1958 French Championships – Men's singles

Third-seeded Mervyn Rose defeated Luis Ayala 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1958 French Championships.

Men's singles
1958 French Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Mervyn Rose
Runner-upChile Luis Ayala
Score6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw80
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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

  1.   Ashley Cooper (semifinals)
  2.   Neale Fraser (quarterfinals)
  3.   Mervyn Rose (champion)
  4.   Budge Patty (fourth round)
  5.   Luis Ayala (final)
  6.   Jaroslav Drobný (fourth round)
  7.   Jacques Brichant (semifinals)
  8.   Giuseppe Merlo (quarterfinals)
  9.   Robert Keith Wilson (second round)
  10.   Orlando Sirola (fourth round)
  11.   Pierre Darmon (quarterfinals)
  12.   Nicola Pietrangeli (fourth round)
  13.   Robert Haillet (quarterfinals)
  14.   Paul Rémy (fourth round)
  15.   Kurt Nielsen (second round)
  16.   Andrés Gimeno (fourth round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Ashley Cooper 7 6 7 6 6
8   Giuseppe Merlo 9 2 9 3 2
1   Ashley Cooper 11 6 4 2 5
5   Luis Ayala 9 4 6 6 7
13   Robert Haillet 0 5 4
5   Luis Ayala 6 7 6
5   Luis Ayala 3 4 4
3   Mervyn Rose 6 6 6
11   Pierre Darmon 4 10 3 1
3   Mervyn Rose 6 8 6 6
3   Mervyn Rose 10 6 6
7   Jacques Brichant 8 1 3
7   Jacques Brichant 5 5 7 6 6
2   Neale Fraser 7 7 5 0 3

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Cooper 3 6 6 6
  Radzio 6 3 3 0
1   Cooper 6 7 6
  Palafox 1 5 1
  Keretic 4 4 4
  Palafox 6 6 6
1   Cooper 7 6 6
16   Gimeno 5 1 4
16   Gimeno 6 3 8 6
  Bresson 0 6 6 1
16   Gimeno 7 6 4 6 6
  Knight 9 4 6 4 3
  Knight 6 6 6
  Álvarez 1 1 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Merlo 6 9 6
  Ádám-Stolpa 3 7 2
8   Merlo 4 6 2 6 6
  Bungert 6 1 6 4 3
  Renavand 3 2 3
  Bungert 6 6 6
8   Merlo 3 6 7 6
  Jancsó 6 1 5 3
9   Wilson 3 4 4
  Jancsó 6 6 6
  Jancsó 6 6 4 5 6
  Kumar 0 4 6 7 2
  Lundqvist
  Kumar

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Patty 6 6 6
  Destremau 0 2 3
4   Patty 6 6 6
  Javorský 1 2 3
  Javorský 6 6 6
  Martínez 2 4 4
4   Patty 7 5 8 6 5
13   Haillet 5 7 10 4 7
13   Haillet 6 5 6 7
  Laver 4 7 3 5
13   Haillet 6 6
  Pickard 1 0 r
  Huber 1 2 3
  Pickard 6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Ayala 6 6 6
  Legenstein 0 2 4 5   Ayala 6 6 4 4 6
  Krishnan 6 9 8   Krishnan 1 3 6 6 3
  Aguirre 0 7 6 5   Ayala 6 6 6
  Paish 3 3 2   Maggi 3 2 0
  Maggi 6 6 6   Maggi 6 6 3 6
  Perry 1 6 6 6   Perry 2 4 6 1
  Perreau-Saussine 6 1 4 2 5   Ayala 6 6 6 6
12   Pietrangeli 12   Pietrangeli 2 1 8 1
  Blondel 12   Pietrangeli 6 6 6
  Achondo   Achondo 1 3 3
  Ulrich 12   Pietrangeli 6 1 6 6
  Schmidt   Schmidt 3 6 1 4
  Froesch   Schmidt 6 6 5 6
  Ribeiro 7 6 2 6   Ribeiro 4 4 7 4
  Piatek 5 1 6 4

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Rodríguez 6 4 6 8
  Nicholls 3 6 3 6   Rodríguez 4 1 3
  Mark 6 6 6   Mark 6 6 6
  Jalabert 3 4 2   Mark 3 2 5
  Garrido 3 6 4 3 11   Darmon 6 6 7
  Mills 6 2 6 6   Mills 2 0 0
  Fernandes 6 2 3 11   Darmon 6 6 6
11   Darmon 3 6 6 11   Darmon 6 8 1 8
  Viziru 6 6 1 2 2 6   Drobný 3 6 6 6
  Llamas 4 2 6 6 6   Llamas 6 6 2 6
  Pilet 6 6 9   Pilet 4 2 6 2
  Licis 2 3 7   Llamas 6 4 1 2
  Petrovic 3 0 0 6   Drobný 3 6 6 6
  Segal 6 6 6   Segal 1 1 4
  Frost 4 0 2 6   Drobný 6 6 6
6   Drobný 6 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Osuna 1 4 1
  Candy 6 6 6
  Candy 6 5 6 2
14   Rémy 3 7 8 6
  Barnes 1 1 4
14   Rémy 6 6 6
14   Rémy 6 4 6 2
3   Rose 4 6 8 6
  Vaubrun 4 1 4
  Molinari 6 6 6
  Molinari 10 2 4
3   Rose 12 6 6
  Belkhodja 3 4 2
3   Rose 6 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Howe 1 4 6
  Grinda 6 6 8
  Grinda 6 7 6 2 2
10   Sirola 4 9 4 6 6
  Nys 1 6 3 2
10   Sirola 6 2 6 6
10   Sirola 4 3 5
7   Brichant 6 6 7
  Woodcock 6 4 4
  Quillian 4 6 1 r
  Woodcock 2 3 7 5
7   Brichant 6 6 5 7
  Ulrich
7   Brichant

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Hurry 8 2 2
  Pimentel 10 6 6
  Pimentel 4 6 6 1 4
  Gulyás 6 3 4 6 6
  Gulyás 6 6 6
15   Nielsen 3 4 4
  Gulyás 4 6 0 3
2   Fraser 6 1 6 6
  Gerrard 3 4 2
  Contreras 6 6 6
  Contreras 4 5 4
2   Fraser 6 7 6
  Arilla 4 3 2
2   Fraser 6 6 6

References

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  • "Official 1958 Men's Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-29. (109 KiB) on the French Open website
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