1936 French Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1936 French Championships
Champion	Gottfried von Cramm ^[1]
Runner-up	Fred Perry ^[1]
Final score	6–0, 2–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–0

Gottfried von Cramm defeated Fred Perry 6–0, 2–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–0 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1936 French Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Gottfried von Cramm is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Fred J. Perry (Finalist)
Gottfried von Cramm (Champion)
Bunny Austin (Quarterfinalist)
Christian Boussus (Semifinalist)
Henner Henkel (Third round)
Marcel Bernard (Semifinalist)
Bernard Destremau (Quarterfinalist)
Kho Sin-Kie (Fourth round)

Kai Lund (Third round)
Frank Herbert David Wilde (Second round)
Dragutin Mitić (First round)
Charles Edgar Hare (Fourth round)
Adam Baworowski (Fourth round)
Georg Von Metaxa (Third round)
Jacques Brugnon (Second round)
André Martin-Legeay (Fourth round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild Card
LL = Lucky Loser
r. = retired

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Finals

1	Fred Perry	9	6	4	6
	Boris Maneff	7	3	6	3
							1	Fred Perry	6	7	5	6

							4	Christian Boussus	4	5	7	2
4	Christian Boussus	1	6	7	1	6

	André Merlin	6	3	5	6	1
													1	Fred Perry	0	6	2	6	0
													2	Gottfried von Cramm	6	2	6	2	6
6	Marcel Bernard	4	1
3	Bunny Austin	6	0	r
							6	Marcel Bernard	5	1	1

							2	Gottfried von Cramm	7	6	6
7	Bernard Destremau	3	2	4

2	Gottfried von Cramm	6	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First Round	Second Round						Third Round					Fourth Round


	1	Perry	7	8	9
		George	5	6	7
							1	Perry	6	6	6
								Terrier	0	4	4
		Hadingham	2	1	1
		Terrier	6	6	6
												1	Perry	6	6	0	6
												16	Martin-Legeay	2	3	6	3
	16	Martin-Legeay	3	6	6	6
		Robertson	6	1	0	0
							16	Martin-Legeay	6	6	6
								Goldryn	2	0	2
		Goldryn
		Siba

Section 2

First Round	Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round


		Lesueur	7	3	1	7	4
	8	Kho	5	6	6	5	6
								8	Kho	6	6	6
									Murray	2	3	4
		Murray
		Punčec
															8	Kho	5	3	7	6	4
																Maneff	7	6	5	2	6
	9	Lund	6	0	6	6
		Vieillard	1	6	3	4
								9	Lund	3	6	6	1	2
									Maneff	6	0	4	6	6
		Rimet	1	6	1	6	2
		Maneff	6	4	6	4	6

Section 3

First Round	Second Round						Third Round					Fourth Round


	4	Boussus	6	6	6
		Ritossa	3	1	3
							4	Boussus	6	8	6
								Zappa	1	6	3
		Zappa	8	6	8	6
		Galeppe	10	2	6	1
												4	Boussus	4	6	6	6
												13	Baworowski	6	4	0	4
	13	Baworowski	7	8	6
		Weiss	5	6	4
							13	Baworowski	6	6	6
								Sanglier	3	1	0
		Hebda
		Sanglier

Section 4

First Round						Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round


						5	Henkel	6	6	6
							Merlin	0	1	1
													5	Henkel	5	4	6	6
														Merlin	7	6	2	8
							Berthet	6	4	1	4
	Merlin	8	6	6	6		Merlin	3	6	6	6
	Sperling	10	0	1	2																Merlin	6	5	6	6
12	Hare	7	6	6																12	Hare	3	7	3	4
	Gentien	5	0	2		12	Hare	6	6	3	6	6
	Chevallier	2	4	4			Kukuljević	3	8	6	3	4
	Kukuljević	6	6	6									12	Hare	4	3	7	6	8
	Glasser	5	6	3	2									Fisher	6	6	5	2	6
	Geelhand De Merxem	7	4	6	6		Geelhand De Merxem	0	2	2
	Petra	6	3	0	1		Fisher	6	6	6
	Fisher	2	6	6	6

Section 5

First Round						Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round

	Journu	7	8	6	6
11	Mitić	5	10	4	1		Journu	6	7	6
	Lowe	7	0	2	1		Goldschmidt	4	5	4
	Goldschmidt	5	6	6	6									Journu	4	6	1	6	6
	Nicolaides	1	5	6	1									Landry	6	3	6	4	4
	Landry	6	7	1	6		Landry	2	6	4	7	6
	Jamain	6	6	6			Jamain	6	2	6	5	0
	Ellmer	1	4	3																	Journu	2	6	6	9	7
	Pellizza	6	9	6																6	Bernard	6	3	2	11	9
	Landau	2	7	3			Pellizza	6	6	6
	Troncin						Troncin	4	2	1
	Tloczynski													Pellizza	5	1	0
													6	Bernard	7	6	6
							Le Hun Ly
						6	Bernard

Section 6

First Round	Second Round							Third Round					Fourth Round


		Wait	1	3	1
		Feret	6	6	6
									Feret	6	6	6
								14	Von Metaxa	3	1	0
		Langanay	6	3	7	1	2
	14	Von Metaxa	4	6	5	6	6
														Feret	6	2	5	6	2
													3	Austin	3	6	7	1	6
		Witt	1	0	0	r
		Del Castillo	6	6	1
									Del Castillo	7	1	2
								3	Austin	9	6	6
		Du Plaix
	3	Austin

Section 7

First Round	Second Round						Third Round						Fourth Round


		Bolelli
		Malacek
								Bolelli	7	1	1	3
								Rodel	5	6	6	6
		Rodel	6	6	3	6
	10	Wilde	1	3	6	4
														Rodel	4	2	5
													7	Destremau	6	6	7
		Billaudot	5	3	1
		Van Den Eynde	7	6	6
								Van Den Eynde	4	1	5
							7	Destremau	6	6	7
		Patterson	2	1	0
	7	Destremau	6	6	6

Section 8

First Round	Second Round							Third Round					Fourth Round


		Lecointre
		Pallada
									Lecointre	5	4	5
									Stalios	7	6	7
	15	Brugnon
		Stalios
														Stalios	3	1	2
													2	von Cramm	6	6	6
		Steiner	3	6	3	6	6
		Chevalier	6	2	6	2	1
									Steiner	0	0	1
								2	von Cramm	6	6	6
		Mercier-Odier	1	4	3
	2	von Cramm	6	6	6

References

1 2 Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

Official 1936 Men's Draw PDF (109 KiB) on the French Open website

French Open Men's Singles drawsheets

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