# 1962 Australian Championships – Men's singles

First-seeded Rod Laver defeated Roy Emerson 8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1962 Australian Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Rod Laver (champion)
* Roy Emerson (finalist)
* Neale Fraser (semifinals)
* Bob Hewitt (semifinals)
* Fred Stolle (quarterfinals)
* Ken Fletcher (third round)
* John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
* John Fraser (second round)
* Boro Jovanović (second round)
* Wilhelm Bungert (quarterfinals)
* Nikola Pilić (second round)
* Premjit Lall (third round)
* Jaidip Mukerjea (third round)
* Ingo Buding (second round)
* Roger Taylor (third round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Owen Davidson | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Owen Davidson | 4 | 7 | 4 | | 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Bob Hewitt | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bob Hewitt | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Bob Hewitt | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Wilhelm Bungert | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Wilhelm Bungert | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Rod Laver | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Fred Stolle | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Neale Fraser | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | John Newcombe | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Roy Emerson | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | Laver | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sherriff | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | Sherriff | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hession | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Laver | 10 | 18 | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pares | 8 | 16 | 9 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Woodcock | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pares | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | Pares | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kendall | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Laver | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Davidson | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| | | | | | 8 | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brent | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | Brent | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| McManus | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Brent | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Davidson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Pilić | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Davidson | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | Davidson | 8 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anderson | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | Hewitt | 8 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shapter | 6 | 14 | 8 | | | Shapter | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Figg | 2 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | 4 | Hewitt | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Lane | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Buding | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lane | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Lane | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| McDonald | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Hewitt | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Bungert | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | 6 | Fletcher | 6 | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clayton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Clayton | 0 | 2 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| French | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | 6 | Fletcher | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Bungert | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Bungert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coghlan | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Coghlan | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sherriff | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Kilderry | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kelso | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | Kilderry | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Jovanović | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kilderry | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | |
| Hay | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | |
| Kumara | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | Hay | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Stolle | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Bowrey | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Fraser | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Moore | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | Bowrey | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | Taylor | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Taylor | 1 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Geraghty | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 3 | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| Christopherson | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | Geraghty | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Shepherd | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| McPherson | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | Shepherd | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Lall | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Lall | 3 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | |
| Keller | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | |
| Thomson | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | Keller | 2 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Newcombe | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Callaghan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Emerson | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| O'Shea | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | Callaghan | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Mukerjea | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Mukerjea | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| O'Brien | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | 2 | Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Knox | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | | O'Brien | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |