# 1958 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Ashley Cooper defeated Neale Fraser in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 13–11 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1958 Wimbledon Championships. Cooper had to play 332 games to win the title, the most of any male champion in the history of the tournament. Lew Hoad was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.

## Seeds

    01. Ashley Cooper (champion)
    02. Mal Anderson (quarterfinals)
    03. Mervyn Rose (semifinals)
    04. Neale Fraser (final)
    05. Luis Ayala (third round)
    06. Kurt Nielsen (semifinals)
    07. Sven Davidson (quarterfinals)
    08. Barry MacKay (quarterfinals)
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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Mal Anderson | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Kurt Nielsen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Kurt Nielsen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 6 | Kurt Nielsen | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 17 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 17 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Sven Davidson | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Sven Davidson | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ashley Cooper | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Barry MacKay | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ashley Cooper | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Mervyn Rose | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Mervyn Rose | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 3 | Mervyn Rose | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 1 | Ashley Cooper | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Bobby Wilson | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Ashley Cooper | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Ashley Cooper | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 2 | Mal Anderson | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Premjit Lall | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | 2 | M Anderson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Howard Walton | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | A Gimeno | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrés Gimeno | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Anderson | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | John Barrett | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Barrett | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Bob Hull | 1 | 5 | 2 | | | | J Barrett | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Hearnden | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | P Hearnden | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gene Scott | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Anderson | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| | Erwin Balestra | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Drobný | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | R Laver | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nick Carter | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | C Carter | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Reg Bennett | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | R Laver | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Andrzej Licis | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Drobný | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Tattersall | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | A Licis | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Haillet | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | J Drobný | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaroslav Drobný | 2 | 6 | 3 | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | Kurt Nielsen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hans van de Weg | 2 | 4 | 0 | | 6 | K Nielsen | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Ward | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | G Ward | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patricio Rodríguez | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Nielsen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | David Gunson | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | I Panajotovic | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Ika Panajotovic | 4 | 15 | 6 | 6 | | I Panajotovic | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Akhtar Ali | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | A Ali | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Clayton | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Nielsen | 6 | 15 | 6 |
| | Jacques Brichant | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | U Schmidt | 4 | 13 | 4 |
| | Eduardo Argon | 2 | 5 | 3 | | | J Brichant | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Davies | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | M Davies | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Antonio Palafox | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | J Brichant | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Bertie Gaertner | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | U Schmidt | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Orlando Sirola | 6 | 10 | 3 | 10 | | O Sirola | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ulf Schmidt | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | U Schmidt | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gilbert Shea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | Neale Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vladimir Petrović | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | 4 | N Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Franz Hainka | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | FC Mei | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mei Fu Chi | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | John Ward | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | A Maggi | 0 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Peter Scholl | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | P Scholl | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Eddie Ford | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | | A Maggi | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Antonio Maggi | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Don Candy | 7 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Darmon | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| | Billy Knight | 5 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 10 | | D Candy | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Malcolm Fox | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | M Fox | 4 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Wayne Van Voorhees | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | D Candy | w/o | | | | | | | |
| | Ernesto Aguirre | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | P Darmon | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Darmon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | P Darmon | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Reynaldo Garrido | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | R Garrido | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Norman Kitovitz | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | 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 |
| 7 | Sven Davidson | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean-Noël Grinda | 1 | 5 | 3 | | | 7 | S Davidson | 6 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Roy Stilwell | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | F Contreras | 2 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Francisco Contreras | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Davidson | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Graeme Stewart | 5 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | I Pimentel | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Isaías Pimentel | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | I Pimentel | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivo Ribeiro | 1 | 8 | 2 | | | Q | N Kumar | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Naresh Kumar | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Davidson | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| | Bob Perry | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Patty | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| | Lew Gerrard | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | R Perry | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Budge Patty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Patty | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Allan Kendall | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | J Patty | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Warren Woodcock | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | T Ulrich | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Pickard | 6 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 6 | | W Woodcock | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Torben Ulrich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | T Ulrich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alberto Arilla | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | Mario Llamas | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivor Warwick | 8 | 9 | 6 | | | I Warwick | 1 | 12 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Cranston | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | R Krishnan | 6 | 14 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ramanathan Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Krishnan | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Jean-Claude Molinari | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J-C Molinari | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Orlando Garrido | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | J-C Molinari | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Newman | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | R Becker | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Becker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Krishnan | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| | Derek Collins | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | B MacKay | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| | Bob Mark | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | R Mark | 15 | 0 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Sangster | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | G Grant | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Greg Grant | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | R Mark | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | István Gulyás | w/o | | | | | | | | | | 8 | B MacKay | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Eric Bulmer | | | | | | E Bulmer | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Emilio Martínez | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | B MacKay | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Barry MacKay | 4 | 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Søren Højberg | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Barry Kearney | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Q | B Kearney | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Green | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | M Green | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alberto Lazzarino | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Green | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Gardnar Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | G Mulloy | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Andrés Hammersley | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | G Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Hurry | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Hurry | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Baxter | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Mulloy | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| | Gerry Oakley | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Rose | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Ronnie Barnes | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | R Barnes | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Oliver Prenn | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | Q | O Prenn | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Hackett | 4 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | R Barnes | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Jack Frost | 7 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Rose | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Pat O'Kane | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | J Frost | 4 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Władysław Skonecki | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | 3 | M Rose | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Mervyn Rose | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 |
| | Pieter van Eijsden | 5 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wayne Reid | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | W Reid | 5 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bobby Wilson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | R Wilson | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wilhelm Bungert | 0 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | R Wilson | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Peter Nicholls | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | M Hann | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | William Quillian | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | W Quillian | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Hann | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | M Hann | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Bob Dabbs | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Wilson | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| | István Sikorszki | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Pietrangeli | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| | Geoffrey Paish | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | G Paish | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Antal Jancsó | 8 | 4 | 8 | | | N Pietrangeli | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicola Pietrangeli | 10 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | N Pietrangeli | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Butch Buchholz | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 | L Ayala | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Carlos Fernandes | 4 | 4 | 3 | | Q | E Buchholz | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kamilo Keretić | 3 | 1 | 3 | | 5 | L Ayala | 6 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | 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 | 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 |
| | Paul Rémy | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Mills | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | A Mills | 10 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Warren Jacques | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | W Jacques | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Narendra Nath | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | W Jacques | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | William Álvarez | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Segal | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Manuel Santana | 3 | 8 | 3 | | | | W Álvarez | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan-Erik Lundqvist | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | A Segal | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Abe Segal | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Segal | 11 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| | Tim Cawthorn | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Cooper | 13 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| | Bob Howe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | R Howe | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Peter Wooller | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | J Ulrich | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jørgen Ulrich | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | J Ulrich | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Franz Saiko | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Cooper | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | Arcot Udaykumar | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | F Saiko | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoffrey Owen | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | 1 | A Cooper | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Ashley Cooper | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |