1959 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

List of Champions of the 1959 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open):

Men's Singles

Neale Andrew Fraser AO MBE is a former tennis player from Australia, born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of a Victorian judge. He began playing tennis at age 11 and attended St Kevin's College, Melbourne where he became Captain of Tennis at the school.Fraser won Wimbledon in 1960 and the US...

defeated

Alex Olmedo

Alejandro "Alex" Rodríguez Olmedo is a former tennis player from Peru, who was ranked as the top amateur player in the world in 1959. Although born and raised in Peru, he came to Southern California and was mentored by Perry T. Jones, President of the Southern California Tennis Association at the...

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

Women's Singles

Maria Bueno

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defeated

Christine Truman Janes 6-1, 6-4

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