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
ChampionFrance Marcel Bernard
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný
Score3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
Seeds16

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

Draw

1946 French Championships draw.[2][3]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2 United States Tom Brown 6 6 6
7 France Pierre Pellizza 2 2 3
2 United States Tom Brown 5 6 4 7 2
3 Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný 7 3 6 5 6
3 Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný 6 7 6 8
11 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragutin Mitić 2 5 8 6
3 Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 1 4 3
13 France Marcel Bernard 3 2 6 6 6
12 United States Budge Patty 6 2 1 6 5
13 France Marcel Bernard 2 6 6 4 7
13 France Marcel Bernard 5 6 6 5 6
1 France Yvon Petra 7 2 3 7 2
8 Czechoslovakia Ferdinand Vrba 6 0 4 2
1 France 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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