1959 French Championships – Men's singles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  (Redirected from )
Men's singles
1959 French Championships
ChampionItaly Nicola Pietrangeli
Runner-upSouth Africa Ian Vermaak
Final score3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw86
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles
← 1958 · French Championships · 1960 →

Third-seeded Nicola Pietrangeli defeated Ian Vermaak 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1959 French Championships.

Seeds[]

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

  1. Chile Luis Ayala (semifinals)
  2. Australia Neale Fraser (semifinals)
  3. Italy Nicola Pietrangeli (champion)
  4. South Africa Ian Vermaak (final)
  5. Belgium Jacques Brichant (quarterfinals)
  6. France Pierre Darmon (first round)
  7. United States Jon Douglas (third round)
  8. United States Budge Patty (third round)
  9. Australia Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
  10. United Arab Republic Jaroslav Drobný (fourth round)
  11. United Kingdom Billy Knight (quarterfinals)
  12. Italy Orlando Sirola (third round)
  13. Australia Rod Laver (third round)
  14. Australia Martin Mulligan (quarterfinals)
  15. New Zealand Lew Gerrard (fourth round)
  16. Italy Giuseppe Merlo (fourth round)

Draw[]

Key[]

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

Finals[]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Chile Luis Ayala 1 6 6 6
9 Australia Roy Emerson 6 4 4 3
1 Chile Luis Ayala 2 1 4
South Africa Ian Vermaak 6 6 6
South Africa Ian Vermaak 4 2 6 6 6
5 Belgium Jacques Brichant 6 6 4 3 4
South Africa Ian Vermaak 6 3 4 1
3 Italy Nicola Pietrangeli 3 6 6 6
11 United Kingdom Billy Knight 1 2 1
3 Italy Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 6
3 Italy Nicola Pietrangeli 7 6 7
2 Australia Neale Fraser 5 3 5
Australia Martin Mulligan 4 6 1
2 Australia Neale Fraser 6 8 6

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Chile Ayala
Denmark
1 Chile Ayala 6 6 6
New Zealand Otway 4 4 3
New Zealand Otway 5 7 6 7 6
Morocco 7 9 2 5 1
1 Chile Ayala 6 4 2 6 6
16 Italy Merlo 2 6 6 2 3
16 Italy Merlo 6 6 6
Australia Candy 1 2 2
16 Italy Merlo 4 8 6 6
France Grinda 6 6 1 2
Australia Fletcher 10 5 4
France Grinda 12 7 6

Section 2[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 United States Patty 6 6 6
India Kumar 0 4 2
8 United States Patty 6 6 1 2
Sweden Lundqvist 0 8 6 6
Sweden Lundqvist 6 6 6
Chile 1 4 3
Sweden Lundqvist 4 6 5 2
9 Australia Emerson 6 4 7 6
9 Australia Emerson 6 6 6
New Zealand 3 2 4
9 Australia Emerson 6 4 4 6 6
France Molinari 4 6 6 3 4
Australia 3 3 4
France Molinari 6 6 6

Section 3[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
France Haillet 6 6 6
France 1 0 2
France Haillet 2 6 4 6 2
South Africa Vermaak 6 1 6 3 6
South Africa Vermaak 6 6 6
France 3 2 4
South Africa Vermaak 6 6 6
Austria Legenstein 1 3 3
13 Australia Laver 6 4 6 8
Netherlands van Eijsden 2 1 2 South Africa 2 6 1 6
South Africa 6 6 6 13 Australia Laver 4 6 2 5 4
United States Frost 6 6 6 Austria Legenstein 6 4 6 7 6
Czechoslovakia 3 2 4 United States Frost 5 6 3 2
France 6 6 2 1 Austria Legenstein 7 4 6 6
Austria Legenstein 8 4 6 6

Section 4[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Belgium Brichant 6 6 6
France 1 2 3 5 Belgium Brichant 6 8 6
France 6 4 1 6 3 Hungary Ádám-Stolpa 3 6 2
Hungary Ádám-Stolpa 1 6 6 4 6 5 Belgium Brichant 8 7 6
South Africa Segal 7 6 2 6 Brazil Fernandes 6 5 3
South Africa Mandelstam 5 1 6 3 South Africa Segal 7 4 6 3
Brazil Fernandes 7 6 2 6 Brazil Fernandes 9 6 3 6
Australia Hewitt 5 1 6 3 5 Belgium Brichant 6 6 6
12 Italy Sirola 6 6 6 Denmark Nielsen 0 1 4
United Kingdom Pickard 1 4 4 12 Italy Sirola 5 7 11 6
Brazil Mandarino 6 6 2 3 6 Netherlands 7 5 9 4
Netherlands 2 0 6 6 8 12 Italy Sirola 2 3 4
Sweden Johansson 6 6 2 1 2 Denmark Nielsen 6 6 6
Germany 0 3 6 6 6 Germany 2 3 4
Australia Jacques 1 4 4 Denmark Nielsen 6 6 6
Denmark Nielsen 6 6 6

Section 5[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Australia Mark 6 6 3 3 6
France 1 2 6 6 1 Australia Mark 3 6 2 1
Mexico Contreras 6 8 6 Mexico Contreras 6 4 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikolic 4 6 3 Mexico Contreras 1 2 6 6 2
Chile Rodríguez 6 3 6 0 6 11 United Kingdom Knight 6 6 4 2 6
France 3 6 4 6 4 Chile Rodríguez 6 2 1
Poland Licis 11 United Kingdom Knight 8 6 6
11 United Kingdom Knight 11 United Kingdom Knight 6 7 3 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Panajotovic 6 7 7 5 Czechoslovakia Javorský 4 5 6 1
France 0 9 9 7 France 6 2 4 3
Germany Bungert 7 6 10 6 2 Brazil Barnes 3 6 6 6
Brazil Barnes 5 3 12 8 6 Brazil Barnes 0 6 9 5
Chile 0 2 4 Czechoslovakia Javorský 6 3 11 7
Hungary 6 6 6 Hungary 3 2 6 2
Czechoslovakia Javorský 6 4 2 6 11 Czechoslovakia Javorský 6 6 4 6
6 France Darmon 4 6 6 3 9

Section 6[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jovanović
Colombia Álvarez Colombia Álvarez 11 5 6 5 0
France 6 3 2 0 r Denmark Ulrich 9 7 4 7 6
Denmark Ulrich 1 6 6 2 Denmark Ulrich 3 8 6 6 6
Australia Woodcock 6 6 6 South Africa Forbes 6 10 2 1 1
France 2 1 2 Australia Woodcock 6 6 6 6 3
South Africa Forbes 8 3 0 8 6
Denmark Ulrich 5 3 4
3 Italy Pietrangeli 7 6 6
Spain Couder 2 6 8 6
South Africa Fancutt 6 4 6 1
Spain Couder 3 2 2
3 Italy Pietrangeli 6 6 6
Mexico Llamas 3 6 5 2
3 Italy Pietrangeli 6 3 7 6

Section 7[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Sweden Schmidt 6 3 4
Poland Skonecki 8 6 6
Poland Skonecki 5 1 3
10 United Arab Republic Drobný 7 6 6
France 0 3 6
10 United Arab Republic Drobný 6 6 8
10 United Arab Republic Drobný 4 6 4 3
Australia Mulligan 6 3 6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1 5 1
Australia Mulligan 6 7 6
Australia Mulligan 2 6 6 6
7 United States Douglas 6 3 3 1
Colombia
7 United States Douglas

Section 8[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
France Pilet 6 2 2 6 6
Mexico Palafox 2 6 6 3 0
France Pilet 6 6 6 3 4
15 New Zealand Gerrard 1 4 4 6 6
France 4 3 2
15 New Zealand Gerrard 6 6 6
15 New Zealand Gerrard 3 0 0
2 Australia Fraser 6 6 6
Australia 3 4 6 4
United Kingdom Mills 6 6 4 6
United Kingdom Mills 4 6 8
2 Australia Fraser 6 8 10
Hungary Gulyás
2 Australia Fraser

External links[]

  • "Official 1959 Men's Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-06-16. (109 KiB) on the French Open website


Preceded by Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
Retrieved from ""