The 1960 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia from 22 January to 1 February. It was the 48th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 5th held in Brisbane, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Rod Laver and Margaret Smith.
1960, australian, championships, tennis, tournament, that, took, place, outdoor, grass, courts, milton, courts, brisbane, australia, from, january, february, 48th, edition, australian, championships, known, australian, open, held, brisbane, first, grand, slam,. The 1960 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Milton Courts Brisbane Australia from 22 January to 1 February It was the 48th edition of the Australian Championships now known as the Australian Open the 5th held in Brisbane and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year The singles titles were won by Rod Laver and Margaret Smith 1960 Australian ChampionshipsDate22 January 1 February 1960Edition48thCategoryGrand Slam ITF SurfaceGrassLocationBrisbane AustraliaVenueMilton CourtsChampionsMen s singlesRod LaverWomen s singlesMargaret SmithMen s doublesRod Laver Bob MarkWomen s doublesMaria Bueno Christine TrumanMixed doublesJan Lehane Trevor Fancutt 1959 Australian Championships 1961 Contents 1 Champions 1 1 Men s singles 1 2 Women s singles 1 3 Men s doubles 1 4 Women s doubles 1 5 Mixed doubles 2 References 3 External linksChampions editMen s singles edit Main article 1960 Australian Championships Men s Singles nbsp Rod Laver defeated nbsp Neale Fraser 5 7 3 6 6 3 8 6 8 6 1 Women s singles edit Main article 1960 Australian Championships Women s Singles nbsp Margaret Smith defeated nbsp Jan Lehane 7 5 6 2 2 Men s doubles edit nbsp Rod Laver nbsp Bob Mark defeated nbsp Roy Emerson nbsp Neale Fraser 1 6 6 2 6 4 6 4 3 Women s doubles edit nbsp Maria Bueno nbsp Christine Truman defeated nbsp Lorraine Robinson nbsp Margaret Smith 6 2 5 7 6 2 4 Mixed doubles edit nbsp Jan Lehane nbsp Trevor Fancutt defeated nbsp Mary Carter Reitano nbsp Bob Mark 6 2 7 5 5 References edit 1960 Men s Singles Tennis Australia 1960 Women s Singles Tennis Australia 1960 Men s Doubles Tennis Australia 1960 Women s Doubles Tennis Australia Collins Bud 2016 History of tennis 3rd ed New York New Chapter Press p 402 ISBN 9781937559380 External links editAustralian Open official website Preceded by1959 U S National Championships Grand Slams Succeeded by1960 French Championships Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1960 Australian Championships amp oldid 1121274677, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,