1947 French Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1947 French Championships
Champion	József Asbóth[1]
Runner-up	Eric Sturgess[1]
Final score	8–6, 7–5, 6–4
Details
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles
← 1946 · French Championships · 1948 →

József Asbóth defeated Eric Sturgess 8–6, 7–5, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1947 French Championships.

Seeds[]

The seeded players are listed below. József Asbóth is the champion; at others the round is shown in which they were eliminated.

Draw[]

Key[]

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

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Tom Brown	7	6	6
		Pierre Pellizza	5	1	2
										1	Tom Brown	2	2	1
										5	József Asbóth	6	6	6
	4	Yvon Petra	6	3	1	2
	5	József Asbóth	4	6	6	6
																			5	József Asbóth	8	7	6
																			7	Eric Sturgess	6	5	4
	6	Giovanni Cucelli	4	2	6	6	4
	3	Marcel Bernard	6	6	0	3	6
										3	Marcel Bernard	6	6	3	6	3
										7	Eric Sturgess	3	2	6	8	6
	7	Eric Sturgess	6	6	6
		András Ádám-Stolpa	4	3	2

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
										1	Tom Brown
																			1	Brown	9	6	6
																					7	1	1
												6	1	6	1	4
												3	6	1	6	6
																												1	Brown	8	6	6	4	6
																												16	Mottram	6	8	4	6	3
										16	Tony Mottram	6	6	7
												2	1	5
																			16	Mottram	6	4	6	8
																					3	6	1	6
												6	6	2	4	2
												0	3	6	6	6

Section 2[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
										8	Enrique Morea	6	7	8
												2	5	6
																			8	Morea	7	5	6
																				Pellizza	9	7	8
											Pierre Pellizza	6	6	6
											Ron McKenzie	4	0	2
																													Pellizza	6	9	7
																													Washer	0	7	5
										9	Marcello Del Bello	6	6	6
												3	3	1
																			9	Del Bello	5	3	4
																				Washer	7	6	6
												6	6	3	2	1
											Philippe Washer	4	4	6	6	6

Section 3[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
										4	Yvon Petra	6	6	6
												3	4	0
																			4	Petra	3	6	7	9
																				Boussus	6	4	5	7
												2	3	5
											Christian Boussus	6	6	7
																												4	Petra	6	6	6
																														1	4	2
										13	Vladimír Černík
																					3	0	4
																					6	6	6
												0	3	2
		Paul Remy	2	1	1							6	6	6
			6	6	6

Section 4[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	12		2	6	4	6	6
			6	4	6	1	2			12		11	6	8
			4	6	1	2						9	1	6
			6	4	6	6													12		6	6	6
			4	3	1																3	3	1
			6	6	6							8	5	1	4
			3	2	1							6	7	6	6
			6	6	6																							12		2	2	5
		Antoine Gentien																										5	Asbóth	6	6	7
	5	József Asbóth								5	Asbóth	6	6	6
			3	8	6	3	0				Naccache	0	3	2
		Gilbert Naccache	6	6	2	6	2												5	Asbóth	6	6	6
		Gaston Medecin	3	6	6	1	6														2	3	1
		Philippe Chatrier	6	3	4	6	8				Chatrier	1	1	2
			7	2	3							6	6	6
			9	6	6

Section 5[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
												6	3	3	5
			6	6	5	1						0	6	6	7
			8	4	7	6															6	4	6	6	1
			6	6	7	2													11	Abdesselam	2	6	3	8	6
			2	8	9	6						8	2	2	4
			4	4	1					11	Abdesselam	6	6	6	6
	11	Robert Abdesselam	6	6	6																							11	Abdesselam	6	3	5	5
																												6	Cucelli	3	6	7	7
		Jack Crawford									Crawford	6	6	6
												4	2	2
																				Crawford	1	4	3
			3	0	6														6	Cucelli	6	6	6
			6	6	8							2	2	1
			6	0	1	4				6	Cucelli	6	6	6
	6	Giovanni Cucelli	4	6	6	6

Section 6[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
			4	1	3
		Bernard Destremau	6	6	6						Destremau	2	2	1
			3	2	1						Peten	6	6	6
		Jacques Peten	6	6	6															Peten	6	6	6
			5	3	0														14	Fannin	2	4	3
			7	6	6							7	0	4	3
										14	Fannin	5	6	6	6
																													Peten	3	2	3
																												3	Bernard	6	6	6
											Jeff Robson	1	2	1
											Paul Feret	6	6	6
																				Feret	3	3	6	3
																			3	Bernard	6	6	4	6
												0	4	1
										3	Marcel Bernard	6	6	6

Section 7[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
											Wladyslaw Skonecki
																			10	Sidwell
											André Merlin
										10	William Sidwell
																														5	1	0
																												7	Sturgess	7	6	6
												6	3	0	6	2
												1	6	6	4	6
																					0	2	6	1
																			7	Sturgess	6	6	1	6
												1	3	4
										7	Eric W. Sturgess	6	6	6

Section 8[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
												7	6	0	2
											András Ádám-Stolpa	5	3	6	6
																				Ádám-Stolpa	6	6	4	7
																					2	4	6	5
										15	Geoffrey Paish	6	8	4	7	1
												1	6	6	9	6
																													Ádám-Stolpa	7	6	8	6
																												2	Patty	9	3	6	2
												4	6	2	1
												6	4	6	6
																					4	4	4
																			2	Patty	6	6	6
											John Barry	6	5	3	7	4
										2	Budge Patty	3	7	6	5	6

References[]

External links[]

• "Official 1947 Men's Draw" (PDF). (109 KiB) on the French Open website