RD3-score02-4=4 | RD3-score01-5=6 | RD3-score02-5=1 | RD3-team03=IRL Rogers Lyttelton | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=FRA Boussus | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=7 | RD3-score04-1=9 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=2 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=HUN Szigeti | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=FRA Jaquemet | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=4 | RD2-team03=FRA Feret | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=BEL Geelhand De Merxem | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=2 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=2 | RD2-team05=IRL Rogers Lyttelton | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=Kingdom of Yugoslavia Pallada | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=4 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=0 | RD2-team07=FRA Boussus | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=FRA Dessair | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=11 | RD2-score08-1=9 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=0 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-score08-3=2 | RD1-team01=HUN Szigeti | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=GBR Wilde | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=8 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score02-2=1 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-score02-3=3 | RD1-score01-4=6 | RD1-score02-4=2 | RD1-team03=FRA Sanglier | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=FRA Jaquemet | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=2 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=2 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=3 | RD1-score03-4=1 | RD1-score04-4=6 | RD1-team05=FRA Feret | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA Robertson | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=7 | RD1-score06-1=9 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score06-2=2 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score06-3=2 | RD1-score05-4=6 | RD1-score06-4=3 | RD1-team07=FRA Lesueur | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=BEL Geelhand De Merxem | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=8 | RD1-score07-2=4 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=2 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-team09=FRA Glasser | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=IRL Rogers Lyttelton | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=3 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=3 | RD1-score09-3=4 | RD1-score10-3=6 | RD1-score09-4=3 | RD1-score10-4=6 | RD1-team11=FRA Lecointre | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=Kingdom of Yugoslavia Pallada | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=1 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=1 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=3 | RD1-score12-3=6 | RD1-team13=USA Harris | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=FRA Boussus | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=9 | RD1-score14-1=11 | RD1-score13-2=0 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=2 | RD1-score14-3=6 | RD1-team15=USA Smith | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=FRA Dessair | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=4 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=6 | RD1-score16-3=2 | RD1-score15-4=6 | RD1-score16-4=8

Section 3

| RD4-team01=USA Cooke | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=GBR Billington | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=1 | RD3-team01=USA Cooke | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kukuljević | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=2 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-score02-3=r | RD3-team03=GBR Billington | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=HUN Asbóth | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD3-score03-3=3 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD3-score03-4=7 | RD3-score04-4=5 | RD3-score03-5=6 | RD3-score04-5=3 | RD2-team01=FRA Gentien | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=USA Cooke | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=0 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=7 | RD2-score02-2=9 | RD2-score01-3=3 | RD2-score02-3=6 | RD2-team03=FRA Catteau | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kukuljević | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=7 | RD2-score04-1=9 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=4 | RD2-score03-4=3 | RD2-score04-4=6 | RD2-score03-5=0 | RD2-score04-5=6 | RD2-team05=BEL Van Den Eynde | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=GBR Billington | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=2 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=4 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=2 | RD2-score05-4=6 | RD2-score06-4=4 | RD2-score05-5=8 | RD2-score06-5=10 | RD2-team07=MON Galeppe | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=HUN Asbóth | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=1 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=FRA Rodel | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=FRA Gentien | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=9 | RD1-score02-1=7 | RD1-score01-2=2 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-score01-3=1 | RD1-score02-3=6 | RD1-score01-4=4 | RD1-score02-4=6 | RD1-team07=FRA Rimet | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kukuljević | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=2 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=4 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-team11=FRA Bonte | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=GBR Billington | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=0 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=3 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=3 | RD1-score12-3=6

Section 4

| RD4-team01=USA McNeill | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=Kingdom of Yugoslavia Punčec | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=1 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=3 | RD4-score01-4=6 | RD4-score02-4=1 | RD3-team01=FRA Destremau | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=USA McNeill | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-score01-3=3 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-score01-4=6 | RD3-score02-4=4 | RD3-score01-5=2 | RD3-score02-5=6 | RD3-team03=HUN Gábory | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=Kingdom of Yugoslavia Punčec | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=2 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=FRA Destremau | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=FRA Brugnon | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=9 | RD2-score02-1=7 | RD2-score01-2=9 | RD2-score02-2=7 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=0 | RD2-team03=USA McNeill | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRA Jamain | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=2 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=1 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=0 | RD2-team05=BEL Lacroix | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=HUN Gábory | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=2 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=11 | RD2-score06-2=9 | RD2-score05-3=3 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-score05-4=0 | RD2-score06-4=6 | RD2-team07=GBR Hare | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=Kingdom of Yugoslavia Punčec | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=5 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD2-score07-3=4 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=FRA Pellizza | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=FRA Destremau | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score02-1=8 | RD1-score01-2=1 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-score01-3=3 | RD1-score02-3=6 | RD1-team03=ARG Hauser | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=FRA Brugnon | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=0 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=0 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=2 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-team05=POL Baworowski | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA McNeill | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score06-1=2 | RD1-score05-2=1 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=5 | RD1-score06-3=7 | RD1-score05-4=1 | RD1-score06-4=6 | RD1-team07=FRA Chevallier | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=FRA Jamain | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=3 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=2 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-score07-4=0 | RD1-score08-4=6

References

References

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