1960 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Neale Fraser defeated Rod Laver in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 7–5, to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1960 Wimbledon Championships.[1] Alex Olmedo was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.

Men's singles
1960 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Neale Fraser
Runner-upAustralia Rod Laver
Score6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 7–5
Details
Draw128 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1959 · Wimbledon Championships · 1961 →

Seeds edit

01.     Neale Fraser (champion)
02.     Barry MacKay (quarterfinals)
03.     Rod Laver (final)
04.     Luis Ayala (quarterfinals)
05.     Nicola Pietrangeli (semifinals)
06.     Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
07.     Ramanathan Krishnan (semifinals)
08.     Butch Buchholz (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2   Barry MacKay 14 2 6 4
5   Nicola Pietrangeli 16 6 3 6
5   Nicola Pietrangeli 6 3 10 2 4
3   Rod Laver 4 6 8 6 6
3   Rod Laver 6 5 6 6
6   Roy Emerson 4 7 4 4
3   Rod Laver 4 6 7 5
1   Neale Fraser 6 3 9 7
7   Ramanathan Krishnan 7 10 6
4   Luis Ayala 5 8 2
7   Ramanathan Krishnan 3 2 2
1   Neale Fraser 6 6 6
8   Butch Buchholz 6 3 6 15r
1   Neale Fraser 4 6 4 15

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2   Barry MacKay 6 6 7
  José Luis Arilla 2 4 5 2   B MacKay 6 8 6
  Adrian Bey 6 6 6   A Bey 2 6 4
  Pablo Eisenberg 4 4 4 2   B MacKay 6 6 11
  Ulf Schmidt 6 6 6   U Schmidt 4 3 9
  Guy Jackson 1 2 2   U Schmidt 4 6 7 6
  Finn Søhol 2 5 4   J-C Molinari 6 4 5 2
  Jean-Claude Molinari 6 7 6 2   B MacKay 6 6 8
  William Álvarez 4 6 4 4   J Ulrich 2 2 6
  Geoffrey Paish 6 3 6 6   G Paish 5 6 1 3
  Gaetan Koenig 1 2 3   J Ulrich 7 3 6 6
  Jørgen Ulrich 6 6 6   J Ulrich 9 7 4 6
  Rafael Osuna 6 6 6   R Osuna 7 5 6 1
  Pieter van Eijsden 1 3 4   R Osuna 6 8 6
  Lew Gerrard 6 6 6   L Gerrard 4 6 2
  Ivko Plećević 2 0 2

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Nicola Pietrangeli 6 9 6
  Budge Patty 3 7 3 5   N Pietrangeli 6 6 9
  Martin Mulligan 6 6 6   M Mulligan 1 4 7
  Jaidip Mukerjea 3 4 2 5   N Pietrangeli 6 4 13 6 6
  Bobby Wilson 6 6 6   R Wilson 2 6 11 8 3
  Ronnie Barnes 2 3 3   R Wilson 6 6 7
  Andrzej Licis 9 1 6 6 4   P Rodríguez 2 0 5
  Patricio Rodríguez 11 6 1 1 6 5   N Pietrangeli 6 6 6
  István Gulyás 6 6 6   J Frost 4 1 2
  Roberto Aubone 3 3 4   I Gulyás 11 6 6
  Wilhelm Bungert 5 13 6 6   W Bungert 9 4 3
Q   John O'Brien 7 11 4 4   I Gulyás 5 4 4
  Colin Baxter 2 4 1   J Frost 7 6 6
  Jack Frost 6 6 6   J Frost 6 6 6 8
  Alfonso Ochoa 6 1 4 1   R Nyyssönen 3 3 8 6
  Reino Nyyssönen 3 6 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   Rod Laver 6 6 6
  Geoff Ward 3 0 2 3   R Laver 6 6 6
  Neville Nette 3 4 6 4   H Flam 2 2 2
  Herbie Flam 6 6 2 6 3   R Laver 3 6 6 6
  Franz Saiko 3 6 4 4   M Santana 6 1 4 4
  Alan Lane 6 1 6 6   A Lane 3 7 12 4 6
  Manuel Santana 6 6 6   M Santana 6 5 10 6 8
  Staffan Stockenberg 2 3 2 3   R Laver 6 2 6 8
  Fred Stolle 6 4 3   P Darmon 2 6 1 6
  Pierre Darmon 8 6 6   P Darmon 6 6 3 4 6
  Chuck McKinley 7 6 6 6   C McKinley 4 2 6 6 1
Q   Arcot Udaykumar 9 0 2 2   P Darmon 6 8 6
  Fathi Ali 1 2 1   M Sangster 1 6 2
Q   John McDonald 6 6 6 Q   J McDonald 4 3 6 5
  Mike Sangster 6 6 6   M Sangster 6 6 2 7
  Gerry Oakley 4 4 4

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   Roy Emerson 6 6 6
  Torben Ulrich 1 4 4 6   R Emerson 4 1 6 6 6
  Jiří Javorský 7 6 4 6 6   J Javorský 6 6 1 0 3
  Mikhail Mozer 9 3 6 2 3 6   R Emerson 13 4 6 7
  Christian Kuhnke 8 3 6 5   M Otway 11 6 3 5
Q   Nikola Pilić 10 6 0 7 Q   N Pilić 6 3 2
  Jon Douglas 7 5 7 4 2   M Otway 8 6 6
  Mark Otway 5 7 5 6 6 6   R Emerson 2 6 6 9
  Abe Segal 9 6 4 3   M Llamas 6 0 2 7
  Roger Becker 11 3 6 6   R Becker 4 3 9 6 6
  Giuseppe Merlo 6 6 6   G Merlo 6 6 7 3 2
  Jacques Brichant 3 4 3   R Becker 2 4 6 6
  Warren Woodcock 6 6 6   M Llamas 6 6 4 8
  Michael Hann 2 2 2   W Woodcock 3 5 2
  Barry Phillips-Moore 5 6 5 6 1   M Llamas 6 7 6
  Mario Llamas 7 2 7 3 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Rod Mandelstam 6 6 6
Q   Charlie Applewhaite 3 0 2   R Mandelstam 7 3 5 5
  Ian Vermaak 4 8 6 6   I Vermaak 5 6 7 7
  Frank Froehling 6 6 3 4   I Vermaak 6 6 3 6
  Bob Hewitt 6 6 6   R Hewitt 4 4 6 1
  Brian Woolf 4 4 4   R Hewitt 9 6 6
  Robert Haillet 6 6 2 3 7   R Haillet 7 3 4
Q   Roger Taylor 4 4 6 6 5   I Vermaak 6 6 0 7 2
  Wolfgang Stuck 3 7 6 6 7   R Krishnan 3 8 6 5 6
  Jaroslav Drobný 6 5 1 2   W Stuck 7 6 7
  Ladislav Legenstein 6 5 6 4 3   C Fernandes 5 1 5
  Carlos Fernandes 4 7 3 6 6   W Stuck 0 1 1
  Butch Krikorian 3 2 6 7   R Krishnan 6 6 6
  Andrés Gimeno 6 6 8   A Gimeno 6 3 0 6 3
Q   John Hillebrand 4 3 6 6 1 7   R Krishnan 2 6 6 2 6
7   Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 2 3 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Jan-Erik Lundqvist 2 1 6 6 6
  Bob Howe 6 6 3 3 3   J-E Lundqvist 6 6 9
  Thorvald Moe 3 2 4   D Ralston 4 1 7
  Dennis Ralston 6 6 6   J-E Lundqvist 13 6 4 4 9
  Ronnie Holmberg 6 6 3 8   K Nielsen 11 1 6 6 7
  Kurt Nielsen 4 8 6 10   K Nielsen 2 6 2 11 6
  Antonio Palafox 3 12 2 5   W Knight 6 4 6 9 3
  Billy Knight 6 10 6 7   J-E Lundqvist 11 6 1 8 4
  Will Coghlan 6 4 6 6 5 4   L Ayala 9 0 6 10 6
  Alan Mills 4 6 3 8 7   A Mills 3 6 10 6
LL   Vladimir Presečki 2 1 3   J Pearce 6 0 8 3
  John Pearce 6 6 6   A Mills 7r
  John Ward 1 6 5 6 6 4   L Ayala 8
  Sergio Tacchini 6 4 7 4 8   S Tacchini 1 1 3
Q   Robin Sanders 7 2 6 4   L Ayala 6 6 6
4   Luis Ayala 9 6 8

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Mohamed Badreldin-Sayed 3 2 4
  Jean-Noël Grinda 6 6 6   J-N Grinda 6 6 6
  Hugh Ditzler 3 3 6 3   M Fox 0 1 2
  Malcolm Fox 6 6 3 6   J-N Grinda 3 6 6 4
  Francisco Contreras 5 6 6 6   A Gaertner 6 3 8 6
  Jan Leschly 7 4 3 2   F Contreras 1 6 2
Q   Christer Holm 4 0 4   A Gaertner 6 8 6
  Bertie Gaertner 6 6 6   A Gaertner 2 4 5
  Naresh Kumar 0 2 1 8   E Buchholz 6 6 7
  Bob Mark 6 6 6   R Mark 8 6 6
  Clifton Mayne 6 7 4 5   B Jovanović 6 3 0
  Boro Jovanović 8 5 6 7   R Mark 4 13 5
  John Barrett 2 4 1 8   E Buchholz 6 15 7
  John Cranston 6 6 6   J Cranston 4 3 1
  Juan Manuel Couder 3 7 6 2 8   E Buchholz 6 6 6
8   Butch Buchholz 6 9 2 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Gardnar Mulloy 7 6 15 6
  Tony Pickard 5 4 17 3   G Mulloy 6 6 6
  Mike Davies 6 6 6 6   M Davies 3 3 4
Q   Peter Moys 4 8 4 2   G Mulloy 4 5 6 2
  Bobby Siska 6 3 1 1   D Candy 6 7 3 6
  Don Candy 2 6 6 6   D Candy 4 8 6 6 7
  Ingo Buding 6 6 1 1   O Sirola 6 10 4 4 5
  Orlando Sirola 0 8 6 6   D Candy 2 3 2
  Wiesław Gąsiorek 2 3 4 1   N Fraser 6 6 6
  Toomas Leius 6 6 6   T Leius 4 8 9 6
  John Hammill 6 3 11 6 8   D Ecklebe 6 6 7 4
  Dieter Ecklebe 2 6 13 3 10   T Leius 4 1 8 3
  Willem Maris 6 6 2 6 1   N Fraser 6 6 6 6
  José Edison Mandarino 4 3 6 4   W Maris 2 3 2
  Franz Hainka 2 0 4 1   N Fraser 6 6 6
1   Neale Fraser 6 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links edit

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