Men's singles |
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1959 U.S. National Championships |
Final |
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Champion | Neale Fraser[1] |
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Runner-up | Alex Olmedo[1] |
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Score | 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
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Details |
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Draw | 128 |
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Seeds | 8 |
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Events |
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Singles | men | women | Doubles | men | women | |
← 1958 · | U.S. National Championships | · 1960 → |
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1959 tennis event results
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]
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Neale Fraser is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Alex Olmedo (finalist)
Neale Fraser (champion)
Barry MacKay (quarterfinals)
Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
Ramanathan Krishnan (third round)
Luis Ayala (quarterfinals)
Butch Buchholz (fourth round)
Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight
Earlier rounds
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
| 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
Section 5
| 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
Section 7
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
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| | 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
References
- ^ 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. 134. OCLC 172306.
External links
- 1959 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2019-12-10 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw
- Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1959 U.S. Championships men's singles draw