1939 French Championships – Men's singles
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| Men's singles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 French Championships | |||||||
| Final | |||||||
| Champion | United States Don McNeill [1] | ||||||
| Runner-up | United States Bobby Riggs [1] | ||||||
| Score | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | ||||||
| Details | |||||||
| Seeds | 2 | ||||||
| Events | |||||||
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1939 tennis event results
Don McNeill defeated Bobby Riggs 7–5, 6–0, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1939 French Championships.
Seeds
[edit ]The seeded players are listed below. Don McNeill is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- United States Bobby Riggs (finalist)
- Kingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Punčec (quarterfinals)
Draw
[edit ]Key
[edit ]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Finals
[edit ] Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
United States Bobby Riggs
6
2
8
7
Poland Ignacy Tłoczyński
2
6
6
5
1
United States Bobby Riggs
6
6
6
Hungary Ottó Szigeti
3
0
4
Hungary Ottó Szigeti
7
1
2
7
6
France Christian Boussus
5
6
6
5
4
1
United States Bobby Riggs
5
0
3
United States Don McNeill
7
6
6
United States Elwood Cooke
6
6
6
United States Elwood Cooke
2
5
9
2
United States Don McNeill
6
7
7
6
United States Don McNeill
6
1
6
6
2
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Punčec
4
6
3
1
Earlier rounds
[edit ]Section 1
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
1
United States Riggs
6
8
6
6
France Abdesselam
4
6
3
6
8
Section 2
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Section 3
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
United States Cooke
6
9
6
United States Cooke
6
2
United Kingdom Billington
4
4
1
Belgium Van Den Eynde
2
4
6
6
8
Section 4
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
2
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Punčec
4
6
3
1
2
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Punčec
6
6
6
United Kingdom Hare
2
5
4
2
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Punčec
6
7
6
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
External links
[edit ]- [1] Source for the draw at Fédération Française de Tennis website, fft.fr