1960 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1960 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Neale Fraser
Runner-upAustralia Rod Laver
Score6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 7–5
Details
Draw128 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Neale Fraser defeated Rod Laver in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 7–5, to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1960 Wimbledon Championships.[1] Alex Olmedo was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.

Seeds

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01.   Australia Neale Fraser (champion)
02.   United States Barry MacKay (quarterfinals)
03.   Australia Rod Laver (final)
04.   Chile Luis Ayala (quarterfinals)
05.   Italy Nicola Pietrangeli (semifinals)
06.   Australia Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
07.   India Ramanathan Krishnan (semifinals)
08.   United States Butch Buchholz (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2 United States Barry MacKay 14 2 6 4
5 Italy Nicola Pietrangeli 16 6 3 6
5 Italy Nicola Pietrangeli 6 3 10 2 4
3 Australia Rod Laver 4 6 8 6 6
3 Australia Rod Laver 6 5 6 6
6 Australia Roy Emerson 4 7 4 4
3 Australia Rod Laver 4 6 7 5
1 Australia Neale Fraser 6 3 9 7
7 India Ramanathan Krishnan 7 10 6
4 Chile Luis Ayala 5 8 2
7 India Ramanathan Krishnan 3 2 2
1 Australia Neale Fraser 6 6 6
8 United States Butch Buchholz 6 3 6 15r
1 Australia Neale Fraser 4 6 4 15

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2 United States Barry MacKay 6 6 7
Spain José Luis Arilla 2 4 5 2 United States B MacKay 6 8 6
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Adrian Bey 6 6 6 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland A Bey 2 6 4
United States Pablo Eisenberg 4 4 4 2 United States B MacKay 6 6 11
Sweden Ulf Schmidt 6 6 6 Sweden U Schmidt 4 3 9
Republic of Ireland Guy Jackson 1 2 2 Sweden U Schmidt 4 6 7 6
Norway Finn Søhol 2 5 4 France J-C Molinari 6 4 5 2
France Jean-Claude Molinari 6 7 6 2 United States B MacKay 6 6 8
Colombia William Álvarez 4 6 4 4 Denmark J Ulrich 2 2 6
United Kingdom Geoffrey Paish 6 3 6 6 United Kingdom G Paish 5 6 1 3
South Africa Gaetan Koenig 1 2 3 Denmark J Ulrich 7 3 6 6
Denmark Jørgen Ulrich 6 6 6 Denmark J Ulrich 9 7 4 6
Mexico Rafael Osuna 6 6 6 Mexico R Osuna 7 5 6 1
Netherlands Pieter van Eijsden 1 3 4 Mexico R Osuna 6 8 6
New Zealand Lew Gerrard 6 6 6 New Zealand L Gerrard 4 6 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivko Plećević 2 0 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Italy Nicola Pietrangeli 6 9 6
United States Budge Patty 3 7 3 5 Italy N Pietrangeli 6 6 9
Australia Martin Mulligan 6 6 6 Australia M Mulligan 1 4 7
India Jaidip Mukerjea 3 4 2 5 Italy N Pietrangeli 6 4 13 6 6
United Kingdom Bobby Wilson 6 6 6 United Kingdom R Wilson 2 6 11 8 3
Brazil Ronnie Barnes 2 3 3 United Kingdom R Wilson 6 6 7
Poland Andrzej Licis 9 1 6 6 4 Chile P Rodríguez 2 0 5
Chile Patricio Rodríguez 11 6 1 1 6 5 Italy N Pietrangeli 6 6 6
Hungary István Gulyás 6 6 6 United States J Frost 4 1 2
Argentina Roberto Aubone 3 3 4 Hungary I Gulyás 11 6 6
West Germany Wilhelm Bungert 5 13 6 6 West Germany W Bungert 9 4 3
Q Australia John O'Brien 7 11 4 4 Hungary I Gulyás 5 4 4
United Kingdom Colin Baxter 2 4 1 United States J Frost 7 6 6
United States Jack Frost 6 6 6 United States J Frost 6 6 6 8
Mexico Alfonso Ochoa 6 1 4 1 Finland R Nyyssönen 3 3 8 6
Finland Reino Nyyssönen 3 6 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Australia Rod Laver 6 6 6
United Kingdom Geoff Ward 3 0 2 3 Australia R Laver 6 6 6
Australia Neville Nette 3 4 6 4 United States H Flam 2 2 2
United States Herbie Flam 6 6 2 6 3 Australia R Laver 3 6 6 6
Austria Franz Saiko 3 6 4 4 Spain M Santana 6 1 4 4
Australia Alan Lane 6 1 6 6 Australia A Lane 3 7 12 4 6
Spain Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Spain M Santana 6 5 10 6 8
Sweden Staffan Stockenberg 2 3 2 3 Australia R Laver 6 2 6 8
Australia Fred Stolle 6 4 3 France P Darmon 2 6 1 6
France Pierre Darmon 8 6 6 France P Darmon 6 6 3 4 6
United States Chuck McKinley 7 6 6 6 United States C McKinley 4 2 6 6 1
Q India Arcot Udaykumar 9 0 2 2 France P Darmon 6 8 6
United Arab Republic Fathi Ali 1 2 1 United Kingdom M Sangster 1 6 2
Q New Zealand John McDonald 6 6 6 Q New Zealand J McDonald 4 3 6 5
United Kingdom Mike Sangster 6 6 6 United Kingdom M Sangster 6 6 2 7
United Kingdom Gerry Oakley 4 4 4

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Australia Roy Emerson 6 6 6
Denmark Torben Ulrich 1 4 4 6 Australia R Emerson 4 1 6 6 6
Czechoslovakia Jiří Javorský 7 6 4 6 6 Czechoslovakia J Javorský 6 6 1 0 3
Soviet Union Mikhail Mozer 9 3 6 2 3 6 Australia R Emerson 13 4 6 7
West Germany Christian Kuhnke 8 3 6 5 New Zealand M Otway 11 6 3 5
Q Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 10 6 0 7 Q Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 6 3 2
United States Jon Douglas 7 5 7 4 2 New Zealand M Otway 8 6 6
New Zealand Mark Otway 5 7 5 6 6 6 Australia R Emerson 2 6 6 9
South Africa Abe Segal 9 6 4 3 Mexico M Llamas 6 0 2 7
United Kingdom Roger Becker 11 3 6 6 United Kingdom R Becker 4 3 9 6 6
Italy Giuseppe Merlo 6 6 6 Italy G Merlo 6 6 7 3 2
Belgium Jacques Brichant 3 4 3 United Kingdom R Becker 2 4 6 6
Australia Warren Woodcock 6 6 6 Mexico M Llamas 6 6 4 8
United Kingdom Michael Hann 2 2 2 Australia W Woodcock 3 5 2
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore 5 6 5 6 1 Mexico M Llamas 6 7 6
Mexico Mario Llamas 7 2 7 3 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
South Africa Rod Mandelstam 6 6 6
Q United Kingdom Charlie Applewhaite 3 0 2 South Africa R Mandelstam 7 3 5 5
South Africa Ian Vermaak 4 8 6 6 South Africa I Vermaak 5 6 7 7
United States Frank Froehling 6 6 3 4 South Africa I Vermaak 6 6 3 6
Australia Bob Hewitt 6 6 6 Australia R Hewitt 4 4 6 1
New Zealand Brian Woolf 4 4 4 Australia R Hewitt 9 6 6
France Robert Haillet 6 6 2 3 7 France R Haillet 7 3 4
Q United Kingdom Roger Taylor 4 4 6 6 5 South Africa I Vermaak 6 6 0 7 2
West Germany Wolfgang Stuck 3 7 6 6 7 India R Krishnan 3 8 6 5 6
United Kingdom Jaroslav Drobný 6 5 1 2 West Germany W Stuck 7 6 7
Austria Ladislav Legenstein 6 5 6 4 3 Brazil C Fernandes 5 1 5
Brazil Carlos Fernandes 4 7 3 6 6 West Germany W Stuck 0 1 1
United States Butch Krikorian 3 2 6 7 India R Krishnan 6 6 6
Spain Andrés Gimeno 6 6 8 Spain A Gimeno 6 3 0 6 3
Q Australia John Hillebrand 4 3 6 6 1 7 India R Krishnan 2 6 6 2 6
7 India Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 2 3 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Sweden Jan-Erik Lundqvist 2 1 6 6 6
Australia Bob Howe 6 6 3 3 3 Sweden J-E Lundqvist 6 6 9
Norway Thorvald Moe 3 2 4 United States D Ralston 4 1 7
United States Dennis Ralston 6 6 6 Sweden J-E Lundqvist 13 6 4 4 9
United States Ronnie Holmberg 6 6 3 8 Denmark K Nielsen 11 1 6 6 7
Denmark Kurt Nielsen 4 8 6 10 Denmark K Nielsen 2 6 2 11 6
Mexico Antonio Palafox 3 12 2 5 United Kingdom W Knight 6 4 6 9 3
United Kingdom Billy Knight 6 10 6 7 Sweden J-E Lundqvist 11 6 1