1962 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Rod Laver defeated Roy Emerson 6–2, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1962 U.S. National Championships, and in turn complete a Grand Slam[broken anchor] by winning all four majors in the same year.[2] Laver would not appear in a Grand Slam tournament again until the start of the Open Era in 1968, due to turning professional in 1963.

Men's singles
1962 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Rod Laver[1]
Runner-upAustralia Roy Emerson[1]
Score6–2, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Details
Draw128
Seeds8
Events
Singlesmenwomen
Doublesmenwomen
← 1961 ·U.S. National Championships· 1963 →

Seeds

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

  1. Rod Laver (champion)
  2. Roy Emerson (finalist)
  3. Chuck McKinley (semifinals)
  4. Rafael Osuna (semifinals)
  5. Fred Stolle (second round)
  6. Jan-Erik Lundqvist (third round)
  7. Nicola Pietrangeli (first round)
  8. Frank Froehling (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
                     
1 Rod Laver61346
8 Frank Froehling31163
1 Rod Laver666
4 Rafael Osuna134
4 Rafael Osuna667
Gordon Forbes445
1 Rod Laver6656
2 Roy Emerson2474
2 Roy Emerson666
Andrew Lloyd113
2 Roy Emerson4666
3 Chuck McKinley6432
3 Chuck McKinley6666
Ham Richardson2284

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 Laver666
Davidman3231 Laver666
Zuleta666 Zuleta331
Cooper2021 Laver966
Newman666 Nitsche711
Hallberg044 Newman6331
Nitsche666 Nitsche2666
Carpenter3111 Laver666
Dell666 Palafox122
Parker122 Dell5766
Scott6768 Scott7532
Schwartz2916 Dell477
Leius667 Palafox699
Schneider145 Leius3363
Palafox7466 Palafox6636
Bond5642

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
8 Froehling65636
Nagler172628 Froehling8617
Wright6521011 Wright6215
Donnadieu376898 Froehling666
Drysdale6376 Drysdale043
Steele III1653 Drysdale667
Fontana3666 Fontana425
Fawaz64228 Froehling8766
Cromwell8166 Holmberg10543
Fentress6141 Cromwell51864
Perry2666 Perry76646
Asz6122 Perry152
Olvera6646 Holmberg676
Fox4363 Olvera1620
Holmberg666 Holmberg6366
Hajer142

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
4 Osuna6610
Werksman2484 Osuna86466
Schmidt666 Schmidt103632
Hackett2204 Osuna1163310
Reed461026 Reed94668
Ralston62863 Reed667
Buchholz866 Buchholz305
Cullen6424 Osuna6656
Mukerjea6616 Mukerjea2274
Rubinoff1064 Mukerjea6368
Hernando2766 Hernando0636
Como6533 Mukerjea37566
Gasiorek63776 Pasarell65731
Drilling26593 Gasiorek116
Pasarell106468 Pasarell668
Fisher124626

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
5 Stolle666
Jagge4205 Stolle169
Forbes93766 Forbes6811
Pilić76933 Forbes31067
Ulrich4666 Metreveli6845
Beste6333 Ulrich66476
Metreveli66576 Metreveli42698
Brown33750 Forbes456116
Knight666 Knight67494
Hainka241 Knight666
Belkhodjia866 Belkhodjia021
Graebner614 Knight46610
Fitzgibbon666 Fitzgibbon6148
Kileff303 Fitzgibbon677
Ecklebe668 Ecklebe155
Goldman306

Section 5

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
2 Emerson667
Contreras1352 Emerson666
Ashe666 Ashe230
Newman4422 Emerson6116
Neely376106 Riessen293
Clark69484 Neely64521
Riessen686 Riessen46766
Drossart2632 Emerson46696
Sangster676 Sangster634111
Karabasz153 Sangster666
Lenoir6466 Lenoir434
Jovanović1630 Sangster678
Javorský666 Mandelstam356
Fauquier331 Javorský3163
Mandelstam6657 Mandelstam6646
Hoogs1375

Section 6

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
Hoffman Jr
7 Pietrangeliw/o Hoffman Jr66363
Lloyd34667 Lloyd41686
Higgins66325 Lloyd666
Edlefsen866 Edlefsen410
Presecki621 Edlefsen6666
Farrin66956 Farrin8222
Belkin321174 Lloyd966
Renavand866 Nyyssönen734
Gottlieb620 Renavand6656
Roberts6466 Roberts3271
Reese4621 Renavand241
Earnhart666 Nyyssönen666
Sokol442 Earnhart143
Nyyssönen876 Nyyssönen666
Welles654

Section 7

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
3 McKinley666
Bowditch2113 McKinley666
Licis666 Licis431
Schnaars3243 McKinley666
Snyder666 Skonecki441
Botts111 Snyder5642
Skonecki6656 Skonecki7466
Driscole34743 McKinley667
Leschly2697 Leschly035
Mandarino6375 Leschly666
Watson6636 Watson214
McDonald2261 Leschly666
Reed666 Henry440
Maloney314 Reed51294
Henry1066 Henry710116
Siska834

Section 8

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
6 Lundqvist666
Jackson1336 Lundqvist95076
Sharpe3768 Sharpe77652
Senkowski65366 Lundqvist433
Shaffer246610 Seixas666
Sorlien66138 Shaffer742
Seixas6266 Seixas966
Greer1604 Seixas10561
Bungert6067 Richardson12746
Powless4635 Bungert666
McManus4161266 McManus422
Likhachev6181014 Bungert372
Richardson66436 Richardson696
Godbout33663 Richardson666
Pilet666 Pilet431
Tully443

References

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