1960 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

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Neale Fraser defeated Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4, 10–8 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1960 U.S. National Championships.^[2]

Men's singles

1960 U.S. National Championships

Final

Champion

Neale Fraser^[1]

Runner-up

Score

6–4, 6–4, 10–8

Details

Draw

128

Seeds

8

Events

Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women

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Seeds edit

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

Neale Fraser (champion)
Rod Laver (finalist)
Barry MacKay (fourth round)
Cliff Buchholz (first round)
Tut Bartzen (first round)
Roy Emerson (third round)
Ron Holmberg (fourth round)
Bobby Wilson (quarterfinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

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

Final eight edit

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final

		Dennis Ralston	1	6	6	6

		Bob Mark	6	3	3	2
											Dennis Ralston	9	3	2

										1	Neale Fraser	11	6	6
		Chuck McKinley	2	4	2

	1	Neale Fraser	6	6	6
																			1	Neale Fraser	6	6	10

																			2	Rod Laver	4	4	8
		Ham Richardson	6	3	4	4

		Butch Buchholz	3	6	6	6
											Butch Buchholz	6	7	4	2	5

										2	Rod Laver	4	5	6	6	7
	8	Bobby Wilson	7	1	3

	2	Rod Laver	9	6	6

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

		Maloney	4	6	6	5
		Hewitt	6	8	4	7					Hewitt	8	12	3	6
		Lenoir	3	6	5	3					Morris	6	10	6	4
		Morris	6	4	7	6														Hewitt	6	1	2	4
		Sharpe	3	2	6															Ralston	3	6	6	6
		Ralston	6	6	8						Ralston	6	6	6
		Castillo	1	4	0						Evans	0	1	3
		Evans	6	6	6																								Ralston	6	9	6
		Clark	13	1	6																							7	Holmberg	4	7	2
		Froehling	15	6	8						Froehling	4	6	7	6
		Sack	6	3	2	7					Dailey	6	1	5	4
		Dailey	2	6	6	9														Froehling	4	3	2
		Buck	4	2	3														7	Holmberg	6	6	6
		Spengler	6	6	6						Spengler	1	3	1
		Woodcock	1	3	6	4				7	Holmberg	6	6	6
	7	Holmberg	6	6	2	6

Section 2 edit

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

		Mellersh	3	1	4
		Nagler	6	6	6						Nagler	7	6	6
		Freedhoff	2	1	1						Graebner	5	3	2
		Graebner	6	6	6															Nagler	3	3	9	7	8
		Salas	1	0	3															Mark	6	6	7	5	10
		Bond	6	6	6						Bond	6	4	3
		Bueno-Nete	3	0	0						Mark	8	6	6
		Mark	6	6	6																								Mark	7	6	6	0	6
		Sledge	1	7	5																							3	MacKay	5	3	8	6	4
		Osuna	6	9	7						Osuna	6	6	6
		Burns	1	3	3						Godbout	2	2	3
		Godbout	6	6	6															Osuna	3	4	4
		Hetherington	2	6	6	5	3												3	MacKay	6	6	6
		White	6	2	1	7	6				White	4	2	4
		Douglas	6	2	4					3	MacKay'	6	6	6
	3	MacKay	8	6	6

Section 3 edit

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

		Kumar	1	3	3
		Riessen	6	6	6						Riessen	6	7	5	5
		Stoesser	6	1	3						McKinley	1	9	7	7
		McKinley	8	6	6															McKinley	7	6	6
		Van Kerckhoven	0	5	7	6	6													Reyes	5	4	4
		Ambrose	6	7	5	4	8				Ambrose	1	4	3
		Mulligan	8	6	4	6	1				Reyes	6	6	6
		Reyes	10	4	6	0	6																						McKinley	6	2	17	6
		Brownlow	7	6	4																								Seixas	4	6	15	4
		Oliver	9	8	6						Oliver	4	5	4
		Davis	1	4	0						Seixas	6	7	6
		Seixas	6	6	6															Seixas	6	7	3	13	6
		Fisher	0	7	5	0														Crawford	4	5	6	15	2
		Senkowski	6	5	7	6					Senkowski	3	4	4
	5	Bartzen	6	6	4	6	1				Crawford	6	6	6
		Crawford	1	8	6	2	6

Section 4 edit

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

		Cranis	4	8	3	3
		Russel	6	6	6	6					Russel	11	3	2
		Richardson	4	6	1						Palafox	13	6	6
		Palafox	6	8	6															Palafox	4	3	3
		Leon	0	0	1															Sangster	6	6	6
		Reed	6	6	6						Reed	4	4	4
		Hammill	4	2	4						Sangster	6	6	6
		Sangster	6	6	6																								Sangster	2	1	4
		Biggs	6	4	4	2																						1	Fraser	6	6	6
		Buck	3	6	6	6					Buck	3	3	4
		Gambus	2	2	3						Moss	6	6	6
		Moss	6	6	6															Moss	3	2	4
		Hann	2	3	6	7													1	Fraser	6	6	6
		Henry	6	6	3	9					Henry	1	1	1
		Raskind	0	1	1					1	Fraser	6	6	6
	1	Fraser	6	6	6

Section 5 edit

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

		Earnhart	4	9	2	6	3
		Gerrard	6	7	6	3	6				Gerrard	9	3	6	9
		Jennett	3	11	4	1					Legenstein	7	6	3	7
		Legenstein	6	9	6	6														Gerrard	6	6	6
		Powless	1	3	6	2														Pimentel	2	2	4
		Bedard	6	6	4	6					Bedard	6	3	4	3
		Ralph	5	0	5						Pimentel	4	6	6	6
		Pimentel	7	6	7																								Gerrard	1	10	2	6	0
		Beck	4	5	3																								Richardson	6	8	6	3	6
		Richardson	6	7	6						Richardson	5	6	6	6
		Karabasz	0	9	0	2					Scott	7	1	1	3
		Scott	6	7	6	6														Richardson	3	6	9	8
		Green	4	6	4	4													6	Emerson	6	4	7	6
		Cranston	6	3	6	6					Cranston	2	1	4
		Tattersall	2	2	0					6	Emerson	6	6	6
	6	Emerson	6	6	6

Section 6 edit

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

		Bowditch	4	6	4
		Ashe	6	8	6						Ashe	4	2	2
		Carpenter	6	2	4						Zuleta	6	6	6
		Zuleta	8	6	6															Zuleta	2	9	6	6	6
		Howe	4	2	9	1														Coghlan	6	11	2	4	2
		Coghlan	6	6	7	6					Coghlan	6	6	6
		Hettleman	3	8	4						Bennett	2	3	3
		Bennett	6	10	6																								Zuleta	0	0	2
		Heckler	6	7	4	6	5																						Buchholz	6	6	6
		McManus	3	9	6	2	7				McManus	2	6	6	6
		Brown	4	4	6	4					Woolven	6	4	3	2
		Woolven	6	6	3	6														McManus	1	2	5
		Booth	5	7	6	3														Buchholz	6	6	7
		Junta	7	9	3	6					Junta	1	4	0
		Fontana	3	0	2						Buchholz	6	6	6
		Buchholz	6	6	6

Section 7 edit

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

		Schwartz	2	6	6	4	0
		Fox	6	4	3	6	6				Fox	7	6	0	6
	4	Buchholz	6	2	0	6	2				Hoogs	5	4	6	2
		Hoogs	1	6	6	4	6													Fox	6	6	8
		Swann	6	5	7	3														Lambert	3	4	6
		Lambert	3	7	9	6					Lambert	6	6	6
		Roberts	7	2	1	1					Palmer	2	3	2
		Palmer	5	6	6	6																							Fox	5	1	2
		Castillo	3	4	6	6																						8	Wilson	7	6	6
		Pickett	6	6	3	8					Pickett	6	4	3
		Palafox	2	3	4						Crane	8	6	6
		Crane	6	6	6															Crane	2	2	3
		Kumar	0	2	1														8	Wilson	6	6	6
		Rubell	6	6	6						Rubell	0	1	2
		Vickery	3	2	4					8	Wilson	6	6	6
	8	Wilson	6	6	6

Section 8 edit

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

		Hedrick	2	4	8
		Kamakana	6	6	10						Kamakana	0	4	1
		Farrin	9	2	5	0					Lesch	6	6	6
		Lesch	7	6	7	6														Lesch	7	6	9
		Pasarell	6	3	4															Driscole	5	2	7
		Dell	8	6	6						Dell	4	6	2	6
		Susman	6	3	1	5					Driscole	6	4	6	8
		Driscole	4	6	6	7																							Lesch	2	7	3	3
		Bergerat	6	1	1	6	2																					2	Laver	6	5	6	6
		Hernando	4	6	6	1	6				Hernando	4	3	8	1
		Siska	2	3	6	6					Franks	6	6	6	6
		Franks	6	6	4	8														Franks	2	7	2	3
		Keeton	0	2	0														2	Laver	6	5	6	6
		Olvera	6	6	6						Olvera	0	2	4
		Barker	2	5	2					2	Laver	6	6	6
	2	Laver	6	7	6

References edit

^ ^a ^b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 461. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966,. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 135. OCLC 172306.

External links edit

1960 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2013-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw (now dead link)
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1960 U.S. Championships men's singles draw

Preceded by 1960 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1961 Australian Championships – Men's singles

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