# 1962 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Rod Laver successfully defended his title, defeating Martin Mulligan in the final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1962 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. Rod Laver (champion)
    02. Roy Emerson (fourth round)
    03. Neale Fraser (semifinals)
    04. Ramanathan Krishnan (third round)
    05. Chuck McKinley (second round)
    06. Manuel Santana (quarterfinals)
    07. Nicola Pietrangeli (third round)
    08. Bob Hewitt (quarterfinals)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rod Laver | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Manuel Santana | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Manuel Santana | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | | 1 | Rod Laver | 10 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Neale Fraser | 8 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| 3 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | Neale Fraser | 8 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Rafael Osuna | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rafael Osuna | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Martin Mulligan | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| | Ken Fletcher | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Martin Mulligan | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| | John Fraser | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Fraser | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | John Fraser | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Martin Mulligan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Bob Hewitt | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | Martin Mulligan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Martin Mulligan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | Rod Laver | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Naresh Kumar | 5 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Pickard | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | A Pickard | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Michio Fujii | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Whitney Reed | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | W Reed | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Franz Saiko | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | W Reed | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joaquín Reyes | 2 | 2 | 5 | | Q | F McMillan | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Frew McMillan | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| | Sergio Jacobini | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Darmon | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| | Isaías Pimentel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | I Pimentel | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thorvald Moe | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | T Moe | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eduardo Zuleta | 4 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | | | | T Moe | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Patricio Rodríguez | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | P Darmon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Warren Woodcock | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | P Rodríguez | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Otway | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | P Darmon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Darmon | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | Manuel Santana | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cliff Drysdale | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | 6 | M Santana | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacques Brichant | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | | | T Leius | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Toomas Leius | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | 6 | M Santana | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Jacques Renavand | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Renavand | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Julian Coni | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | J Renavand | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Humphrey Truman | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | | G Hernandez | 0 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Guillermo Hernandez | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Santana | 12 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| | Dieter Ecklebe | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Froehling | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| | Owen Davidson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | O Davidson | 11 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Akhtar Ali | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | | R Nyyssönen | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Reino Nyyssönen | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | O Davidson | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | Bill Bowrey | 15 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | F Froehling | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Gabino Palafox | 13 | 3 | 2 | | | Q | W Bowrey | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Froehling | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | F Froehling | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Becker | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ned Neely | 0 | 4 | 3 | | 3 | N Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoffrey Pares | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | | G Pares | 0 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neville Holland | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | 3 | N Fraser | 6 | 16 | 10 | | | | | | |
| | John McDonald | 3 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | W Knight | 4 | 14 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | Gérard Pilet | 6 | 7 | 8 | | | G Pilet | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eduardo Soriano | 3 | 15 | 2 | | | W Knight | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Billy Knight | 6 | 17 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Fraser | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| | Jaidip Mukerjea | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Kuhnke | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| Q | Allan Kendall | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | J Mukerjea | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Donald Dell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | D Dell | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jorge Paulo Lemann | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | J Mukerjea | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | François Godbout | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | C Kuhnke | 9 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Juan Manuel Couder | 9 | 7 | 6 | | | JM Couder | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wiesław Gąsiorek | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | C Kuhnke | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Kuhnke | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | Nicola Pietrangeli | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Lane | 8 | 2 | 3 | | | 7 | N Pietrangeli | 24 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Malcolm Gracie | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | N Pilić | 22 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nikola Pilić | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | N Pietrangeli | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | Malcolm Fox | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | A Mills | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Gardnar Mulloy | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | M Fox | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Roy Dixon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | A Mills | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Mills | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Mills | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| | John Newcombe | 8 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Osuna | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Gene Scott | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | J Newcombe | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rafael Osuna | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | R Osuna | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | José Edison Mandarino | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | R Osuna | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Robin Sanders | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | G Forbes | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Geoffrey Paish | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | Q | R Sanders | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gordon Forbes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | G Forbes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Palmer | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Ladislav Legenstein | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Crookenden | 6 | 1 | 12 | 6 | | | I Crookenden | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Barrett | 6 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | | F Salomon | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Salomon | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Crookenden | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Mustapha Belkhodja | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | R Taylor | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Roger Taylor | | | | | | | R Taylor | 9 | 13 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Tattersall | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | J Shepherd | 7 | 11 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim Shepherd | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Taylor | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| | Ken Fletcher | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Fletcher | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Barry Phillips-Moore | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | K Fletcher | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Osamu Ishiguro | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | O Ishiguro | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Jalabert | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | K Fletcher | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Hann | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | M Hann | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Greg Hughes | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | M Hann | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Owen French | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | 5 | C McKinley | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Chuck McKinley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Warren Jacques | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ingo Buding | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | I Buding | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Antonio Palafox | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | A Palafox | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | William Álvarez | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | A Palafox | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Boro Jovanović | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | O Sirola | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Orlando Sirola | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | | O Sirola | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Crawford Henry | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | | | M Sangster | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Sangster | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | O Sirola | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| | Alberto Arilla | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Chris Crawford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | C Crawford | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Fraser | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Fraser | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carlos Fernandes | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | J Fraser | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Keith Diepraam | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Krishnan | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | |
| | John Hillebrand | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | K Diepraam | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Drossart | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | 4 | R Krishnan | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ramanathan Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | István Gulyás | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | José Luis Arilla | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | JL Arilla | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Cox | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | R Howe | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Howe | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | R Howe | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Miguel Olvera | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | P Lall | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Jean-Noël Grinda | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | J-N Grinda | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Franz Hainka | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | P Lall | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Premjit Lall | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Howe | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| | Jack Frost | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Hewitt | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| | Bobby Wilson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | R Wilson | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bobby Siska | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | M Llamas | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mario Llamas | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | R Wilson | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Ed Rubinoff | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | 8 | R Hewitt | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Jørgen Ulrich | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | J Ulrich | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Geraghty | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | 8 | R Hewitt | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bob Hewitt | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Martin Mulligan | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wayne Reid | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | M Mulligan | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jiří Javorský | 2 | 3 | 10 | | | | J Sharpe | 1 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Sharpe | 6 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | M Mulligan | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Dennis Ralston | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | D Ralston | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | Geoff Knox | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | D Ralston | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sergei Likhachev | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | S Likhachev | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ronnie Barnes | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Mulligan | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| | Abe Segal | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Emerson | 6 | 1 | 0$^r$ |
| | Fred Stolle | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | F Stolle | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sergio Tacchini | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | S Tacchini | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Juan Gisbert | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | F Stolle | 4 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Ion Țiriac | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Wilhelm Bungert | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | W Bungert | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jon Douglas | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | 2 | R Emerson | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |