1939 French Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1939 French Championships
Champion	Don McNeill[1]
Runner-up	Bobby Riggs[1]
Final score	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Details
Seeds	2
Events
Singles men women Doubles
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Don McNeill defeated Bobby Riggs 7–5, 6–0, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1939 French Championships.

Seeds[]

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

1. Bobby Riggs (finalist)
2. Franjo Punčec (quarterfinals)

Draw[]

Key[]

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

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Bobby Riggs	6	2	8	7
		Ignacy Tłoczyński	2	6	6	5
										1	Bobby Riggs	6	6	6
											Ottó Szigeti	3	0	4
		Ottó Szigeti	7	1	2	7	6
		Christian Boussus	5	6	6	5	4
																			1	Bobby Riggs	5	0	3
																				Don McNeill	7	6	6
		Elwood Cooke	6	6	6
		Henry Billington	4	4	1
											Elwood Cooke	2	5	9	2
											Don McNeill	6	7	7	6
		Don McNeill	6	1	6	6
	2	Franjo Punčec	4	6	3	1

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	1	Riggs	6	8	6	6
			4	10	4	2				1	Riggs	6	3	6	6
			3	5	3							4	6	3	3
			6	7	6														1	Riggs	6	6	6	8
		Pellizza																			8	4	4	6
												4	1	4
			8	8	1							6	6	6
			10	10	6																							1	Riggs	6	2	8	7
		Mitić	1	6	7	6																							Tłoczyński	2	6	6	5
			6	3	5	1					Mitić	7	6	6
			6	6	2	3	3					5	1	3
			3	3	6	6	6													Mitić	0	4	6	0
		Tłoczyński	6	6	6															Tłoczyński	6	6	2	6
			2	3	4						Tłoczyński	4	6	6	10
		Van Swol	6	3	6	4	6				Abdesselam	6	4	0	8
		Abdesselam	4	6	3	6	8

Section 2[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
		Szigeti	6	6	6	6
		Wilde	8	1	3	2					Szigeti	6	6	6
			2	2	6	1						2	4	4
			6	6	3	6														Szigeti	3	6	4	6	6
		Feret	7	6	6	6														Feret	6	3	6	4	1
			9	2	2	3					Feret	6	6	6
			6	4	2							2	2	2
			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
			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						9	0	2
			6	6	2	8

Section 3[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
			9	2	1	4
		Gentien	7	6	6	6					Gentien	0	7	3
											Cooke	6	9	6
																				Cooke	6	2
																				Kukuljević	1	1	r
												7	6	6	3	0
			2	1	4						Kukuljević	9	2	4	6	6
		Kukuljević	6	6	6																								Cooke	6	6	6
																													Billington	4	4	1
												2	4	6	6	8
			0	3	3						Billington	6	6	2	4	10
		Billington	6	6	6															Billington	4	6	3	7	6
																				Asbóth	6	4	6	5	3
												1	4	1
											Asbóth	6	6	6

Section 4[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
			6	1	3
		Destremau	8	6	6						Destremau	9	9	6
			0	0	2						Brugnon	7	7	0
		Brugnon	6	6	6															Destremau	2	6	3	6	2
		Baworowski	6	1	5	1														McNeill	6	1	6	4	6
		McNeill	2	6	7	6					McNeill	6	6	6
			6	1	2	0						2	1	0
			3	6	6	6																							McNeill	6	1	6	6
																												2	Punčec	4	6	3	1
											Lacroix	2	11	3	0
												6	9	6	6
																					4	3	2
																			2	Punčec	6	6	6
											Hare	2	5	4
										2	Punčec	6	7	6

References[]

External links[]

• [1] Source for the draw at Fédération Française de Tennis website, fft.fr