1962 Australian Championships – Men's singles

April 2024 April 2026 1962 Australian Championships AUS Rod Laver AUS Roy Emerson 8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 48 15 First-seeded Rod Laver defeated Roy Emerson 8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1962 Australian Championships.Saligari Darren Aussies at Roland Garros – Rod Laver 1962 Tennis Australia 13 May 2012 https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2012/05/13/aussies-at-roland-garros-%E2%80%93-rod-laver-1962 24 April 2024 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. AUS Rod Laver (champion) AUS Roy Emerson (finalist) AUS Neale Fraser (semifinals) AUS Bob Hewitt (semifinals) AUS Fred Stolle (quarterfinals) AUS Ken Fletcher (third round) AUS John Newcombe (quarterfinals) AUS John Fraser (second round) YUG Boro Jovanović (second round) FRG Wilhelm Bungert (quarterfinals) YUG Nikola Pilić (second round) IND Premjit Lall (third round) IND Jaidip Mukerjea (third round) FRG Ingo Buding (second round) GBR Roger Taylor (third round) Draw Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis ATP https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/australian-championships/580/1962/draws 12 October 2024 Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 AUS Rod Laver 1 AUS Roy Emerson 2 8 6 0 6 6 4 6 4 AUS Rod Laver 1 AUS Bob Hewitt 4 6 1 4 6 6 4 7 5 AUS Neale Fraser 3 AUS Roy Emerson 2 4 6 3 6 1 6 AUS Rod Laver 1 AUS Owen Davidson 6 4 9 7 6 4 AUS Bob Hewitt 4 FRG Wilhelm Bungert 10 8 6 6 2 4 6 6 4 AUS Fred Stolle 5 AUS Neale Fraser 3 2 6 6 4 2 6 3 6 AUS John Newcombe 7 AUS Roy Emerson 2 9 7 1 6 2 6 2 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS Laver 1 AUS Davidson 6 4 9 7 6 4 AUS Laver 1 AUS Pares 10 8 18 16 7 9 7 5 AUS Brent AUS Davidson 3 6 3 6 2 6 AUS Laver 1 AUS Sherriff 8 6 6 2 6 4 AUS Woodcock AUS Pares 3 6 4 6 2 6 AUS Fraser 8 AUS Brent 6 3 6 2 8 10 7 9 1 6 YUG Pilić 11 AUS Davidson 6 8 2 6 5 7 AUS Sherriff AUS Hession 6 2 8 6 6 2 AUS Pares AUS Kendall 6 4 6 4 7 5 AUS Brent AUS McManus 6 4 6 4 8 6 AUS Davidson AUS Anderson 6 2 3 6 7 5 6 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS Hewitt 4 FRG Bungert 10 8 6 6 2 4 6 6 4 AUS Hewitt 4 AUS Lane 3 6 6 3 7 5 6 1 AUS Fletcher 6 FRG Bungert 10 6 3 3 6 5 7 6 4 8 10 AUS Hewitt 4 AUS Shapter 8 6 7 5 6 2 FRG Buding 14 AUS Lane 2 6 6 8 9 7 2 6 AUS Fletcher 6 AUS Clayton 6 0 6 2 13 11 FRG Bungert 10 AUS Coghlan 6 4 6 2 6 1 AUS Shapter AUS Figg 6 2 14 12 8 6 AUS Lane NZL McDonald 6 4 6 3 6 4 AUS Clayton AUS French 6 3 6 2 6 1 AUS Coghlan AUS Sherriff 6 2 6 0 4 6 6 2 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS Stolle 5 AUS Fraser 3 2 6 6 4 2 6 3 6 AUS Kilderry AUS Stolle 5 3 6 2 6 4 6 8 10 GBR Taylor 15 AUS Fraser 3 1 6 4 6 8 10 AUS Kilderry YUG Jovanović 9 7 5 6 0 6 0 AUS Hay AUS Stolle 5 3 6 2 6 3 6 AUS Bowrey GBR Taylor 15 2 6 3 6 6 4 4 6 AUS Geraghty AUS Fraser 3 4 6 2 6 9 7 6 2 6 8 AUS Kilderry AUS Kelso 6 4 7 5 6 2 AUS Hay SRI Kumara 6 2 6 2 6 1 AUS Bowrey AUS Moore 6 3 6 2 6 3 AUS Geraghty AUS Christopherson 6 0 4 6 6 3 6 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS Newcombe 7 AUS Emerson 2 9 7 1 6 2 6 2 6 IND Lall 12 AUS Newcombe 7 3 6 4 6 8 10 IND Mukerjea 13 AUS Emerson 2 2 6 4 6 3 6 AUS Shepherd IND Lall 12 6 3 7 5 3 6 4 6 1 6 AUS Keller AUS Newcombe 7 2 6 2 6 8 10 AUS Callaghan IND Mukerjea 13 6 4 1 6 3 6 3 6 AUS O'Brien AUS Emerson 2 3 6 3 6 1 6 AUS Shepherd AUS McPherson 6 4 1 6 6 4 6 4 AUS Keller CAN 1921 Thomson 6 1 6 0 6 0 AUS Callaghan AUS O'Shea 6 0 6 1 6 2 AUS O'Brien AUS Knox 2 6 6 2 6 2 12 10 References External links 1962 Australian Championships 1962 Australian Championships ITFtennis.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160331142427/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004396 31 March 2016, the source for this draw 1961 U.S. National Championships Grand Slam men's singles 1962 French Championships Category:1962 in men's tennis 1962 Category:1962 in Australian tennis