1959 French Championships – Men's Singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1959 French Championships
Final
Champion	Nicola Pietrangeli
Runner-up	Ian Vermaak
Score	3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw	86
Seeds	16
Events

Seeds

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

Luis Ayala (semifinals)
Neale Fraser (semifinals)
Nicola Pietrangeli (champion)
Ian Vermaak (final)
Jacques Brichant (quarterfinals)
Pierre Darmon (first round)
Jon Douglas (third round)
Budge Patty (third round)
Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
Jaroslav Drobný (fourth round)
Billy Knight (quarterfinals)
Orlando Sirola (third round)
Rod Laver (third round)
Martin Mulligan (quarterfinals)
Lew Gerrard (fourth round)
Giuseppe Merlo (fourth round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals					Final

1	Luis Ayala	1	6	6	6

9	Roy Emerson	6	4	4	3
							1	Luis Ayala	2	1	4

								Ian Vermaak	6	6	6
	Ian Vermaak	4	2	6	6	6

5	Jacques Brichant	6	6	4	3	4
													Ian Vermaak	6	3	4	1

												3	Nicola Pietrangeli	3	6	6	6
11	Billy Knight	1	2	1

3	Nicola Pietrangeli	6	6	6
							3	Nicola Pietrangeli	7	6	7

							2	Neale Fraser	5	3	5
	Martin Mulligan	4	6	1

2	Neale Fraser	6	8	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round	Second round							Third round						Fourth round

	1	Ayala
		Hojberg
								1	Ayala	6	6	6
									Otway	4	4	3
		Otway	5	7	6	7	6
		Lahcen Chaldi	7	9	2	5	1
														1	Ayala	6	4	2	6	6
														16	Merlo	2	6	6	2	3
	16	Merlo	6	6	6
		Candy	1	2	2
								16	Merlo	4	8	6	6
									Grinda	6	6	1	2
		Fletcher	10	5	4
		Grinda	12	7	6

Section 2

First round	Second round					Third round							Fourth round

	8	Patty	6	6	6
		Kumar	0	4	2
						8	Patty	6	6	1	2
							Lundqvist	0	8	6	6
		Lundqvist	6	6	6
		Achondo	1	4	3
														Lundqvist	4	6	5	2
													9	Emerson	6	4	7	6
	9	Emerson	6	6	6
		Woolf	3	2	4
						9	Emerson	6	4	4	6	6
							Molinari	4	6	6	3	4
		Kendall	3	3	4
		Molinari	6	6	6

Section 3

First round						Second round						Third round							Fourth round

							Haillet	6	6	6
							Matton	1	0	2
													Haillet	2	6	4	6	2
													Vermaak	6	1	6	3	6
							Vermaak	6	6	6
							Renavand	3	2	4
																				Vermaak	6	6	6
																				Legenstein	1	3	3
						13	Laver	6	4	6	8
	van Eijsden	2	1	2			Weedon	2	6	1	6
	Weedon	6	6	6								13	Laver	4	6	2	5	4
	Frost	6	6	6									Legenstein	6	4	6	7	6
	Schonborn	3	2	4			Frost	5	6	3	2
	Viron	6	6	2	1		Legenstein	7	4	6	6
	Legenstein	8	4	6	6

Section 4

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

5	Brichant	6	6	6
	De Kermadec	1	2	3			5	Brichant	6	8	6
	Deniau	6	4	1	6	3		Ádám-Stolpa	3	6	2
	Ádám-Stolpa	1	6	6	4	6							5	Brichant	8	7	6
	Segal	7	6	2	6									Fernandes	6	5	3
	Mandelstam	5	1	6	3			Segal	7	4	6	3
	Fernandes	7	6	2	6			Fernandes	9	6	3	6
	Hewitt	5	1	6	3													5	Brichant	6	6	6
12	Sirola	6	6	6															Nielsen	0	1	4
	Pickard	1	4	4			12	Sirola	5	7	11	6
	Mandarino	6	6	2	3	6		Maris	7	5	9	4
	Maris	2	0	6	6	8							12	Sirola	2	3	4
	Johansson	6	6	2	1	2								Nielsen	6	6	6
	Ecklebe	0	3	6	6	6		Ecklebe	2	3	4
	Jacques	1	4	4				Nielsen	6	6	6
	Nielsen	6	6	6

Section 5

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

	Mark	6	6	3	3	6
	Jalabert	1	2	6	6	1		Mark	3	6	2	1
	Contreras	6	8	6				Contreras	6	4	6	6
	Nikolic	4	6	3										Contreras	1	2	6	6	2
	Rodríguez	6	3	6	0	6							11	Knight	6	6	4	2	6
	Perreau-Saussine	3	6	4	6	4		Rodríguez	6	2	1
	Licis						11	Knight	8	6	6
11	Knight																			11	Knight	6	7	3	6
	Panajotovic	6	7	7	5																Javorský	4	5	6	1
	Lasry	0	9	9	7			Lasry	6	2	4	3
	Bungert	7	6	10	6	2		Barnes	3	6	6	6
	Barnes	5	3	12	8	6								Barnes	0	6	9	5
	Aguirre	0	2	4										Javorský	6	3	11	7
	Jancsó	6	6	6				Jancsó	3	2	6	2
	Javorský	6	4	2	6	11		Javorský	6	6	4	6
6	Darmon	4	6	6	3	9

Section 6

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

	Jovanović
	Álvarez							Álvarez	11	5	6	5	0
	Bresson	6	3	2	0	r		Ulrich	9	7	4	7	6
	Ulrich	1	6	6	2										Ulrich	3	8	6	6	6
	Woodcock	6	6	6											Forbes	6	10	2	1	1
	Vincent	2	1	2				Woodcock	6	6	6	6	3
								Forbes	8	3	0	8	6
																						Ulrich	5	3	4
																					3	Pietrangeli	7	6	6
								Couder	2	6	8	6
								Fancutt	6	4	6	1
															Couder	3	2	2
														3	Pietrangeli	6	6	6
								Llamas	3	6	5	2
							3	Pietrangeli	6	3	7	6

Section 7

First round	Second round					Third round						Fourth round

		Schmidt	6	3	4
		Skonecki	8	6	6
							Skonecki	5	1	3
						10	Drobný	7	6	6
		Grandet	0	3	6
	10	Drobný	6	6	8
												10	Drobný	4	6	4	3
													Mulligan	6	3	6	6
		Keretic	1	5	1
		Mulligan	6	7	6
							Mulligan	2	6	6	6
						7	Douglas	6	3	3	1
		Salas
	7	Douglas

Section 8

First round	Second round							Third round							Fourth round

		Pilet	6	2	2	6	6
		Palafox	2	6	6	3	0
									Pilet	6	6	6	3	4
								15	Gerrard	1	4	4	6	6
		Nys	4	3	2
	15	Gerrard	6	6	6
															15	Gerrard	3	0	0
															2	Fraser	6	6	6
		Gorman	3	4	6	4
		Mills	6	6	4	6
									Mills	4	6	8
								2	Fraser	6	8	10
		Gulyás
	2	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 1959 Australian Championships – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1959 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

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