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South African Championships 1962

General Date1962-04-12 - 1962-04-23
Tournament typeGrand Prix Circuit
SurfaceUnknown
Rounds6
CityJohannesburg, Ellis Park
CountrySouth Africa

Source World Tennis, Tennis Italiano, The Rand Daily Mail

Media

Winner Player Robert Ian (Bob) Mark

Players

Les Bowring
Clive Sydney Brebnor
Barry R. Butcher
Ian (Foxy) Campbell
Nicky Coetzer
Ewie Cronje
Ian Douglas Gordon Cunningham
Jannie de Villiers
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau
Roger Roland Dowdeswell
Gordon Lovell Forbes
P. Groenwald
Noel Harford
C. Kemp

Gaetan Koenig
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo
Peter Eric Mors
David Denison Phillips
Nicola Pietrangeli
Lennart Steen Plougmann
Rodney Rudansky
Terence J. (Terry) Ryan
Jeff Sacks
Errol Sapire
Jackie Saul
Alan Abraham (Abe) Segal

Kenny Smith
Theo Snyman
P. Snyman
Robin Spengler
Gordon Lawrence Talbot
P. Uys
Ian Clyde Vermaak
Raymond A. (Ray) Weedon
Basil Wheeler
Alexander T. (Lex) Wood
Brian Maxwell Woodroffe
Colin E. Zeeman

Rounds
Round 1

Lennart Steen Plougmann*
P. Uys

2-6 6-3 6-3 6-3

Bernard Jean Yves Destremau*
Ian Douglas Gordon Cunningham

5-7 6-4 8-6 6-3

David Denison Phillips*
P. Snyman

6-3 6-4 7-5

Terry Ryan*
Brian Woodroffe

10-8 3-6 6-4 6-3

Abe Segal*
Jannie de Villiers

6-1 6-4 6-2

Colin E. Zeeman*
Noel Harford

6-4 6-2 4-6 6-1

Errol Sapire*
Jeff Sacks

6-0 6-4 6-1

Gordon Forbes*
Robin Spengler

6-1 6-3 6-4

Round 2

Nicola Pietrangeli*
Basil Wheeler

6-2 6-4 7-5

Roger Dowdeswell*
Theo Snyman

6-2 6-2 6-2

Raymond A. (Ray) Weedon*
Barry R. Butcher

6-2 2-6 7-5 6-2

Ian Vermaak*
Les Bowring

6-2 6-2 6-2

Robert Ian (Bob) Mark*
Ewie Cronje

6-2 1-6 11-9 6-1

Colin E. Zeeman*
Lennart Steen Plougmann

6-2 6-3 6-2

Abe Segal*
Errol Sapire

6-1 6-3 6-1

Gordon Forbes*
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau

6-4 7-5 6-0

David Denison Phillips*
Terry Ryan

2-6 6-4 6-3 7-5

Nicky Coetzer*
Kenny Smith

6-4 6-3 7-5

Gaetan Koenig*
C. Kemp

6-4 6-4 7-5

Julian C. (Julie) Mayers*
Gordon Talbot

6-2 6-2 6-3

Clive Brebnor*
Rodney Rudansky

5-7 6-1 6-1 6-2

Peter Mors*
Ian (Foxy) Campbell

6-3 6-4 8-6

Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
Jackie Saul

4-6 6-3 6-1 6-4

Alexander T. (Lex) Wood*
P. Groenwald

6-2 6-0 6-0

Round 3

Nicola Pietrangeli*
Roger Dowdeswell

6-3 6-3 6-3

Ian Vermaak*
Raymond A. (Ray) Weedon

6-1 6-1 1-6 4-6 6-3

Robert Ian (Bob) Mark*
Alexander T. (Lex) Wood

6-2 6-4 7-5

Abe Segal*
Colin E. Zeeman

1-6 6-1 7-5 6-4

Gordon Forbes*
David Denison Phillips

7-5 6-0 8-10 8-6

Nicky Coetzer*
Gaetan Koenig

13-11 6-2 6-0

Clive Brebnor*
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers

6-1 6-3 3-6 6-4

Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
Peter Mors

3-6 6-1 6-4 9-7

Quarterfinals

Nicola Pietrangeli*
Ian Vermaak

6-3 6-4 6-3

Robert Ian (Bob) Mark*
Abe Segal

6-4 9-11 6-3 6-3

Gordon Forbes*
Nicky Coetzer

3-6 6-3 6-2 6-3

Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
Clive Brebnor

7-5 6-1 4-6 10-8

Semifinals

Robert Ian (Bob) Mark*
Nicola Pietrangeli

3-6 6-1 7-5 6-2

Gordon Forbes*
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo

7-5 6-2 6-2

Final

Robert Ian (Bob) Mark*
Gordon Forbes

6-1 6-1 2-6 8-6

Tournament

Round 1