1947 French Championships – Men's singles

József Asbóth defeated Eric Sturgess 8–6, 7–5, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1947 French Championships.

Men's singles
1947 French Championships
Champion József Asbóth[1]
Runner-up Eric Sturgess[1]
Final score8–6, 7–5, 6–4
Seeds16

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. József Asbóth is the champion; at others the round is shown in which they were eliminated.

  1. Tom Brown (semifinals)
  2. Budge Patty (fourth round)
  3. Marcel Bernard (semifinals)
  4. Yvon Petra (quarterfinals)
  5. József Asbóth (champion)
  6. Giovanni Cucelli (quarterfinals)
  7. Eric Sturgess (finalist)
  8. Enrique Morea (third round)
  9. Marcello Del Bello (third round)
  10. William Sidwell (third round)
  11. Robert Abdesselam (fourth round)
  12. Mario Belardinelli (fourth round)
  13. Vladimír Černík (second round)
  14. Eustace Fannin (third round)
  15. Geoffrey Paish (second round)
  16. Tony Mottram (fourth round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Tom Brown 7 6 6
Pierre Pellizza 5 1 2
1 Tom Brown 2 2 1
5 József Asbóth 6 6 6
4 Yvon Petra 6 3 1 2
5 József Asbóth 4 6 6 6
5 József Asbóth 8 7 6
7 Eric Sturgess 6 5 4
6 Giovanni Cucelli 4 2 6 6 4
3 Marcel Bernard 6 6 0 3 6
3 Marcel Bernard 6 6 3 6 3
7 Eric Sturgess 3 2 6 8 6
7 Eric Sturgess 6 6 6
András Ádám-Stolpa 4 3 2

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Tom Brown
Raymond Rodel
1 Brown 9 6 6
Borren 7 1 1
Christian Grandet 6 1 6 1 4
A.M. Borren 3 6 1 6 6
1 Brown 8 6 6 4 6
16 Mottram 6 8 4 6 3
16 Tony Mottram 6 6 7
Jost Spitzer 2 1 5
16 Mottram 6 4 6 8
Caralulis 3 6 1 6
Ferdinand Vrba 6 6 2 4 2
Christea Caralulis 0 3 6 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Enrique Morea 6 7 8
André Jaquemet 2 5 6
8 Morea 7 5 6
Pellizza 9 7 8
Pierre Pellizza 6 6 6
Ron McKenzie 4 0 2
Pellizza 6 9 7
Washer 0 7 5
9 Marcello Del Bello 6 6 6
Roger Dubuc 3 3 1
9 Del Bello 5 3 4
Washer 7 6 6
Emil Szentpétery 6 6 3 2 1
Philippe Washer 4 4 6 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Yvon Petra 6 6 6
Benny Berthet 3 4 0
4 Petra 3 6 7 9
Boussus 6 4 5 7
Paddy A.G. Roberts 2 3 5
Christian Boussus 6 6 7
4 Petra 6 6 6
Sada 1 4 2
13 Vladimír Černík
Tibor Frigyesy
Frigyesy 3 0 4
Paul Zhendre Sada 6 6 6
Bernard Lucot Lucot 0 3 2
Paul Remy 2 1 1 Sada 6 6 6
Carletto Sada 6 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 Mario Belardinelli 2 6 4 6 6
Robert Billaudot 6 4 6 1 2 12 Belardinelli 11 6 8
Guy Delhomme 4 6 1 2 Devroe 9 1 6
Ivan Devroe 6 4 6 6 12 Belardinelli 6 6 6
L. Morea 4 3 1 Ducos De La Haille 3 3 1
Franþois Terrier 6 6 6 Terrier 8 5 1 4
Robert Laval 3 2 1 Ducos De La Haille 6 7 6 6
Jean Ducos De La Haille 6 6 6 12 Belardinelli 2 2 5
Antoine Gentien 5 Asbóth 6 6 7
5 József Asbóth 5 Asbóth 6 6 6
George E. Godsell 3 8 6 3 0 Naccache 0 3 2
Gilbert Naccache 6 6 2 6 2 5 Asbóth 6 6 6
Gaston Medecin 3 6 6 1 6 Del Bello 2 3 1
Philippe Chatrier 6 3 4 6 8 Chatrier 1 1 2
Jacques Malosse 7 2 3 Del Bello 6 6 6
Rolando Del Bello 9 6 6

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Patrick Tiberghien
Renato Bossi Bossi 6 3 3 5
Paul Jalabert 6 6 5 1 Colin 0 6 6 7
Robert Colin 8 4 7 6 Colin 6 4 6 6 1
Jacques Freling 6 6 7 2 11 Abdesselam 2 6 3 8 6
Roger Dessair 2 8 9 6 Dessair 8 2 2 4
André Favières 4 4 1 11 Abdesselam 6 6 6 6
11 Robert Abdesselam 6 6 6 11 Abdesselam 6 3 5 5
Gaston Wampach 6 Cucelli 3 6 7 7
Jack Crawford Crawford 6 6 6
Jacques Iemetti Najar 4 2 2
Andre Najar Crawford 1 4 3
Marcel Schaff 3 0 6 6 Cucelli 6 6 6
Roland Journu 6 6 8 Journu 2 2 1
Louis Chevallier 6 0 1 4 6 Cucelli 6 6 6
6 Giovanni Cucelli 4 6 6 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Andrú Poulailion 4 1 3
Bernard Destremau 6 6 6 Destremau 2 2 1
William Robertson 3 2 1 Peten 6 6 6
Jacques Peten 6 6 6 Peten 6 6 6
Derrick Barton 5 3 0 14 Fannin 2 4 3
Jacques Jamain 7 6 6 Jamain 7 0 4 3
14 Fannin 5 6 6 6
Peten 3 2 3
3 Bernard 6 6 6
Jeff Robson 1 2 1
Paul Feret 6 6 6
Feret 3 3 6 3
3 Bernard 6 6 4 6
Jacques Sanglier 0 4 1
3 Marcel Bernard 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Wladyslaw Skonecki
Ferruccio Quintavalle
Quintavalle
10 Sidwell
André Merlin
10 William Sidwell
Quintavalle 5 1 0
7 Sturgess 7 6 6
Henri Bolelli 6 3 0 6 2
Vinicius Rurac 1 6 6 4 6
Rurac 0 2 6 1
7 Sturgess 6 6 1 6
Georges Gremillet 1 3 4
7 Eric W. Sturgess 6 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Pierre Geelhand De Merxem 7 6 0 2
András Ádám-Stolpa 5 3 6 6
Ádám-Stolpa 6 6 4 7
Pellizza 2 4 6 5
15 Geoffrey Paish 6 8 4 7 1
Henri Pellizza 1 6 6 9 6
Ádám-Stolpa 7 6 8 6
2 Patty 9 3 6 2
Henry Zalzal 4 6 2 1
Jacques Thomas 6 4 6 6
Thomas 4 4 4
2 Patty 6 6 6
John Barry 6 5 3 7 4
2 Budge Patty 3 7 6 5 6

References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0942257700.
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