# 1963 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Chuck McKinley defeated Fred Stolle 9–7, 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1963 Wimbledon Championships. Rod Laver was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.

## Seeds

    01. Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
    02. Manuel Santana (semifinals)
    03. Ken Fletcher (second round)
    04. Chuck McKinley (champion)
    05. Martin Mulligan (fourth round)
    06. Pierre Darmon (second round)
    07. Jan-Erik Lundqvist (fourth round)
    08. Mike Sangster (first round)
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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wilhelm Bungert | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wilhelm Bungert | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Wilhelm Bungert | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Chuck McKinley | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| 4 | Chuck McKinley | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | 4 | Chuck McKinley | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| | Bobby Wilson | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bobby Wilson | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | 4 | Chuck McKinley | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fred Stolle | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| | Frank Froehling | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fred Stolle | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| | Fred Stolle | 9 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fred Stolle | 9 | 7 | 6 | | | | Fred Stolle | 8 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Manuel Santana | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Christian Kuhnke | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | 2 | Manuel Santana | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| 2 | Manuel Santana | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bill Lenoir | 0 | 4 | 3 | | | 1 | R Emerson | 8 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Orlando Sirola | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | O Sirola | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gardnar Mulloy | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | R Emerson | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Gene Scott | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | O Davidson | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Owen Davidson | 9 | 6 | 9 | | | | O Davidson | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Malcolm Gracie | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | R Carmichael | 5 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Carmichael | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Juan Manuel Couder | 1 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Krishnan | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| | Ronnie Barnes | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | R Barnes | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Keith Diepraam | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | K Diepraam | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harry Matheson | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | R Barnes | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Ladislav Legenstein | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Dennis Ralston | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | D Ralston | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Crookenden | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ramanathan Krishnan | 6 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | Mike Sangster | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wilhelm Bungert | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | W Bungert | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patrice Beust | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | | E Drossart | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Drossart | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | | | | | | | | W Bungert | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Jean-Noël Grinda | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | T Leius | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | István Gulyás | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | | I Gulyás | 3 | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Warren Jacques | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | T Leius | 6 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Toomas Leius | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Bungert | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Q | John Crump | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | JL Arilla | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| | Wolfgang Stuck | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | W Stuck | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eduardo Soriano | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | A Pickard | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Pickard | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Pickard | 10 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Adolf Kreinberg | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | JL Arilla | 12 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | José Luis Arilla | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | | JL Arilla | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Boro Jovanović | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | B Jovanović | 1 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Duxin | 2 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | Chuck McKinley | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cliff Drysdale | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | 4 | C McKinley | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Fraser | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | A Lane | 5 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Lane | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | C McKinley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Arthur Ashe | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | A Ashe | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Carlos Fernandes | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | A Ashe | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Newcombe | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | J Hillebrand | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Hillebrand | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | C McKinley | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| | Alan Mills | 6 | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Mukerjea | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | Thorvald Moe | 4 | 1 | 11 | | | | A Mills | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patricio Rodríguez | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | | J Mukerjea | 7 | 9 | 2 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaidip Mukerjea | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J Mukerjea | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | |
| | Ingo Buding | 3 | 2 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | O Ishiguro | 3 | 3 | 8 | | | | | |
| | Osamu Ishiguro | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | O Ishiguro | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alfonso Ochoa | 5 | 4 | 1 | | | Q | K Carpenter | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Keith Carpenter | 7 | 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | Martin Mulligan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mustapha Belkhodja | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 5 | M Mulligan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Juan Gisbert | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | | J Gisbert | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Michele Pirro | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | M Mulligan | 6 | 6 | 13 | | | | | |
| | Bob Hewitt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Hewitt | 4 | 3 | 11 | | | | | |
| | Alex Metreveli | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | R Hewitt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Phillips | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | D Phillips | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Giordano Maioli | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Mulligan | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| | Daniel Contet | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Wilson | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| | Ed Rubinoff | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | E Rubinoff | 1 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bill Bond | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | J Ulrich | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jørgen Ulrich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Ulrich | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Jacques Renavand | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | R Wilson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Bobby Wilson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | R Wilson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Barthès | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | | R McKenzie | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ronald McKenzie | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | 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 |
| | Abe Segal | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Taylor | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | R Taylor | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Premjit Lall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | P Lall | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Reino Nyyssönen | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | R Taylor | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Frew McMillan | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J Frost | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Dieter Ecklebe | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | F McMillan | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Frost | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | | | J Frost | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thomaz Koch | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Taylor | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
| | Alain Bresson | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Froehling | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| Q | Barry Geraghty | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Geraghty | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Froehling | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | F Froehling | 3 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Donald Dell | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | F Froehling | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Howe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | R Howe | 3 | 4 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Antonio Maggi | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | R Howe | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nikola Pilić | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | 6 | P Darmon | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Pierre Darmon | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Q | Ray Moore | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Antonio Palafox | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | A Palafox | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Bill Hoogs | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Q | W Hoogs | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alberto Arilla | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | A Palafox | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | Jean Édouard Baker | 18 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | S Likhachev | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Dimitri Sturdza | 20 | 6 | 6 | | | | D Sturdza | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sergei Likhachev | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | S Likhachev | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim McManus | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Palafox | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| | Nicola Pietrangeli | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Stolle | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | Cliff Buchholz | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | N Pietrangeli | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | William Álvarez | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | | M Hann | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Hann | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | N Pietrangeli | 3 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | |
| Q | Keith Wooldridge | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | F Stolle | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Fred Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | F Stolle | 7 | 9 | 13 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gunnar Sjøwall | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | 3 | K Fletcher | 5 | 7 | 15 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ken Fletcher | 7 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Mark Cox | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ron Fisher | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | | | M Cox | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean-Claude Barclay | 4 | 3 | 8 | | | | C Kuhnke | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Kuhnke | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | C Kuhnke | 12 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Billy Knight | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | W Knight | 10 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Guillermo Hernandez | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | W Knight | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gordon Forbes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | G Forbes | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Naresh Kumar | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Kuhnke | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Tom Edlefsen | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J-E Lundqvist | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| | Allan Kendall | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | T Edlefsen | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Franz Hainka | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | C Pasarell | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charlie Pasarell | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | T Edlefsen | 2 | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Andrzej Licis | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J-E Lundqvist | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | François Jauffret | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | F Jauffret | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neville Holland | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | 7 | J-E Lundqvist | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jan-Erik Lundqvist | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Giuseppe Merlo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Graham Stilwell | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | G Merlo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Bobby Siska | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | Q | R Siska | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ion Țiriac | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | G Merlo | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Allen Fox | 4 | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | A Bey | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Bey | 6 | 12 | 6 | | | | A Bey | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Herbie Flam | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | H Flam | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Knox | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Bey | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| | Mikhail Mozer | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Santana | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| | Rafael Osuna | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | R Osuna | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sergio Tacchini | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | S Matthews | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stanley Matthews | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | R Osuna | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | José Edison Mandarino | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Santana | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Michio Fujii | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | JE Mandarino | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Roche | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | 2 | M Santana | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Manuel Santana | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |