Wimbledon Championships 1959 / men's singles

Wimbledon Championships 1959
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles
1958 ◄ 1959 ► 1960
Grand Slams 1959 men's singles
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Men's singles at the Wimbledon Championships 1959 .

The winner was Alex Olmedo .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Alex Olmedo victory 02.  Neale Fraser Quarter finals 03.  Nicola Pietrangeli First round 04th  Bobby Wilson Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 05.  Bobby MacKay Semifinals 06th  Luis Ayala Quarter finals 07th  Kurt Nielsen Second round 08th.  Roy Emerson Semifinals

Tournament schedule

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

A. Olmedo

7th

3

6th

6th

6th

L. Ayala

5

6th

3

3

1

A. Olmedo

6th

6th

6th

8th

R. Emerson

4th

0

4th

4th

B. Wilson

3

4th

2

8th

R. Emerson

6th

6th

6th

1

A. Olmedo

6th

6th

6th

R. Laver

4th

3

4th

R. Laver

6th

6th

6th

JC Molinari

3

3

0

R. Laver

11

11

10

7th

6th

5

B. MacKay

13

9

8th

9

3

5

B. MacKay

5

10

0

6th

6th

2

N. Fraser

7th

8th

6th

3

1

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

W. Woodcock

2

4th

3

1

A. Olmedo

6th

6th

6th

1

A. Olmedo

6th

6th

6th

A. Maggi

4th

1

2

R. Mandelstam

1

1

3

R. Mandelstam

6th

6th

6th

1

A. Olmedo

6th

3

6th

7th

JL Arilla

6th

4th

3

5

R. Krishnan

4th

6th

4th

5

B. Phillips-Moore

4th

6th

6th

7th

B. Phillips-Moore

2

2

3

T. Heckler

3

1

0

R. Krishnan

6th

6th

6th

R. Krishnan

6th

6th

6th

1

A. Olmedo

6th

6th

6th

B. Mark

4th

8th

4th

4th

T. Ulrich

3

3

2

T. Ulrich

6th

6th

6th

6th

T. Ulrich

6th

6th

6th

R. Barnes

6th

11

9

1

1

FC Mei

1

1

1

FC Mei

3

9

11

6th

6th

T. Ulrich

3

6th

8th

1

6th

I. Gulyás

3

4th

3

M. Davies

6th

4th

6th

6th

1

B. Jovanović

6th

6th

6th

B. Jovanović

1

6th

3

2

B. Woolf

1

8th

4th

2

M. Davies

6th

3

6th

6th

M. Davies

6th

6th

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

J. Javorský

3

0

3

6th

L. Ayala

6th

6th

6th

6th

L. Ayala

6th

6th

6th

L. Lassenstein

1

10

6th

6th

2

G. Paish

3

1

4th

G. Paish

6th

12

2

2

6th

6th

L. Ayala

6th

8th

6th

6th

Q

A. Clayton

2

1

3

A. Segak

3

10

4th

2

J. Brichant

6th

6th

6th

J. Brichant

4th

6th

6th

2

Q

T. Lejus

3

4th

5

A. Segak

6th

4th

8th

6th

A. Segak

6th

6th

7th

6th

L. Ayala

6th

6th

6th

R. Oliver

6th

6th

6th

2

2

A. Bey

2

1

0

FD Jagge

2

4th

8th

6th

6th

FD Jagge

5

2

2

O. Garrido

6th

5

5

2

A. Bey

7th

6th

6th

A. Bey

1

7th

7th

6th

A. Bey

6th

9

4th

6th

J. Hammill

6th

2

4th

10

3

G. Oakley

4th

7th

6th

4th

S. Stockenberg

4th

6th

6th

8th

6th

S. Stockenberg

2

2

7th

P. Willey

3

5

3

G. Oakley

6th

6th

9

G. Oakley

6th

7th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

I. Warwick

3

0

4th

4th

B. Wilson

6th

6th

6th

4th

B. Wilson

6th

8th

6th

Q

C. Hannam

2

4th

5

T. Pickard

3

6th

4th

T. Pickard

6th

6th

7th

4th

B. Wilson

6th

6th

1

6th

G. Bassett

4th

1

2

D. Candy

4th

3

6th

4th

D. Candy

6th

6th

6th

D. Candy

6th

6th

6th

J. Hackett

6th

6th

3

4th

C. Baxter

3

2

2

C. Baxter

3

8th

6th

6th

4th

B. Wilson

6th

17th

6th

W. Gąsiorek

2

1

3

JN Grinda

3

15th

1

K. Fletcher

6th

6th

6th

K. Fletcher

6th

6th

6th

D. Reilly

4th

3

2

M. Gracie

2

1

0

M. Gracie

6th

6th

6th

K. Fletcher

2

5

4th

A. Potanin

1

3

1

JN Grinda

6th

7th

6th

JN Grinda

6th

6th

6th

JN Grinda

3

3

7th

6th

7th

F. Hainka

4th

6th

2

2

M. Franks

6th

6th

5

4th

5

M. Franks

6th

2

6th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

W. Alvarez

4th

3

3

8th

R. Emerson

6th

6th

6th

8th

R. Emerson

6th

4th

8th

6th

K. Keretic

3

4th

1

F. Gorman

1

6th

6th

3

F. Gorman

6th

6th

6th

8th

R. Emerson

6th

3

6th

6th

U. Schmidt

5

9

3

A. Gimeno

2

6th

4th

1

A. Gimeno

7th

11

6th

A. Gimeno

6th

6th

6th

P. van Eijsden

3

6th

4th

3

I. McDonald

3

2

1

I. McDonald

6th

4th

6th

6th

8th

R. Emerson

7th

6th

10

6th

M. Branović

4th

1

1

J. Ulrich

9

3

8th

1

R. Sanders

6th

6th

6th

R. Sanders

2

3

2

R. Weedon

3

4th

4th

J. Ulrich

6th

6th

6th

J. Ulrich

6th

6th

6th

J. Ulrich

9

7th

6th

LL

T. Adamson

1

1

1

J. Frost

7th

5

1

J. Frost

6th

6th

6th

J. Frost

6th

6th

6th

D. Corner life

4th

6th

3

1

G. Merlo

0

0

3

G. Merlo

6th

2

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

P. Lall

8th

3

7th

R. Howes

10

6th

9

R. Howes

7th

6th

6th

Q

D. Dillon

1

3

2

W. Maris

5

4th

1

W. Maris

6th

6th

6th

R. Howes

11

4th

5

2

P. Rodríguez

3

8th

2

3

A. Mills

9

6th

7th

6th

B. Prenn

6th

6th

6th

6th

B. Prenn

4th

1

1

J. Drobný

12

6th

8th

6th

A. Mills

6th

6th

6th

A. Mills

14th

3

10

8th

A. Mills

3

6th

3

4th

G. Owen

3

5

7th

2

R. Laver

6th

3

6th

6th

Q

J. Ward

6th

7th

5

6th

Q

J. Ward

6th

6th

3

6th

Q

S. Hicks

6th

4th

2

4th

JE Mandarino

4th

4th

6th

0

JE Mandarino

2

6th

6th

6th

Q

J. Ward

2

3

5

W. Bungert

4th

2

6th

3

R. Laver

6th

6th

7th

R. Laver

6th

6th

4th

6th

R. Laver

10

6th

7th

M. Mulligan

4th

6th

3

5

7th

K. Nielsen

8th

4th

5

7th

K. Nielsen

6th

1

6th

7th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

CH Chu

6th

3

5

4th

JC Molinari

4th

6th

7th

6th

JC Molinari

6th

3

6th

6th

S. Nikolic

4th

2

13

1

M. Fox

3

6th

3

2

M. Fox

6th

6th

11

6th

JC Molinari

9

6th

11

4th

6th

Q

A. Lane

5

2

6th

0

S. Davidson

7th

1

13

6th

4th

S. Davidson

7th

6th

1

6th

S. Davidson

6th

4th

6th

6th

W. Jacques

6th

3

4th

6th

3

JM Couder

1

6th

1

2

JM Couder

4th

6th

6th

2

6th

JC Molinari

6th

6th

7th

6th

N. Nice

11

3

8th

4th

G. Mulloy

1

2

9

2

L. Gerrard

9

6th

10

6th

L. Gerrard

3

5

4th

A. Jancsó

3

3

2

G. Mulloy

6th

7th

6th

G. Mulloy

6th

6th

6th

G. Mulloy

6th

7th

6th

P. Blondel

3

0

1

B. Buchholz

4th

5

4th

G. Forbes

6th

6th

6th

G. Forbes

6th

5

9

8th

3

N. Pietrangeli

4th

6th

5

5

B. Buchholz

3

7th

11

10

B. Buchholz

6th

3

7th

7th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

B. Patty

6th

1

1

0

J. Douglas

4th

6th

6th

6th

J. Douglas

1

6th

4th

M. Otway

4th

4th

0

B. Hewitt

6th

8th

6th

B. Hewitt

6th

6th

6th

B. Hewitt

3

5

3

R. Becker

3

7th

4th

B. Knight

6th

7th

6th

JE Lundqvist

6th

9

6th

JE Lundqvist

3

6th

1

4th

J. Barrett

2

0

3

B. Knight

6th

3

6th

6th

B. Knight

6th

6th

6th

B. Knight

2

6th

8th

G. Ward

3

2

6th

7th

5

B. MacKay

6th

8th

10

J. Leschly

6th

6th

3

9

J. Leschly

4th

7th

3

6th

7th

J. Tattersall

4th

6th

3

1

I. Panajotovic

6th

5

6th

4th

5

I. Panajotovic

6th

4th

6th

6th

J. Leschly

3

2

4th

Q

J. Mukerjea

3

9

4th

5

5

B. MacKay

6th

6th

6th

W. Skonecki

6th

7th

6th

7th

W. Skonecki

4th

3

6th

1

I. Vermaak

2

2

6th

3

5

B. MacKay

6th

6th

3

6th

5

B. MacKay

6th

6th

3

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

Q

R. Dixon

6th

13

4th

7th

4th

Q

J. Grigry

3

11

6th

9

6th

Q

J. Grigry

2

6th

6th

7th

1

A. Bresson

0

0

1

M. Santana

6th

4th

4th

9

6th

M. Santana

6th

6th

6th

M. Santana

4th

7th

6th

3

J. Maloney

4th

2

4th

O. Sirola

6th

9

3

6th

O. Sirola

6th

6th

6th

O. Sirola

9

6th

1

10

E. argon

4th

8th

6th

5

6th

A. Kendall

7th

1

6th

8th

A. Kendall

6th

6th

2

7th

8th

O. Sirola

6th

3

12

10

3

G. Sjowall

1

8th

3

2

N. Fraser

3

6th

14th

8th

6th

M. Hann

6th

10

6th

M. Hann

6th

4th

6th

6th

Sherman

6th

4th

5

9

6th

A: Bailey

2

6th

1

3

A: Bailey

4th

6th

7th

7th

8th

M. Hann

5

4th

2

F. Saiko

8th

3

6th

2

2

N. Fraser

7th

6th

6th

CA Fernandes

10

6th

4th

6th

CA Fernandes

3

1

2

P. Darmon

4th

4th

2

2

N. Fraser

6th

6th

6th

2

N. Fraser

6th

6th

6th

source

• J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. HarperCollins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 , p. 350.