# 1960 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Neale Fraser defeated Rod Laver in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 7–5, to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1960 Wimbledon Championships. Alex Olmedo was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.

## Seeds

    01. Neale Fraser (champion)
    02. Barry MacKay (tennis) (quarterfinals)
    03. Rod Laver (final)
    04. Luis Ayala (quarterfinals)
    05. Nicola Pietrangeli (semifinals)
    06. Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
    07. Ramanathan Krishnan (semifinals)
    08. Butch Buchholz (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Barry MacKay (tennis) | 14 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nicola Pietrangeli | 16 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nicola Pietrangeli | 16 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | Nicola Pietrangeli | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Rod Laver | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Rod Laver | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Rod Laver | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Roy Emerson | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Roy Emerson | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | 3 | Rod Laver | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| 7 | Ramanathan Krishnan | 7 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| 4 | Luis Ayala | 5 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Luis Ayala | 5 | 8 | 2 | | 7 | Ramanathan Krishnan | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Butch Buchholz | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15$^r$ | 1 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Neale Fraser | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 2 | Barry MacKay (tennis) | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | José Luis Arilla | 2 | 4 | 5 | | 2 | B MacKay | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Bey | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | A Bey | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pablo Eisenberg | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | 2 | B MacKay | 6 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Ulf Schmidt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | U Schmidt | 4 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Guy Jackson | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | U Schmidt | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Finn Søhol | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | J-C Molinari | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean-Claude Molinari | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B MacKay | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| | William Álvarez | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Ulrich | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| | Geoffrey Paish | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | G Paish | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gaetan Koenig | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | J Ulrich | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jørgen Ulrich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J Ulrich | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Rafael Osuna | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | R Osuna | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Pieter van Eijsden | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | R Osuna | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lew Gerrard | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | L Gerrard | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivko Plećević | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | Nicola Pietrangeli | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Budge Patty | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | 5 | N Pietrangeli | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Mulligan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | M Mulligan | 1 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaidip Mukerjea | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Pietrangeli | 6 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Bobby Wilson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | R Wilson | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Ronnie Barnes | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | R Wilson | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrzej Licis | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | P Rodríguez | 2 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patricio Rodríguez | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Pietrangeli | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | István Gulyás | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Frost | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| | Roberto Aubone | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | I Gulyás | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wilhelm Bungert | 5 | 13 | 6 | 6 | | | W Bungert | 9 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | John O'Brien | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | I Gulyás | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Baxter | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | J Frost | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Frost | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Frost | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alfonso Ochoa | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | R Nyyssönen | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Reino Nyyssönen | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Ward | 3 | 0 | 2 | | 3 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neville Nette | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | H Flam | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Herbie Flam | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | 3 | R Laver | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Franz Saiko | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | M Santana | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Alan Lane | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | A Lane | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Manuel Santana | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | M Santana | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Staffan Stockenberg | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Laver | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| | Fred Stolle | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Darmon | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | Pierre Darmon | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | P Darmon | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chuck McKinley | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | C McKinley | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Arcot Udaykumar | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | P Darmon | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Fathi Ali | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | M Sangster | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Q | John McDonald | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Q | J McDonald | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Sangster | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | M Sangster | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerry Oakley | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | 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 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Torben Ulrich | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | 6 | R Emerson | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jiří Javorský | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | J Javorský | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mikhail Mozer | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | 6 | R Emerson | 13 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Christian Kuhnke | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | M Otway | 11 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Q | Nikola Pilić | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | | Q | N Pilić | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jon Douglas | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | | M Otway | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Otway | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Emerson | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| | Abe Segal | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Llamas | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| | Roger Becker | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | R Becker | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Giuseppe Merlo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | G Merlo | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacques Brichant | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | R Becker | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Warren Woodcock | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Llamas | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | Michael Hann | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | W Woodcock | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Phillips-Moore | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | M Llamas | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mario Llamas | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Rod Mandelstam | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Charlie Applewhaite | 3 | 0 | 2 | | | | R Mandelstam | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Vermaak | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | I Vermaak | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Froehling | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | I Vermaak | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Hewitt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | R Hewitt | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Woolf | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | R Hewitt | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Haillet | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | | R Haillet | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Roger Taylor | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I Vermaak | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| | Wolfgang Stuck | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | R Krishnan | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Jaroslav Drobný | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | W Stuck | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ladislav Legenstein | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | C Fernandes | 5 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carlos Fernandes | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | W Stuck | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Butch Krikorian | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrés Gimeno | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | A Gimeno | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | John Hillebrand | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | R Krishnan | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ramanathan Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Jan-Erik Lundqvist | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Howe | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | J-E Lundqvist | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thorvald Moe | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | D Ralston | 4 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Ralston | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J-E Lundqvist | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Ronnie Holmberg | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | K Nielsen | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Kurt Nielsen | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | | | K Nielsen | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Antonio Palafox | 3 | 12 | 2 | 5 | | | W Knight | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Billy Knight | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J-E Lundqvist | 11 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| | Will Coghlan | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Ayala | 9 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| | Alan Mills | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | | A Mills | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Vladimir Presečki | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | J Pearce | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Pearce | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Mills | 7$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Ward | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 4 | L Ayala | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sergio Tacchini | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | | S Tacchini | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Robin Sanders | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | 4 | L Ayala | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Luis Ayala | 9 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| | Mohamed Badreldin-Sayed | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean-Noël Grinda | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J-N Grinda | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hugh Ditzler | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | M Fox | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Malcolm Fox | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | J-N Grinda | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Francisco Contreras | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Gaertner | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jan Leschly | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | F Contreras | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Christer Holm | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | A Gaertner | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bertie Gaertner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Gaertner | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| | Naresh Kumar | 0 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | E Buchholz | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | Bob Mark | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | R Mark | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clifton Mayne | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | | B Jovanović | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Boro Jovanović | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | R Mark | 4 | 13 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | John Barrett | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | E Buchholz | 6 | 15 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | John Cranston | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Cranston | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Juan Manuel Couder | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | E Buchholz | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Butch Buchholz | 6 | 9 | 2 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Gardnar Mulloy | 7 | 6 | 15 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Pickard | 5 | 4 | 17 | 3 | | | G Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Davies | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | M Davies | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Peter Moys | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | G Mulloy | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Bobby Siska | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | D Candy | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Don Candy | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | D Candy | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ingo Buding | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | O Sirola | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Orlando Sirola | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Candy | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| | Wiesław Gąsiorek | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Toomas Leius | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | T Leius | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Hammill | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | | D Ecklebe | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dieter Ecklebe | 2 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | | T Leius | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Willem Maris | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | José Edison Mandarino | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | W Maris | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Franz Hainka | 2 | 0 | 4 | | | 1 | N Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |