Frank Parker defeated

Jaroslav Drobný Jaroslav Drobný (; 12 October 1921 – 13 September 2001) was a world No. 1 amateur tennis and ice hockey champion. He left Czechoslovakia in 1949 and travelled as an Egyptian citizen before becoming a citizen of the United Kingdom in 1959, w ...

6–4, 7–5, 5–7, 8–6 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1948 French Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Frank Parker is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Frank Parker ''(champion)'' # József Asbóth ''(second round)'' #

John Bromwich John Edward Bromwich (14 November 1918 – 21 October 1999) was an Australian tennis player who, along with fellow countryman Vivian McGrath, was one of the first great players to use a two-handed backhand. He was a natural left-hander, though ...

''(first round)'' #

Eric Sturgess Eric William Sturgess (10 May 1920 – 14 January 2004) was a South African male tennis player and winner of six Grand Slam doubles titles. He also reached the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament three times but never won. Sturgess was ra ...

''(semifinals)'' #

Marcel Bernard Marcel Bernard (; 18 May 1914 – 29 April 1994) was a French tennis player. He is best remembered for having won the French Championships in 1946 (reaching the semifinals a further three times). Bernard initially intended to play only in the dou ...

''(quarterfinals)'' #

''(finalist)'' #

Budge Patty Edward John Patty (February 11, 1924 – October 4, 2021), better known as Budge Patty, was an American world no. 1 tennis player whose career spanned a period of 15 years after World War II. He won two Grand Slam singles titles in 1950. He wa ...

''(semifinals)'' #

Giovanni Cucelli Giovanni Cucelli (born as Giovanni Kucel) (13 November 1916 – 29 April 1977) was an Italian tennis player. Cucelli played Davis Cup for Italy and formed a great doubles partnership with Marcello Del Bello. Because of World War 2, Cucelli was ...

''(quarterfinals)'' #

Frank Sedgman Francis Arthur Sedgman (born 29 October 1927) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. Over the course of a three-decade career, Sedgman won five Grand Slam singles tournaments as an amateur as well as 9 Grand Slam doubles tourname ...

''(fourth round)'' #

Dragutin Mitić Dragutin Mitić ( sh-Cyrl, Драгутин Митић, ; 16 September 1917 – 27 August 1986) was a tennis player from Yugoslavia. He defected to the West in 1952 and afterwards lived in the United States. Early life and family Dragutin Mitić ...

''(fourth round)'' #

Tony Mottram Anthony John Mottram (8 June 1920 – 6 October 2016) was a British tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s. Mottram reached the quarterfinal of the 1948 Wimbledon Championships in which he lost to Gardnar Mulloy. In the doubles event he reac ...

''(fourth round)'' # Josip Pallada ''(fourth round)'' #

Philippe Washer Philippe Washer (; 6 August 1924 – 27 November 2015) was a Belgian tennis player. He competed in the Davis Cup a number of times, from 1946 to 1961. He was ranked world No. 8 in 1957. Early life and family Philippe Washer was born on 6 August ...

''(fourth round)'' # Lennart Bergelin ''(quarterfinals)'' #

Marcello Del Bello Marcello del Bello (25 January 1921 – 12 March 1988) was an Italian tennis player. He played Davis Cup and often played doubles with Giovanni Cucelli. Del Bello and his younger brother Rolando were introduced to the game at a young age, as the ...

''(quarterfinals)'' # Władysław Skonecki ''(second round)''

Draw

Key

* Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL =

Lucky loser A lucky loser is a sports competitor (player or team) who loses a match in a knockout tournament or loses in qualifying, but who then enters the main draw. This can occur when another competitor withdraws during the tournament because of illness ...

* r =

Retired Retirement is the withdrawal from one's position or occupation or from one's active working life. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours or workload. Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their j ...

Finals

Earlier rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

References

External links

* on the French Open website {{DEFAULTSORT:French Championships - Men's Singles,1948 1948 in French tennis

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...