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Australian Open 1959

General Date1959-01-16 - 1959-01-26
Tournament typeGrandslam
SurfaceHardcourt
Rounds6
CityAdelaide, Memorial drive
CountryAustralia

Info Source: Australian open drawsheets, Tennis Australia

Media

Winner Player Alejandro Rodriquez (Alex) Olmedo

Players

Brian C. Bowman
Earl Henry (Butch) Buchholz
Donald William (Don) Candy
Christopher L. (Chris) Crawford
Ian Dicker
Roy Stanley Emerson
Trevor Thomas Fancutt
Kenneth Norman (Ken) Fletcher
Neale Andrew Fraser
Graeme M. Gabb
Neil C. Gibson
Andres Gimeno Tolaguera
Frank Gorman

Guillermo (Willy) Hernandez
Robert Anthony John (Bob) Hewitt
John B. Hillebrand
Robert Neville (Bob) Howe
Grant Kerr
Alan J. Lane
Rodney George (Rod) Laver
Jan Erik Lundquist
Barry Bruce MacKay
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark
Gary McEgan
Jim L. (Jimmy) Moore
Martin Frederick Mulligan

Neville B. Nette
John F. O'Brien
Alejandro Rodriquez (Alex) Olmedo
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares
John J. Pearce
Robert (Bob) Pearson
Trevor Pfitzner
Barry Phillips-Moore
Wayne Vivian Reid
Ulf Christian Johan (Uffe) Schmidt
Warren W. Woodcock

Rounds
Round 1

John F. O'Brien*
Graeme M. Gabb

6-2 7-5 4-6 6-1

Jim L. (Jimmy) Moore*
Neville B. Nette

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

Robert (Bob) Pearson*
Ian Dicker

3-6 6-3 6-2 6-1

Guillermo (Willy) Hernandez*
Gary McEgan

9-7 6-1 6-4

John J. Pearce*
John B. Hillebrand

7-5 6-4 6-3

Round 2

Neale Fraser*
John F. O'Brien

6-4 6-2 6-2

Christopher L. (Chris) Crawford*
Barry Phillips-Moore

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

Don Candy*
Frank Gorman

6-3 6-4 6-0

Neil C. Gibson*
Earl Butch Buchholz

8-6 6-4 1-6 6-1

Robert Ian (Bob) Mark*
Jim L. (Jimmy) Moore

6-2 6-2 6-1

Jan Erik Lundquist*
Alan J. Lane

6-3 6-3 6-3

Warren W. Woodcock*
Grant Kerr

7-5 7-5 0-6 6-2

Andres Gimeno*
Bob Hewitt

6-1 6-4 6-4

Roy Emerson*
Robert (Bob) Pearson

10-8 6-2 4-6 6-1

Brian C. Bowman*
Trevor Fancutt

6-4 6-2 13-11

Martin Mulligan*
Trevor Pfitzner

6-2 6-2 7-5

Barry MacKay*
Ken Fletcher

4-6 6-3 1-6 6-2 6-4

Rod Laver*
Guillermo (Willy) Hernandez

6-2 6-3 6-1

Ulf Schmidt*
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares

6-2 6-2 6-1

John J. Pearce*
Bob Howe

8-6 6-0 6-3

Alex Olmedo*
Wayne Reid

6-3 6-3 6-1

Round 3

Neale Fraser*
Christopher L. (Chris) Crawford

4-6 6-0 6-3 7-9 6-2

Don Candy*
Neil C. Gibson

6-2 6-2 10-8

Robert Ian (Bob) Mark*
Jan Erik Lundquist

9-7 6-4 6-0

Andres Gimeno*
Warren W. Woodcock

6-3 6-4 6-3

Roy Emerson*
Brian C. Bowman

6-4 8-6 13-11

Barry MacKay*
Martin Mulligan

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

Ulf Schmidt*
Rod Laver

6-2 6-3 3-6 6-4

Alex Olmedo*
John J. Pearce

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

Quarterfinals

Neale Fraser*
Don Candy

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

Robert Ian (Bob) Mark*
Andres Gimeno

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

Barry MacKay*
Roy Emerson

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

Alex Olmedo*
Ulf Schmidt

6-4 9-7 3-6 3-6 7-5

Semifinals

Neale Fraser*
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark

6-4 6-4 6-3

Alex Olmedo*
Barry MacKay

3-6 8-6 6-1 3-6 6-3

Final

Alex Olmedo*
Neale Fraser

6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3

Tournament

Round 1