1960 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1960 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Neale Fraser
Runner-up	Rod Laver
Final score	6–4, 6–4, 10–8

Neale Fraser defeated Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4, 10–8 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1960 U.S. National Championships.

Seeds

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

1. Neale Fraser (Champion)
2. Rod Laver (Finalist)
3. Barry Mackay (Fourth round)
4. Cliff Buchholz (First round)
5. Tut Bartzen (First round)
6. Roy Emerson (Third round)
7. Ron Holmberg (Fourth round)
8. Bobby Wilson (Quarterfinalist)

Draw

Key

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

Final Eight

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
		Dennis Ralston	1	6	6	6
		Bob Mark	6	3	3	2
											Dennis Ralston	9	3	2
										1	Neale Fraser	11	6	6
		Chuck McKinley	2	4	2
	1	Neale Fraser	6	6	6
																			1	Neale Fraser	6	6	10
																			2	Rod Laver	4	4	8
		Ham Richardson	6	3	4	4
		Butch Buchholz	3	6	6	6
											Butch Buchholz	6	7	4	2	5
										2	Rod Laver	4	5	6	6	7
	8	Bobby Wilson	7	1	3
	2	Rod Laver	9	6	6

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	Maloney	4	6	6	5
	Hewitt	6	8	4	7					Hewitt	8	12	3	6
	Lenoir	3	6	5	3					Morris	6	10	6	4
	Morris	6	4	7	6														Hewitt	6	1	2	4
	Sharpe	3	2	6															Ralston	3	6	6	6
	Ralston	6	6	8						Ralston	6	6	6
	Castillo	1	4	0						Evans	0	1	3
	Evans	6	6	6																								Ralston	6	9	6
	Clark	13	1	6																							7	Holmberg	4	7	2
	Froehling	15	6	8						Froehling	4	6	7	6
	Sack	6	3	2	7					Dailey	6	1	5	4
	Dailey	2	6	6	9														Froehling	4	3	2
	Buck	4	2	3														7	Holmberg	6	6	6
	Spengler	6	6	6						Spengler	1	3	1
	Woodcock	1	3	6	4				7	Holmberg	6	6	6
7	Holmberg	6	6	2	6

Section 2

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	Mellersh	3	1	4
	Nagler	6	6	6						Nagler	7	6	6
	Freedhoff	2	1	1						Graebner	5	3	2
	Graebner	6	6	6															Nagler	3	3	9	7	8
	Salas	1	0	3															Mark	6	6	7	5	10
	Bond	6	6	6						Bond	6	4	3
	Bueno-Nete	3	0	0						Mark	8	6	6
	Mark	6	6	6																								Mark	7	6	6	0	6
	Sledge	1	7	5																							3	Mackay	5	3	8	6	4
	Osuna	6	9	7						Osuna	6	6	6
	Burns	1	3	3						Godbout	2	2	3
	Godbout	6	6	6															Osuna	3	4	4
	Hetherington	2	6	6	5	3												3	Mackay	6	6	6
	White	6	2	1	7	6				White	4	2	4
	Douglas	6	2	4					3	Mackay'	6	6	6
3	Mackay	8	6	6

Section 3

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	Kumar	1	3	3
	Riessen	6	6	6						Riessen	6	7	5	5
	Stoesser	6	1	3						McKinley	1	9	7	7
	McKinley	8	6	6															McKinley	7	6	6
	Van Kerckhoven	0	5	7	6	6													Reyes	5	4	4
	Ambrose	6	7	5	4	8				Ambrose	1	4	3
	Mulligan	8	6	4	6	1				Reyes	6	6	6
	Reyes	10	4	6	0	6																						McKinley	6	2	17	6
	Brownlow	7	6	4																								Seixas	4	6	15	4
	Oliver	9	8	6						Oliver	4	5	4
	Davis	1	4	0						Seixas	6	7	6
	Seixas	6	6	6															Seixas	6	7	3	13	6
	Fisher	0	7	5	0														Crawford	4	5	6	15	2
	Senkowski	6	5	7	6					Senkowski	3	4	4
5	Bartzen	6	6	4	6	1				Crawford	6	6	6
	Crawford	1	8	6	2	6

Section 4

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	Cranis	4	8	3	3
	Russel	6	6	6	6					Russel	11	3	2
	Richardson	4	6	1						Palafox	13	6	6
	Palafox	6	8	6															Palafox	4	3	3
	Leon	0	0	1															Sangster	6	6	6
	Reed	6	6	6						Reed	4	4	4
	Hammill	4	2	4						Sangster	6	6	6
	Sangster	6	6	6																								Sangster	2	1	4
	Biggs	6	4	4	2																						1	Fraser	6	6	6
	Buck	3	6	6	6					Buck	3	3	4
	Gambus	2	2	3						Moss	6	6	6
	Moss	6	6	6															Moss	3	2	4
	Hann	2	3	6	7													1	Fraser	6	6	6
	Henry	6	6	3	9					Henry	1	1	1
	Raskind	0	1	1					1	Fraser	6	6	6
1	Fraser	6	6	6

Section 5

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	Earnhart	4	9	2	6	3
	Gerrard	6	7	6	3	6				Gerrard	9	3	6	9
	Jennett	3	11	4	1					Legenstein	7	6	3	7
	Legenstein	6	9	6	6														Gerrard	6	6	6
	Powless	1	3	6	2														Pimentel	2	2	4
	Bedard	6	6	4	6					Bedard	6	3	4	3
	Ralph	5	0	5						Pimentel	4	6	6	6
	Pimentel	7	6	7																								Gerrard	1	10	2	6	0
	Beck	4	5	3																								Richardson	6	8	6	3	6
	Richardson	6	7	6						Richardson	5	6	6	6
	Karabasz	0	9	0	2					Scott	7	1	1	3
	Scott	6	7	6	6														Richardson	3	6	9	8
	Green	4	6	4	4													6	Emerson	6	4	7	6
	Cranston	6	3	6	6					Cranston	2	1	4
	Tattersall	2	2	0					6	Emerson	6	6	6
6	Emerson	6	6	6

Section 6

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	Bowditch	4	6	4
	Ashe	6	8	6						Ashe	4	2	2
	Carpenter	6	2	4						Zuleta	6	6	6
	Zuleta	8	6	6															Zuleta	2	9	6	6	6
	Howe	4	2	9	1														Coghlan	6	11	2	4	2
	Coghlan	6	6	7	6					Coghlan	6	6	6
	Hettleman	3	8	4						Bennett	2	3	3
	Bennett	6	10	6																								Zuleta	0	0	2
	Heckler	6	7	4	6	5																						Buchholz	6	6	6
	McManus	3	9	6	2	7				McManus	2	6	6	6
	Brown	4	4	6	4					Woolven	6	4	3	2
	Woolven	6	6	3	6														McManus	1	2	5
	Booth	5	7	6	3														Buchholz	6	6	7
	Junta	7	9	3	6					Junta	1	4	0
	Fontana	3	0	2						Buchholz	6	6	6
	Buchholz	6	6	6

Section 7

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	Schwartz	2	6	6	4	0
	Fox	6	4	3	6	6				Fox	7	6	0	6
4	Buchholz	6	2	0	6	2				Hoogs	5	4	6	2
	Hoogs	1	6	6	4	6													Fox	6	6	8
	Swann	6	5	7	3														Lambert	3	4	6
	Lambert	3	7	9	6					Lambert	6	6	6
	Roberts	7	2	1	1					Palmer	2	3	2
	Palmer	5	6	6	6																							Fox	5	1	2
	Castillo	3	4	6	6																						8	Wilson	7	6	6
	Pickett	6	6	3	8					Pickett	6	4	3
	Palafox	2	3	4						Crane	8	6	6
	Crane	6	6	6															Crane	2	2	3
	Kumar	0	2	1														8	Wilson	6	6	6
	Rubell	6	6	6						Rubell	0	1	2
	Vickery	3	2	4					8	Wilson	6	6	6
8	Wilson	6	6	6

Section 8

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	Hedrick	2	4	8
	Kamakana	6	6	10						Kamakana	0	4	1
	Farrin	9	2	5	0					Lesch	6	6	6
	Lesch	7	6	7	6														Lesch	7	6	9
	Pasarell	6	3	4															Driscole	5	2	7
	Dell	8	6	6						Dell	4	6	2	6
	Susman	6	3	1	5					Driscole	6	4	6	8
	Driscole	4	6	6	7																							Lesch	2	7	3	3
	Bergerat	6	1	1	6	2																					2	Laver	6	5	6	6
	Hernando	4	6	6	1	6				Hernando	4	3	8	1
	Siska	2	3	6	6					Franks	6	6	6	6
	Franks	6	6	4	8														Franks	2	7	2	3
	Keeton	0	2	0														2	Laver	6	5	6	6
	Olvera	6	6	6						Olvera	0	2	4
	Barker	2	5	2					2	Laver	6	6	6
2	Laver	6	7	6

External links

• 1960 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw (now dead link)