1958 French Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1958 French Championships
Champion	Mervyn Rose
Runner-up	Luis Ayala
Final score	6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	80
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles
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Third-seeded Mervyn Rose defeated Luis Ayala 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1958 French Championships.

Seeds[]

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

Draw[]

Key[]

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

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Ashley Cooper	7	6	7	6	6
	8	Giuseppe Merlo	9	2	9	3	2
										1	Ashley Cooper	11	6	4	2	5
										5	Luis Ayala	9	4	6	6	7
	13	Robert Haillet	0	5	4
	5	Luis Ayala	6	7	6
																			5	Luis Ayala	3	4	4
																			3	Mervyn Rose	6	6	6
	11	Pierre Darmon	4	10	3	1
	3	Mervyn Rose	6	8	6	6
										3	Mervyn Rose	10	6	6
										7	Jacques Brichant	8	1	3
	7	Jacques Brichant	5	5	7	6	6
	2	Neale Fraser	7	7	5	0	3

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
										1	Cooper	3	6	6	6
												6	3	3	0
																			1	Cooper	6	7	6
																				Palafox	1	5	1
												4	4	4
											Palafox	6	6	6
																												1	Cooper	7	6	6
																												16	Gimeno	5	1	4
										16	Gimeno	6	3	8	6
												0	6	6	1
																			16	Gimeno	7	6	4	6	6
																				Knight	9	4	6	4	3
											Knight	6	6	6
											Álvarez	1	1	2

Section 2[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
										8	Merlo	6	9	6
											Ádám-Stolpa	3	7	2
																			8	Merlo	4	6	2	6	6
																				Bungert	6	1	6	4	3
												3	2	3
											Bungert	6	6	6
																												8	Merlo	3	6	7	6
																														6	1	5	3
										9	Wilson	3	4	4
												6	6	6
																					6	6	4	5	6
																				Kumar	0	4	6	7	2
											Lundqvist
											Kumar

Section 3[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
										4	Patty	6	6	6
											Destremau	0	2	3
																			4	Patty	6	6	6
																				Javorský	1	2	3
											Javorský	6	6	6
												2	4	4
																												4	Patty	7	5	8	6	5
																												13	Haillet	5	7	10	4	7
										13	Haillet	6	5	6	7
											Laver	4	7	3	5
																			13	Haillet	6	6
																				Pickard	1	0	r
												1	2	3
											Pickard	6	6	6

Section 4[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	5	Ayala	6	6	6
		Legenstein	0	2	4					5	Ayala	6	6	4	4	6
		Krishnan	6	9	8						Krishnan	1	3	6	6	3
			0	7	6														5	Ayala	6	6	6
		Paish	3	3	2																3	2	0
			6	6	6							6	6	3	6
		Perry	1	6	6	6					Perry	2	4	6	1
			6	1	4	2																						5	Ayala	6	6	6	6
	12	Pietrangeli																										12	Pietrangeli	2	1	8	1
										12	Pietrangeli	6	6	6
												1	3	3
		Ulrich																	12	Pietrangeli	6	1	6	6
		Schmidt																		Schmidt	3	6	1	4
											Schmidt	6	6	5	6
			7	6	2	6						4	4	7	4
			5	1	6	4

Section 5[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Rodríguez	6	4	6	8
			3	6	3	6					Rodríguez	4	1	3
		Mark	6	6	6						Mark	6	6	6
			3	4	2															Mark	3	2	5
		Garrido	3	6	4	3													11	Darmon	6	6	7
		Mills	6	2	6	6					Mills	2	0	0
		Fernandes	6	2	3					11	Darmon	6	6	6
	11	Darmon	3	6	6																							11	Darmon	6	8	1	8
			6	6	1	2	2																					6	Drobný	3	6	6	6
		Llamas	4	2	6	6	6				Llamas	6	6	2	6
		Pilet	6	6	9						Pilet	4	2	6	2
		Licis	2	3	7															Llamas	6	4	1	2
		Petrovic	3	0	0														6	Drobný	3	6	6	6
		Segal	6	6	6						Segal	1	1	4
		Frost	4	0	2					6	Drobný	6	6	6
	6	Drobný	6	6	6

Section 6[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
											Osuna	1	4	1
											Candy	6	6	6
																				Candy	6	5	6	2
																			14	Remy	3	7	8	6
											Barnes	1	1	4
										14	Remy	6	6	6
																												14	Remy	6	4	6	2
																												3	Rose	4	6	8	6
												4	1	4
											Molinari	6	6	6
																				Molinari	10	2	4
																			3	Rose	12	6	6
												3	4	2
										3	Rose	6	6	6

Section 7[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
											Howe	1	4	6
											Grinda	6	6	8
																				Grinda	6	7	6	2	2
																			10	Sirola	4	9	4	6	6
												1	6	3	2
										10	Sirola	6	2	6	6
																												10	Sirola	4	3	5
																												7	Brichant	6	6	7
											Woodcock	6	4	4
											Quillian	4	6	1	r
																				Woodcock	2	3	7	5
																			7	Brichant	6	6	5	7
											Ulrich
										7	Brichant

Section 8[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
												8	2	2
											Pimentel	10	6	6
																				Pimentel	4	6	6	1	4
																				Gulyás	6	3	4	6	6
											Gulyás	6	6	6
										15	Nielsen	3	4	4
																													Gulyás	4	6	0	3
																												2	Fraser	6	1	6	6
											Gerrard	3	4	2
											Contreras	6	6	6
																				Contreras	4	5	4
																			2	Fraser	6	7	6
											Arilla	4	3	2
										2	Fraser	6	6	6

External links[]

• "Official 1958 Men's Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-29. (109 KiB) on the French Open website

Preceded by 1958 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Grand Slam men's singles

Succeeded by 1958 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles