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1959 French Championships – Men's singles

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Third-seeded Nicola Pietrangeli defeated Ian Vermaak 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1959 French Championships.

Men's singles
1959 French Championships
Final
ChampionItaly Nicola Pietrangeli
Runner-upSouth Africa Ian Vermaak
Score3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw86
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds edit

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

  1.   Luis Ayala (semifinals)
  2.   Neale Fraser (semifinals)
  3.   Nicola Pietrangeli (champion)
  4.   Ian Vermaak (final)
  5.   Jacques Brichant (quarterfinals)
  6.   Pierre Darmon (first round)
  7.   Jon Douglas (third round)
  8.   Budge Patty (third round)
  9.   Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
  10.   Jaroslav Drobný (fourth round)
  11.   Billy Knight (quarterfinals)
  12.   Orlando Sirola (third round)
  13.   Rod Laver (third round)
  14.   Martin Mulligan (quarterfinals)
  15.   Lew Gerrard (fourth round)
  16.   Giuseppe Merlo (fourth round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 edit

Section 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • "Official 1959 Men's Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-06-16. (109 KiB) on the French Open website
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