# 1959 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Alex Olmedo defeated Rod Laver in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4, to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1959 Wimbledon Championships. Ashley Cooper was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.

## Seeds

    01. Alex Olmedo (champion)
    02. Neale Fraser (quarterfinals)
    03. Nicola Pietrangeli (first round)
    04. Bobby Wilson (quarterfinals)
    05. Barry MacKay (tennis) (semifinals)
    06. Luis Ayala (quarterfinals)
    07. Kurt Nielsen (second round)
    08. Roy Emerson (semifinals)
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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Neale Fraser | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Barry MacKay (tennis) | 5 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Barry MacKay (tennis) | 5 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Barry MacKay (tennis) | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Rod Laver | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jean-Claude Molinari | 3 | 3 | 0 | | | | Rod Laver | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Rod Laver | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Alex Olmedo | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Alex Olmedo | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Bobby Wilson | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bobby Wilson | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | 8 | Roy Emerson | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 1 | Alex Olmedo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Luis Ayala | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | 1 | Alex Olmedo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Alex Olmedo | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### 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 | 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 |
| 2 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Darmon | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | 2 | N Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Franz Saiko | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | C Fernandes | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carlos Fernandes | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Fraser | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Sherman | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | M Hann | 5 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Bailey | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | | A Bailey | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gunnar Sjøwall | 1 | 8 | 3 | | | | M Hann | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Hann | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Fraser | 3 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| | Allan Kendall | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | O Sirola | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| | Eduardo Argon | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | A Kendall | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Maloney | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | O Sirola | 9 | 6 | 1 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Orlando Sirola | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | O Sirola | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Manuel Santana | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Santana | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Alain Bresson | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | M Santana | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Roy Dixon | 6 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 4 | Q | J Grigry | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jacques Grigry | 3 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| 5 | Barry MacKay (tennis) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Vermaak | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | B MacKay | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Władysław Skonecki | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | W Skonecki | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jaidip Mukerjea | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | 5 | B MacKay | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ilija Panajotović | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J Leschly | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Tattersall | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | I Panajotović | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Ward | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | | J Leschly | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Leschly | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B MacKay | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| | Billy Knight | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Knight | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| | John Barrett | 2 | 0 | 3 | | | W Knight | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Becker | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | J-E Lundqvist | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan-Erik Lundqvist | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | W Knight | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Mark Otway | 4 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | R Hewitt | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Bob Hewitt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | R Hewitt | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jon Douglas | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J Douglas | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Budge Patty | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | 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 |
| 3 | Nicola Pietrangeli | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Butch Buchholz | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | | E Buchholz | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gordon Forbes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | G Forbes | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Blondel | 3 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | E Buchholz | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Gardnar Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Mulloy | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Antal Jancsó | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | G Mulloy | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neville Nette | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | | L Gerrard | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lew Gerrard | 9 | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Mulloy | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| | Juan Manuel Couder | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J-C Molinari | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | Warren Jacques | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | JM Couder | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Alan Lane | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | S Davidson | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sven Davidson | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | S Davidson | 7 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Malcolm Fox | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | J-C Molinari | 9 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Sima Nikolić | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | | M Fox | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean-Claude Molinari | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | J-C Molinari | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chu Chen Hua | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| 7 | Kurt Nielsen | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Mulligan | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | K Nielsen | 8 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wilhelm Bungert | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | R Laver | 10 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Laver | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | José Edison Mandarino | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | J Ward | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Q | Stan Hicks | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | | JE Mandarino | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoffrey Owen | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | Q | J Ward | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | John Ward | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Laver | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Jaroslav Drobný | 12 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Mills | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | Alan Mills | 14 | 3 | 10 | 8 | | A Mills | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oliver Prenn | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | O Prenn | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patricio Rodríguez | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Mills | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Willem Maris | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | R Howe | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | Dickie Dillon | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | W Maris | 5 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Howe | 10 | 6 | 9 | | | R Howe | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Premjit Lall | 8 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 |
| | Giuseppe Merlo | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dieter Ecklebe | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | G Merlo | 0 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Trevor Adamson | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | J Frost | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Frost | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J Frost | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Ray Weedon | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | J Ulrich | 9 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Jørgen Ulrich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Ulrich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Milan Branović | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | R Sanders | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robin Sanders | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Ulrich | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| | Pieter van Eijsden | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Emerson | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| | Ian McDonald | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | I McDonald | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrés Gimeno | 7 | 11 | 8 | | | A Gimeno | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ulf Schmidt | 5 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | A Gimeno | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Kamilo Keretić | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | 8 | R Emerson | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Frank Gorman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | F Gorman | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | William Álvarez | 4 | 3 | 3 | | 8 | R Emerson | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 |
| | Franz Hainka | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Franks | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | M Franks | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean-Noël Grinda | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J-N Grinda | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrei Potanin | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | J-N Grinda | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Malcolm Gracie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | K Fletcher | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Reilly | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | M Gracie | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Fletcher | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | K Fletcher | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wiesław Gąsiorek | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J-N Grinda | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| | Joe Hackett | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Wilson | 6 | 17 | 6 |
| | Colin Baxter | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | C Baxter | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Don Candy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | D Candy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Glenn Bassett | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | D Candy | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | Colin Hannam | 2 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Wilson | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tony Pickard | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | A Pickard | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivor Warwick | 3 | 0 | 4 | | 4 | R Wilson | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bobby Wilson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Gerry Oakley | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Willey | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | | G Oakley | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Hammill | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | | S Stockenberg | 2 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Staffan Stockenberg | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Oakley | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Orlando Garrido | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | A Bey | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Adrian Bey | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | A Bey | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Finn-Dag Jagge | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | F-D Jagge | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ralph Oliver | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Bey | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Q | Toomas Leius | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | L Ayala | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Abe Segal | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | A Segal | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Tony Clayton | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | J Brichant | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacques Brichant | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | A Segal | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Ladislav Legenstein | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | L Ayala | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Geoffrey Paish | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | | G Paish | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jiří Javorský | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | 6 | L Ayala | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Luis Ayala | 6 | 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Mike Davies | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Woolf | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | | | M Davies | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Boro Jovanović | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | B Jovanović | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | István Gulyás | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | M Davies | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Ronnie Barnes | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | T Ulrich | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Mei Fu Chi | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | | FC Mei | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Torben Ulrich | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | T Ulrich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Mark | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Ulrich | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| | Ramanathan Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Olmedo | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Tim Heckler | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Phillips-Moore | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | B Phillips-Moore | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | José Luis Arilla | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | R Krishnan | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Rod Mandelstam | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Olmedo | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Antonio Maggi | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | R Mandelstam | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Warren Woodcock | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | 1 | A Olmedo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Alex Olmedo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |