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.

The seeded players are listed below.

Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

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