Second-seeded
Tony Trabert defeated
Arthur D. Larsen 6–4, 7–5, 6–1 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the
1954 French Championships.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Tony Trabert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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Lew Hoad ''(fourth round)''
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Tony Trabert ''(champion)''
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Ken Rosewall
Kenneth Robert Rosewall (born 2 November 1934) is an Australian former world top-ranking amateur and professional tennis player. He won a record 23 Majors in singles, including eight Grand Slam singles titles and, before the Open Era, a reco ...
''(fourth round)''
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Vic Seixas
Elias Victor Seixas Jr. (; pronounced SAY-shus; born August 30, 1923) ''(quarterfinals)''
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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 ...
''(fourth round)''
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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)''
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Mervyn Rose ''(quarterfinals)''
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Enrique Morea
Enrique Jorge Morea (11 April 1924 – 15 March 2017) was an Argentine tennis player.
Morea reached the singles semifinals of the French Championships in 1953, beating Mervyn Rose and Gardnar Mulloy and then losing to Ken Rosewall. At the Fr ...
''(semifinals)''
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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.
Early life and family
Philippe Washer was born on 6 August 1924 in Brussels. He was the son o ...
''(fourth round)''
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Kurt Nielsen ''(second round)''
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Jacques Brichant
Jacques "Jacky" Brichant (28 March 1930 – 9 March 2011) was a Belgian tennis player. He was ranked world No. 9 for 1957. Brichant was a clay court specialist and won many clay court tournaments in Europe.
Brichant has played the most Davis ...
''(fourth round)''
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Art Larsen
Arthur David "Art" or "Tappy" Larsen (April 17, 1925 – December 7, 2012) was an American No. 1 male tennis player best remembered for his victory at the U.S. Championships in 1950 and for his eccentricities. He won the "Times" national sport ...
''(final)''
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Rex Hartwig
Rex Noel Hartwig (2 September 1929 – 30 December 2022) was an Australian tennis player.
Early life
Rex Hartwig was born on 2 September 1929 in Culcairn, New South Wales. Both parents played tennis, and at age 10, Hartwig won a local tournam ...
''(fourth round)''
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Sven Davidson ''(quarterfinals)''
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Robert Falkenburg ''(fourth round)''
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Gardnar Mulloy
Gardnar Putnam "Gar" Mulloy (November 22, 1913 – November 14, 2016) was a U.S. No. 1 tennis player primarily known for playing in doubles matches with partner Billy Talbert. He was born in Washington, D.C. and turned 100 in November 2013. Du ...
''(quarterfinals)''
Draw
Key
* Q =
Qualifier
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* 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, usually when another competitor withdraws during the tournament because of illness, injury ...
* r =
Retired
Finals
Earlier rounds
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
External links
* on the French Open website
1954 French Championships ATP
{{DEFAULTSORT:French Championships - Men's Singles,1954
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
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