# 1962 French Championships – Men's singles

First-seeded Rod Laver defeated second seed Roy Emerson 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1962 French Championships. Laver saved a match point en route to the title, in the quarterfinals against Martin Mulligan.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Rod Laver (champion)
* Roy Emerson (final)
* Manuel Santana (semifinals)
* Nicola Pietrangeli (quarterfinals)
* Neale Fraser (semifinals)
* Whitney Reed (third round)
* Boro Jovanović (fourth round)
* Warren Jacques (second round)
* Jan-Erik Lundqvist (third round)
* Ramanathan Krishnan (quarterfinals)
* Pierre Darmon (quarterfinals)
* Michael Sangster (second round)
* Ingo Buding (second round)
* Billy Knight (fourth round)
* Wilhelm Bungert (fourth round)
* Gordon Forbes (second 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 | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Mulligan | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Mulligan | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | Rod Laver | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Nicola Pietrangeli | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | | 5 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Neale Fraser | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Neale Fraser | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Rod Laver | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | Pierre Darmon | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Manuel Santana | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Manuel Santana | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 3 | Manuel Santana | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ramanathan Krishnan | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Roy Emerson | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| First round | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | 1 | Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Pirro | 4 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | Laver | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Pickard | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | Gasiorek | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Pickard | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Laver | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jacobini | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| | 16 | Forbes | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Koch | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Koch | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Jacobini | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | Legenstein | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hillebrand | | Jacobini | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jacobini | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Couder | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jacques | | | | | | 8 | Jacques | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0r | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Katona | | | | | | | Mills | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mills | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mills | 1 | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Elschenbroich | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Mulligan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Renavand | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Renavand | 1 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Duxin | 1 | 4 | 0 | | | | Mulligan | 6 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mulligan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mulligan | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Lundqvist | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stolle | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| | Crookenden | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | 9 | Lundqvist | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Viron | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | Fernandes | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fernandes | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 9 | Lundqvist | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | | | | |
| | Sanders | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Stolle | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | | | | |
| | Stolle | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bresson | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | Douglas | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Douglas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 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 | Fourth round |
| 4 | Pietrangeli | 6 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fox | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | 4 | Pietrangeli | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clayton | 2 | 4 | 0 | | | | Boutboul | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Boutboul | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Pietrangeli | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Woodcock | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | Segal | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Segal | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | Segal | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tacchini | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | Zuleta | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zuleta | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Pietrangeli | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Buding | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hughes | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| | Geraghty | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | | 13 | Buding | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Drysdale | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | Hughes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hughes | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Hughes | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Barclay | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | Newcombe | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Țiriac | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Țiriac | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ali | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | Newcombe | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Newcombe | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | 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 |
| 5 | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Guercilena | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 5 | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cox | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | Pilić | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pilić | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Fraser | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Pilet | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Pilet | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Pilet | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mukerjea | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | Pares | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pares | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Fraser | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Sangster | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Phillips-Moore | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| | Szikszay | | | | | 12 | Sangster | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frost | | | | | | Kuhnke | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kuhnke | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kuhnke | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Năstase | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Phillips-Moore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Phillips-Moore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Phillips-Moore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pimentel | 6 | 3 | r | | | Brichant | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brichant | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 5

| 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 |
| | Álvarez | 1 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | Fraser | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Drossart | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | Belkhodja | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Belkhodja | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | Fraser | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Nelly | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | 11 | Darmon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Hann | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | Hann | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pellizza | 3 | 4 | 0 | | | 11 | Darmon | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Darmon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Darmon | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Diepraam | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Merlo | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| | Merlo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Merlo | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Soriano | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | Hewitt | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hewitt | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Merlo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Hawkes | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Reed | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Rodríguez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Rodríguez | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jauffret | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | | 6 | Reed | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Reed | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | De Gronckel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Javorský | | | | | | | Javorský | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lall | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | Lane | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lane | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | Javorský | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Gisbert | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Knight | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Barnes | | | | | | | Barnes | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zentai | | | | | | 14 | Knight | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Knight | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Knight | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| | Barthes | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Santana | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | Froehling | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | Froehling | 3 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nikolic | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | Olvera | 6 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Olvera | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Olvera | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Mey | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | 3 | Santana | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Jauffret | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | Jauffret | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaksic | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | 3 | Santana | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Santana | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | 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 |
| | Drobný | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jalabert | | | | | | | Jalabert | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Licis | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | Rubinoff | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rubinoff | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Rubinoff | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Fletcher | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | 10 | Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Ecklebe | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | | Ecklebe | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Apey | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | 10 | Krishnan | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Lemann | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Jovanović | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| | Grinda | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Grinda | 6 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Despiegelaere | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | Davidson | 1 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Davidson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Grinda | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Howe | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | 7 | Jovanović | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Arilla | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Arilla | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Holland | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | 7 | Jovanović | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jovanović | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Matthews | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aguirre | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Aguirre | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Gulyás | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Gulyás | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Bungert | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Mandarino | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 15 | Bungert | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Bungert | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Emerson | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Barrett | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Llamas | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Llamas | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Emerson | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Hallberg | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |