1959 French Championships – Men's singles

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
Champion Nicola Pietrangeli
Runner-up Ian Vermaak
Score3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Draw86
Seeds16

Seeds

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

Key

Finals
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

Section 1
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
  • "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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