# 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.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. József Asbóth is the champion; at others the round is shown in which they were eliminated.
* Tom Brown (semifinals)
* Budge Patty (fourth round)
* Marcel Bernard (semifinals)
* Yvon Petra (quarterfinals)
* József Asbóth (champion)
* Giovanni Cucelli (quarterfinals)
* Eric Sturgess (finalist)
* Enrique Morea (third round)
* Marcello Del Bello (third round)
* William Sidwell (third round)
* Robert Abdesselam (fourth round)
* Mario Belardinelli (fourth round)
* Vladimír Černík (second round)
* Eustace Fannin (third round)
* Geoffrey Paish (second round)
* Tony Mottram (fourth round)

## Draw
### Key

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

### Finals

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

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 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 Rémy | 2 | 1 | 1 | | Sada | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carletto Sada | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 0r | | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Władysław 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

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | |