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1959 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Neale Fraser defeated Alex Olmedo 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1959 U.S. National Championships.[2]

Men's singles
1959 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Neale Fraser[1]
Runner-upUnited States Alex Olmedo[1]
Score6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw128
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1958 · U.S. National Championships · 1960 →

Seeds edit

The seeded players are listed below. Neale Fraser is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Alex Olmedo (finalist)
  2.   Neale Fraser (champion)
  3.   Barry MacKay (quarterfinals)
  4.   Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
  5.   Ramanathan Krishnan (third round)
  6.   Luis Ayala (quarterfinals)
  7.   Butch Buchholz (fourth round)
  8.   Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

Final eight edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
  Ron Holmberg 6 7 6 6
4   Rod Laver 8 5 0 3
  Ron Holmberg 13 4 6 1
1   Alex Olmedo 6 3 6
8   Roy Emerson 4 6 2 3
1   Alex Olmedo 6 3 6 6
1   Alex Olmedo 3 7 2 4
2   Neale Fraser 6 5 6 6
  Tut Bartzen 6 6 6
3   Barry MacKay 3 4 4
  Tut Bartzen 3 2 2
2   Neale Fraser 6 6 6
6   Luis Ayala 3 4 4
2   Neale Fraser 6 6 6

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Lesch 3 6 3 6 2
  Susman 6 3 6 1 6   Susman 3 1 0
  Ellis 3 2 0   Holmberg 6 6 6
  Holmberg 6 6 6   Holmberg 1 6 7 2 9
  Riessen 6 0 1   Savitt 6 4 5 6 7
  Savitt 8 6 6   Savitt 9 6 6
  Palafox 6 6 4 4 4   Eisenberg 7 0 2
  Eisenberg 2 3 6 6 6   Holmberg 6 7 8 5 6
  Earnhart 3 6 4 6 2 7   Buchholz 3 5 10 7 3
  Van Rensselaer 6 2 6 3 6   Van Rensselaer 1 1 1
  Crane 2 3 1   Dell 6 6 6
  Dell 6 6 6   Dell 4 4 4
  Karabasz 3 1 6 4 7   Buchholz 6 6 6
  Fletcher 6 6 2 6   Fletcher 4 1 8
  Bowditch 7 3 3 7   Buchholz 6 6 10
7   Buchholz 9 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Pabst 2 1 5
  Reed 6 6 7   Reed 3 6 6 6
  Tully 4 3 2   Santana 6 3 4 3
  Santana 6 6 6   Reed 6 6 6
  Driscole 3 4 6   Lambert 2 1 4
  Hobbs 6 6 8   Hobbs 7 1 3 5
  Rubell 6 1 9 6 3   Lambert 5 6 6 7
  Lambert 2 6 11 2 6   Reed 1 4 7 4
  Perez 0 0 2 4   Laver 6 6 5 6
  Siska 6 6 6   Siska 6 6 6
  Geller 6 7 2 1   Masterson 3 2 4
  Masterson 8 5 6 6   Siska 5 7 6 4
  Thompson 1 4 6 5 4   Laver 7 9 4 6
  Froehling 6 6 2 7   Froehling 4 0 2
  Ashe 2 5 2 4   Laver 6 6 6
4   Laver 6 7 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  McClung 3 6 4
  Godbout 6 8 6   Godbout 4 4 6
  Hoogs 4 6 3   Bond 6 6 8
  Bond 6 8 6   Bond 6 6 6
  Palmer 3 3 4   Nelson 3 4 4
  Nelson 6 6 6   Nelson 6 6 4 6
  Potthast 1 5 0   Gomez 4 1 6 0
  Gomez 6 7 6   Bond 2 11 2
  Gottlieb 0 1 1 8   Emerson 6 13 6
  Hoffman Jr 6 6 6   Hoffman Jr 6 6 6
  Notz 4 0 6 11   Sullivan 4 1 2
  Sullivan 6 6 3 13   Hoffman Jr 2 0 0
  Hermosilla 4 1 4 8   Emerson 6 6 6
  Pickard 6 6 6   Pickard 2 2 2
  Skogstad 10 1 1 8   Emerson 6 6 6
8   Emerson 12 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Wright 2 3 3
  McKinley 6 6 6   McKinley 6 6 6
  Sledge 9 12 8   Scott 2 4 2
  Scott 11 14 10   McKinley 6 4 10 6 6
  Castillo 2 3 4   Palafox 3 6 12 4 4
  Palafox 6 6 6   Palafox 6 6 6
  Corley 4 3 5   Harit 1 2 2
  Harit 6 6 7   McKinley 3 2 4
  Senkowski 6 4 2 0 1   Olmedo 6 6 6
  Clark 2 6 6 6   Clark 6 6 6
  Fitzgibbon 1 6 2 1   Werksman 3 1 1
  Werksman 6 4 6 6   Clark 6 4 1 2
  Schoop 3 1 2 1   Olmedo 3 6 6 6
  Flam 6 6 6   Flam 5 4 8 2
  Dubie 0 1 1 1   Olmedo 7 6 6 6
1   Olmedo 6 6 6

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Buck 1 2 6
  Fontana 6 6 8   Fontana 3 2 4
  Eltzholtz 2 1 3   Crawford 6 6 6
  Crawford 6 6 6   Crawford 2 4 3
  Perkins 4 2 1   Bartzen 6 6 6
  Bartzen 6 6 6   Bartzen 6 6 6
  Lenoir 7 3 4 2   Roberts 0 0 2
  Roberts 5 6 6 6   Bartzen 6 6 2 8 6
  Andrews 1 5 7 4   Seixas 3 1 6 10 0
  Cranston 6 7 5 6   Cranston 3 6 0 7 2
  Fox 5 3 4   Seixas 6 4 6 5 6
  Seixas 7 6 6   Seixas 6 6 6
  Jenkins 1 1 3 5   Krishnan 3 4 2
  Bennett 6 6 6   Bennett 4 5 2
  Biggs 2 1 1 5   Krishnan 6 7 6
5   Krishnan 6 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Ralph 2 6 1 4
  Soriano 6 2 6 6   Soriano 1 3 2
  Greene 1 2 2   Mark 6 6 6
  Mark 6 6 6   Mark 6 6 6
  Beck 3 4 5   Barnes 4 2 4
  Powless 6 6 7   Powless 14 2 9
  Tacchini 5 5 10 6 0   Barnes 16 6 11
  Barnes 7 7 8 4 6   Mark 4 4 7
  Sears 2 2 1 3   MacKay 6 6 9
  Farrin 6 6 6   Farrin 10 4 2
  Coss 7 1 9   Henry 12 6 6
  Henry 9 6 11   Henry 3 6 5
  Schwartz 6 7 2 4 3 3   Mackay 6 8 7
  Mulloy 3 5 6 6 6   Mulloy 2 3 4
  Alleyne 2 2 2 3   MacKay 6 6 6
3   MacKay 6 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Barker 6 3 2 7 2
  Hettleman 4 6 6 5 6   Hettleman 7 2 6 1 6
  Pimentel 14 6 6 14   Shea 5 6 3 6 4
  Shea 16 8 2 16   Hettleman 4 9 6 6 4
  Davis 4 3 5   Dailey 6 11 1 2 6
  Dailey 6 6 7   Dailey 6 6 6
  Herren 5 1 5   Buchholz 2 1 3
  Buchholz 7 6 7   Dailey 1 3 2
  Garrido 7 1 2 6   Ayala 6 6 6
  Bedard 9 6 6   Bedard 6 6 6
  Razzetti 4 4 6 3   Aubone 4 3 0
  Aubone 6 6 4 6   Bedard 6 5 2
  Wood 6 4 6 3 4 6   Ayala 8 7 6
  Stewart 4 6 4 6 6   Stewart 2 4 0
  Jungle 2 6 2 6   Ayala 6 6 6
6   Ayala 6 8 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Longshore 3 2 2
  Morris 6 6 6   Morris 4 4 6 6 7
  Mulligan 3 6 4 2   Nagler 6 6 4 3 9
  Nagler 6 2 6 6   Nagler 5 4 6 4
  Kierbow 6 1 2 6 0   Hernando 7 6 4 6
  Hernando 1 6 6 4 6   Hernando 6 6 1 6
  Boys 1 4 3   Bassett 4 2 6 1
  Bassett 6 6 6   Hernando 0 2 3
  Howe 4 6 8 1 2 2   Fraser 6 6 6
  Lall 6 1 6 6 6   Lall 3 4 2
  Ralston 4 0 3   Wilson 6 6 6
  Wilson 6 6 6   Wilson 2 4 4
  Fisher 3 3 3 2   Fraser 6 6 6
  Green 6 6 6   Green 6 4 1
  Neely 7 5 1 3 2   Fraser 8 6 6
2   Fraser 5 7 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 461. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 134. OCLC 172306.

External links edit

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