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

January 2025 March 2026 1960 U.S. National Championships AUS Neale FraserCollins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York City] 978-0942257700 2nd 461 AUS Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4, 10–8 128 8 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles U.S. National Championships – Men's singles 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.Talbert Bill Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966, 1967 172306 Barre Publishers Barre 135 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Neale Fraser is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. AUS Neale Fraser (champion) AUS Rod Laver (finalist) USA Barry MacKay (fourth round) USA Cliff Buchholz (first round) USA Tut Bartzen (first round) AUS Roy Emerson (third round) USA Ron Holmberg (fourth round) GBR Bobby Wilson (quarterfinals) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 150 AUS Neale Fraser 1 AUS Rod Laver 2 6 4 6 4 10 8 USA Dennis Ralston   AUS Neale Fraser 1 9 11 3 6 2 6 USA Butch Buchholz   AUS Rod Laver 2 6 4 7 5 4 6 2 6 5 7 USA Dennis Ralston   AUS Bob Mark   1 6 6 3 6 3 6 2 USA Chuck McKinley   AUS Neale Fraser 1 2 6 4 6 2 6 USA Ham Richardson   USA Butch Buchholz   6 3 3 6 4 6 4 6 GBR Bobby Wilson 8 AUS Rod Laver 2 7 9 1 6 3 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Ralston USA Holmberg 7 6 4 9 7 6 2 AUS Hewitt USA Ralston 6 3 1 6 2 6 4 6 USA Froehling USA Holmberg 7 4 6 3 6 2 6 AUS Hewitt USA Morris 8 6 12 10 3 6 6 4 USA Ralston USA Evans 6 0 6 1 6 3 USA Froehling USA Dailey 4 6 6 1 7 5 6 4 RSA 1928 Spengler USA Holmberg 7 1 6 3 6 1 6 RSA 1928 Maloney AUS Hewitt 4 6 6 8 6 4 5 7 USA Lenoir USA Morris 3 6 6 4 5 7 3 6 AUS Sharpe USA Ralston 3 6 2 6 6 8 COL Castillo USA Evans 1 6 4 6 0 6 USA Clark USA Froehling 13 15 1 6 6 8 USA Sack USA Dailey 6 2 3 6 2 6 7 9 USA Buck RSA 1928 Spengler 4 6 2 6 3 6 AUS Woodcock USA Holmberg 7 1 6 3 6 6 2 4 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Mark USA MacKay 3 7 5 6 3 6 8 0 6 6 4 USA Nagler AUS Mark 3 6 3 6 9 7 7 5 8 10 MEX 1934 Osuna USA MacKay 3 3 6 4 6 4 6 USA Nagler USA Graebner 7 5 6 3 6 2 USA Bond AUS Mark 6 8 4 6 3 6 MEX 1934 Osuna CAN 1921 Godbout 6 2 6 2 6 3 USA White USA MacKay' 3 4 6 2 6 4 6 GBR Mellersh USA Nagler 3 6 1 6 4 6 USA Freedhoff USA Graebner 2 6 1 6 1 6 COL Salas USA Bond 1 6 0 6 3 6 BRA Bueno-Nete AUS Mark 3 6 0 6 0 6 USA Sledge MEX 1934 Osuna 1 6 7 9 5 7 USA Burns CAN 1921 Godbout 1 6 3 6 3 6 USA Hetherington USA White 2 6 6 2 6 1 5 7 3 6 USA Douglas USA MacKay 3 6 8 2 6 4 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA McKinley USA Seixas 6 4 2 6 17 15 6 4 USA McKinley MEX 1934 Reyes 7 5 6 4 6 4 USA Seixas USA Crawford 6 4 7 5 3 6 13 15 6 2 USA Riessen USA McKinley 6 1 7 9 5 7 5 7 GBR Ambrose MEX 1934 Reyes 1 6 4 6 3 6 USA Oliver USA Seixas 4 6 5 7 4 6 USA Senkowski USA Crawford 3 6 4 6 4 6 IND Kumar USA Riessen 1 6 3 6 3 6 USA Stoesser USA McKinley 6 8 1 6 3 6 ARG Van Kerckhoven GBR Ambrose 0 6 5 7 7 5 6 4 6 8 AUS Mulligan MEX 1934 Reyes 8 10 6 4 4 6 6 0 1 6 USA Brownlow USA Oliver 7 9 6 8 4 6 USA Davis USA Seixas 1 6 4 6 0 6 USA Fisher USA Senkowski 0 6 7 5 5 7 0 6 USA Bartzen 5 USA Crawford 6 1 6 8 4 6 6 2 1 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR Sangster AUS Fraser 1 2 6 1 6 4 6 MEX 1934 Palafox GBR Sangster 4 6 3 6 3 6 USA Moss AUS Fraser 1 3 6 2 6 4 6 AUS Russel MEX 1934 Palafox 11 13 3 6 2 6 USA Reed GBR Sangster 4 6 4 6 4 6 USA Buck USA Moss 3 6 3 6 4 6 USA Henry AUS Fraser 1 1 6 1 6 1 6 USA Cranis AUS Russel 4 6 8 6 3 6 3 6 USA Richardson MEX 1934 Palafox 4 6 6 8 1 6 CHI Leon USA Reed 0 6 0 6 1 6 RSA 1928 Hammill GBR Sangster 4 6 2 6 4 6 USA Biggs USA Buck 6 3 4 6 4 6 2 6 VEN Gambus USA Moss 2 6 2 6 3 6 GBR Hann USA Henry 2 6 3 6 6 3 7 9 USA Raskind AUS Fraser 1 0 6 1 6 1 6 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round NZL Gerrard USA Richardson 1 6 10 8 2 6 6 3 0 6 NZL Gerrard VEN Pimentel 6 2 6 2 6 4 USA Richardson AUS Emerson 6 3 6 6 4 9 7 8 6 NZL Gerrard AUT Legenstein 9 7 3 6 6 3 9 7 CAN 1921 Bedard VEN Pimentel 6 4 3 6 4 6 3 6 USA Richardson USA Scott 5 7 6 1 6 1 6 3 USA Cranston AUS Emerson 6 2 6 1 6 4 6 USA Earnhart NZL Gerrard 4 6 9 7 2 6 6 3 3 6 RSA 1928 Jennett AUT Legenstein 3 6 11 9 4 6 1 6 USA Powless CAN 1921 Bedard 1 6 3 6 6 4 2 6 USA Ralph VEN Pimentel 5 7 0 6 5 7 USA Beck USA Richardson 4 6 5 7 3 6 USA Karabasz USA Scott 0 6 9 7 0 6 2 6 USA Green USA Cranston 4 6 6 3 4 6 4 6 GBR Tattersall AUS Emerson 6 2 6 2 6 0 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ECU Zuleta USA Buchholz 0 6 0 6 2 6 ECU Zuleta AUS Coghlan 2 6 9 11 6 2 6 4 6 2 USA McManus USA Buchholz 1 6 2 6 5 7 USA Ashe ECU Zuleta 4 6 2 6 2 6 AUS Coghlan GBR Bennett 6 2 6 3 6 3 USA McManus GBR Woolven 2 6 6 4 6 3 6 2 USA Junta USA Buchholz 1 6 4 6 0 6 USA Bowditch USA Ashe 4 6 6 8 4 6 CAN 1921 Carpenter ECU Zuleta 6 8 2 6 4 6 USA Howe AUS Coghlan 4 6 2 6 9 7 1 6 USA Hettleman GBR Bennett 3 6 8 10 4 6 RSA 1928 Heckler USA McManus 6 3 7 9 4 6 6 2 5 7 USA Brown GBR Woolven 4 6 4 6 6 3 4 6 GBR Booth USA Junta 5 7 7 9 6 3 3 6 CAN 1921 Fontana USA Buchholz 3 6 0 6 2 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Fox GBR Wilson 8 5 7 1 6 2 6 USA Fox USA Lambert 6 3 6 4 8 6 USA Crane GBR Wilson 8 2 6 2 6 3 6 USA Fox USA Hoogs 7 5 6 4 0 6 6 2 USA Lambert USA Palmer 6 2 6 3 6 2 USA Pickett USA Crane 6 8 4 6 3 6 USA Rubell GBR Wilson 8 0 6 1 6 2 6 USA Schwartz USA Fox 2 6 6 4 6 3 4 6 0 6 USA Buchholz 4 USA Hoogs 6 1 2 6 0 6 6 4 2 6 CAN 1921 Swann USA Lambert 6 3 5 7 7 9 3 6 USA Roberts USA Palmer 7 5 2 6 1 6 1 6 COL Castillo USA Pickett 3 6 4 6 6 3 6 8 MEX 1934 Palafox USA Crane 2 6 3 6 4 6 USA Kumar USA Rubell 0 6 2 6 1 6 USA Vickery GBR Wilson 8 3 6 2 6 4 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Lesch AUS Laver 2 2 6 7 5 3 6 3 6 USA Lesch USA Driscole 7 5 6 2 9 7 USA Franks AUS Laver 2 2 6 7 5 2 6 3 6 USA Kamakana USA Lesch 0 6 4 6 1 6 USA Dell USA Driscole 4 6 6 4 2 6 6 8 USA Hernando USA Franks 4 6 3 6 8 6 1 6 ECU Olvera AUS Laver 2 0 6 2 6 4 6 USA Hedrick USA Kamakana 2 6 4 6 8 10 USA Farrin USA Lesch 9 7 2 6 5 7 0 6 USA Pasarell USA Dell 6 8 3 6 4 6 USA Susman USA Driscole 6 4 3 6 1 6 5 7 FRA Bergerat USA Hernando 6 4 1 6 1 6 6 1 2 6 USA Siska USA Franks 2 6 3 6 6 4 6 8 USA Keeton ECU Olvera 0 6 2 6 0 6 USA Barker AUS Laver 2 2 6 5 7 2 6 References External links 1960 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com https://web.archive.org/web/20130913174546/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004544 2013-09-13 , the source for this draw (now dead link) Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1960 U.S. Championships men's singles draw 1960 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1961 Australian Championships – Men's singles 1960 1960 Mens Singles