1958 in tennis
| Years in tennis |
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1958. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the men's and women's ILTF tennis circuits.
Australian Open
Men's singles
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Ashley Cooper defeated Malcolm Anderson 7–5, 6–3, 6–4[1]
Women's singles
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Angela Mortimer defeated Lorraine Coghlan 6–3, 6–4[2]
Men's doubles
Ashley Cooper / Neale Fraser defeated Roy Emerson / Robert Mark 7–5, 6–8, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5[3]
Women's doubles
Mary Bevis Hawton / Thelma Coyne Long defeated Lorraine Coghlan / Angela Mortimer 7–5, 6–8, 6–2[4]
Mixed doubles
Mary Bevis Hawton / Bob Howe defeated Angela Mortimer / Peter Newman 9–11, 6–1, 6–2[5]
French Open
Men's singles
Mervyn Rose defeated 
Luis Ayala 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Women's singles
Zsuzsa Körmöczy (HUN) defeated 
Shirley Bloomer (GBR) 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
Men's doubles
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Abe Segal 3–6, 8–6, 6–3, 7–5
Women's doubles
Rosie Reyes / Yola Ramírez defeated Mary Bevis Hawton / Thelma Coyne Long 6–4, 7–5
Mixed doubles
Shirley Bloomer / 
Nicola Pietrangeli defeated Lorraine Coghlan / Bob Howe 8–6, 6–2
Wimbledon
Men's singles
Ashley Cooper defeated Neale Fraser, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 13–11[6][7]
Women's singles
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Althea Gibson defeated Angela Mortimer, 8–6, 6–2[8][9]
Men's doubles
Sven Davidson / Ulf Schmidt defeated Ashley Cooper / Neale Fraser, 6–4, 6–4, 8–6[10]
Women's doubles
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Maria Bueno / Althea Gibson defeated Margaret duPont / Margaret Varner, 6–3, 7–5[11]
Mixed doubles
Robert Howe / Lorraine Coghlan defeated 
Kurt Nielsen / Althea Gibson, 6–3, 13–11[12]
US Open
Men's singles
Ashley Cooper defeated Malcolm Anderson 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 10–8, 8–6
Women's singles
Althea Gibson defeated Darlene Hard 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Men's doubles
Alex Olmedo (USA) / Ham Richardson (USA) defeated Sam Giammalva (USA) / Barry MacKay (tennis) (USA) 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 [13]
Women's doubles
Jeanne Arth (USA) / Darlene Hard (USA) defeated Althea Gibson (USA) / 
Maria Bueno (BRA) 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 [14]
Mixed doubles
Margaret Osborne (USA) / Neale Fraser (AUS) defeated Maria Bueno (BRA) / Alex Olmedo (USA) 6–4, 3–6, 9–7 [15]
Notes
References
- ↑ "1958 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "1958 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "1958 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "1958 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "1958 Mixed Doubles". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Cooper Wins at Wimbledon". Lodi News-Sentinel. Wimbledon, London, England. July 5, 1958.
- ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Althea Gibson Wins Wimbledon Net Title". Oxnard Press-Courier. Wimbledon, London, England. July 5, 1958.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ↑ Collins, p. 480
- ↑ Collins, p. 482
External links
- Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
- Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
- Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup) Archived June 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup) Archived January 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine