1963 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Chuck McKinley defeated Fred Stolle 9–7, 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1963 Wimbledon Championships.[1] Rod Laver was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.

Men's singles
1963 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Chuck McKinley
Runner-upAustralia Fred Stolle
Score9–7, 6–1, 6–4
Details
Draw128 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singlesmenwomenboysgirls
Doublesmenwomenmixedboysgirls
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Seeds

01.   Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
02.   Manuel Santana (semifinals)
03.   Ken Fletcher (second round)
04.   Chuck McKinley (champion)
05.   Martin Mulligan (fourth round)
06.   Pierre Darmon (second round)
07.   Jan-Erik Lundqvist (fourth round)
08.   Mike Sangster (first round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
                     
1 Roy Emerson66363
Wilhelm Bungert83646
Wilhelm Bungert246
4 Chuck McKinley668
4 Chuck McKinley866
Bobby Wilson642
4 Chuck McKinley966
Fred Stolle714
Frank Froehling754
Fred Stolle976
Fred Stolle867
2 Manuel Santana615
Christian Kuhnke344
2 Manuel Santana666

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 Roy Emerson666
Bill Lenoir0431 R Emerson876
Orlando Sirola61637 O Sirola652
Gardnar Mulloy363651 R Emerson686
Gene Scott747 O Davidson462
Owen Davidson969 O Davidson766
Q Malcolm Gracie1634 R Carmichael531
Bob Carmichael62661 R Emerson666
Juan Manuel Couder151 R Krishnan140
Ronnie Barnes676 R Barnes62106
Keith Diepraam3666 K Diepraam2680
Harry Matheson6433 R Barnes404
Ladislav Legenstein443 R Krishnan666
Dennis Ralston666 D Ralston33610
Ian Crookenden114 R Krishnan66312
Ramanathan Krishnan666

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
8 Mike Sangster353
Wilhelm Bungert676 W Bungert10666
Patrice Beust46312 E Drossart8833
Eric Drossart63614 W Bungert6366
Jean-Noël Grinda8810 T Leius4634
István Gulyás61066 I Gulyás3102
Warren Jacques144 T Leius6126
Toomas Leius666 W Bungert466107
Q John Crump11422 JL Arilla630125
Wolfgang Stuck9666 W Stuck263116
Eduardo Soriano46632 A Pickard64698
Tony Pickard61466 A Pickard1023
Adolf Kreinberg3764 JL Arilla1266
José Luis Arilla6946 JL Arilla676
Boro Jovanović676 B Jovanović152
Christian Duxin251

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
4 Chuck McKinley668
Cliff Drysdale3364 C McKinley768
John Fraser244 A Lane546
Alan Lane6664 C McKinley666
Arthur Ashe34666 A Ashe322
Carlos Fernandes66441 A Ashe571136
John Newcombe127663 J Hillebrand75963
John Hillebrand1494464 C McKinley686
Alan Mills6613 J Mukerjea363
Thorvald Moe4111 A Mills57610
Patricio Rodríguez248104 J Mukerjea79212
Jaidip Mukerjea66686 J Mukerjea6610
Ingo Buding322r O Ishiguro338
Osamu Ishiguro664 O Ishiguro63617
Alfonso Ochoa541Q K Carpenter26315
Q Keith Carpenter766

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
5 Martin Mulligan666
Mustapha Belkhodja1225 M Mulligan666
Juan Gisbert61136 J Gisbert143
Q Michele Pirro29625 M Mulligan6613
Bob Hewitt666 R Hewitt4311
Alex Metreveli334 R Hewitt666
David Phillips667 D Phillips132
Giordano Maioli3355 M Mulligan417
Daniel Contet613 R Wilson669
Ed Rubinoff866 E Rubinoff116
Bill Bond404 J Ulrich668
Jørgen Ulrich666 J Ulrich223
Jacques Renavand202 R Wilson666
Bobby Wilson666 R Wilson666
Pierre Barthès3824 R McKenzie414
Ronald McKenzie6666

Bottom half

Section 5

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
Abe Segal6230
Roger Taylor3666 R Taylor666
Premjit Lall666 P Lall344
Reino Nyyssönen341 R Taylor67439
Frew McMillan6276 J Frost25667
Dieter Ecklebe4654 F McMillan415
Jack Frost37913 J Frost667
Thomaz Koch65711 R Taylor649213
Alain Bresson2622 F Froehling267615
Q Barry Geraghty6366Q B Geraghty613612
Frank Froehling18636 F Froehling315466
Donald Dell66363 F Froehling663
Bob Howe666 R Howe342r
Antonio Maggi333 R Howe31666
Nikola Pilić49666 P Darmon66343
6 Pierre Darmon6788

Section 6

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
Q Ray Moore064
Antonio Palafox686 A Palafox66816
Q Bill Hoogs8666Q W Hoogs221062
Alberto Arilla10004 A Palafox6466
LL Jean Édouard Baker1834 S Likhachev4633
Dimitri Sturdza2066 D Sturdza3467
Sergei Likhachev26656 S Likhachev6649
Jim McManus64473 A Palafox533
Nicola Pietrangeli63466 F Stolle766
Cliff Buchholz36633 N Pietrangeli5766
William Álvarez143 M Hann7524
Michael Hann666 N Pietrangeli33r
Q Keith Wooldridge121 F Stolle64
Fred Stolle666 F Stolle79136
Gunnar Sjøwall5443 K Fletcher57150
3 Ken Fletcher766

Section 7

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
Mark Cox4667
Q Ron Fisher6435 M Cox6434
Jean-Claude Barclay438 C Kuhnke2666
Christian Kuhnke6610 C Kuhnke1266
Billy Knight666 W Knight1034
Guillermo Hernandez342 W Knight17696
Gordon Forbes666 G Forbes654113
Naresh Kumar443 C Kuhnke666
Tom Edlefsen367167 J-E Lundqvist432
Allan Kendall63564 T Edlefsen69106
Franz Hainka335 C Pasarell31183
Charlie Pasarell667 T Edlefsen240
Andrzej Licis3247 J-E Lundqvist666
François Jauffret666 F Jauffret6463
Neville Holland2127 J-E Lundqvist8636
7 Jan-Erik Lundqvist666

Section 8

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
Giuseppe Merlo666
Graham Stilwell442 G Merlo666
Q Bobby Siska667Q R Siska323
Ion Țiriac425 G Merlo233
Allen Fox4104 A Bey666
Adrian Bey6126 A Bey6132412
Herbie Flam74646 H Flam1116610
Geoff Knox56263 A Bey31133
Mikhail Mozer4732 M Santana66116
Rafael Osuna696 R Osuna7486
Sergio Tacchini431 S Matthews5662
Stanley Matthews666 R Osuna66134
José Edison Mandarino6662 M Santana20666
Michio Fujii411 JE Mandarino333
Tony Roche4412 M Santana666
2 Manuel Santana666

References

Preceded by Grand Slams
Men's Singles
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