1949 French Championships – Men's singles

Frank Parker defeated Budge Patty 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1949 French Championships.

Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Frank Parker is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Frank Parker (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Richard Gonzales (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇮🇹 Giovanni Cucelli (quarterfinals)
 * 4)  Eric Sturgess (semifinals)
 * 5) 🇸🇪 Lennart Bergelin (fourth round)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Budge Patty (finalist)
 * 7) 🇫🇷 Marcel Bernard (quarterfinals)
 * 8)  Dragutin Mitić (quarterfinals)
 * 9) 🇫🇷 Paul Rémy (fourth round)
 * 10)  Josip Pallada (fourth round)
 * 11)  Felicisimo Ampon (fourth round)
 * 12) 🇫🇷 Robert Abdesselam (quarterfinals)
 * 13) 🇫🇷 Jacques Thomas (fourth round)
 * 14)  Franjo Punčec (fourth round)
 * 15) 🇸🇪 Torsten Johansson (fourth round)
 * 16)  Ricardo Balbiers (fourth round)

Key

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