1960 French Championships – Men's singles

Sixth-seeded Nicola Pietrangeli defeated Luis Ayala 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1960 French Championships.

Men's singles
1960 French Championships
Final
ChampionItaly Nicola Pietrangeli
Runner-upChile Luis Ayala
Score3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Details
Draw86
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Nicola Pietrangeli is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Barry MacKay (quarterfinals)
  2.   Neale Fraser (quarterfinals)
  3.   Andrés Gimeno (quarterfinals)
  4.   Rod Laver (third round)
  5.   Luis Ayala (final)
  6.   Nicola Pietrangeli (champion)
  7.   Mike Davies (second round)
  8.   Roy Emerson (third round)
  9.   Pierre Darmon (fourth round)
  10.   Robert Haillet (semifinals)
  11.   Ian Vermaak (second round)
  12.   Giuseppe Merlo (fourth round)
  13.   Jacques Brichant (fourth round)
  14.   Jan-Erik Lundqvist (second round)
  15.   Billy Knight (fourth round)
  16.   Robert Keith Wilson (fourth round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Barry MacKay 3 5 2
  Orlando Sirola 6 7 6
  Orlando Sirola 4 0 2
5   Luis Ayala 6 6 6
  Manuel Santana 1 5 2
5   Luis Ayala 6 7 6
5   Luis Ayala 6 3 4 6 3
6   Nicola Pietrangeli 3 6 6 4 6
6   Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 3 6
3   Andrés Gimeno 3 1 6 2
6   Nicola Pietrangeli 6 7 7
10   Robert Haillet 4 5 5
10   Robert Haillet 6 6 8 6
2   Neale Fraser 4 2 10 5r

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   MacKay 8 6 6
  Gasiorek 6 1 4
1   MacKay 2 6 6 7
  Boutboul 6 2 1 5
  Scholl
  Boutboul
1   MacKay 9 3 6 6
16   Wilson 7 6 4 4
16   Wilson
  Legenstein
16   Wilson 6 1 6 4 6
  Fernandes 3 6 1 6 2
  Fernandes 6 6 4 6
  Schmidt 4 3 6 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Emerson 6 1 6 6
  Arilla 0 6 2 0
8   Emerson 6 5 6 5
  Sirola 3 7 8 7
  Ulrich
  Sirola
  Sirola 6 4 4 6 6
9   Darmon 3 6 6 2 4
9   Darmon 6 6 6
  Ribeiro 2 2 2
9   Darmon 6 6 6
  Rodríguez 4 2 2
  Rodríguez 6 6 5 6
  Ecklebe 2 1 7 2

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Laver 2 6 6 6 8
  Licis 6 8 4 3 6
4   Laver 1 6 4 7 3
  Santana 6 4 6 5 6
  Santana 7 4 3 6 6
  Kuhnke 5 6 6 1 4
  Santana 6 6 6
13   Brichant 2 4 4
13   Brichant 6 6 7
  Drobný 6 6 6   Drobný 3 2 5
  Jovanović 1 2 4 13   Brichant 6 6 3 2 6
  Maggi   Contreras 1 2 6 6 0
  Álvarez   Álvarez 6 2 2 6 2
  Howe 1 4 3   Contreras 0 6 6 2 6
  Contreras 6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Ayala 6 6 4 6
  Koenig 2 4 6 3 5   Ayala 6 7 6
  Pearce 5 0 5   Soriano 3 5 4
  Soriano 7 6 7 5   Ayala 4 6 6 6
  Froment   Javorský 6 3 1 1
  Ádám-Stolpa   Ádám-Stolpa
  Javorský 6 4 4 6 6   Javorský
  Woodcock 3 6 6 3 1 5   Ayala 8 9 4 6
12   Merlo 6 6 6 12   Merlo 6 7 6 3
  van Eijsden 2 2 1 12   Merlo 6 7 9
  Stolle   Stolle 4 5 7
  Pimentel 12   Merlo 6 6 6
  Palafox 2 1 6 6 3   Grinda 4 2 4
  Grinda 6 6 3 4 6   Grinda 6 6 6
  Jalabert 6 6 2 4 6   Jalabert 3 4 4
  Phillips-Moore 4 2 6 6 1

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Aubone 7 2 4
  Hewitt 9 6 6   Hewitt 8 4 3
  Buding 6 6 6   Buding 10 6 6
  Mozer 2 2 0   Buding 8 1 6 12 5
11   Vermaak 1 10 6 6 6   Pilet 6 6 4 14 7
  Sangster 6 12 1 3 1 11   Vermaak 1 3 0
  O'Brien 5 2 4   Pilet 6 6 6
  Pilet 7 6 6   Pilet 2 2 3
  Llamas 6 6 7 6   Pietrangeli 6 6 6
  Chevret 2 3 5   Llamas 7 6 6
  Otway 6 2 5   Patty 5 2 2
  Patty 8 6 7   Llamas 4 3 2
  Mulligan 6 6 6 6   Pietrangeli 6 6 6
  Borghini 1 2 3   Mulligan 1 5 6 2
  Bresson 2 6 4 3 6   Pietrangeli 6 7 2 6
6   Pietrangeli 6 3 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Molinari 6 6 6
  Likhachev 2 0 2   Molinari 1 6 6 3
  Mandelstam 5 6 6 8 3   Gerrard 6 8 4 6
  Gerrard 7 2 0 10 6   Gerrard 1 2 2
  Frost 6 2 4 6   Candy 6 6 6
  Candy 1 6 6 8   Candy 6 6 0
14   Lundqvist 4 2 0r
  Candy 2 3 4
3   Gimeno 6 6 6
  Nielsen 2 3 2
  Mandarino 6 6 6
  Mandarino 7 6 1 1
3   Gimeno 9 3 6 6
  Skonecki
3   Gimeno

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Mark 6 6 3 2 3
  Barnes 4 2 6 6 6
  Barnes 1 0 4
10   Haillet 6 6 6
  Segal 4 2 3
10   Haillet 6 6 6
10   Haillet 6 6 6
  Stuck 4 2 0
  Tacchini 7 1 4 2
  Stuck 5 6 6 6
  Stuck
  Hainka
  Hainka
7   Davies

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Ulrich 6 6 6
  Aguirre 4 2 4
  Ulrich 0 3 6 1
15   Knight 6 6 4 6
  Bungert 8 2 3 2
15   Knight 6 6 6 6
15   Knight 1 6 6 3 0
2   Fraser 6 1 4 6 6
  Gulyás 7 6 6
  Barrett 5 2 0
  Gulyás 2 0 10
2   Fraser 6 6 12
  Couder 1 6 2 6 1
2   Fraser 6 2 6 4 6

References

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  • "Official 1960 Men's Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-29. (109 KiB) on the French Open website
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