1959 U.S. National Championships

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

Champion

Neale Fraser^[1]

Runner-up

Alex Olmedo^[1]

Final score

6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4

Details

Draw

128

Seeds

8

Events

Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women

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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

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

Section 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[2]

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

Contents

Seeds

Draw

Key

Final eight

Earlier rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8