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

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
1959 U.S. National Championships
Champion Neale Fraser[1]
Runner-up Alex Olmedo[1]
Final score6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4

Seeds

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

  1. Alex Olmedo (Finalist)
  2. Neale Fraser (Champion)
  3. Barry Mackay (Quarterfinalist)
  4. Rod Laver (Quarterfinalist)
  5. Ramanathan Krishnan (Third round)
  6. Luis Ayala (Quarterfinalist)
  7. Butch Buchholz (Fourth round)
  8. Roy Emerson (Quarterfinalist)

Draw

Key
  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

Final Eight
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
Ron Holmberg 6 7 6 6
4 Rod Laver 8 5 0 3
Ron Holmberg 13 4 6 1
1 Alex Olmedo 15 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 6 6 6 Hoffman 6 6 6
Notz 4 0 6 11 Sullivan 4 1 2
Sullivan 6 6 3 13 Hoffman 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 Nagler 6 6 4 3 9
Nagler 6 2 6 6 Nagler 5 4 6 4
Kierbow 6 1 2 6 0 Hernando 7 6 4 6
Hernando 1 6 6 4 6 Hernando 6 6 1 6
Boys 1 4 3 Bassett 4 2 6 1
Bassett 6 6 6 Hernando 0 2 3
Howe 4 6 8 1 2 2 Fraser 6 6 6
Lall 6 1 6 6 6 Lall 3 4 2
Ralston 4 0 3 Wilson 6 6 6
Wilson 6 6 6 Wilson 2 4 4
Fisher 3 3 3 2 Fraser 6 6 6
Green 6 6 6 Green 6 4 1
Neely 7 5 1 3 2 Fraser 8 6 6
2 Fraser 5 7 6 6

References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 461. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966,. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 134. OCLC 172306.


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