1958 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Ashley Cooper defeated Neale Fraser in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 13–11 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1958 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] Cooper had to play 332 games to win the title, the most of any male champion in the history of the tournament.^[2] Lew Hoad was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.

Men's singles
1958 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Ashley Cooper
Runner-up	Neale Fraser
Score	3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 13–11
Draw	128 (10 Q )
Seeds	8

Main article: 1958 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds

01.   Ashley Cooper (champion)

02.   Mal Anderson (quarterfinals)

03.   Mervyn Rose (semifinals)

04.   Neale Fraser (final)

05.   Luis Ayala (third round)

06.   Kurt Nielsen (semifinals)

07.   Sven Davidson (quarterfinals)

08.   Barry MacKay (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	2	Mal Anderson	2	3	3
	6	Kurt Nielsen	6	6	6
										6	Kurt Nielsen	4	4	19	4
										4	Neale Fraser	6	6	17	6
	4	Neale Fraser	6	6	6	3	8
	7	Sven Davidson	4	8	2	6	6
																			4	Neale Fraser	6	3	4	11
																			1	Ashley Cooper	3	6	6	13
	8	Barry MacKay	2	4	4
	3	Mervyn Rose	6	6	6
										3	Mervyn Rose	9	2	2	3
										1	Ashley Cooper	7	6	6	6
		Bobby Wilson	4	2	6	6	5
	1	Ashley Cooper	6	6	3	4	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	2	Mal Anderson	6	6	7
		Premjit Lall	4	4	5					2	M Anderson	6	6	6
		Howard Walton	4	3	3						A Gimeno	4	4	4
		Andrés Gimeno	6	6	6														2	M Anderson	3	6	6	6
		John Barrett	6	7	6															J Barrett	6	0	2	3
		Bob Hull	1	5	2						J Barrett	6	6	5	6
		Paul Hearnden	6	6	6	6					P Hearnden	3	1	7	3
		Gene Scott	8	0	2	4																						2	M Anderson	6	10	6
		Erwin Balestra	0	2	2																								J Drobný	3	8	2
		Rod Laver	6	6	6						R Laver	4	6	12	6
		Nick Carter	6	4	6	6					C Carter	6	3	10	4
		Reg Bennett	3	6	4	0														R Laver	1	1	4
		Andrzej Licis	3	6	6	3	6													J Drobný	6	6	6
		Jimmy Tattersall	6	2	3	6	2				A Licis	4	6	4
		Robert Haillet	6	3	6	3	2				J Drobný	6	8	6
		Jaroslav Drobný	2	6	3	6	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	6	Kurt Nielsen	6	6	6
		Hans van de Weg	2	4	0					6	K Nielsen	6	6	6	8	6
		Geoff Ward	6	6	6						G Ward	8	4	4	10	2
		Patricio Rodríguez	4	3	4														6	K Nielsen	6	6	6
		David Gunson	6	13	2	3														I Panajotović	1	4	2
		Ilija Panajotović	4	15	6	6					I Panajotović	8	4	6	6	7
		Akhtar Ali	6	8	6						A Ali	6	6	8	3	5
		Tony Clayton	1	6	4																							6	K Nielsen	6	15	6
		Jacques Brichant	6	7	6																								U Schmidt	4	13	4
		Eduardo Argon	2	5	3						J Brichant	6	8	2	5	6
		Mike Davies	6	4	6	6					M Davies	3	6	6	7	1
		Antonio Palafox	2	6	2	2														J Brichant	6	3	5	6	5
		Bertie Gaertner	2	8	6	8														U Schmidt	3	6	7	4	7
		Orlando Sirola	6	10	3	10					O Sirola	9	3	6	6	5
		Ulf Schmidt	1	6	6	6					U Schmidt	11	6	1	2	7
		Gilbert Shea	6	4	2	4

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	4	Neale Fraser	6	6	6
		Vladimir Petrović	3	1	0					4	N Fraser	6	6	6
		Franz Hainka	2	2	1						FC Mei	1	1	1
		Mei Fu Chi	6	6	6														4	N Fraser	6	6	6
		John Ward	5	4	4															A Maggi	0	4	3
		Peter Scholl	7	6	6						P Scholl	2	4	2
	Q	Eddie Ford	6	3	4	7	5				A Maggi	6	6	6
		Antonio Maggi	1	6	6	5	7																					4	N Fraser	6	6	6
		Don Candy	7	5	13	6	12																						P Darmon	4	3	3
		Billy Knight	5	7	15	3	10				D Candy	6	10	6
		Malcolm Fox	2	11	6	6					M Fox	4	8	4
	Q	Wayne Van Voorhees	6	9	0	1														D Candy	w/o
		Ernesto Aguirre	1	1	4															P Darmon
		Pierre Darmon	6	6	6						P Darmon	3	6	6	6
		Reynaldo Garrido	6	7	2	6					R Garrido	6	2	1	2
		Norman Kitovitz	3	5	6	4

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	7	Sven Davidson	6	7	6
		Jean-Noël Grinda	1	5	3					7	S Davidson	6	10	8
	Q	Roy Stilwell	3	0	3						F Contreras	2	8	6
		Francisco Contreras	6	6	6														7	S Davidson	6	3	6	6
		Graeme Stewart	5	4	2															I Pimentel	3	6	1	4
		Isaías Pimentel	7	6	6						I Pimentel	7	8	10	6
		Ivo Ribeiro	1	8	2					Q	N Kumar	9	6	8	3
		Naresh Kumar	6	10	6																							7	S Davidson	6	2	4	9	6
		Bob Perry	6	6	3	8																							J Patty	4	6	6	7	4
		Lew Gerrard	4	1	6	6					R Perry	4	3	6	6	4
		Budge Patty	6	6	6						J Patty	6	6	3	4	6
		Allan Kendall	3	3	4															J Patty	4	7	6	6
		Warren Woodcock	3	6	11	6	8													T Ulrich	6	5	1	2
		Tony Pickard	6	2	13	1	6				W Woodcock	4	1	2
		Torben Ulrich	6	6	6						T Ulrich	6	6	6
		Alberto Arilla	1	1	2

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Mario Llamas	6	7	2
		Ivor Warwick	8	9	6						I Warwick	1	12	0
		John Cranston	3	4	6	3					R Krishnan	6	14	6
		Ramanathan Krishnan	6	6	1	6														R Krishnan	8	6	6
		Jean-Claude Molinari	8	6	6															J-C Molinari	6	1	0
		Orlando Garrido	6	3	2						J-C Molinari	6	6	6
		Peter Newman	2	2	1						R Becker	3	3	4
		Roger Becker	6	6	6																								R Krishnan	3	9	2
		Derek Collins	1	1	2																							8	B MacKay	6	11	6
		Bob Mark	6	6	6						R Mark	15	0	8	6
		Mike Sangster	4	4	6	6				Q	G Grant	13	6	6	2
	Q	Greg Grant	6	6	4	8														R Mark	6	8	4	4
		István Gulyás	w/o																8	B MacKay	4	10	6	6
		Eric Bulmer									E Bulmer	1	7	2
		Emilio Martínez	6	2	2	1				8	B MacKay	6	9	6
	8	Barry MacKay	4	6	6	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Søren Højberg	1	2	6	1
	Q	Barry Kearney	6	6	3	6				Q	B Kearney	5	1	4
		Mike Green	4	6	3	6	6				M Green	7	6	6
		Alberto Lazzarino	6	2	6	1	2													M Green	6	4	4	2
		Gardnar Mulloy	6	6	4	6														G Mulloy	3	6	6	6
		Andrés Hammersley	2	2	6	3					G Mulloy	6	6	6
		John Hurry	6	6	6						J Hurry	2	4	3
		Colin Baxter	1	2	3																								G Mulloy	2	3	1
		Gerry Oakley	6	6	4	2	6																					3	M Rose	6	6	6
		Ronnie Barnes	3	3	6	6	8				R Barnes	7	9	2	6
	Q	Oliver Prenn	6	6	9					Q	O Prenn	5	7	6	4
		Joe Hackett	4	2	7															R Barnes	3	7	4
		Jack Frost	7	8	6														3	M Rose	6	9	6
		Pat O'Kane	5	6	2						J Frost	4	8	4
		Władysław Skonecki	3	4	1					3	M Rose	6	10	6
	3	Mervyn Rose	6	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Pieter van Eijsden	5	5	2
		Wayne Reid	7	7	6						W Reid	5	0	5
		Bobby Wilson	6	6	6						R Wilson	7	6	7
		Wilhelm Bungert	0	3	2															R Wilson	8	6	6
		Peter Nicholls	3	4	2															M Hann	6	4	0
		William Quillian	6	6	6						W Quillian	9	6	3	4
		Michael Hann	6	6	5	6					M Hann	11	1	6	6
	Q	Bob Dabbs	3	1	7	3																							R Wilson	11	6	6
		István Sikorszki	4	6	1	4																							N Pietrangeli	9	2	2
		Geoffrey Paish	6	3	6	6					G Paish	2	0	6	6	3
		Antal Jancsó	8	4	8						N Pietrangeli	6	6	4	4	6
		Nicola Pietrangeli	10	6	10															N Pietrangeli	6	6	6
	Q	Butch Buchholz	6	6	6														5	L Ayala	4	4	3
		Carlos Fernandes	4	4	3					Q	E Buchholz	4	6	6
		Kamilo Keretić	3	1	3					5	L Ayala	6	8	8
	5	Luis Ayala	6	6	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Paul Rémy	6	3	6	2	5
		Alan Mills	4	6	1	6	7				A Mills	10	5	9	4	1
		Warren Jacques	8	6	6						W Jacques	8	7	7	6	6
		Narendra Nath	6	4	4															W Jacques	3	1	4
		William Álvarez	6	10	6															A Segal	6	6	6
		Manuel Santana	3	8	3						W Álvarez	4	1	2
		Jan-Erik Lundqvist	6	6	3	2	3				A Segal	6	6	6
		Abe Segal	3	3	6	6	6																						A Segal	11	3	6	12
		Tim Cawthorn	2	1	2																							1	A Cooper	13	6	3	14
		Bob Howe	6	6	6						R Howe	2	6	5	6
	Q	Peter Wooller	6	1	6	5					J Ulrich	6	4	7	8
		Jørgen Ulrich	8	6	4	7														J Ulrich	7	2	6	3
		Franz Saiko	6	6	6														1	A Cooper	9	6	3	6
	Q	Arcot Udaykumar	3	4	2						F Saiko	3	4	1
		Geoffrey Owen	8	6	4	1				1	A Cooper	6	6	6
	1	Ashley Cooper	10	3	6	6

References

1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
2. Paul Newman (20 September 2016). "From the archive: Ashley Cooper, Wimbledon's original marathon man". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1958 French Championships

Grand Slams Men's Singles

Succeeded by 1958 U.S. Championships