1947 French Championships – Men's Singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1947 French Championships
Final
Champion	József Asbóth
Runner-up	Eric Sturgess
Score	8–6, 7–5, 6–4
Details
Seeds	16
Events

Seeds

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

Tom Brown (semifinals)
Budge Patty (fourth round)
Marcel Bernard (semifinals)
Yvon Petra (quarterfinals)
József Asbóth (champion)
Giovanni Cucelli (quarterfinals)
Eric Sturgess (finalist)
Enrique Morea (third round)
Marcello Del Bello (third round)
William Sidwell (third round)
Robert Abdesselam (fourth round)
Mario Belardinelli (fourth round)
Vladimír Černík (second round)
Eustace Fannin (third round)
Geoffrey Paish (second round)
Tony Mottram (fourth round)

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
		Raymond Rodel
								1	Brown	9	6	6
									Borren	7	1	1
		Christian Grandet	6	1	6	1	4
		A.M. Borren	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
		Jost Spitzer	2	1	5
								16	Mottram	6	4	6	8
									Caralulis	3	6	1	6
		Ferdinand Vrba	6	6	2	4	2
		Christea Caralulis	0	3	6	6	6

Section 2

First round	Second round							Third round					Fourth round

	8	Enrique Morea	6	7	8
		André Jaquemet	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
		Roger Dubuc	3	3	1
								9	Del Bello	5	3	4
									Washer	7	6	6
		Emil Szentpétery	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
						Benny Berthet	3	4	0
										4	Petra	3	6	7	9
											Boussus	6	4	5	7
						Paddy Roberts	2	3	5
						Christian Boussus	6	6	7
																4	Petra	6	6	6
																	Sada	1	4	2
					13	Vladimír Černík
						Tibor Frigyesy
											Frigyesy	3	0	4
	Paul Zhendre										Sada	6	6	6
	Bernard Lucot					Lucot	0	3	2
	Paul Rémy	2	1	1		Sada	6	6	6
	Carletto Sada	6	6	6

Section 4

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

12	Mario Belardinelli	2	6	4	6	6
	Robert Billaudot	6	4	6	1	2	12	Belardinelli	11	6	8
	Guy Delhomme	4	6	1	2			Devroe	9	1	6
	Ivan Devroe	6	4	6	6								12	Belardinelli	6	6	6
	L. Morea	4	3	1										Ducos De La Haille	3	3	1
	Franþois Terrier	6	6	6				Terrier	8	5	1	4
	Robert Laval	3	2	1				Ducos De La Haille	6	7	6	6
	Jean Ducos De La Haille	6	6	6														12	Belardinelli	2	2	5
	Antoine Gentien																	5	Asbóth	6	6	7
5	József Asbóth						5	Asbóth	6	6	6
	George E. Godsell	3	8	6	3	0r		Naccache	0	3	2
	Gilbert Naccache	6	6	2	6	2							5	Asbóth	6	6	6
	Gaston Medecin	3	6	6	1	6								Del Bello	2	3	1
	Philippe Chatrier	6	3	4	6	8		Chatrier	1	1	2
	Jacques Malosse	7	2	3				Del Bello	6	6	6
	Rolando Del Bello	9	6	6

Section 5

First round						Second round						Third round							Fourth round

	Patrick Tiberghien
	Renato Bossi						Bossi	6	3	3	5
	Paul Jalabert	6	6	5	1		Colin	0	6	6	7
	Robert Colin	8	4	7	6								Colin	6	4	6	6	1
	Jacques Freling	6	6	7	2							11	Abdesselam	2	6	3	8	6
	Roger Dessair	2	8	9	6		Dessair	8	2	2	4
	André Favières	4	4	1		11	Abdesselam	6	6	6	6
11	Robert Abdesselam	6	6	6															11	Abdesselam	6	3	5	5
	Gaston Wampach																		6	Cucelli	3	6	7	7
	Jack Crawford						Crawford	6	6	6
	Jacques Iemetti						Najar	4	2	2
	Andre Najar												Crawford	1	4	3
	Marcel Schaff	3	0	6								6	Cucelli	6	6	6
	Roland Journu	6	6	8			Journu	2	2	1
	Louis Chevallier	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

	Andrú Poulailion	4	1	3
	Bernard Destremau	6	6	6		Destremau	2	2	1
	William Robertson	3	2	1		Peten	6	6	6
	Jacques Peten	6	6	6								Peten	6	6	6
	Derrick Barton	5	3	0							14	Fannin	2	4	3
	Jacques Jamain	7	6	6		Jamain	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
						Jacques Sanglier	0	4	1
					3	Marcel Bernard	6	6	6

Section 7

First round	Second round							Third round						Fourth round

		Władysław Skonecki
		Ferruccio Quintavalle
									Quintavalle
								10	Sidwell
		André Merlin
	10	William Sidwell
															Quintavalle	5	1	0
														7	Sturgess	7	6	6
		Henri Bolelli	6	3	0	6	2
		Vinicius Rurac	1	6	6	4	6
									Rurac	0	2	6	1
								7	Sturgess	6	6	1	6
		Georges Gremillet	1	3	4
	7	Eric W. Sturgess	6	6	6

Section 8

First round	Second round							Third round						Fourth round

		Pierre Geelhand De Merxem	7	6	0	2
		András Ádám-Stolpa	5	3	6	6
									Ádám-Stolpa	6	6	4	7
									Pellizza	2	4	6	5
	15	Geoffrey Paish	6	8	4	7	1
		Henri Pellizza	1	6	6	9	6
															Ádám-Stolpa	7	6	8	6
														2	Patty	9	3	6	2
		Henry Zalzal	4	6	2	1
		Jacques Thomas	6	4	6	6
									Thomas	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

Preceded by 1947 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1947 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

"Official 1947 Men's Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30. (109 KiB) on the French Open website

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