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1947 French Championships – Men's singles

József Asbóth defeated Eric Sturgess 8–6, 7–5, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1947 French Championships.

Men's singles
1947 French Championships
Final
ChampionHungary József Asbóth[1]
Runner-upSouth Africa Eric Sturgess[1]
Score8–6, 7–5, 6–4
Details
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds edit

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

  1.   Tom Brown (semifinals)
  2.   Budge Patty (fourth round)
  3.   Marcel Bernard (semifinals)
  4.   Yvon Petra (quarterfinals)
  5.   József Asbóth (champion)
  6.   Giovanni Cucelli (quarterfinals)
  7.   Eric Sturgess (finalist)
  8.   Enrique Morea (third round)
  9.   Marcello Del Bello (third round)
  10.   William Sidwell (third round)
  11.   Robert Abdesselam (fourth round)
  12.   Mario Belardinelli (fourth round)
  13.   Vladimír Černík (second round)
  14.   Eustace Fannin (third round)
  15.   Geoffrey Paish (second round)
  16.   Tony Mottram (fourth round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 edit

Section 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links edit

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