1938 French Championships – Men's singles explained

Don Budge defeated Roderich Menzel 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1938 French Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Donald J. Budge is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Don Budge (champion)
2. Franjo Punčec (semifinals)
3. Roderich Menzel (finalist)
4. Christian Boussus (quarterfinals)
5. Ladislav Hecht (fourth round)
6. Yvon Petra (first round)
7. Gene Mako (third round)
8. Bernard Destremau (quarterfinals)
9. Adam Baworowski (fourth round)
10. Frantisek Cejnar (quarterfinals)
11. Dragutin Mitić (quarterfinals)
12. Josip Palada (semifinals)
13. Owen Anderson (fourth round)
14. William Robertson (first round)
15. André Martin-Legeay (second round)
16. Franjo Kukuljević (fourth round)

Draw

Key

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