1936 French Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1936 French Championships
Final
Champion	Gottfried von Cramm[1]
Runner-up	Fred Perry[1]
Score	6–0, 2–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–0
Details
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
← 1935 · French Championships · 1937 →

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.

Draw

Key

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	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	0r
										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
		Lum	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	0r
											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

• "Official 1936 Men's Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-09. (109 
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  ) on the French Open website