1963 French Championships – Men's singles

First-seeded Roy Emerson defeated Pierre Darmon 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1963 French Championships.

Men's singles
1963 French Championships
Champion Roy Emerson
Runner-up Pierre Darmon
Score3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Draw104
Seeds16

Seeds

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

  1. Roy Emerson (champion)
  2. Manuel Santana (semifinals)
  3. Pierre Darmon (final)
  4. Ken Fletcher (quarterfinals)
  5. Jan-Erik Lundqvist (second round)
  6. Bob Hewitt (fourth round)
  7. Ramanathan Krishnan (second round)
  8. Billy Knight (fourth round)
  9. Nicola Pietrangeli (quarterfinals)
  10. Martin Mulligan (third round)
  11. Tony Roche (first round)
  12. Fred Stolle (second round)
  13. Wilhelm Bungert (second round)
  14. Nikola Pilić (third round)
  15. István Gulyás (third round)
  16. Christian Kuhnke (fourth round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Roy Emerson 6 4 6 6 6
9 Nicola Pietrangeli 8 6 1 3 4
1 Roy Emerson 8 6 6
Michael Sangster 6 3 4
4 Ken Fletcher 6 3 8 3
Michael Sangster 8 6 6 6
1 Roy Emerson 3 6 6 6
3 Pierre Darmon 6 1 4 4
Robert Keith Wilson 3 4 3
3 Pierre Darmon 6 6 6
3 Pierre Darmon 6 4 2 9 6
2 Manuel Santana 3 6 6 7 2
Jean-Claude Barclay 6 2 0 6 3
2 Manuel Santana 1 6 6 2 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Emerson 6 6 6
Arilla 4 4 0
1 Emerson 6 6 6
Belkhodja 2 4 1
Belkhodja 6 6 6
Newcombe 4 2 2
1 Emerson 5 6 6 4 6
16 Kuhnke 7 3 2 6 4
16 Kuhnke 6 6 6
Hoogs 4 4 1
16 Kuhnke 6 6 7
Drobný 3 0 5
Hillebrand 6 4 6 2 6
Drobný 3 6 3 6 8

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Knight 1 7 4 6 6
Forbes 6 5 6 4 0
8 Knight 2 6 7 6
Barthès 6 1 5 2
Barthès 6 6 6
Szikszay 2 3 3
8 Knight 7 2 4 6 2
9 Pietrangeli 5 6 6 2 6
9 Pietrangeli 10 6 6
Keller 1 2 1 Koch 8 3 0
Koch 6 6 6 9 Pietrangeli 6 2 6 10
Matton 2 2 2 Stuck 3 6 2 8
Gaudenzi 6 6 6 Gaudenzi 6 2 3 4
Stuck 6 6 6 Stuck 3 6 6 6
Zeeman 1 1 1

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Fletcher
Zuleta 4 Fletcher 7 2 6 6
Mandarino 7 7 6 Mandarino 5 6 4 1
Aguirre 5 5 4 4 Fletcher 6 7 0 2 6
Bresson 6 2 2 6 6 Rodríguez 1 5 6 6 2
Maris 3 6 6 3 3 Bresson 1 3 6 6
Rodríguez 6 6 6 Rodríguez 6 6 4 8
Jovanović 4 0 3 4 Fletcher 6 6 6 4 6
13 Bungert 1 6 7 2 8 Renavand 3 1 8 6 4
Drossart 6 2 5 6 6 13 Bungert 4 2 7 8 4
Renavand 6 5 2 9 6 Renavand 6 6 5 6 6
Holland 2 7 6 7 1 Renavand 6 7 3 0 6
Woodcock 2 6 6 6 Beust 3 5 6 6 1
Tacchini 6 4 1 2 Woodcock 2 3 6 3
Beust 6 4 7 6 Beust 6 6 2 6
Montrenaud 0 6 5 4

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Lundqvist
Pirro 5 Lundqvist
Jacques 2 2 3 Taylor
Taylor 6 6 6 Taylor 3 6 6 11
McMillan 2 6 1 Javorský 6 8 3 13
Bey 6 8 6 Bey 2 1 4
Javorský 6 7 6 Javorský 6 6 6
Grinda 2 5 3 Javorský 9 4 8 2 2
12 Stolle Sangster 7 6 6 6 6
Abdesselam 12 Stolle 6 4 3 1
Sturdza 2 2 9 6 4 Sangster 1 6 6 6
Sangster 6 6 7 2 6 Sangster 6 2 0 6 6
Jauffret 4 6 3 6 6 Couder 3 6 6 2 1
Hann 6 4 6 3 2 Jauffret 7 4 4
Vincent 9 2 1 Couder 9 6 6
Couder 11 6 6

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Crookenden 6 6 6
Merlo 2 2 4 Crookenden 1 1 4
Kreinberg 7 6 6 8 Kreinberg 6 6 6
11 Roche 9 2 4 6 Kreinberg 2 0 3
Licis 5 1 1 Wilson 6 6 6
Howe 7 6 6 Howe 2 1 0
Boutboul 4 4 6 Wilson 6 6 6
Wilson 6 6 8 Wilson 6 6 6
Drysdale 9 6 11 6 Hewitt 1 2 4
Salomon 7 3 9 Drysdale 7 6 1 6
Țiriac 6 6 6 Țiriac 9 1 6 8
Leclercq 4 3 2 Țiriac 6 1 2 5
Jauffret 7 4 3 4 6 Hewitt 2 6 6 7
Brichant 5 6 6 6 Brichant 6 6 3 2
Bouteleux 6 Hewitt 8 4 6 6
6 Hewitt

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Fernandes 5 5 2
Duxin 7 7 6 Duxin 3 6 6 3 3
Lane 4 6 8 7 Lane 6 4 4 6 6
Ecklebe 6 2 6 5 Lane 3 6 6 6
Arilla 5 6 6 6 6 14 Pilić 6 2 2 2
Diepraam 7 8 2 4 1 Arilla 3 4 2
Pinto Bravo 3 2 8 14 Pilić 6 6 6
14 Pilić 6 6 10 Lane 7 5 2 4
Rubinoff 1 6 0 r 3 Darmon 5 7 6 6
Contet 6 8 1 Contet 1 11 6 7
Fraser 6 6 6 Fraser 6 9 3 5
Rinderknech 4 2 2 Contet 2 4 3
Black 3 2 2 3 Darmon 6 6 6
Segal 6 6 6 Segal 3 2 1
Jelic 3 Darmon 6 6 6
3 Darmon

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Barclay
Presecki Barclay 6 7 6 6
Maggi 4 2 6 6 6 Maggi 1 9 1 4
Fisher 6 6 3 2 3 Barclay 6 5 6 6
Álvarez 6 6 6 10 Mulligan 1 7 1 4
Strobl 3 1 2 Álvarez 7 4d
10 Mulligan 5 4
Barclay 6 2 6 6
Barnes 4 6 3 3
Barnes 9 9 7
Destremau 7 7 5
Barnes 7 6 6
Pickard 5 1 2
Pickard
7 Krishnan w/o

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Buding
Davidson
Davidson 6 6 2 11
15 Gulyás 4 2 6 9
Mărmureanu 1 3 6 3
15 Gulyás 6 6 3 6
Davidson 0 4 4
2 Santana 6 6 6
Jalabert 5 6 0 2
McKenzie 7 1 6 6
McKenzie 4 10 2
2 Santana 6 12 6
Soriano 5 4 4
2 Santana 7 6 6

References
    • "Official 1963 Men's Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-29. (110 KiB) on the French Open website
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