1936 French Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1936 French Championships
Champion	Gottfried von Cramm
Runner-up	Fred Perry
Score	6–0, 2–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–0
Seeds	16

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.

1. Fred Perry (finalist)
2. Gottfried von Cramm (champion)
3. Bunny Austin (quarterfinals)
4. Christian Boussus (semifinals)
5. Henner Henkel (third round)
6. Marcel Bernard (semifinals)
7. Bernard Destremau (quarterfinals)
8. Kho Sin-Kie (fourth round)
9. Kay Lund (third round)
10. Frank Herbert David Wilde (second round)
11. Dragutin Mitić (first round)
12. Charles Edgar Hare (fourth round)
13. Adam Baworowski (fourth round)
14. Georg Von Metaxa (third round)
15. Jacques Brugnon (second round)
16. André Martin-Legeay (fourth round)

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

External links

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