# 1960 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Neale Fraser defeated Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4, 10–8 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1960 U.S. National Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Neale Fraser is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Neale Fraser (champion)
* Rod Laver (finalist)
* Barry MacKay (fourth round)
* Cliff Buchholz (first round)
* Tut Bartzen (first round)
* Roy Emerson (third round)
* Ron Holmberg (fourth round)
* Bobby Wilson (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Key

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

### Final eight

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Dennis Ralston | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Mark | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Mark | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | Dennis Ralston | 9 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Neale Fraser | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Chuck McKinley | 2 | 4 | 2 | | 1 | Neale Fraser | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rod Laver | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| | Ham Richardson | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rod Laver | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| | Butch Buchholz | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Butch Buchholz | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Butch Buchholz | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Rod Laver | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 8 | Bobby Wilson | 7 | 1 | 3 | | 2 | Rod Laver | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 2 | Rod Laver | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### 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 |
| | Maloney | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hewitt | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | | Hewitt | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lenoir | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | Morris | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Morris | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | Hewitt | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Sharpe | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Ralston | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ralston | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | Ralston | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Castillo | 1 | 4 | 0 | | | Evans | 0 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Evans | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ralston | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| | Clark | 13 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Holmberg | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| | Froehling | 15 | 6 | 8 | | | Froehling | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sack | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | | Dailey | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dailey | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | Froehling | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Buck | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | 7 | Holmberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Spengler | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Spengler | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Woodcock | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Holmberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Holmberg | 6 | 6 | 2 | 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 | 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 |
| | Mellersh | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nagler | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Nagler | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freedhoff | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | Graebner | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Graebner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Nagler | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | Salas | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Mark | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | Bond | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Bond | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bueno-Nete | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | Mark | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | Sledge | 1 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | MacKay | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| | Osuna | 6 | 9 | 7 | | | | Osuna | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Burns | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | Godbout | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Godbout | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Osuna | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hetherington | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | MacKay | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | White | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | | White | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Douglas | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | 3 | MacKay' | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | MacKay | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | Kumar | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Riessen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Riessen | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stoesser | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | McKinley | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | McKinley | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | McKinley | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Van Kerckhoven | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Reyes | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Ambrose | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | Ambrose | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mulligan | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | Reyes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Reyes | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | McKinley | 6 | 2 | 17 | 6 |
| | Brownlow | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Seixas | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 |
| | Oliver | 9 | 8 | 6 | | | Oliver | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Davis | 1 | 4 | 0 | | | Seixas | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Seixas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Seixas | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Fisher | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | Crawford | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Senkowski | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | Senkowski | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Bartzen | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | Crawford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Crawford | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Cranis | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Russel | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Russel | 11 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Richardson | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | Palafox | 13 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Palafox | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | Palafox | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Leon | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | Sangster | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Reed | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Reed | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hammill | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | Sangster | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sangster | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sangster | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| | Biggs | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Buck | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Buck | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gambus | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | Moss | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Moss | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Moss | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Hann | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Henry | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | Henry | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raskind | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Earnhart | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerrard | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Gerrard | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jennett | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | | | Legenstein | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Legenstein | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Gerrard | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Powless | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Pimentel | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Bedard | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | Bedard | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ralph | 5 | 0 | 5 | | | | Pimentel | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pimentel | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gerrard | 1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| | Beck | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Richardson | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Richardson | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | Richardson | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karabasz | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | | | Scott | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Richardson | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | Green | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | 6 | Emerson | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Cranston | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | Cranston | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tattersall | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | 6 | Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Bowditch | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ashe | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | Ashe | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carpenter | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | Zuleta | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zuleta | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Zuleta | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Howe | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | Coghlan | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Coghlan | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | Coghlan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hettleman | 3 | 8 | 4 | | | Bennett | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bennett | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Zuleta | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Heckler | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Buchholz | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| McManus | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | McManus | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brown | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | Woolven | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Woolven | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | McManus | 1 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Booth | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | Buchholz | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Junta | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | | Junta | 1 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fontana | 3 | 0 | 2 | | | Buchholz | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Buchholz | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Schwartz | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fox | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Fox | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Buchholz | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | | Hoogs | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hoogs | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | Fox | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| | Swann | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Lambert | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lambert | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | | | Lambert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roberts | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | Palmer | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Palmer | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fox | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| | Castillo | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Wilson | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | Pickett | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | Pickett | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Palafox | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | Crane | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Crane | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Crane | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Kumar | 0 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Wilson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Rubell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Rubell | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vickery | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | 8 | Wilson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wilson | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Hedrick | 2 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kamakana | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | Kamakana | 0 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Farrin | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | | | Lesch | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lesch | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Lesch | 7 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Pasarell | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Driscole | 5 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Dell | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | Dell | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Susman | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | | | Driscole | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Driscole | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lesch | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| | Bergerat | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Laver | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | Hernando | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Hernando | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Siska | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | Franks | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Franks | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | Franks | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Keeton | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Laver | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Olvera | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Olvera | 0 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barker | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | 2 | Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Laver | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |