1962 in tennis

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1962. 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

Main article: 1962 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Australia Rod Laver defeated Australia Roy Emerson 8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4[1]

Women's singles

Main article: 1962 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Australia Margaret Smith defeated Australia Jan Lehane 6–0, 6–2[2]

Men's doubles

Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Neale Fraser defeated Australia Bob Hewitt / Australia Fred Stolle 4–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 11–9[3]

Women's doubles

Australia Robyn Ebbern / Australia Margaret Smith defeated United States Darlene Hard / Australia Mary Carter Reitano 6–4, 6–4[4]

Mixed doubles

Australia Lesley Turner / Australia Fred Stolle defeated United States Darlene Hard / United Kingdom Roger Taylor 6–3, 9–7[5]

French Open

Men's singles

Main article: 1962 French Championships – Men's singles

Australia Rod Laver defeated Australia Roy Emerson 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–2

Women's singles

Main article: 1962 French Championships – Women's singles

Australia Margaret Smith defeated Australia Lesley Turner 6–3, 3–6, 7–5

Men's doubles

Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Neale Fraser defeated West Germany Wilhelm Bungert / West Germany Christian Kuhnke 6–3, 6–4, 7–5

Women's doubles

South Africa Sandra Price / South Africa Renée Schuurman defeated United States Justina Bricka /Australia Margaret Smith 6–4, 6–4

Mixed doubles

South Africa Renée Schuurman / Australia Bob Howe defeated Australia Lesley Turner / Australia Fred Stolle 3–6, 6–4, 6–4

Wimbledon

Men's singles

Main article: 1962 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Australia Rod Laver defeated Australia Martin Mulligan, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 [6]

Women's singles

Main article: 1962 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

United States Karen Susman defeated Czechoslovakia Věra Suková, 6–4, 6–4 [7]

Men's doubles

Main article: 1962 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Australia Bob Hewitt / Australia Fred Stolle defeated Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boro Jovanović / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 [8]

Women's doubles

Main article: 1962 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

United States Billie Jean Moffitt / United States Karen Susman defeated South Africa Sandra Price / South Africa Renée Schuurman, 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 [9]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1962 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Australia Neale Fraser / United States Margaret duPont defeated United States Dennis Ralston / United Kingdom Ann Haydon, 2–6, 6–3, 13–11 [10]

US Open

Men's singles

Main article: 1962 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Australia Rod Laver defeated Australia Roy Emerson 6–2, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4

Women's singles

Main article: 1962 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

Australia Margaret Smith defeated United States Darlene Hard 9–7, 6–4

Men's doubles

Mexico Rafael Osuna / Mexico Antonio Palafox defeated United States Chuck McKinley / United States Dennis Ralston 6–4, 10–12, 1–6, 9–7, 6–3 [11]

Women's doubles

Brazil Maria Bueno / United States Darlene Hard defeated United States Karen Hantze Susman / United States Billie Jean Moffitt, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 [12]

Mixed doubles

Australia Margaret Smith / Australia Fred Stolle defeated Australia Lesley Turner / United States Frank Froehling 7–5, 6–2 [13]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "1962 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  2. ↑ "1962 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  3. ↑ "1962 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  4. ↑ "1962 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  5. ↑ "1962 Mixed Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  6. ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  11. ↑ Collins, p. 478
  12. ↑ Collins, p. 480
  13. ↑ Collins, p. 482
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