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Australian Open 1962

General Date1962-01-05 - 1962-01-15
Tournament typeGrandslam
SurfaceHardcourt
Rounds6
CityWhite city, Sydney
CountryAustralia

Info Source: Australian open drawsheets, Tennis Australia

Media

Winner Player Rodney George (Rod) Laver

Players

Malcolm James (Mal) Anderson
William Walter (Bill) Bowrey
Rodney Wilfrid (Rod) Brent
Ingo Dietmar Buding
Wilhelm Paul Bungert
Michael (Mike) Callaghan
J. Christopherson
Timothy John (Tim) Clayton
William George Coghlan
Owen Keir Davidson
Roy Stanley Emerson
Kevin Figg
Kenneth Norman (Ken) Fletcher
John Gavan Fraser
Neale Andrew Fraser
Owen K. French
Barry W. Geraghty

Neville Hay
John Hession
Robert Anthony John (Bob) Hewitt
Boro Jovanovic
Peter Keller
Doug Hugh Kelso
Allan Crawford Kendall
Rob Kilderry
B. Geoff Knox
P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara
Premjit J. Lall
Alan J. Lane
Rodney George (Rod) Laver
John Roderick McDonald
J. McManus
Peter McPherson
Jim L. (Jimmy) Moore

Jaidip Mukerjea
John David Newcombe
John F. O'Brien
Bill O'Shea
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
Allen Shapter
Jim Sheperd
Edward Charles Ross (Ross) Sherriff
Frederick (Fred) Sherriff
Frederick Sidney (Fred) Stolle
Roger Taylor
Jack Thomson
Warren W. Woodcock

Rounds
Round 1

Frederick (Fred) Sherriff*
John Hession

6-2 8-6 6-2

Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares*
Allan Kendall

6-4 6-4 7-5

Rod Brent*
J. McManus

6-4 6-4 8-6

Owen Davidson*
Mal Anderson

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

Allen Shapter*
Kevin Figg

6-2 14-12 8-6

Alan J. Lane*
John Roderick McDonald

6-4 6-3 6-4

Tim Clayton*
Owen K. French

6-3 6-2 6-1

William George Coghlan*
Ross Sherriff

6-2 6-0 4-6 6-2

Rob Kilderry*
Doug Hugh Kelso

6-4 7-5 6-2

Neville Hay*
P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara

6-2 6-2 6-1

Bill Bowrey*
Jim L. (Jimmy) Moore

6-3 6-2 6-3

Barry W. Geraghty*
J. Christopherson

6-0 4-6 6-3 6-3

Jim Sheperd*
Peter McPherson

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

Peter Keller*
Jack Thomson

6-1 6-0 6-0

Michael (Mike) Callaghan*
Bill O'Shea

6-0 6-1 6-2

John F. O'Brien*
B. Geoff Knox

2-6 6-2 6-2 12-10

Round 2

Rod Laver*
Frederick (Fred) Sherriff

6-0 6-2 6-4

Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares*
Warren W. Woodcock

6-3 6-4 6-2

Rod Brent*
John Fraser

3-6 2-6 10-8 9-7 6-1

Owen Davidson*
Nikola (Niki) Pilic

8-6 6-2 7-5

Bob Hewitt*
Allen Shapter

8-6 7-5 6-2

Alan J. Lane*
Ingo Buding

6-2 8-6 7-9 6-2

Ken Fletcher*
Tim Clayton

6-0 6-2 13-11

Wilhelm Bungert*
William George Coghlan

6-4 6-2 6-1

Rob Kilderry*
Boro Jovanovic

7-5 6-0 6-0

Fred Stolle*
Neville Hay

6-3 6-2 6-3

Roger Taylor*
Bill Bowrey

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

Neale Fraser*
Barry W. Geraghty

6-4 6-2 7-9 2-6 8-6

Premjit J. Lall*
Jim Sheperd

3-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-1

John Newcombe*
Peter Keller

6-2 6-2 10-8

Jaidip Mukerjea*
Michael (Mike) Callaghan

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

Roy Emerson*
John F. O'Brien

6-3 6-3 6-1

Round 3

Rod Laver*
Geoffrey K. (Geoff) Pares

10-8 18-16 7-9 7-5

Owen Davidson*
Rod Brent

6-3 6-3 6-2

Bob Hewitt*
Alan J. Lane

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

Wilhelm Bungert*
Ken Fletcher

3-6 6-3 7-5 4-6 10-8

Fred Stolle*
Rob Kilderry

6-3 6-2 4-6 10-8 check!

Neale Fraser*
Roger Taylor

6-1 6-4 10-8

John Newcombe*
Premjit J. Lall

6-3 6-4 10-8

Roy Emerson*
Jaidip Mukerjea

6-2 6-4 6-3

Quarterfinals

Rod Laver*
Owen Davidson

6-4 9-7 6-4

Bob Hewitt*
Wilhelm Bungert

8-6 6-2 4-6 6-4

Neale Fraser*
Fred Stolle

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

Roy Emerson*
John Newcombe

7-9 6-1 6-2 6-2

Semifinals

Rod Laver*
Bob Hewitt

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

Roy Emerson*
Neale Fraser

6-4 6-3 6-1

Final

Rod Laver*
Roy Emerson

8-6 0-6 6-4 6-4

Tournament

Round 1