# 1959 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Neale Fraser defeated Alex Olmedo 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1959 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.
* Alex Olmedo (finalist)
* Neale Fraser (champion)
* Barry MacKay (tennis) (quarterfinals)
* Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
* Ramanathan Krishnan (third round)
* Luis Ayala (quarterfinals)
* Butch Buchholz (fourth round)
* Roy Emerson (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Ron Holmberg | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rod Laver | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rod Laver | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | | Ron Holmberg | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Alex Olmedo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Roy Emerson | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Alex Olmedo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Alex Olmedo | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Alex Olmedo | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Alex Olmedo | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | Tut Bartzen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Barry MacKay (tennis) | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Barry MacKay (tennis) | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | Tut Bartzen | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Luis Ayala | 3 | 4 | 4 | | 2 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | 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 |
| | Lesch | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Susman | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Susman | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ellis | 3 | 2 | 0 | | | | Holmberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Holmberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Holmberg | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Riessen | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Savitt | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Savitt | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | Savitt | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Palafox | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | Eisenberg | 7 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eisenberg | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Holmberg | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| | Earnhart | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Buchholz | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| | Van Rensselaer | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Van Rensselaer | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Crane | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | Dell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Dell | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karabasz | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | Buchholz | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fletcher | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bowditch | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | 7 | Buchholz | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Buchholz | 9 | 6 | 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 | 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 |
| | Pabst | 2 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Reed | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | Reed | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tully | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | Santana | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Santana | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Reed | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Driscole | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Lambert | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Hobbs | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | Hobbs | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rubell | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | | Lambert | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lambert | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Reed | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| | Perez | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Laver | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Siska | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Siska | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geller | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | Masterson | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Masterson | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Siska | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Thompson | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | 4 | Laver | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Froehling | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | Froehling | 4 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ashe | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | 4 | Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Laver | 6 | 7 | 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | McClung | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Godbout | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | Godbout | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hoogs | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | Bond | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bond | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Bond | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Palmer | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Nelson | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Nelson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Nelson | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Potthast | 1 | 5 | 0 | | | Gomez | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gomez | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bond | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| | Gottlieb | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Emerson | 6 | 13 | 6 |
| | Hoffman Jr | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Hoffman Jr | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Notz | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | | Sullivan | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sullivan | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 | | | | | | | | Hoffman Jr | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Hermosilla | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | 8 | Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Pickard | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Pickard | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Skogstad | 10 | 1 | 1 | | 8 | Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Emerson | 12 | 6 | 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 | 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 |
| | Wright | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | McKinley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | McKinley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sledge | 9 | 12 | 8 | | | Scott | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott | 11 | 14 | 10 | | | | | | | | | McKinley | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Castillo | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Palafox | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Palafox | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Palafox | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Corley | 4 | 3 | 5 | | | Harit | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harit | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | McKinley | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| | Senkowski | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Olmedo | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Clark | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Clark | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fitzgibbon | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | Werksman | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Werksman | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Clark | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Schoop | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | Olmedo | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Flam | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Flam | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dubie | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | Olmedo | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Olmedo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Buck | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fontana | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | Fontana | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eltzholtz | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | Crawford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Crawford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Crawford | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Perkins | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Bartzen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Bartzen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Bartzen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lenoir | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | Roberts | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roberts | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bartzen | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| | Andrews | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Seixas | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| | Cranston | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | | Cranston | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fox | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | Seixas | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Seixas | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Seixas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Krishnan | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Bennett | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Bennett | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Biggs | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 5 | Krishnan | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Ralph | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Soriano | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | Soriano | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Greene | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | Mark | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Mark | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Beck | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | Barnes | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Powless | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | Powless | 14 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tacchini | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | Barnes | 16 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barnes | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| | Sears | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | MacKay | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| | Farrin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Farrin | 10 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Coss | 7 | 1 | 9 | | | | Henry | 12 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henry | 9 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Henry | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Schwartz | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | Mackay | 6 | 8 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Mulloy | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Mulloy | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alleyne | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | 3 | MacKay | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | MacKay | 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 | 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 |
| | Barker | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hettleman | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Hettleman | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pimentel | 14 | 6 | 6 | 14 | | | Shea | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shea | 16 | 8 | 2 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | Hettleman | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Davis | 4 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Dailey | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Dailey | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | Dailey | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Herren | 5 | 1 | 5 | | | | Buchholz | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Buchholz | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dailey | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| | Garrido | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ayala | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Bedard | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | Bedard | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Razzetti | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | Aubone | 4 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aubone | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Bedard | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Wood | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | 6 | Ayala | 8 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Stewart | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Stewart | 2 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jungle | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | 6 | Ayala | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ayala | 6 | 8 | 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 |
| | Longshore | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Morris | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Morris | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mulligan | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | Nagler | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nagler | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Nagler | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Kierbow | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Hernando | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Hernando | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Hernando | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Boys | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | | Bassett | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bassett | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hernando | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| | Howe | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Lall | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Lall | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ralston | 4 | 0 | 3 | | | | Wilson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wilson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Wilson | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Fisher | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Green | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Green | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neely | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | | 2 | Fraser | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Fraser | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |