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

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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
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1961 · U.S. National Championships · 1963 →

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.

Seeds

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

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

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 13 4 6
8 United States Frank Froehling 3 11 6 3
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 6 6
4 Mexico Rafael Osuna 1 3 4
4 Mexico Rafael Osuna 6 6 7
South Africa Gordon Forbes 4 4 5
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 6 5 6
2 Australia Roy Emerson 2 4 7 4
2 Australia Roy Emerson 6 6 6
United States Andrew Lloyd 1 1 3
2 Australia Roy Emerson 4 6 6 6
3 United States Chuck McKinley 6 4 3 2
3 United States Chuck McKinley 6 6 6 6
United States Ham Richardson 2 2 8 4

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Australia Laver 6 6 6
Israel Davidman 3 2 3 1 Australia Laver 6 6 6
Ecuador Zuleta 6 6 6 Ecuador Zuleta 3 3 1
United States Cooper 2 0 2 1 Australia Laver 9 6 6
United States Newman 6 6 6 West Germany Nitsche 7 1 1
Sweden Hallberg 0 4 4 United States Newman 6 3 3 1
West Germany Nitsche 6 6 6 West Germany Nitsche 2 6 6 6
Canada Carpenter 3 1 1 1 Australia Laver 6 6 6
United States Dell 6 6 6 Mexico Palafox 1 2 2
United States Parker 1 2 2 United States Dell 5 7 6 6
United States Scott 6 7 6 8 United States Scott 7 5 3 2
United States Schwartz 2 9 1 6 United States Dell 4 7 7
Soviet Union Leius 6 6 7 Mexico Palafox 6 9 9
Netherlands Schneider 1 4 5 Soviet Union Leius 3 3 6 3
Mexico Palafox 7 4 6 6 Mexico Palafox 6 6 3 6
United States Bond 5 6 4 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 United States Froehling 6 5 6 3 6
United States Nagler 1 7 2 6 2 8 United States Froehling 8 6 17
United States Wright 6 5 2 10 11 United States Wright 6 2 15
Mexico Donnadieu 3 7 6 8 9 8 United States Froehling 6 6 6
South Africa Drysdale 6 3 7 6 South Africa Drysdale 0 4 3
United States Steele III 1 6 5 3 South Africa Drysdale 6 6 7
Canada Fontana 3 6 6 6 Canada Fontana 4 2 5
Lebanon Fawaz 6 4 2 2 8 United States Froehling 8 7 6 6
United States Cromwell 8 16 6 United States Holmberg 10 5 4 3
United States Fentress 6 14 1 United States Cromwell 5 1 8 6 4
United States Perry 2 6 6 6 United States Perry 7 6 6 4 6
Israel Asz 6 1 2 2 United States Perry 1 5 2
Ecuador Olvera 6 6 4 6 United States Holmberg 6 7 6
United States Fox 4 3 6 3 Ecuador Olvera 1 6 2 0
United States Holmberg 6 6 6 United States Holmberg 6 3 6 6
Netherlands Hajer 1 4 2

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Mexico Osuna 6 6 10
United States Werksman 2 4 8 4 Mexico Osuna 8 6 4 6 6
Sweden Schmidt 6 6 6 Sweden Schmidt 10 3 6 3 2
Republic of Ireland Hackett 2 2 0 4 Mexico Osuna 11 6 3 3 10
United States Reed 4 6 10 2 6 United States Reed 9 4 6 6 8
United States Ralston 6 2 8 6 3 United States Reed 6 6 7
United States Buchholz 8 6 6 United States Buchholz 3 0 5
United States Cullen 6 4 2 4 Mexico Osuna 6 6 5 6
India Mukerjea 6 6 1 6 India Mukerjea 2 2 7 4
United States Rubinoff 1 0 6 4 India Mukerjea 6 3 6 8
United States Hernando 2 7 6 6 United States Hernando 0 6 3 6
United States Como 6 5 3 3 India Mukerjea 3 7 5 6 6
Poland Gasiorek 6 3 7 7 6 United States Pasarell 6 5 7 3 1
United States Drilling 2 6 5 9 3 Poland Gasiorek 1 1 6
United States Pasarell 10 6 4 6 8 United States Pasarell 6 6 8
United States Fisher 12 4 6 2 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Australia Stolle 6 6 6
Norway Jagge 4 2 0 5 Australia Stolle 1 6 9
South Africa Forbes 9 3 7 6 6 South Africa Forbes 6 8 11
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Pilić 7 6 9 3 3 South Africa Forbes 3 10 6 7
Denmark Ulrich 4 6 6 6 Soviet Union Metreveli 6 8 4 5
United States Beste 6 3 3 3 Denmark Ulrich 6 6 4 7 6
Soviet Union Metreveli 6 6 5 7 6 Soviet Union Metreveli 4 2 6 9 8
United States Brown 3 3 7 5 0 South Africa Forbes 4 5 6 11 6
United Kingdom Knight 6 6 6 United Kingdom Knight 6 7 4 9 4
Austria Hainka 2 4 1 United Kingdom Knight 6 6 6
Tunisia Belkhodjia 8 6 6 Tunisia Belkhodjia 0 2 1
United States Graebner 6 1 4 United Kingdom Knight 4 6 6 10
United States Fitzgibbon 6 6 6 United States Fitzgibbon 6 1 4 8
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Kileff 3 0 3 United States Fitzgibbon 6 7 7
West Germany Ecklebe 6 6 8 West Germany Ecklebe 1 5 5
United States Goldman 3 0 6

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2 Australia Emerson 6 6 7
Mexico Contreras 1 3 5 2 Australia Emerson 6 6 6
United States Ashe 6 6 6 United States Ashe 2 3 0
United States Newman 4 4 2 2 Australia Emerson 6 11 6
United States Neely 3 7 6 10 6 United States Riessen 2 9 3
United States Clark 6 9 4 8 4 United States Neely 6 4 5 2 1
United States Riessen 6 8 6 United States Riessen 4 6 7 6 6
Belgium Drossart 2 6 3 2 Australia Emerson 4 6 6 9 6
United Kingdom Sangster 6 7 6 United Kingdom Sangster 6 3 4 11 1
United States Karabasz 1 5 3 United Kingdom Sangster 6 6 6
United States Lenoir 6 4 6 6 United States Lenoir 4 3 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jovanović 1 6 3 0 United Kingdom Sangster 6 7 8
Czechoslovakia Javorský 6 6 6 South Africa Mandelstam 3 5 6
Canada Fauquier 3 3 1 Czechoslovakia Javorský 3 1 6 3
South Africa Mandelstam 6 6 5 7 South Africa Mandelstam 6 6 4 6
United States Hoogs 1 3 7 5

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States Hoffman Jr
7 Italy Pietrangeli w/o United States Hoffman Jr 6 6 3 6 3
United States Lloyd 3 4 6 6 7 United States Lloyd 4 1 6 8 6
United States Higgins 6 6 3 2 5 United States Lloyd 6 6 6
United States Edlefsen 8 6 6 United States Edlefsen 4 1 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Presecki 6 2 1 United States Edlefsen 6 6 6 6
United States Farrin 6 6 9 5 6 United States Farrin 8 2 2 2
Canada Belkin 3 2 11 7 4 United States Lloyd 9 6 6
France Renavand 8 6 6 Finland Nyyssönen 7 3 4
United States Gottlieb 6 2 0 France Renavand 6 6 5 6
United States Roberts 6 4 6 6 United States Roberts 3 2 7 1
United States Reese 4 6 2 1 France Renavand 2 4 1
United States Earnhart 6 6 6 Finland Nyyssönen 6 6 6
United States Sokol 4 4 2 United States Earnhart 1 4 3
Finland Nyyssönen 8 7 6 Finland Nyyssönen 6 6 6
United States Welles 6 5 4

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United States McKinley 6 6 6
United States Bowditch 2 1 1 3 United States McKinley 6 6 6
France Licis 6 6 6 France Licis 4 3 1
United States Schnaars 3 2 4 3 United States McKinley 6 6 6
United States Snyder 6 6 6 Poland Skonecki 4 4 1
United States Botts 1 1 1 United States Snyder 5 6 4 2
Poland Skonecki 6 6 5 6 Poland Skonecki 7 4 6 6
United States Driscole 3 4 7 4 3 United States McKinley 6 6 7
Denmark Leschly 2 6 9 7 Denmark Leschly 0 3 5
Brazil Mandarino 6 3 7 5 Denmark Leschly 6 6 6
United States Watson 6 6 3 6 United States Watson 2 1 4
New Zealand McDonald 2 2 6 1 Denmark Leschly 6 6 6
United States Reed 6 6 6 United States Henry 4 4 0
South Africa Maloney 3 1 4 United States Reed 5 12 9 4
United States Henry 10 6 6 United States Henry 7 10 11 6
United States Siska 8 3 4

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Sweden Lundqvist 6 6 6
Republic of Ireland Jackson 1 3 3 6 Sweden Lundqvist 9 5 0 7 6
Australia Sharpe 3 7 6 8 Australia Sharpe 7 7 6 5 2
United States Senkowski 6 5 3 6 6 Sweden Lundqvist 4 3 3
United States Shaffer 2 4 6 6 10 United States Seixas 6 6 6
United States Sorlien 6 6 1 3 8 United States Shaffer 7 4 2
United States Seixas 6 2 6 6 United States Seixas 9 6 6
United States Greer 1 6 0 4 United States Seixas 10 5 6 1
West Germany Bungert 6 0 6 7 United States Richardson 12 7 4 6
United States Powless 4 6 3 5 West Germany Bungert 6 6 6
United States McManus 4 16 12 6 6 United States McManus 4 2 2
Soviet Union Likhachev 6 18 10 1 4 West Germany Bungert 3 7 2
United States Richardson 6 6 4 3 6 United States Richardson 6 9 6
Canada Godbout 3 3 6 6 3 United States Richardson 6 6 6
France Pilet 6 6 6 France Pilet 4 3 1
United States Tully 4 4 3

References

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  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 461. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966,. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 137. OCLC 172306.
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