1957 French Championships – Men's singles explained

Third-seeded Sven Davidson defeated Herbert Flam 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1957 French Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Sven Davidson was the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Lew Hoad (third round)
2. Ashley Cooper (semifinals)
3. Sven Davidson (champion)
4. Giuseppe Merlo (fourth round)
5. Mervyn Rose (semifinals)
6. Nicola Pietrangeli (first round)
7. Budge Patty (fourth round)
8. Herbert Flam (final)
9. Pierre Darmon (second round)
10. Neale Fraser (quarterfinals)
11. Jacques Brichant (quarterfinals)
12. Jaroslav Drobný (second round)
13. Robert Haillet (quarterfinals)
14. Paul Rémy (fourth round)
15. Mike Davies (third round)
16. Luis Ayala (third round)

Draw

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Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Earlier rounds

Section 8

External links

• Web site: Official 1957 Men's Draw . 2007-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930220818/http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1957_en.pdf . 2007-09-30 . dead .   on the French Open website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis. ATP. 12 October 2024.