1958 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1958 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Australia Ashley Cooper[1]
Runner-up Australia Neale Fraser[1]
Final score 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 13–11
Draw 128 (8Q)
Seeds 8

First-seeded Ashley Cooper (AUS) defeated Neale Fraser (AUS) 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 13–11 in the final 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.[2]

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Ashley Cooper is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Australia Ashley Cooper (Champion)
  2. Australia Mal Anderson (Quarterfinalist)
  3. Australia Mervyn Rose (Semifinalist)
  4. Australia Neale Fraser (Finalist)
  5. Chile Luis Ayala (Third round)
  6. Denmark Kurt Nielsen (Semifinalist)
  7. Sweden Sven Davidson (Quarterfinalist)
  8. United States Barry Mackay (Quarterfinalist)

Draw

Key

Final Eight

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                   
  1  Australia Ashley Cooper 6 6 3 4 7  
 United Kingdom Bobby Wilson 4 2 6 6 5  
  1  Australia Ashley Cooper 7 6 6 6    
  3  Australia Mervyn Rose 9 2 2 3    
3  Australia Mervyn Rose 6 6 6    
  8  United States Barry Mackay 2 4 4      
    1  Australia Ashley Cooper 3 6 6 13  
  4  Australia Neale Fraser 6 3 4 11  
  7  Sweden Sven Davidson 4 8 2 6 6  
4  Australia Neale Fraser 6 6 6 3 8  
4  Australia Neale Fraser 6 6 17 6  
  6  Denmark Kurt Nielsen 4 4 19 4    
6  Denmark Kurt Nielsen 6 6 6    
  2  Australia Mal Anderson 2 3 3      

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
United Kingdom Owen 8 6 4 1
1 Australia Cooper 10 3 6 6 1 Australia Cooper 6 6 6
India Udaykumar 3 4 2 Austria Saiko 3 4 1
Austria Saiko 6 6 6 1 Australia Cooper 9 6 3 6
Q United Kingdom Wooller 6 1 6 5 Denmark Ulrich 7 2 6 3
Denmark Ulrich 8 6 4 7 Denmark Ulrich 6 4 7 8
Australia Cawthorn 2 1 2 Australia Howe 2 6 5 6
Australia Howe 6 6 6 1 Australia Cooper 13 6 3 14
Sweden Lundquist 6 6 3 2 3 South Africa Segal 11 3 6 12
South Africa Segal 3 3 6 6 6 South Africa Segal 6 6 6
Spain Santana 3 8 3 Colombia Alvarez 4 1 2
Colombia Alvarez 6 10 6 South Africa Segal 6 6 6
India Nath 6 4 4 Australia Jacques 3 1 4
Australia Jacques 8 6 6 Australia Jacques 8 7 7 6 6
France Remy 6 3 6 2 5 United Kingdom Mills 10 5 9 4 1
United Kingdom Mills 4 6 1 6 7

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Keretic 3 1 3
5 Chile Ayala 6 6 6 5 Chile Ayala 6 8 8
Brazil Fernandes 4 4 3 Q United States Buchholz 4 6 6
Q United States Buchholz 6 6 6 5 Chile Ayala 4 4 3
Hungary Jancso 8 4 8 Italy Pietrangeli 6 6 6
Italy Pietrangeli 10 6 10 Italy Pietrangeli 6 6 4 4 6
Hungary Sikorszki 4 6 1 4 United Kingdom Paish 2 0 6 6 3
United Kingdom Paish 6 3 6 6 Italy Pietrangeli 9 2 2
Q United Kingdom Dabbs 3 1 7 3 United Kingdom Wilson 11 6 6
United Kingdom Hann 6 6 5 6 United Kingdom Hann 11 1 6 6
New Zealand Nicholls 3 4 2 United States Quillian 9 6 3 4
United States Quillian 6 6 6 United Kingdom Hann 6 4 0
West Germany Bungert 0 3 2 United Kingdom Wilson 8 6 6
United Kingdom Wilson 6 6 6 United Kingdom Wilson 7 6 7
Netherlands Van Eijsden 5 5 2 Australia Reid 5 0 5
Australia Reid 7 7 6

Section 3

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
Poland Skonecki 3 4 1
3 Australia Rose 6 6 6 3 Australia Rose 6 10 6
Australia O'Kane 5 6 2 United States Frost 4 8 4
United States Frost 7 8 6 3 Australia Rose 6 9 6
Republic of Ireland Hackett 4 2 7 Brazil Barnes 3 7 4
Q United Kingdom Prenn 6 6 9 Q United Kingdom Prenn 5 7 6 4
United Kingdom Oakley 6 6 4 2 6 Brazil Barnes 7 9 2 6
Brazil Barnes 3 3 6 6 8 3 Australia Rose 6 6 6
United Kingdom Baxter 1 2 3 United States Mulloy 2 3 1
South Africa Hurry 6 6 6 South Africa Hurry 2 4 3
Chile Hammersley 2 2 6 3 United States Mulloy 6 6 6
United States Mulloy 6 6 4 6 United States Mulloy 3 6 6 6
Italy Lazzarino 6 2 6 1 2 United States Green 6 4 4 2
United States Green 4 6 3 6 6 United States Green 7 6 6
Denmark Hojberg 1 2 6 1 Q Australia Kearney 5 1 4
Q Australia Kearney 6 6 3 6

Section 4

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
Spain Martinez 6 2 2 1
8 United States Mackay 4 6 6 6 8 United States Mackay 6 9 6
Hungary Gulyás w/o United Kingdom Bulmer 1 7 2
United Kingdom Bulmer 8 United States Mackay 4 10 6 6
United Kingdom Sangster 4 4 6 6 Australia Mark 6 8 4 4
Q United States Grant 6 6 4 8 Q United States Grant 13 6 6 2
United Kingdom Collins 1 1 2 Australia Mark 15 0 8 6
Australia Mark 6 6 6 8 United States Mackay 6 11 6
Australia Newman 2 2 1 India Krishnan 3 9 2
United Kingdom Becker 6 6 6 United Kingdom Becker 3 3 4
Cuba Garrido 6 3 2 France Molinari 6 6 6
France Molinari 8 6 6 France Molinari 6 1 0
United States Cranston 3 4 6 3 India Krishnan 8 6 6
India Krishnan 6 6 1 6 India Krishnan 6 14 6
Mexico Llamas 6 7 2 United Kingdom Warwick 1 12 0
United Kingdom Warwick 8 9 6

Section 5

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
Spain Arilla 1 1 2
Denmark Ulrich 6 6 6 Denmark Ulrich 6 6 6
United Kingdom Pickard 6 2 13 1 6 Australia Woodcock 4 1 2
Australia Woodcock 3 6 11 6 8 Denmark Ulrich 6 5 1 2
Australia Kendall 3 3 4 United States Patty 4 7 6 6
United States Patty 6 6 6 United States Patty 6 6 3 4 6
New Zealand Gerrard 4 1 6 6 United States Perry 4 3 6 6 4
United States Perry 6 6 3 8 United States Patty 4 6 6 7 4
Brazil Ribeiro 1 8 2 7 Sweden Davidson 6 2 4 9 6
Q India Kumar 6 10 6 Q India Kumar 9 6 8 3
Australia Stewart 5 4 2 Venezuela Pimentel 7 8 10 6
Venezuela Pimentel 7 6 6 Venezuela Pimentel 3 6 1 4
Q Southern Rhodesia Stilwell 3 0 3 7 Sweden Davidson 6 3 6 6
Mexico Contreras 6 6 6 Mexico Contreras 2 8 6
France Grinda 1 5 3 7 Sweden Davidson 6 10 8
7 Sweden Davidson 6 7 6

Section 6

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
United Kingdom Kitovitz 3 5 6 4
United States Garrido 6 7 2 6 United States Garrido 6 2 1 2
Chile Aguirre 1 1 4 France Darmon 3 6 6 6
France Darmon 6 6 6 France Darmon
Q United States Van Voorhees 6 9 0 1 Australia Candy w/o
United States Fox 2 11 6 6 United States Fox 4 8 4
United Kingdom Knight 5 7 15 3 10 Australia Candy 6 10 6
Australia Candy 7 5 13 6 12 France Darmon 4 3 3
Q United Kingdom Ford 6 3 4 7 5 4 Australia Fraser 6 6 6
Italy Maggi 1 6 6 5 7 Italy Maggi 6 6 6
United Kingdom Ward 5 4 4 West Germany Scholl 2 4 2
West Germany Scholl 7 6 6 Italy Maggi 0 4 3
Austria Hainka 2 2 1 4 Australia Fraser 6 6 6
China Mei 6 6 6 China Mei 1 1 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Petrovic 3 1 0 4 Australia Fraser 6 6 6
4 Australia Fraser 6 6 6

Section 7

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
United States Shea 6 4 2 4
Sweden Schmidt 1 6 6 6 Sweden Schmidt 11 6 1 2 7
South Africa Gaertner 2 8 6 8 Italy Sirola 9 3 6 6 5
Italy Sirola 6 10 3 10 Sweden Schmidt 3 6 7 4 7
Mexico Palafox 2 6 2 2 Belgium Brichant 6 3 5 6 5
United Kingdom Davies 6 4 6 6 United Kingdom Davies 3 6 6 7 1
Uruguay Argon 2 5 3 Belgium Brichant 6 8 2 5 6
Belgium Brichant 6 7 6 Sweden Schmidt 4 13 4
United Kingdom Clayton 1 6 4 6 Denmark Nielsen 6 15 6
India Ali 6 8 6 India Ali 6 6 8 3 5
United Kingdom Gunson 6 13 2 3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Panajotovic 8 4 6 6 7
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Panajotovic 4 15 6 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Panajotovic 1 4 2
Chile Rodríguez 4 3 4 6 Denmark Nielsen 6 6 6
United Kingdom Ward 6 6 6 United Kingdom Ward 8 4 4 10 2
Netherlands Van De Weg 2 4 0 6 Denmark Nielsen 6 6 6 8 6
6 Denmark Nielsen 6 6 6

Section 8

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
France Haillet 6 3 6 3 2
Egypt Drobný 2 6 3 6 6 Egypt Drobný 6 8 6
United Kingdom Tattersall 6 2 3 6 2 France Licis 4 6 4
France Licis 3 6 6 3 6 Egypt Drobný 6 6 6
United Kingdom Bennett 3 6 4 0 Australia Laver 1 1 4
United States Carter 6 4 6 6 United States Carter 6 3 10 4
Switzerland Balestra 0 2 2 Australia Laver 4 6 12 6
Australia Laver 6 6 6 Egypt Drobný 3 8 2
United States Scott 8 0 2 4 2 Australia Anderson 6 10 6
Australia Hearnden 6 6 6 6 Australia Hearnden 3 1 7 3
United Kingdom Hull 1 5 2 United Kingdom Barrett 6 6 5 6
United Kingdom Barrett 6 7 6 United Kingdom Barrett 6 0 2 3
United Kingdom Walton 4 3 3 2 Australia Anderson 3 6 6 6
Spain Gimeno 6 6 6 Spain Gimeno 4 4 4
India Lall 4 4 5 2 Australia Anderson 6 6 6
2 Australia Anderson 6 6 7

References

  1. 1 2 Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. p. 348. ISBN 0007117078.
  2. Paul Newman (20 September 2016). "From the archive: Ashley Cooper, Wimbledon's original marathon man". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.

External links

Preceded by
1958 French Championships – Men's Singles
Grand Slams
Men's Singles
Succeeded by
1958 U.S. Championships – Men's Singles
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