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South African Championships 1959

General Date1959-03-19 - 1959-03-30
Tournament typeGrand Prix Circuit
SurfaceUnknown
Rounds6
CityJohannesburg, Ellis Park
CountrySouth Africa

Source World Tennis, The Rand Daily Mail

Info Draw of 41

Media

Winner Player Gordon Lovell Forbes

Players

P. Barrable
Adrian Bey
Cyril V. Botha
Clive Sydney Brebnor
Ian (Foxy) Campbell
Ian Douglas Gordon Cunningham
Clifford William (Bokkie) Delaporte
Keith Edward Diepraam
Eric Clifford (Cliff) Drysdale
William Stephen (Buster) Farrer
Gordon Lovell Forbes
Ian Froman
Albert W. (Bertie) Gaertner
Kevin Glencross

L. Goldwater
D. Gray
Anthony J. (Tony) Hagan
Cookie Hammill
John (Cookie) Hammill
Walter Timothy (Tim) Heckler
E. John Hurry
Gaetan Koenig
P. Koep
Derek J. Lawer
A. Rodney Mandelstam
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers
Lennart Steen Plougmann
Robin F. Sanders

Alan Abraham (Abe) Segal
Robin Spengler
Gordon Lawrence Talbot
Steggie van Niekerk
Caeser H. Venter
Pierre T. Vercueil
Ian Clyde Vermaak
Tucker Vorster
Raymond A. (Ray) Weedon
Owen Gordon Williams
Alexander T. (Lex) Wood
Brian Maxwell Woodroffe
Colin E. Zeeman

Rounds
Round 1

The remaining players had a bye.

Julian C. (Julie) Mayers*
Pierre T. Vercueil

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

Owen Gordon Williams*
Cyril V. Botha

6-3 6-0 6-2

Robin F. Sanders*
Colin E. Zeeman

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

Adrian Bey*
L. Goldwater

6-2 6-1 6-4

Alexander T. (Lex) Wood*
Kevin Glencross

Lennart Steen Plougmann*
Clifford William (Bokkie) Delaporte

6-1 6-1 11-9

Tim Heckler*
Caeser H. Venter

6-3 6-2 8-6

Clive Brebnor*
Steggie van Niekerk

Abe Segal*
Cliff Drysdale

6-0 6-4 6-1

Round 2

Gordon Talbot*
Brian Woodroffe

7-5 6-2 6-3

Julian C. (Julie) Mayers*
Adrian Bey

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

William Stephen (Buster) Farrer*
Robin Spengler

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

Albert W. (Bertie) Gaertner*
A. Rodney Mandelstam

6-4 6-2 6-3

Ian Vermaak*
Derek J. Lawer

6-0 6-2 6-1

Gordon Forbes*
Ian Douglas Gordon Cunningham

6-0 6-1 6-2

John (Cookie) Hammill*
Tucker Vorster

6-1 6-3 6-4

Ian Froman*
Keith Diepraam

6-2 6-4 6-4

Owen Gordon Williams*
Robin F. Sanders

6-3 6-4 6-3

Alexander T. (Lex) Wood*
P. Barrable

6-2 6-0 6-4

Raymond A. (Ray) Weedon*
Ian (Foxy) Campbell

Gaetan Koenig*
Anthony J. (Tony) Hagan

6-1 6-2 6-3

Lennart Steen Plougmann*
Tim Heckler

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

Abe Segal*
Clive Brebnor

6-1 6-1 6-0

E. John Hurry*
P. Koep

6-1 6-2 6-3

Cookie Hammill*
D. Gray

6-2 6-3 6-3

Round 3

Gordon Forbes*
John (Cookie) Hammill

6-2 7-5 6-3

Gordon Talbot*
Ian Froman

8-6 7-5 6-2

Raymond A. (Ray) Weedon*
Alexander T. (Lex) Wood

6-4 6-4 6-2

Owen Gordon Williams*
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers

6-2 7-5 6-1

Abe Segal*
Lennart Steen Plougmann

6-2 6-2 6-1

Gaetan Koenig*
William Stephen (Buster) Farrer

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

Albert W. (Bertie) Gaertner*
E. John Hurry

6-1 6-4 6-2

Ian Vermaak*
Cookie Hammill

6-1 6-3 6-0

Quarterfinals

Gordon Forbes*
Gordon Talbot

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

Raymond A. (Ray) Weedon*
Owen Gordon Williams

1-6 6-1 6-4 8-10 6-3

Gaetan Koenig*
Abe Segal

3-6 6-3 11-9 6-0

Ian Vermaak*
Albert W. (Bertie) Gaertner