1958 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1958 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Ashley Cooper
Runner-up	Neale Fraser
Score	3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 13–11
Details
Draw	128 (10 Q )
Seeds	8
Events

Ashley Cooper defeated Neale Fraser in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 13–11 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1958 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] Cooper had to play 332 games to win the title, the most of any male champion in the history of the tournament.^[2] Lew Hoad was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.

Seeds

01.

Ashley Cooper (champion)

02.

Mal Anderson (quarterfinals)

03.

Mervyn Rose (semifinals)

04.

Neale Fraser (final)

05.

Luis Ayala (third round)

06.

Kurt Nielsen (semifinals)

07.

Sven Davidson (quarterfinals)

08.

Barry MacKay (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final

2	Mal Anderson	2	3	3

6	Kurt Nielsen	6	6	6
							6	Kurt Nielsen	4	4	19	4

							4	Neale Fraser	6	6	17	6
4	Neale Fraser	6	6	6	3	8

7	Sven Davidson	4	8	2	6	6
													4	Neale Fraser	6	3	4	11

													1	Ashley Cooper	3	6	6	13
8	Barry MacKay	2	4	4

3	Mervyn Rose	6	6	6
							3	Mervyn Rose	9	2	2	3

							1	Ashley Cooper	7	6	6	6
	Bobby Wilson	4	2	6	6	5

1	Ashley Cooper	6	6	3	4	7

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

2	Mal Anderson	6	6	7
	Premjit Lall	4	4	5			2	M Anderson	6	6	6
	Howard Walton	4	3	3				A Gimeno	4	4	4
	Andrés Gimeno	6	6	6									2	M Anderson	3	6	6	6
	John Barrett	6	7	6										J Barrett	6	0	2	3
	Bob Hull	1	5	2				J Barrett	6	6	5	6
	Paul Hearnden	6	6	6	6			P Hearnden	3	1	7	3
	Gene Scott	8	0	2	4														2	M Anderson	6	10	6
	Erwin Balestra	0	2	2																J Drobný	3	8	2
	Rod Laver	6	6	6				R Laver	4	6	12	6
	Nick Carter	6	4	6	6			C Carter	6	3	10	4
	Reg Bennett	3	6	4	0									R Laver	1	1	4
	Andrzej Licis	3	6	6	3	6								J Drobný	6	6	6
	Jimmy Tattersall	6	2	3	6	2		A Licis	4	6	4
	Robert Haillet	6	3	6	3	2		J Drobný	6	8	6
	Jaroslav Drobný	2	6	3	6	6

Section 2

First round						Second round							Third round							Fourth round

6	Kurt Nielsen	6	6	6
	Hans van de Weg	2	4	0		6	K Nielsen	6	6	6	8	6
	Geoff Ward	6	6	6			G Ward	8	4	4	10	2
	Patricio Rodríguez	4	3	4									6	K Nielsen	6	6	6
	David Gunson	6	13	2	3									I Panajotović	1	4	2
	Ilija Panajotović	4	15	6	6		I Panajotović	8	4	6	6	7
	Akhtar Ali	6	8	6			A Ali	6	6	8	3	5
	Tony Clayton	1	6	4																6	K Nielsen	6	15	6
	Jacques Brichant	6	7	6																	U Schmidt	4	13	4
	Eduardo Argon	2	5	3			J Brichant	6	8	2	5	6
	Mike Davies	6	4	6	6		M Davies	3	6	6	7	1
	Antonio Palafox	2	6	2	2									J Brichant	6	3	5	6	5
	Bertie Gaertner	2	8	6	8									U Schmidt	3	6	7	4	7
	Orlando Sirola	6	10	3	10		O Sirola	9	3	6	6	5
	Ulf Schmidt	1	6	6	6		U Schmidt	11	6	1	2	7
	Gilbert Shea	6	4	2	4

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

4	Neale Fraser	6	6	6
	Vladimir Petrović	3	1	0			4	N Fraser	6	6	6
	Franz Hainka	2	2	1				FC Mei	1	1	1
	Mei Fu Chi	6	6	6									4	N Fraser	6	6	6
	John Ward	5	4	4										A Maggi	0	4	3
	Peter Scholl	7	6	6				P Scholl	2	4	2
Q	Eddie Ford	6	3	4	7	5		A Maggi	6	6	6
	Antonio Maggi	1	6	6	5	7												4	N Fraser	6	6	6
	Don Candy	7	5	13	6	12													P Darmon	4	3	3
	Billy Knight	5	7	15	3	10		D Candy	6	10	6
	Malcolm Fox	2	11	6	6			M Fox	4	8	4
Q	Wayne Van Voorhees	6	9	0	1									D Candy	w/o
	Ernesto Aguirre	1	1	4										P Darmon
	Pierre Darmon	6	6	6				P Darmon	3	6	6	6
	Reynaldo Garrido	6	7	2	6			R Garrido	6	2	1	2
	Norman Kitovitz	3	5	6	4

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

7	Sven Davidson	6	7	6
	Jean-Noël Grinda	1	5	3			7	S Davidson	6	10	8
Q	Roy Stilwell	3	0	3				F Contreras	2	8	6
	Francisco Contreras	6	6	6										7	S Davidson	6	3	6	6
	Graeme Stewart	5	4	2											I Pimentel	3	6	1	4
	Isaías Pimentel	7	6	6				I Pimentel	7	8	10	6
	Ivo Ribeiro	1	8	2			Q	N Kumar	9	6	8	3
	Naresh Kumar	6	10	6																7	S Davidson	6	2	4	9	6
	Bob Perry	6	6	3	8																J Patty	4	6	6	7	4
	Lew Gerrard	4	1	6	6			R Perry	4	3	6	6	4
	Budge Patty	6	6	6				J Patty	6	6	3	4	6
	Allan Kendall	3	3	4											J Patty	4	7	6	6
	Warren Woodcock	3	6	11	6	8									T Ulrich	6	5	1	2
	Tony Pickard	6	2	13	1	6		W Woodcock	4	1	2
	Torben Ulrich	6	6	6				T Ulrich	6	6	6
	Alberto Arilla	1	1	2

Bottom half

Section 5

First round						Second round						Third round						Fourth round

	Mario Llamas	6	7	2
	Ivor Warwick	8	9	6			I Warwick	1	12	0
	John Cranston	3	4	6	3		R Krishnan	6	14	6
	Ramanathan Krishnan	6	6	1	6								R Krishnan	8	6	6
	Jean-Claude Molinari	8	6	6									J-C Molinari	6	1	0
	Orlando Garrido	6	3	2			J-C Molinari	6	6	6
	Peter Newman	2	2	1			R Becker	3	3	4
	Roger Becker	6	6	6															R Krishnan	3	9	2
	Derek Collins	1	1	2														8	B MacKay	6	11	6
	Bob Mark	6	6	6			R Mark	15	0	8	6
	Mike Sangster	4	4	6	6	Q	G Grant	13	6	6	2
Q	Greg Grant	6	6	4	8								R Mark	6	8	4	4
	István Gulyás	w/o										8	B MacKay	4	10	6	6
	Eric Bulmer						E Bulmer	1	7	2
	Emilio Martínez	6	2	2	1	8	B MacKay	6	9	6
8	Barry MacKay	4	6	6	6

Section 6

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

	Søren Højberg	1	2	6	1
Q	Barry Kearney	6	6	3	6		Q	B Kearney	5	1	4
	Mike Green	4	6	3	6	6		M Green	7	6	6
	Alberto Lazzarino	6	2	6	1	2								M Green	6	4	4	2
	Gardnar Mulloy	6	6	4	6									G Mulloy	3	6	6	6
	Andrés Hammersley	2	2	6	3			G Mulloy	6	6	6
	John Hurry	6	6	6				J Hurry	2	4	3
	Colin Baxter	1	2	3																G Mulloy	2	3	1
	Gerry Oakley	6	6	4	2	6													3	M Rose	6	6	6
	Ronnie Barnes	3	3	6	6	8		R Barnes	7	9	2	6
Q	Oliver Prenn	6	6	9			Q	O Prenn	5	7	6	4
	Joe Hackett	4	2	7										R Barnes	3	7	4
	Jack Frost	7	8	6									3	M Rose	6	9	6
	Pat O'Kane	5	6	2				J Frost	4	8	4
	Władysław Skonecki	3	4	1			3	M Rose	6	10	6
3	Mervyn Rose	6	6	6

Section 7

First round						Second round							Third round					Fourth round

	Pieter van Eijsden	5	5	2
	Wayne Reid	7	7	6			W Reid	5	0	5
	Bobby Wilson	6	6	6			R Wilson	7	6	7
	Wilhelm Bungert	0	3	2										R Wilson	8	6	6
	Peter Nicholls	3	4	2										M Hann	6	4	0
	William Quillian	6	6	6			W Quillian	9	6	3	4
	Michael Hann	6	6	5	6		M Hann	11	1	6	6
Q	Bob Dabbs	3	1	7	3														R Wilson	11	6	6
	István Sikorszki	4	6	1	4														N Pietrangeli	9	2	2
	Geoffrey Paish	6	3	6	6		G Paish	2	0	6	6	3
	Antal Jancsó	8	4	8			N Pietrangeli	6	6	4	4	6
	Nicola Pietrangeli	10	6	10										N Pietrangeli	6	6	6
Q	Butch Buchholz	6	6	6									5	L Ayala	4	4	3
	Carlos Fernandes	4	4	3		Q	E Buchholz	4	6	6
	Kamilo Keretić	3	1	3		5	L Ayala	6	8	8
5	Luis Ayala	6	6	6

Section 8

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

	Paul Rémy	6	3	6	2	5
	Alan Mills	4	6	1	6	7		A Mills	10	5	9	4	1
	Warren Jacques	8	6	6				W Jacques	8	7	7	6	6
	Narendra Nath	6	4	4											W Jacques	3	1	4
	William Álvarez	6	10	6											A Segal	6	6	6
	Manuel Santana	3	8	3				W Álvarez	4	1	2
	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	6	6	3	2	3		A Segal	6	6	6
	Abe Segal	3	3	6	6	6															A Segal	11	3	6	12
	Tim Cawthorn	2	1	2																1	A Cooper	13	6	3	14
	Bob Howe	6	6	6				R Howe	2	6	5	6
Q	Peter Wooller	6	1	6	5			J Ulrich	6	4	7	8
	Jørgen Ulrich	8	6	4	7										J Ulrich	7	2	6	3
	Franz Saiko	6	6	6										1	A Cooper	9	6	3	6
Q	Arcot Udaykumar	3	4	2				F Saiko	3	4	1
	Geoffrey Owen	8	6	4	1		1	A Cooper	6	6	6
1	Ashley Cooper	10	3	6	6

References

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

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

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