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South African Championships 1960

General Date1960-04-06 - 1960-04-18
Tournament typeGrand Prix Circuit
SurfaceUnknown
Rounds6
CityJohannesburg, Ellis Park
CountrySouth Africa

Source World Tennis, The Rand Daily Mail

Info 14th edition.

Media

Winner Player Earl Henry (Butch) Buchholz

Players

Les Bowring
Clive Sydney Brebnor
Earl Henry (Butch) Buchholz
Ian (Foxy) Campbell
John De St. Croix
Keith Edward Diepraam
Eric Clifford (Cliff) Drysdale
Stanley E. Dugmore
William Stephen (Buster) Farrer
Gordon Lovell Forbes
Ian Froman
John W. (Jack) Frost
Albert W. (Bertie) Gaertner
Roche Goosen

D. Gray
Anthony J. (Tony) Hagan
Cookie Hammill
John (Cookie) Hammill
Robert Neville (Bob) Howe
Basil J. Katz
Gaetan Koenig
Bernard Lidgey
A. Rodney Mandelstam
W. Martin
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers
Peter Eric Mors
Lance Nel
Stephanus G. (Gustav) Reinach

Dicken (Dicon) Rigby
Alan Abraham (Abe) Segal
Theo Snyman
Gordon Lawrence Talbot
P. Uys
Pierre T. Vercueil
Ian Clyde Vermaak
Raymond A. (Ray) Weedon
Owen Gordon Williams
Alexander T. (Lex) Wood
Brian Maxwell Woodroffe
Colin E. Zeeman

Rounds
Round 1

Owen Gordon Williams*
Cookie Hammill

10-8 6-3 6-4

Julian C. (Julie) Mayers*
Stanley E. Dugmore

6-2 6-4 6-2

Brian Woodroffe*
Ian Froman

6-3 6-4 6-2

Dicken (Dicon) Rigby*
Theo Snyman

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

Bob Howe*
Anthony J. (Tony) Hagan

6-0 6-2 5-7 6-3

Raymond A. (Ray) Weedon*
Les Bowring

4-6 0-6 6-2 7-5 6-3

Keith Diepraam*
Ian (Foxy) Campbell

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

Ian Vermaak*
Lance Nel

6-1 6-0 6-0

Colin E. Zeeman*
Peter Mors

6-4 6-3 6-2

Round 2

Earl Butch Buchholz*
Alexander T. (Lex) Wood

7-5 7-5 6-1

Cliff Drysdale*
John (Cookie) Hammill

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

Albert W. (Bertie) Gaertner*
Roche Goosen

7-5 6-1 6-2

Gaetan Koenig*
Gordon Talbot

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

Owen Gordon Williams*
P. Uys

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

Julian C. (Julie) Mayers*
Brian Woodroffe

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

Ian Vermaak*
Dicken (Dicon) Rigby

8-6 6-4 6-1

Bob Howe*
Raymond A. (Ray) Weedon

6-1 7-5 13-15 6-3?

Keith Diepraam*
Colin E. Zeeman

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

Gordon Forbes*
Bernard Lidgey

6-1 6-0 3-6 6-2

Abe Segal*
Pierre T. Vercueil

6-1 6-3 6-0

A. Rodney Mandelstam*
Basil J. Katz

8-6 9-7 6-0

John W. (Jack) Frost*
Stephanus G. (Gustav) Reinach

6-2 6-2 6-3

John De St. Croix*
D. Gray

6-2 6-3 6-3

Clive Brebnor*
W. Martin

6-1 6-3 6-1

Round 3

Earl Butch Buchholz*
John De St. Croix

7-5 6-4 6-1

Albert W. (Bertie) Gaertner*
Cliff Drysdale

6-? 6-4 4-6 9-7

Gaetan Koenig*
Owen Gordon Williams

8-10 1-6 12-10 6-1 6-4

Julian C. (Julie) Mayers*
Ian Vermaak

6-3 8-6 7-5

Keith Diepraam*
Bob Howe

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

Gordon Forbes*
William Stephen (Buster) Farrer

6-3 6-1 6-2

A. Rodney Mandelstam*
Abe Segal

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

John W. (Jack) Frost*
Clive Brebnor

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

Quarterfinals

Earl Butch Buchholz*
Albert W. (Bertie) Gaertner

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

Gaetan Koenig*
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers

0-6 6-4 6-8 6-3 8-6

Gordon Forbes*
Keith Diepraam

6-8 6-3 6-1 6-2

John W. (Jack) Frost*
A. Rodney Mandelstam

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

Semifinals

Earl Butch Buchholz*
Gaetan Koenig

6-3 6-4 6-4

John W. (Jack) Frost*
Gordon Forbes

6-4 6-3 9-7

Final

Earl Butch Buchholz*
John W. (Jack) Frost

6-1 7-5 6-3

Tournament

Round 1