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1962 Australian Championships – Men's Singles
First-seeded Rod Laver defeated Roy Emerson 8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1962 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Rod Laver ''(champion)'' # Roy Emerson ''(finalist)'' # Neale Fraser ''(semifinals)'' # Bob Hewitt ''(semifinals)'' # Fred Stolle ''(quarterfinals)'' # Ken Fletcher ''(third round)'' # John Newcombe ''(quarterfinals)'' # John Fraser ''(second round)'' # Boro Jovanović ''(second round)'' # Wilhelm Bungert ''(quarterfinals)'' # Nikola Pilić ''(second round)'' # Premjit Lall ''(third round)'' # Jaidip Mukerjea ''(third round)'' # Ingo Buding ''(second round)'' # Roger Taylor ''(third round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 External links 1962 Australian Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Laver
Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former tennis player. Laver was the world number 1 ranked professional in some sources in 1964, in all sources from 1965 to 1969 and in some sources in 1970, spanning four years before and three years after the start of the Open Era in 1968. He was also ranked the world number 1 amateur in 1961 by Lance Tingay and 1962 by Tingay and Ned Potter. Laver's 200 singles titles are the most in tennis history. This included his all-time men's record of 10 or more titles per year for seven consecutive years (1964–1970). He excelled on all of the court surfaces of his time: grass, clay, hard, carpet, and wood. Laver won 11 Grand Slam singles titles, though he was banned from playing those tournaments for the five years prior to the Open Era. Laver is the only player, male or female, to win a Grand Slam (winning all four major titles in the same calendar year) twice in singles, in 1962 and 1969; the latter remains the only tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
