1962 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

First-seeded Rod Laver defeated Roy Emerson 8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1962 Australian Championships.

Men's Singles
1962 Australian Championships
Champion Rod Laver
Runner-up Roy Emerson
Final score8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4
Draw48
Seeds15

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. Neale Fraser (Semifinalist)
  4. Bob Hewitt (Semifinalist)
  5. Fred Stolle (Quarterfinalist)
  6. Ken Fletcher (Third round)
  7. John Newcombe (Quarterfinalist)
  8. John Fraser (Second round)
  9. Boro Jovanović (Second round)
  10. Wilhelm Bungert (Quarterfinalist)
  11. Nikola Pilić (Second round)
  12. Premjit Lall (Third round)
  13. Jaidip Mukerjea (Third round)
  14. Ingo Buding (Second round)
  15. Roger Taylor (Third round)

Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

Finals

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
1 Rod Laver 6 9 6
Owen Davidson 4 7 4
1 Rod Laver 6 4 6 7
4 Bob Hewitt 1 6 4 5
4 Bob Hewitt 8 6 4 6
10 Wilhelm Bungert 6 2 6 4
1 Rod Laver 8 0 6 6
2 Roy Emerson 6 6 4 4
5 Fred Stolle 2 6 2 3
3 Neale Fraser 6 4 6 6
3 Neale Fraser 4 3 1
2 Roy Emerson 6 6 6
7 John Newcombe 9 1 2 2
2 Roy Emerson 7 6 6 6

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 Laver 8 6 6
Sherriff 6 8 6 Sherriff 6 2 4
Hession 2 6 2 1 Laver 10 18 7 7
Pares 8 16 9 5
Woodcock 3 4 2
Pares 6 6 7 Pares 6 6 6
Kendall 4 4 5 1 Laver 6 9 6
Davidson 4 7 4
8 Fraser 6 6 8 7 1
Brent 6 6 8 Brent 3 2 10 9 6
McManus 4 4 6 Brent 3 3 2
Davidson 6 6 6
11 Pilić 6 2 5
Davidson 6 3 7 6 Davidson 8 6 7
Anderson 2 6 5 3

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4 Hewitt 8 7 6
Shapter 6 14 8 Shapter 6 5 2
Figg 2 12 6 4 Hewitt 3 6 7 6
Lane 6 3 5 1
14 Buding 2 6 9 2
Lane 6 6 6 Lane 6 8 7 6
McDonald 4 3 4 4 Hewitt 8 6 4 6
10 Bungert 6 2 6 4
6 Fletcher 6 6 13
Clayton 6 6 6 Clayton 0 2 11
French 3 2 1 6 Fletcher 6 3 5 6 8
10 Bungert 3 6 7 4 10
10 Bungert 6 6 6
Coghlan 6 6 4 6 Coghlan 4 2 1
Sherriff 2 0 6 2

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Kilderry 6 7 6
Kelso 4 5 2 Kilderry 7 6 6
9 Jovanović 5 0 0
Kilderry 3 2 4 8
Hay 6 6 6 5 Stolle 6 6 6 10
Kumara 2 2 1 Hay 3 2 3
5 Stolle 6 6 6
5 Stolle 2 6 2 3
Bowrey 6 6 6 3 Fraser 6 4 6 6
Moore 3 2 3 Bowrey 2 3 6 4
15 Taylor 6 6 4 6
15 Taylor 1 4 8
Geraghty 6 4 6 6 3 Fraser 6 6 10
Christopherson 0 6 3 3 Geraghty 4 2 9 6 6
3 Fraser 6 6 7 2 8

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Shepherd 6 1 6 6
McPherson 4 6 4 4 Shepherd 6 7 3 4 1
12 Lall 3 5 6 6 6
12 Lall 3 4 8
Keller 6 6 6 7 Newcombe 6 6 10
Thomson 1 0 0 Keller 2 2 8
7 Newcombe 6 6 10
7 Newcombe 9 1 2 2
Callaghan 6 6 6 2 Emerson 7 6 6 6
O'Shea 0 1 2 Callaghan 6 1 3 3
13 Mukerjea 4 6 6 6
13 Mukerjea 2 4 3
O'Brien 2 6 6 12 2 Emerson 6 6 6
Knox 6 2 2 10 O'Brien 3 3 1
2 Emerson 6 6 6
Preceded by
1961 U.S. National Championships
Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
1962 French Championships
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