1959 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

January 2025 January 2025 1959 U.S. National Championships August 16–23md-wd Men's and women's doubles September 4–13ms-ws-mx Men's and women's singles and mixed doubles 79th Grand Slam (ILTF) Chestnut Hill, Massachusettsmd-wd Forest Hills, Queens, New York Cityms-ws-mx United States Longwood Cricket Clubmd-wd West Side Tennis Clubms-ws-mx Grass AUS Neale Fraserhttps://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/us-open/560/1959/draws?matchtype=singles 1959 US Open – Men's singles draw Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) BRA Maria Bueno AUS Neale Fraser / AUS Roy Emerson USA Jeanne Arth / USA Darlene Hard USA Margaret Osborne / AUS Neale Fraser The 1959 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor grass courts at two locations in the United States. The men's and women's singles as well as the mixed doubles were played from September 4 through September 13 at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, while the men's and women's doubles were held at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts from August 16 though August 23, 1959. It was the 79th staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Neale Fraser and Maria Bueno won the singles titles.Dawson's International Lawn Tennis Almanac 1960 Dawson's of Pall Mall London 167–171 C.M. Jones Finals Men's singles 1959 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles AUS Neale Fraser (AUS) defeated USA Alex Olmedo (USA) 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 Women's singles 1959 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles BRA Maria Bueno (BRA) defeated UK Christine Truman (UK) 6–1, 6–4 Men's doubles AUS Neale Fraser (AUS) / AUS Roy Emerson (AUS) defeated USA Alex Olmedo (USA) / USA Earl Buchholz (USA) 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 477 Women's doubles USA Jeanne Arth (USA) / USA Darlene Hard (USA) defeated BRA Maria Bueno (BRA) / USA Sally Moore (USA) 6–2, 6–3 Scoreboard Sports Illustrated August 31, 1959 11 9 5 https://www.si.com/vault/issue/42795/7 Mixed doubles USA Margaret Osborne duPont (USA) / AUS Neale Fraser (AUS) defeated USA Janet Hopps (USA) / AUS Bob Mark (AUS) 7–5, 13–15, 6–2 Collins, p. 482 Notes References External links Official US Open website 1959 Wimbledon Championships Grand Slams 1960 Australian Championships U.S. National Championships Category:U.S. National Championships (tennis) by year U.S. National Championships (tennis) U.S. National Championships U.S. National Championships (tennis) Category:1950s in Boston Category:Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Category:Forest Hills, Queens Category:1950s in Queens