1962 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

January 2025 March 2026 1962 U.S. National Championships AUS Rod LaverCollins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York City] 978-0942257700 2nd 461 AUS Roy Emerson 6–2, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 128 8 Rod Laver defeated Roy Emerson 6–2, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1962 U.S. National Championships, and in turn complete a Grand Slam by winning all four majors in the same year.Talbert Bill Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966, 1967 172306 Barre Publishers Barre 137 Laver would not appear in a Grand Slam tournament again until the start of the Open Era in 1968, due to turning professional in 1963. 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) USA Chuck McKinley (semifinals) MEX 1934 Rafael Osuna (semifinals) AUS Fred Stolle (second round) SWE Jan-Erik Lundqvist (third round) ITA Nicola Pietrangeli (first round) USA Frank Froehling (quarterfinals) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 AUS Rod Laver 1 AUS Roy Emerson 2 6 2 6 4 5 7 6 4 AUS Rod Laver 1 MEX 1934 Rafael Osuna 4 6 1 6 3 6 4 AUS Roy Emerson 2 USA Chuck McKinley 3 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 2 AUS Rod Laver 1 USA Frank Froehling 8 6 3 13 11 4 6 6 3 MEX 1934 Rafael Osuna 4 RSA 1928 Gordon Forbes 6 4 6 4 7 5 AUS Roy Emerson 2 USA Andrew Lloyd 6 1 6 1 6 3 USA Chuck McKinley 3 USA Ham Richardson 6 2 6 2 6 8 6 4 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Laver 1 MEX 1934 Palafox 6 1 6 2 6 2 AUS Laver 1 FRG Nitsche 9 7 6 1 6 1 USA Dell MEX 1934 Palafox 4 6 7 9 7 9 AUS Laver 1 ECU Zuleta 6 3 6 3 6 1 USA Newman FRG Nitsche 6 2 3 6 3 6 1 6 USA Dell USA Scott 5 7 7 5 6 3 6 2 URS Leius MEX 1934 Palafox 3 6 3 6 6 3 3 6 AUS Laver 1 ISR Davidman 6 3 6 2 6 3 ECU Zuleta USA Cooper 6 2 6 0 6 2 USA Newman SWE Hallberg 6 0 6 4 6 4 FRG Nitsche CAN 1921 Carpenter 6 3 6 1 6 1 USA Dell USA Parker 6 1 6 2 6 2 USA Scott USA Schwartz 6 2 7 9 6 1 8 6 URS Leius NED Schneider 6 1 6 4 7 5 MEX 1934 Palafox USA Bond 7 5 4 6 6 4 6 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Froehling 8 USA Holmberg 8 10 7 5 6 4 6 3 USA Froehling 8 RSA 1928 Drysdale 6 0 6 4 6 3 USA Perry USA Holmberg 1 6 5 7 2 6 USA Froehling 8 USA Wright 8 6 6 2 17 15 RSA 1928 Drysdale CAN 1921 Fontana 6 4 6 2 7 5 USA Cromwell USA Perry 5 7 1 6 8 6 6 4 4 6 ECU Olvera USA Holmberg 1 6 6 3 2 6 0 6 USA Froehling 8 USA Nagler 6 1 5 7 6 2 3 6 6 2 USA Wright MEX 1934 Donnadieu 6 3 5 7 2 6 10 8 11 9 RSA 1928 Drysdale USA Steele III 6 1 3 6 7 5 6 3 CAN 1921 Fontana LIB Fawaz 3 6 6 4 6 2 6 2 USA Cromwell USA Fentress 8 6 16 14 6 1 USA Perry ISR Asz 2 6 6 1 6 2 6 2 ECU Olvera USA Fox 6 4 6 3 4 6 6 3 USA Holmberg NED Hajer 6 1 6 4 6 2 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round MEX 1934 Osuna 4 IND Mukerjea 6 2 6 2 5 7 6 4 MEX 1934 Osuna 4 USA Reed 11 9 6 4 3 6 3 6 10 8 IND Mukerjea USA Pasarell 3 6 7 5 5 7 6 3 6 1 MEX 1934 Osuna 4 SWE Schmidt 8 10 6 3 4 6 6 3 6 2 USA Reed USA Buchholz 6 3 6 0 7 5 IND Mukerjea USA Hernando 6 0 3 6 6 3 8 6 POL Gasiorek USA Pasarell 1 6 1 6 6 8 MEX 1934 Osuna 4 USA Werksman 6 2 6 4 10 8 SWE Schmidt IRL Hackett 6 2 6 2 6 0 USA Reed USA Ralston 4 6 6 2 10 8 2 6 6 3 USA Buchholz USA Cullen 8 6 6 4 6 2 IND Mukerjea USA Rubinoff 6 1 6 0 1 6 6 4 USA Hernando USA Como 2 6 7 5 6 3 6 3 POL Gasiorek USA Drilling 6 2 3 6 7 5 7 9 6 3 USA Pasarell USA Fisher 10 12 6 4 4 6 6 2 8 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RSA 1928 Forbes GBR Knight 4 6 5 7 6 4 11 9 6 4 RSA 1928 Forbes URS Metreveli 3 6 10 8 6 4 7 5 GBR Knight USA Fitzgibbon 4 6 6 1 6 4 10 8 AUS Stolle 5 RSA 1928 Forbes 1 6 6 8 9 11 DEN Ulrich URS Metreveli 6 4 6 2 4 6 7 9 6 8 GBR Knight TUN Belkhodjia 6 0 6 2 6 1 USA Fitzgibbon FRG Ecklebe 6 1 7 5 7 5 AUS Stolle 5 NOR Jagge 6 4 6 2 6 0 RSA 1928 Forbes YUG Pilić 9 7 3 6 7 9 6 3 6 3 DEN Ulrich USA Beste 4 6 6 3 6 3 6 3 URS Metreveli USA Brown 6 3 6 3 5 7 7 5 6 0 GBR Knight AUT Hainka 6 2 6 4 6 1 TUN Belkhodjia USA Graebner 8 6 6 1 6 4 USA Fitzgibbon Rhodesia and Nyasaland Kileff 6 3 6 0 6 3 FRG Ecklebe USA Goldman 6 3 6 0 8 6 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Emerson 2 GBR Sangster 4 6 6 3 6 4 9 11 6 1 AUS Emerson 2 USA Riessen 6 2 11 9 6 3 GBR Sangster RSA 1928 Mandelstam 6 3 7 5 8 6 AUS Emerson 2 USA Ashe 6 2 6 3 6 0 USA Neely USA Riessen 6 4 4 6 5 7 2 6 1 6 GBR Sangster USA Lenoir 6 4 6 3 6 4 TCH Javorský RSA 1928 Mandelstam 3 6 1 6 6 4 3 6 AUS Emerson 2 MEX 1934 Contreras 6 1 6 3 7 5 USA Ashe USA Newman 6 4 6 4 6 2 USA Neely USA Clark 3 6 7 9 6 4 10 8 6 4 USA Riessen BEL Drossart 6 2 8 6 6 3 GBR Sangster USA Karabasz 6 1 7 5 6 3 USA Lenoir YUG Jovanović 6 1 4 6 6 3 6 0 TCH Javorský CAN 1921 Fauquier 6 3 6 3 6 1 RSA 1928 Mandelstam USA Hoogs 6 1 6 3 5 7 7 5 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Lloyd FIN Nyyssönen 9 7 6 3 6 4 USA Lloyd USA Edlefsen 6 4 6 1 6 0 FRA Renavand FIN Nyyssönen 2 6 4 6 1 6 USA Hoffman Jr USA Lloyd 6 4 6 1 3 6 6 8 3 6 USA Edlefsen USA Farrin 6 8 6 2 6 2 6 2 FRA Renavand USA Roberts 6 3 6 2 5 7 6 1 USA Earnhart FIN Nyyssönen 1 6 4 6 3 6 USA Hoffman Jr ITA Pietrangeli 7 w/o USA Lloyd USA Higgins 3 6 4 6 6 3 6 2 7 5 USA Edlefsen YUG Presecki 8 6 6 2 6 1 USA Farrin CAN 1921 Belkin 6 3 6 2 9 11 5 7 6 4 FRA Renavand USA Gottlieb 8 6 6 2 6 0 USA Roberts USA Reese 6 4 4 6 6 2 6 1 USA Earnhart USA Sokol 6 4 6 4 6 2 FIN Nyyssönen USA Welles 8 6 7 5 6 4 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA McKinley 3 DEN Leschly 6 0 6 3 7 5 USA McKinley 3 POL Skonecki 6 4 6 4 6 1 DEN Leschly USA Henry 6 4 6 4 6 0 USA McKinley 3 FRA Licis 6 4 6 3 6 1 USA Snyder POL Skonecki 5 7 6 4 4 6 2 6 DEN Leschly USA Watson 6 2 6 1 6 4 USA Reed USA Henry 5 7 12 10 9 11 4 6 USA McKinley 3 USA Bowditch 6 2 6 1 6 1 FRA Licis USA Schnaars 6 3 6 2 6 4 USA Snyder USA Botts 6 1 6 1 6 1 POL Skonecki USA Driscole 6 3 6 4 5 7 6 4 DEN Leschly BRA Mandarino 2 6 6 3 9 7 7 5 USA Watson NZL McDonald 6 2 6 2 3 6 6 1 USA Reed RSA 1928 Maloney 6 3 6 1 6 4 USA Henry USA Siska 10 8 6 3 6 4 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Seixas USA Richardson 10 12 5 7 6 4 1 6 SWE Lundqvist 6 USA Seixas 4 6 3 6 3 6 FRG Bungert USA Richardson 3 6 7 9 2 6 SWE Lundqvist 6 AUS Sharpe 9 7 5 7 0 6 7 5 6 2 USA Shaffer USA Seixas 7 9 4 6 2 6 FRG Bungert USA McManus 6 4 6 2 6 2 USA Richardson FRA Pilet 6 4 6 3 6 1 SWE Lundqvist 6 IRL Jackson 6 1 6 3 6 3 AUS Sharpe USA Senkowski 3 6 7 5 6 3 8 6 USA Shaffer USA Sorlien 2 6 4 6 6 1 6 3 10 8 USA Seixas USA Greer 6 1 2 6 6 0 6 4 FRG Bungert USA Powless 6 4 0 6 6 3 7 5 USA McManus URS Likhachev 4 6 16 18 12 10 6 1 6 4 USA Richardson CAN 1921 Godbout 6 3 6 3 4 6 3 6 6 3 FRA Pilet USA Tully 6 4 6 4 6 3 References External links 1962 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160331142643/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004546 2016-03-31 , the source for this draw Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1962 U.S. Championships Men's singles draw 1962 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1963 Australian Championships – Men's singles 1962 1962 Mens Singles