# 1958 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Third-seeded Ashley Cooper defeated Mal Anderson 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1958 Australian Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Ashley Cooper is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Mal Anderson (finalist)
* Barry MacKay (tennis) (second round)
* Ashley Cooper (champion)
* Ron Holmberg (first round)
* Neale Fraser (semifinals)
* Michael Green (quarterfinals)
* Mervyn Rose (semifinals)
* Trevor Fancutt (quarterfinals)
* Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
* Bob Howe (quarterfinals)
* Rod Laver (second round)
* Bob Mark (second round)

## Draw
### Key

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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Mal Anderson | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Trevor Fancutt | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Trevor Fancutt | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | | 1 | Mal Anderson | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 7 | Mervyn Rose | 2 | 7 | 4 | 17 | | | | | |
| 7 | Mervyn Rose | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | Mervyn Rose | 2 | 7 | 4 | 17 | | | | | |
| 10 | Bob Howe | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Bob Howe | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Mal Anderson | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ashley Cooper | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Ashley Cooper | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ashley Cooper | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Michael Green | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Michael Green | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | Ashley Cooper | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Neale Fraser | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | Neale Fraser | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Neale Fraser | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | | | | | |
| 9 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Anderson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hewitt | 3 | 2 | 0 | | | 1 | Anderson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phillips-Moore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Phillips-Moore | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacques | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Anderson | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mark | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Fancutt | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | O'Kane | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | 12 | Mark | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Fancutt | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | 8 | Fancutt | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Newman | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Anderson | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Rose | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Rose | 2 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| | May | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | 7 | Rose | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Woodcock | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 6 | | Woodcock | 4 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fraser | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | 7 | Rose | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Howe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Howe | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Gorman | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | 10 | Howe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lovett | | | | | | | Lovett | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Holmberg | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 3 | Cooper | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clements | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | 3 | Cooper | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pearce | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Pearce | 3 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Candy | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | Cooper | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Laver | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 6 | Green | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Stolle | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | 11 | Laver | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Green | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | 6 | Green | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Reid | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Cooper | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| 5 | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Fraser | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| | Fletcher | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | 5 | Fraser | 9 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mulligan | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | Mulligan | 7 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Edwards | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Fraser | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 9 | Emerson | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Gibson | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | 9 | Emerson | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | MacKay | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 2 | MacKay | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Reid | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |