1946 French Championships – Men's singles

Marcel Bernard defeated Jaroslav Drobný 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1946 French Championships.[1]

Men's singles
1946 French Championships
Champion Marcel Bernard
Runner-up Jaroslav Drobný
Final score3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
Seeds16

Seeds
  1. Yvon Petra (semifinals)
  2. Tom Brown (semifinals)
  3. Jaroslav Drobný (final)
  4. Pancho Segura (third round)
  5. Ján Smolinský (first round)
  6. Bernard Destremau (third round)
  7. Pierre Pellizza (quarterfinals)
  8. Ferdinand Vrba (quarterfinals)
  9. Eric Filby (first round)
  10. Enrique Morea (first round)
  11. Dragutin Mitić (quarterfinals)
  12. Budge Patty (quarterfinals)
  13. Marcel Bernard (champion)
  14. John Burke Wilkinson (first round)
  15. Anthony John Mottram (second round)
  16. Josip Palada (first round)

Draw

1946 French Championships draw.[2][3]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2 Tom Brown 6 6 6
7 Pierre Pellizza 2 2 3
2 Tom Brown 5 6 4 7 2
3 Jaroslav Drobný 7 3 6 5 6
3 Jaroslav Drobný 6 7 6 8
11 Dragutin Mitić 2 5 8 6
3 Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 1 4 3
13 Marcel Bernard 3 2 6 6 6
12 Budge Patty 6 2 1 6 5
13 Marcel Bernard 2 6 6 4 7
13 Marcel Bernard 5 6 6 5 6
1 Yvon Petra 7 2 3 7 2
8 Ferdinand Vrba 6 0 4 2
1 Yvon Petra 2 6 6 6

References
  1. "Drobny at the Hall of Fame". Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. "Official 1946 mens draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  3. Collins, Bud (2016). "The Major Championships". History of tennis (3 ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 413. ISBN 9781937559380.
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