# 1959 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Second-seeded Alex Olmedo defeated Neale Fraser 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1959 Australian Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Alex Olmedo is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Neale Fraser (finalist)
* Alex Olmedo (champion)
* Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
* Andrés Gimeno (quarterfinals)
* Rod Laver (third round)
* Barry MacKay (semifinals)
* Bob Mark (semifinals)
* Butch Buchholz (second round)
* Bob Howe (second round)
* Ulf Schmidt (quarterfinals)
* Don Candy (quarterfinals)
* Jan-Erik Lundqvist (third round)
* Warren Woodcock (third round)
* Trevor Fancutt (second round)
* Martin Mulligan (third round)
* Christopher Crawford (third 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Don Candy | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Don Candy | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | 1 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 7 | Bob Mark | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Bob Mark | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | 7 | Bob Mark | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Andrés Gimeno | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Andrés Gimeno | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Neale Fraser | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Alex Olmedo | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Alex Olmedo | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Barry MacKay | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Barry MacKay | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | | 6 | Barry MacKay | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Alex Olmedo | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ulf Schmidt | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Alex Olmedo | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Alex Olmedo | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| O'Brien | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | O'Brien | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gabb | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Fraser | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Crawford | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Phillips-Moore | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Crawford | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Candy | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | 11 | Candy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gorman | 3 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Candy | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Gibson | 2 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gibson | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Buchholz | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | Mark | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Moore | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Moore | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nette | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | Mark | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Lundqvist | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lane | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Lundqvist | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mark | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Gimeno | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | 13 | Woodcock | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kerr | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Woodcock | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Gimeno | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hewitt | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Gimeno | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | Emerson | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pearson | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Pearson | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dicker | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | 3 | Emerson | 6 | 8 | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bowman | 4 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bowman | 6 | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Fancutt | 4 | 2 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Emerson | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | MacKay | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
| | | | | | 15 | Mulligan | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Pfitzner | 2 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Mulligan | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | MacKay | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fletcher | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | MacKay | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 5 | Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hernandez | 9 | 6 | 6 | | Hernandez | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| McEgan | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | Laver | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | Schmidt | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Pares | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 10 | Schmidt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Schmidt | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Olmedo | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| | | | | 9 | Howe | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pearce | 7 | 6 | 6 | | Pearce | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hillebrand | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Pearce | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Olmedo | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Reid | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Olmedo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |