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

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.^[1]

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 (quarterfinals)
4. Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
5. Ramanathan Krishnan (third round)
6. Luis Ayala (quarterfinals)
7. Butch Buchholz (fourth round)
8. Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

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

Earlier rounds

Section 8

External links

• 1959 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw
• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1959 U.S. Championships men's singles draw

Notes and References

1. Book: Talbert, Bill. Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966. 1967. 172306. Barre Publishers. Barre. 134.