1946 French Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1946 French Championships
Final
ChampionFrance Marcel Bernard
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný
Score3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Marcel Bernard defeated Jaroslav Drobný 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1946 French Championships.[1]

Seeds

  1. France Yvon Petra (semifinals)
  2. United States Tom Brown (semifinals)
  3. Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný (final)
  4. Ecuador Pancho Segura (third round)
  5. Czechoslovakia Ján Smolinský (first round)
  6. France Bernard Destremau (third round)
  7. France Pierre Pellizza (quarterfinals)
  8. Czechoslovakia Ferdinand Vrba (quarterfinals)
  9. United Kingdom Eric Filby (first round)
  10. Argentina Enrique Morea (first round)
  11. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragutin Mitić (quarterfinals)
  12. United States Budge Patty (quarterfinals)
  13. France Marcel Bernard (champion)
  14. United States John Burke Wilkinson (first round)
  15. United Kingdom Anthony John Mottram (second round)
  16. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Palada (first round)

Draw

1946 French Championships draw.[2][3][4]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2 United States Tom Brown 6 6 6
7 France Pierre Pellizza 2 2 3
2 United States Tom Brown 5 6 4 7 2
3 Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný 7 3 6 5 6
3 Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný 6 7 6 8
11 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragutin Mitić 2 5 8 6
3 Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 1 4 3
13 France Marcel Bernard 3 2 6 6 6
12 United States Budge Patty 6 2 1 6 5
13 France Marcel Bernard 2 6 6 4 7
13 France Marcel Bernard 5 6 6 5 6
1 France Yvon Petra 7 2 3 7 2
8 Czechoslovakia Ferdinand Vrba 6 0 4 2
1 France Yvon Petra 2 6 6 6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
2 United States Brown 8 6 7
France Lips 6 2 5 2 United States Brown 6 6 8
Czechoslovakia Vodicka 6 3 6 7 Czechoslovakia Vodicka 2 3 6
United States Webster 3 6 2 5 2 United States Brown 6 8 6
15 United Kingdom Mottram 6 6 6 France Dubuc 4 6 2
France Schaff 1 0 4 15 United Kingdom Mottram 2 2 6 4
France Dubuc 5 5 6 7 6 France Dubuc 6 6 4 6
Egypt Najar 7 7 1 5 1 2 United States Brown 6 6 6
7 France Pellizza 6 6 6 7 France Pellizza 2 2 3
France Poulalion 2 2 3 7 France Pellizza 6 6 7
France Journu 6 6 6 6 France Journu 1 0 5
France Grandet 3 8 3 3 7 France Pellizza 6 6 6 6
10 Argentina Morea 3 6 8 6 5 France Boussus 2 8 4 2
France Boussus 6 4 10 2 7 France Boussus 4 8 6 6
France Bolelli 6 6 6 France Bolelli 6 6 3 0
Monaco Medecin 4 0 3

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Czechoslovakia Drobný 6 6 6
France Laval 1 0 1 3 Czechoslovakia Drobný 6 6 6
Chile Hammersley 6 6 6 Chile Hammersley 4 2 3
France Jalabert 1 3 2 3 Czechoslovakia Drobný 6 6 6
14 United States Wilkinson 3 1 2 France Sanglier 1 2 1
France Delhomme 6 6 6 France Delhomme 4 6 1 7 4
France Sanglier 0 2 6 6 6 France Sanglier 6 1 6 5 6
United Kingdom Barton 6 6 0 2 1 3 Czechoslovakia Drobný 6 7 6 8
6 France Destremau 6 6 6 11 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mitić 2 5 8 6
United States Anderson 1 1 1 6 France Destremau 6 6 6
France Favières 6 5 6 6 France Favières 3 4 3
France Tiberghien 1 7 2 4 6 France Destremau 10 3 7 4
11 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mitić 6 6 6 11 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mitić 12 6 5 6
France Gremillet 1 2 1 11 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mitić 6 2 3 4
France Abdesselam 6 6 5 6 France Abdesselam 3 6 6 6
France Lucot 4 1 7 2

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
France Thomas
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Punčec w/ o France Thomas 4 4 4
12 United States Patty 6 6 6 12 United States Patty 6 6 6
France Dessair 4 4 4 12 United States Patty 6 2 6 3 6
France Rémy 2 8 6 6 France Feret 2 6 1 6 4
France Colin 6 6 3 1 France Rémy 8 4 2 3
5 Czechoslovakia Smolinsky 2 3 8 3 France Feret 6 6 6 6
France Feret 6 6 6 6 12 United States Patty 6 2 1 6 5
Czechoslovakia Caska 13 France Bernard 2 6 6 4 7
United States Robertson w/ o Czechoslovakia Caska 4 3 7 6
13 France Bernard 6 6 5 6 13 France Bernard 6 6 5 8
France Buse 3 4 7 4 13 France Bernard 8 6 6
Luxembourg Wampach 4 6 6 6 4 Ecuador Segura 6 3 1
United Kingdom Billington 6 3 3 4 Luxembourg Wampach 2 0 4
4 Ecuador Segura 6 6 6 4 Ecuador Segura 6 6 6
United Kingdom Paish 2 2 0

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
France Berthet 6 6 5 6
France Gentien 3 3 7 4 France Berthet 1 3 6 6 7
9 United Kingdom Filby 5 4 4 France Jaquemet 6 6 2 4 5
France Jaquemet 7 6 6 France Berthet 3 3 3
Egypt Shafei 6 6 6 8 Czechoslovakia Vrba 6 6 6
United States Drobac 2 1 0 Egypt Shafei 4 5 10
8 Czechoslovakia Vrba 10 8 Czechoslovakia Vrba 6 7 12
France Lesueur 8 rtd. 8 Czechoslovakia Vrba 6 0 4 2
France Jamain 6 6 6 1 France Petra 2 6 6 6
France Boulle 3 1 4 France Jamain 11 5 1 4
16 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Palada w/ o France Malosse 9 7 6 6
France Malosse France Jamain 1 2 3
France Pellizza 6 6 6 1 France Petra 6 6 6
Monaco Gallepe 3 2 4 France Pellizza 2 1 2
1 France Petra 6 6 6 1 France Petra 6 6 6
France Billaudot 2 3 2

References

  1. ^ "Drobny at the Hall of Fame". Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Official 1946 mens draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  3. ^ Collins, Bud (2016). "The Major Championships". History of tennis (3 ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 413. ISBN 9781937559380.
  4. ^ "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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