1962 French Championships – Men's singles
First-seeded Rod Laver defeated second seed Roy Emerson 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1962 French Championships. Laver saved a match point en route to the title, in the quarterfinals against Martin Mulligan.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.- Rod Laver '
- Roy Emerson '
- Manuel Santana '
- Nicola Pietrangeli '
- Neale Fraser '
- Whitney Reed '
- Boro Jovanović '
- Warren Jacques '
- Jan-Erik Lundqvist '
- Ramanathan Krishnan '
- Pierre Darmon '
- Michael Sangster '
- Ingo Buding '
- Billy Knight '
- Wilhelm Bungert
- Gordon Forbes ''''
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired