Rafael Osuna
Rafael Osuna Herrera (15 September 1938 – 4 June 1969), nicknamed "El Pelón" (The Bald), was a former world No. 1 tennis player, the most successful player in the history of Mexico and an Olympian. He was born in Mexico City, and is best re ...
defeated
Frank Froehling
Frank Arthur Froehling III (May 19, 1942 – January 23, 2020) was an American tennis player.
During his college career at Trinity University Froehling recorded 46–5 in singles matches and won nine singles titles. He was also runner-up at U ...
7–5, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the
1963 U.S. National Championships.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Rafael Osuna
Rafael Osuna Herrera (15 September 1938 – 4 June 1969), nicknamed "El Pelón" (The Bald), was a former world No. 1 tennis player, the most successful player in the history of Mexico and an Olympian. He was born in Mexico City, and is best re ...
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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Chuck McKinley ''(semifinals)''
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Roy Emerson
Roy Stanley Emerson (born 3 November 1936) is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam doubles titles, for a total of 28 Grand Slam titles. He is the only male player to have completed a caree ...
''(fourth round)''
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Dennis Ralston
Richard Dennis Ralston (July 27, 1942 – December 6, 2020) was an American professional tennis player whose active career spanned the 1960s and 1970s.
As a young player, he was coached by tennis pro Pancho Gonzales. He attended the University o ...
''(quarterfinals)''
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Rafael Osuna
Rafael Osuna Herrera (15 September 1938 – 4 June 1969), nicknamed "El Pelón" (The Bald), was a former world No. 1 tennis player, the most successful player in the history of Mexico and an Olympian. He was born in Mexico City, and is best re ...
''(champion)''
#
Ken Fletcher
Kenneth Norman Fletcher (15 June 1940 – 11 February 2006) was an Australian tennis player who won numerous doubles and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles.
Biography
He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia to parents Norm and Ethel Fletc ...
''(third round)''
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Bobby Wilson ''(quarterfinals)''
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Eugene Scott ''(third round)''
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''(third round)''
Draw
Key
* Q =
Qualifier
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* WC =
Wild card
* LL =
Lucky loser
A lucky loser is a sports competitor (player or team) who loses a match in a knockout tournament or loses in qualifying, but who then enters the main draw, usually when another competitor withdraws during the tournament because of illness, injury ...
* r =
Retired
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Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their j ...
Final eight
Earlier rounds
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
1963 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com the source for this draw
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1963 U.S. Championships Men's Singles draw
U.S. National Championships (tennis) by year – Men's singles
Mens Singles
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