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1959 Australian Championships – Men's singles


Second-seeded Alex Olmedo defeated Neale Fraser 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1959 Australian Championships.

Seeds

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

  1. AUS Neale Fraser (finalist)
  2. USA Alex Olmedo (champion)
  3. AUS Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
  4. ESP Andrés Gimeno (quarterfinals)
  5. AUS Rod Laver (third round)
  6. USA Barry MacKay (semifinals)
  7. AUS Bob Mark (semifinals)
  8. USA Butch Buchholz (second round)
  9. AUS Bob Howe (second round)
  10. SWE Ulf Schmidt (quarterfinals)
  11. AUS Don Candy (quarterfinals)
  12. SWE Jan-Erik Lundqvist (third round)
  13. AUS Warren Woodcock (third round)
  14. RSA Trevor Fancutt (second round)
  15. AUS Martin Mulligan (third round)
  16. USA Christopher Crawford (third round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=AUS Neale Fraser | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=USA Alex Olmedo | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-score1-1=1 | RD3-score2-1=6 | RD3-score1-2=2 | RD3-score2-2=6 | RD3-score1-3=6 | RD3-score2-3=3 | RD3-score1-4=3 | RD3-score2-4=6 | RD2-team1=AUS Neale Fraser | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=AUS Bob Mark | RD2-seed2=7 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-1=4 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=4 | RD2-score1-3=6 | RD2-score2-3=3 | RD2-team3=USA Barry MacKay | RD2-seed3=6 | RD2-team4=USA Alex Olmedo | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=6 | RD2-score4-1=3 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score4-2=8 | RD2-score3-3=1 | RD2-score4-3=6 | RD2-score3-4=6 | RD2-score4-4=3 | RD2-score3-5=3 | RD2-score4-5=6 | RD1-team1=AUS Neale Fraser | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=AUS Don Candy | RD1-seed2=11 | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score2-1=2 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=4 | RD1-score1-3=4 | RD1-score2-3=6 | RD1-score1-4=6 | RD1-score2-4=4 | RD1-team3=AUS Bob Mark | RD1-seed3=7 | RD1-team4=ESP Andrés Gimeno | RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score4-1=4 | RD1-score3-2=3 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score3-3=7 | RD1-score4-3=5 | RD1-score3-4=6 | RD1-score4-4=4 | RD1-team5=AUS Roy Emerson | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team6=USA Barry MacKay | RD1-seed6=6 | RD1-score5-1=6 | RD1-score6-1=4 | RD1-score5-2=8 | RD1-score6-2=10 | RD1-score5-3=3 | RD1-score6-3=6 | RD1-score5-4=6 | RD1-score6-4=8 | RD1-team7=SWE Ulf Schmidt | RD1-seed7=10 | RD1-team8=USA Alex Olmedo | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=4 | RD1-score8-1=6 | RD1-score7-2=7 | RD1-score8-2=9 | RD1-score7-3=6 | RD1-score8-3=3 | RD1-score7-4=6 | RD1-score8-4=3 | RD1-score7-5=5 | RD1-score8-5=7

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS Fraser | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=AUS Candy | RD4-seed02=11 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score01-3=4 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD4-score01-4=6 | RD4-score02-4=4 | RD3-team01=AUS Fraser | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=USA Crawford | RD3-seed02=16 | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=0 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=3 | RD3-score01-4=7 | RD3-score02-4=9 | RD3-score01-5=6 | RD3-score02-5=2 | RD3-team03=AUS Candy | RD3-seed03=11 | RD3-team04=AUS Gibson | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=2 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score04-2=2 | RD3-score03-3=10 | RD3-score04-3=8 | RD2-team01=AUS Fraser | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=AUS O'Brien | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=2 | RD2-team03=AUS Phillips-Moore | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=USA Crawford | RD2-seed04=16 | RD2-score03-1=7 | RD2-score04-1=5 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=1 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-score03-4=3 | RD2-score04-4=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Candy | RD2-seed05=11 | RD2-team06=AUS Gorman | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=0 | RD2-team07=AUS Gibson | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Buchholz | RD2-seed08=8 | RD2-score07-1=8 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=4 | RD2-score07-3=1 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD2-score07-4=6 | RD2-score08-4=1 | RD1-team03=AUS O'Brien | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Gabb | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=2 | RD1-score03-2=7 | RD1-score04-2=5 | RD1-score03-3=4 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-score03-4=6 | RD1-score04-4=1

Section 2

| RD4-team01=AUS Mark | RD4-seed01=7 | RD4-team02=ESP Gimeno | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=7 | RD4-score02-3=5 | RD4-score01-4=6 | RD4-score02-4=4 | RD3-team01=AUS Mark | RD3-seed01=7 | RD3-team02=SWE Lundqvist | RD3-seed02=12 | RD3-score01-1=9 | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=0 | RD3-team03=AUS Woodcock | RD3-seed03=13 | RD3-team04=ESP Gimeno | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=3 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Mark | RD2-seed01=7 | RD2-team02=AUS Moore | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=1 | RD2-team03=AUS Lane | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=SWE Lundqvist | RD2-seed04=12 | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=3 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Woodcock | RD2-seed05=13 | RD2-team06=AUS Kerr | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=7 | RD2-score06-1=5 | RD2-score05-2=7 | RD2-score06-2=5 | RD2-score05-3=0 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-score05-4=6 | RD2-score06-4=2 | RD2-team07=AUS Hewitt | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=ESP Gimeno | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=4 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team03=AUS Moore | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Nette | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=3 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=4 | RD1-score03-4=6 | RD1-score04-4=1

Section 3

| RD4-team01=AUS Emerson | RD4-seed01=3 | RD4-team02=USA MacKay | RD4-seed02=6 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=8 | RD4-score02-2=10 | RD4-score01-3=3 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD4-score01-4=6 | RD4-score02-4=8 | RD3-team01=AUS Emerson | RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team02=AUS Bowman | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=8 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=13 | RD3-score02-3=11 | RD3-team03=AUS Mulligan | RD3-seed03=15 | RD3-team04=USA MacKay | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-score03-1=7 | RD3-score04-1=5 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=1 | RD3-score03-4=1 | RD3-score04-4=6 | RD3-score03-5=5 | RD3-score04-5=7 | RD2-team01=AUS Emerson | RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team02=AUS Pearson | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=10 | RD2-score02-1=8 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score01-3=4 | RD2-score02-3=6 | RD2-score01-4=6 | RD2-score02-4=1 | RD2-team03=AUS Bowman | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=RSA Fancutt | RD2-seed04=14 | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-score03-3=13 | RD2-score04-3=11 | RD2-team05=AUS Mulligan | RD2-seed05=15 | RD2-team06=AUS Pfitzner | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score05-3=7 | RD2-score06-3=5 | RD2-team07=AUS Fletcher | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA MacKay | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-score08-3=1 | RD2-score07-4=2 | RD2-score08-4=6 | RD2-score07-5=4 | RD2-score08-5=6 | RD1-team03=AUS Pearson | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS Dicker | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=3 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=2 | RD1-score03-4=6 | RD1-score04-4=1

Section 4

| RD4-team01=SWE Schmidt | RD4-seed01=10 | RD4-team02=USA Olmedo | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=7 | RD4-score02-2=9 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=3 | RD4-score01-4=6 | RD4-score02-4=3 | RD4-score01-5=5 | RD4-score02-5=7 | RD3-team01=AUS Laver | RD3-seed01=5 | RD3-team02=SWE Schmidt | RD3-seed02=10 | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=3 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=3 | RD3-score01-4=4 | RD3-score02-4=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Pearce | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA Olmedo | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=7 | RD3-score04-1=5 | RD3-score03-2=3| | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=3 | RD3-score03-4=2 | RD3-score04-4=6 | RD3-score03-5=3 | RD3-score04-5=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Laver | RD2-seed01=5 | RD2-team02=PHI Hernandez | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=1 | RD2-team03=AUS Pares | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=SWE Schmidt | RD2-seed04=10 | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=1 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Howe | RD2-seed05=9 | RD2-team06=AUS Pearce | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=8 | RD2-score05-2=0 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=3 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=AUS Reid | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Olmedo | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=1 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team03=PHI Hernandez | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=AUS McEgan | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=9 | RD1-score04-1=7 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score04-2=1 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score04-3=4 | RD1-team11=AUS Pearce | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=AUS Hillebrand | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=7 | RD1-score12-1=5 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score12-3=3

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