1960 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Neale Fraser defeated Rod Laver in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 7–5, to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1960 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] Alex Olmedo was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.

Men's singles
1960 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Neale Fraser
Runner-up	Rod Laver
Score	6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 7–5
Draw	128 (10 Q )
Seeds	8

Main article: 1960 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds

01.   Neale Fraser (champion)

02.   Barry MacKay (quarterfinals)

03.   Rod Laver (final)

04.   Luis Ayala (quarterfinals)

05.   Nicola Pietrangeli (semifinals)

06.   Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)

07.   Ramanathan Krishnan (semifinals)

08.   Butch Buchholz (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	Barry MacKay	14	2	6	4
	5	Nicola Pietrangeli	16	6	3	6
										5	Nicola Pietrangeli	6	3	10	2	4
										3	Rod Laver	4	6	8	6	6
	3	Rod Laver	6	5	6	6
	6	Roy Emerson	4	7	4	4
																			3	Rod Laver	4	6	7	5
																			1	Neale Fraser	6	3	9	7
	7	Ramanathan Krishnan	7	10	6
	4	Luis Ayala	5	8	2
										7	Ramanathan Krishnan	3	2	2
										1	Neale Fraser	6	6	6
	8	Butch Buchholz	6	3	6	15r
	1	Neale Fraser	4	6	4	15

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	2	Barry MacKay	6	6	7
		José Luis Arilla	2	4	5					2	B MacKay	6	8	6
		Adrian Bey	6	6	6						A Bey	2	6	4
		Pablo Eisenberg	4	4	4														2	B MacKay	6	6	11
		Ulf Schmidt	6	6	6															U Schmidt	4	3	9
		Guy Jackson	1	2	2						U Schmidt	4	6	7	6
		Finn Søhol	2	5	4						J-C Molinari	6	4	5	2
		Jean-Claude Molinari	6	7	6																							2	B MacKay	6	6	8
		William Álvarez	4	6	4	4																							J Ulrich	2	2	6
		Geoffrey Paish	6	3	6	6					G Paish	5	6	1	3
		Gaetan Koenig	1	2	3						J Ulrich	7	3	6	6
		Jørgen Ulrich	6	6	6															J Ulrich	9	7	4	6
		Rafael Osuna	6	6	6															R Osuna	7	5	6	1
		Pieter van Eijsden	1	3	4						R Osuna	6	8	6
		Lew Gerrard	6	6	6						L Gerrard	4	6	2
		Ivko Plećević	2	0	2

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	5	Nicola Pietrangeli	6	9	6
		Budge Patty	3	7	3					5	N Pietrangeli	6	6	9
		Martin Mulligan	6	6	6						M Mulligan	1	4	7
		Jaidip Mukerjea	3	4	2														5	N Pietrangeli	6	4	13	6	6
		Bobby Wilson	6	6	6															R Wilson	2	6	11	8	3
		Ronnie Barnes	2	3	3						R Wilson	6	6	7
		Andrzej Licis	9	1	6	6	4				P Rodríguez	2	0	5
		Patricio Rodríguez	11	6	1	1	6																					5	N Pietrangeli	6	6	6
		István Gulyás	6	6	6																								J Frost	4	1	2
		Roberto Aubone	3	3	4						I Gulyás	11	6	6
		Wilhelm Bungert	5	13	6	6					W Bungert	9	4	3
	Q	John O'Brien	7	11	4	4														I Gulyás	5	4	4
		Colin Baxter	2	4	1															J Frost	7	6	6
		Jack Frost	6	6	6						J Frost	6	6	6	8
		Alfonso Ochoa	6	1	4	1					R Nyyssönen	3	3	8	6
		Reino Nyyssönen	3	6	6	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	3	Rod Laver	6	6	6
		Geoff Ward	3	0	2					3	R Laver	6	6	6
		Neville Nette	3	4	6	4					H Flam	2	2	2
		Herbie Flam	6	6	2	6													3	R Laver	3	6	6	6
		Franz Saiko	3	6	4	4														M Santana	6	1	4	4
		Alan Lane	6	1	6	6					A Lane	3	7	12	4	6
		Manuel Santana	6	6	6						M Santana	6	5	10	6	8
		Staffan Stockenberg	2	3	2																							3	R Laver	6	2	6	8
		Fred Stolle	6	4	3																								P Darmon	2	6	1	6
		Pierre Darmon	8	6	6						P Darmon	6	6	3	4	6
		Chuck McKinley	7	6	6	6					C McKinley	4	2	6	6	1
	Q	Arcot Udaykumar	9	0	2	2														P Darmon	6	8	6
		Fathi Ali	1	2	1															M Sangster	1	6	2
	Q	John McDonald	6	6	6					Q	J McDonald	4	3	6	5
		Mike Sangster	6	6	6						M Sangster	6	6	2	7
		Gerry Oakley	4	4	4

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	6	Roy Emerson	6	6	6
		Torben Ulrich	1	4	4					6	R Emerson	4	1	6	6	6
		Jiří Javorský	7	6	4	6	6				J Javorský	6	6	1	0	3
		Mikhail Mozer	9	3	6	2	3												6	R Emerson	13	4	6	7
		Christian Kuhnke	8	3	6	5														M Otway	11	6	3	5
	Q	Nikola Pilić	10	6	0	7				Q	N Pilić	6	3	2
		Jon Douglas	7	5	7	4	2				M Otway	8	6	6
		Mark Otway	5	7	5	6	6																					6	R Emerson	2	6	6	9
		Abe Segal	9	6	4	3																							M Llamas	6	0	2	7
		Roger Becker	11	3	6	6					R Becker	4	3	9	6	6
		Giuseppe Merlo	6	6	6						G Merlo	6	6	7	3	2
		Jacques Brichant	3	4	3															R Becker	2	4	6	6
		Warren Woodcock	6	6	6															M Llamas	6	6	4	8
		Michael Hann	2	2	2						W Woodcock	3	5	2
		Barry Phillips-Moore	5	6	5	6	1				M Llamas	6	7	6
		Mario Llamas	7	2	7	3	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Rod Mandelstam	6	6	6
	Q	Charlie Applewhaite	3	0	2						R Mandelstam	7	3	5	5
		Ian Vermaak	4	8	6	6					I Vermaak	5	6	7	7
		Frank Froehling	6	6	3	4														I Vermaak	6	6	3	6
		Bob Hewitt	6	6	6															R Hewitt	4	4	6	1
		Brian Woolf	4	4	4						R Hewitt	9	6	6
		Robert Haillet	6	6	2	3	7				R Haillet	7	3	4
	Q	Roger Taylor	4	4	6	6	5																						I Vermaak	6	6	0	7	2
		Wolfgang Stuck	3	7	6	6																						7	R Krishnan	3	8	6	5	6
		Jaroslav Drobný	6	5	1	2					W Stuck	7	6	7
		Ladislav Legenstein	6	5	6	4	3				C Fernandes	5	1	5
		Carlos Fernandes	4	7	3	6	6													W Stuck	0	1	1
		Butch Krikorian	3	2	6														7	R Krishnan	6	6	6
		Andrés Gimeno	6	6	8						A Gimeno	6	3	0	6	3
	Q	John Hillebrand	4	3	6	6	1			7	R Krishnan	2	6	6	2	6
	7	Ramanathan Krishnan	6	6	2	3	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Jan-Erik Lundqvist	2	1	6	6	6
		Bob Howe	6	6	3	3	3				J-E Lundqvist	6	6	9
		Thorvald Moe	3	2	4						D Ralston	4	1	7
		Dennis Ralston	6	6	6															J-E Lundqvist	13	6	4	4	9
		Ronnie Holmberg	6	6	3	8														K Nielsen	11	1	6	6	7
		Kurt Nielsen	4	8	6	10					K Nielsen	2	6	2	11	6
		Antonio Palafox	3	12	2	5					W Knight	6	4	6	9	3
		Billy Knight	6	10	6	7																							J-E Lundqvist	11	6	1	8	4
		Will Coghlan	6	4	6	6	5																					4	L Ayala	9	0	6	10	6
		Alan Mills	4	6	3	8	7				A Mills	3	6	10	6
	LL	Vladimir Presečki	2	1	3						J Pearce	6	0	8	3
		John Pearce	6	6	6															A Mills	7r
		John Ward	1	6	5	6	6												4	L Ayala	8
		Sergio Tacchini	6	4	7	4	8				S Tacchini	1	1	3
	Q	Robin Sanders	7	2	6					4	L Ayala	6	6	6
	4	Luis Ayala	9	6	8

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Mohamed Badreldin-Sayed	3	2	4
		Jean-Noël Grinda	6	6	6						J-N Grinda	6	6	6
		Hugh Ditzler	3	3	6	3					M Fox	0	1	2
		Malcolm Fox	6	6	3	6														J-N Grinda	3	6	6	4
		Francisco Contreras	5	6	6	6														A Gaertner	6	3	8	6
		Jan Leschly	7	4	3	2					F Contreras	1	6	2
	Q	Christer Holm	4	0	4						A Gaertner	6	8	6
		Bertie Gaertner	6	6	6																								A Gaertner	2	4	5
		Naresh Kumar	0	2	1																							8	E Buchholz	6	6	7
		Bob Mark	6	6	6						R Mark	8	6	6
		Clifton Mayne	6	7	4	5					B Jovanović	6	3	0
		Boro Jovanović	8	5	6	7														R Mark	4	13	5
		John Barrett	2	4	1														8	E Buchholz	6	15	7
		John Cranston	6	6	6						J Cranston	4	3	1
		Juan Manuel Couder	3	7	6	2				8	E Buchholz	6	6	6
	8	Butch Buchholz	6	9	2	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Gardnar Mulloy	7	6	15	6
		Tony Pickard	5	4	17	3					G Mulloy	6	6	6
		Mike Davies	6	6	6	6					M Davies	3	3	4
	Q	Peter Moys	4	8	4	2														G Mulloy	4	5	6	2
		Bobby Siska	6	3	1	1														D Candy	6	7	3	6
		Don Candy	2	6	6	6					D Candy	4	8	6	6	7
		Ingo Buding	6	6	1	1					O Sirola	6	10	4	4	5
		Orlando Sirola	0	8	6	6																							D Candy	2	3	2
		Wiesław Gąsiorek	2	3	4																							1	N Fraser	6	6	6
		Toomas Leius	6	6	6						T Leius	4	8	9	6
		John Hammill	6	3	11	6	8				D Ecklebe	6	6	7	4
		Dieter Ecklebe	2	6	13	3	10													T Leius	4	1	8	3
		Willem Maris	6	6	2	6													1	N Fraser	6	6	6	6
		José Edison Mandarino	4	3	6	4					W Maris	2	3	2
		Franz Hainka	2	0	4					1	N Fraser	6	6	6
	1	Neale Fraser	6	6	6

References

1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1960 French Championships

Grand Slams Men's Singles

Succeeded by 1960 U.S. Championships