1959 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1959 Australian Championships
Final
Champion	Alex Olmedo
Runner-up	Neale Fraser
Score	6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	37
Seeds	16
Events

Seeds

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

Neale Fraser (finalist)
Alex Olmedo (champion)
Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
Andrés Gimeno (quarterfinals)
Rod Laver (third round)
Barry MacKay (semifinals)
Bob Mark (semifinals)
Butch Buchholz (second round)
Bob Howe (second round)
Ulf Schmidt (quarterfinals)
Don Candy (quarterfinals)
Jan-Erik Lundqvist (third round)
Warren Woodcock (third round)
Trevor Fancutt (second round)
Martin Mulligan (third round)
Christopher Crawford (third round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

1	Neale Fraser	6	6	4	6

11	Don Candy	2	4	6	4
							1	Neale Fraser	6	6	6

							7	Bob Mark	4	4	3
7	Bob Mark	6	3	7	6

4	Andrés Gimeno	4	6	5	4
														1	Neale Fraser	1	2	6	3

														2	Alex Olmedo	6	6	3	6
3	Roy Emerson	6	8	3	6

6	Barry MacKay	4	10	6	8
							6	Barry MacKay	6	6	1	6	3

							2	Alex Olmedo	3	8	6	3	6
10	Ulf Schmidt	4	7	6	6	5

2	Alex Olmedo	6	9	3	3	7

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round						Second round						Third round							Quarterfinals

						1	Fraser	6	6	6
	O'Brien	6	7	4	6		O'Brien	4	2	2
	Gabb	2	5	6	1							1	Fraser	4	6	6	7	6
												16	Crawford	6	0	3	9	2
							Phillips-Moore	7	3	1	3
						16	Crawford	5	6	6	6
																			1	Fraser	6	6	4	6
																			11	Candy	2	4	6	4
						11	Candy	6	6	6
							Gorman	3	4	0
												11	Candy	6	6	10
													Gibson	2	2	8
							Gibson	8	6	1	6
						8	Buchholz	6	4	6	1

Section 2

First round						Second round						Third round					Quarterfinals

						7	Mark	6	6	6
	Moore	3	6	6	6		Moore	2	2	1
	Nette	6	3	4	1							7	Mark	9	6	6
												12	Lundqvist	7	4	0
							Lane	3	3	3
						12	Lundqvist	6	6	6
																	7	Mark	6	3	7	6
																	4	Gimeno	4	6	5	4
						13	Woodcock	7	7	0	6
							Kerr	5	5	6	2
												13	Woodcock	3	4	3
												4	Gimeno	6	6	6
							Hewitt	1	4	4
						4	Gimeno	6	6	6

Section 3

First round						Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

						3	Emerson	10	6	4	6
	Pearson	3	6	6	6		Pearson	8	2	6	1
	Dicker	6	3	2	1								3	Emerson	6	8	13
														Bowman	4	6	11
							Bowman	6	6	13
						14	Fancutt	4	2	11
																				3	Emerson	6	8	3	6
																				6	MacKay	4	10	6	8
						15	Mulligan	6	6	7
							Pfitzner	2	2	5
													15	Mulligan	7	1	6	1	5
													6	MacKay	5	6	1	6	7
							Fletcher	6	3	6	2	4
						6	MacKay	4	6	1	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round							Quarterfinals

					5	Laver	6	6	6
	Hernandez	9	6	6		Hernandez	2	3	1
	McEgan	7	1	4						5	Laver	2	3	6	4
										10	Schmidt	6	6	3	6
						Pares	2	2	1
					10	Schmidt	6	6	6
																	10	Schmidt	4	7	6	6	5
																	2	Olmedo	6	9	3	3	7
					9	Howe	6	0	3
	Pearce	7	6	6		Pearce	8	6	6
	Hillebrand	5	4	3							Pearce	7	3	6	2	3
										2	Olmedo	5	6	3	6	6
						Reid	3	3	1
					2	Olmedo	6	6	6

External links

[1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com

Preceded by 1958 U.S. National Championships	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1959 French Championships

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