1962 Wimbledon Championships - Ladies' Singles

1962 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles

Karen Susman defeated Vera Sukova 6–4 6–4 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles title at the 1962 Wimbledon Championships.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below...

Seeds

1.   Rod Laver
   Rod Laver
   Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE is an Australian former tennis player who holds the record for titles won in career, and was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970...
   
    (Champion)
2.   Roy Emerson
   Roy Emerson
   Roy Stanley Emerson is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He is the only male player to have won singles and doubles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments. His 28 Grand Slam titles are an all-time record for a male...
   
    (Fourth round)
3.   Neale Fraser
   Neale Fraser
   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...
   
    (Semifinalist)
4.   Ramanathan Krishnan
   Ramanathan Krishnan
   Ramanathan Krishnan is a retired tennis player from India who was among the world's leading players in the 1950s and 1960s.-Career:Krishnan honed his skills under his father, T.K. Ramanathan...
   
    (Third round)
5.   Chuck McKinley
   Chuck McKinley
   Charles Robert "Chuck" McKinley Jr. was an American men’s amateur tennis player of the 1960s. He is remembered as an undersized, hard working dynamo, whose relentless effort and competitive spirit led American tennis to the top of the sport during a period heavily dominated by Australians.McKinley...
   
    (Second round)
6.   Manuel Santana
   Manuel Santana
   Manuel Martínez Santana, best known as Manolo Santana, is a former tennis champion from Spain. He was born in Madrid....
   
    (Quarterfinalist)
7.   Nicola Pietrangeli
   Nicola Pietrangeli
   Nicola "Nicky" Pietrangeli is a former tennis player from Italy. He is considered by many to be Italy's greatest-ever tennis champion....
   
    (Third round)
8.   Bob Hewitt
   Bob Hewitt
   Robert "Bob" Anthony John Hewitt is a former professional male tennis player from Australia...
   
    (Quarterfinalist)

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

Final Eight

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

External links

• 1962 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw