# 1958 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Ashley Cooper defeated Mal Anderson 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 10–8, 8–6 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1958 U.S. National 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)
* Ashley Cooper (champion)
* Ham Richardson (fourth round)
* Neale Fraser (semifinals)
* Barry MacKay (tennis) (second round)
* Alex Olmedo (quarterfinals)
* Kurt Nielsen (first round)
* Dick Savitt (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Key

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

### Final eight

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Herbie Flam | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ulf Schmidt | 7 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ulf Schmidt | 7 | 8 | 8 | | | | Ulf Schmidt | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 1 | Mal Anderson | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dick Savitt | 16 | 1 | 6 | 3 | | 1 | Mal Anderson | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Mal Anderson | 18 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Mal Anderson | 18 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Mal Anderson | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ashley Cooper | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| 6 | Alex Olmedo | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ashley Cooper | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| 4 | Neale Fraser | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Neale Fraser | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Ashley Cooper | 8 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Vic Seixas | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | 2 | Ashley Cooper | 8 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ashley Cooper | 9 | 6 | 3 | 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Kamo | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bartzen | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | Bartzen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beck | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | Rios | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rios | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Bartzen | 5 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Howe | 14 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Flam | 7 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Kearney | 16 | 6 | 6 | | | | Kearney | 0 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stewart | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | Flam | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Flam | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Flam | 4 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| | Stoesser | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Crawford | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| | Brechner | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Brechner | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nagler | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | Mark | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | Mark | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Mulloy | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | Crawford | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Crawford | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Crawford | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shakespeare | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | 5 | MacKay | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | MacKay | 6 | 6 | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Fleitz | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nelson | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Nelson | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ogden | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | Schmidt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Schmidt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Schmidt | 19 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Gentry | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Buchholz | 17 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Cullen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Cullen | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cranston | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | | Buchholz | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Buchholz | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Schmidt | 10 | 6 | 11 |
| | Brownlow | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Richardson | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| | Giammalva | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Giammalva | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | Bedard | 18 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bedard | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Giammalva | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Junta | 18 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Richardson | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Bond | 20 | 7 | 6 | | | Bond | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vincent | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 3 | Richardson | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Richardson | 6 | 6 | 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Froehling | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laver | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | Laver | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neely | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | Morea | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Morea | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Laver | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Rubell | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Werksman | 4 | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Werksman | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Werksman | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Buck | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | | Hettleman | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hettleman | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Laver | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| | Harit | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Savitt | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| | Harum | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Harum | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jenkins | 2 | 0 | 4 | | | Hoehn | 4 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hoehn | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Harum | 4 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Moss | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | 8 | Savitt | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| | Henry | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Henry | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Main | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 8 | Savitt | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Savitt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Fourth round |
| | Senkowski | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fox | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | Fox | 1 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frost | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | | Knight | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Knight | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | Knight | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Ralston | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | Reed | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Sledge | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | Sledge | 1 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patty | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | Reed | 6 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Reed | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Knight | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| | Sample | 0 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Anderson | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| | McKinley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | McKinley | 4 | 13 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Perry | 0 | 4 | 1 | | | | Quillian | 6 | 15 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quillian | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Quillian | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Atkinson | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Anderson | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Buse | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | Buse | 1 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Perry | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | Anderson | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Anderson | 4 | 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Quesada | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Longshore | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | Longshore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hobbs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | Schmidt | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Schmidt | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | Longshore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Johnson | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Capell | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Capell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Capell | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wood | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | Palmer | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Palmer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Longshore | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| | Riessen | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Olmedo | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Holmberg | | | | | | Holmberg | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ottum | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | Brown | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Holmberg | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | O'Kane | 7 | 12 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | Olmedo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Grant | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | | Grant | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sorlien | 2 | 3 | 1 | | 6 | Olmedo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Olmedo | 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 | Fourth round |
| | Avidan-Weiss | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Golden | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Golden | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Susman | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Davis | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Golden | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Gilmore | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | Andrews | 5 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Andrews | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Andrews | 17 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clark | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | Soriano | 15 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Soriano | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Golden | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| | Corley | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Dell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Dell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cranis | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | Fontana | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fontana | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Dell | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Roberts | 0 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | Fraser | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Davies | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | Davies | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henderson | 0 | 2 | 6 | | 4 | Fraser | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Fraser | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Wertheimer | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thompson | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | Thompson | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Van Rensselaer | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | Green | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Green | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Green | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Schoop | 2 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | Hernando | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Hoogs | 6 | 6 | 12 | | | Hoogs | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Donnadieu | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Hernando | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hernando | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | Green | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| | Vinton | 0 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Seixas | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Bowditch | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Bowditch | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dubie | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Douglas | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Douglas | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Douglas | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Eisenberg | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Seixas | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Clark | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Clark | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Nielsen | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | Seixas | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Seixas | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Sweeney | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Schwartz | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Schwartz | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Erickson | 0 | 1 | 4 | | | | Franks | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Franks | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Franks | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | |
| | Davidman | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Farrin | 2 | 3 | 8 | | | | | |
| | Farrin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Farrin | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fisher | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | | Hoffman Jr | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hoffman Jr | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Franks | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| | Cunningham | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Cooper | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Weld | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Weld | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rochon | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | | | Crane | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Crane | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Crane | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Wright | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Cooper | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ayala | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Ayala | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Davis | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | 2 | Cooper | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cooper | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |