The 1959 U.S. National Championships (now known as the
US Open) was a
tennis tournament that took place on outdoor
grass courts at two locations in the United States. The men's and women's singles as well as the mixed doubles were played from September 4 through September 13 at the
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in
New York City, while the men's and women's doubles were held at the
Longwood Cricket Club in
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts from August 16 though August 23, 1959. It was the 79th staging of the
U.S. National Championships, and the fourth
Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
Neale Fraser and
Maria Bueno won the singles titles.
Finals
Men's singles
Neale Fraser (AUS) defeated
Alex Olmedo (USA) 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Women's singles
Maria Bueno (BRA) defeated
Christine Truman (UK) 6–1, 6–4
Men's doubles
Neale Fraser (AUS) /
Roy Emerson (AUS) defeated
Alex Olmedo (USA) /
Earl Buchholz
Earl Henry "Butch" Buchholz, Jr. (born September 16, 1940) is a former professional tennis player from the United States who was one of the game's top players in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Tennis career
Juniors
Buchholz was an outstanding ...
(USA) 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Women's doubles
Jeanne Arth
Jeanne Arth (born July 21, 1935) is an American tennis player who won women's doubles titles at the Wimbledon Championships and the U.S. National Championships.
Arth graduated from Central High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1952 and atte ...
(USA) /
Darlene Hard (USA) defeated
Maria Bueno (BRA) /
Sally Moore (USA) 6–2, 6–3
Mixed doubles
Margaret Osborne duPont (USA) /
Neale Fraser (AUS) defeated
Janet Hopps
Janet Hopps Adkisson (born August 4, 1934) is a former professional tennis player from the U.S. Adkisson was ranked in the top 15 female tennis players three times, and was, according to the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame, "once recognize ...
(USA) /
Bob Mark (AUS) 7–5, 13–15, 6–2
[Collins, p. 482]
Notes
References
External links
Official US Open website
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U.S. National Championships (tennis) by year
U.S. National Championships (tennis)
The US Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually in Queens, New York. Since 1987, the US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year. The other three, in chronological orde ...
U.S. National Championships
U.S. National Championships (tennis)
The US Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually in Queens, New York. Since 1987, the US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year. The other three, in chronological orde ...
1950s in Boston
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Forest Hills, Queens
1950s in Queens