1960 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Neale Fraser defeated Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4, 10–8 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1960 U.S. National Championships.^[2]

Men's singles
1960 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Neale Fraser[1]
Runner-up	Rod Laver[1]
Score	6–4, 6–4, 10–8
Draw	128
Seeds	8

Seeds

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

1. Neale Fraser (champion)
2. Rod Laver (finalist)
3. Barry MacKay (fourth round)
4. Cliff Buchholz (first round)
5. Tut Bartzen (first round)
6. Roy Emerson (third round)
7. Ron Holmberg (fourth round)
8. Bobby Wilson (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Final eight

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Dennis Ralston	1	6	6	6
		Bob Mark	6	3	3	2
											Dennis Ralston	9	3	2
										1	Neale Fraser	11	6	6
		Chuck McKinley	2	4	2
	1	Neale Fraser	6	6	6
																			1	Neale Fraser	6	6	10
																			2	Rod Laver	4	4	8
		Ham Richardson	6	3	4	4
		Butch Buchholz	3	6	6	6
											Butch Buchholz	6	7	4	2	5
										2	Rod Laver	4	5	6	6	7
	8	Bobby Wilson	7	1	3
	2	Rod Laver	9	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Maloney	4	6	6	5
		Hewitt	6	8	4	7					Hewitt	8	12	3	6
		Lenoir	3	6	5	3					Morris	6	10	6	4
		Morris	6	4	7	6														Hewitt	6	1	2	4
		Sharpe	3	2	6															Ralston	3	6	6	6
		Ralston	6	6	8						Ralston	6	6	6
		Castillo	1	4	0						Evans	0	1	3
		Evans	6	6	6																								Ralston	6	9	6
		Clark	13	1	6																							7	Holmberg	4	7	2
		Froehling	15	6	8						Froehling	4	6	7	6
		Sack	6	3	2	7					Dailey	6	1	5	4
		Dailey	2	6	6	9														Froehling	4	3	2
		Buck	4	2	3														7	Holmberg	6	6	6
		Spengler	6	6	6						Spengler	1	3	1
		Woodcock	1	3	6	4				7	Holmberg	6	6	6
	7	Holmberg	6	6	2	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Mellersh	3	1	4
		Nagler	6	6	6						Nagler	7	6	6
		Freedhoff	2	1	1						Graebner	5	3	2
		Graebner	6	6	6															Nagler	3	3	9	7	8
		Salas	1	0	3															Mark	6	6	7	5	10
		Bond	6	6	6						Bond	6	4	3
		Bueno-Nete	3	0	0						Mark	8	6	6
		Mark	6	6	6																								Mark	7	6	6	0	6
		Sledge	1	7	5																							3	MacKay	5	3	8	6	4
		Osuna	6	9	7						Osuna	6	6	6
		Burns	1	3	3						Godbout	2	2	3
		Godbout	6	6	6															Osuna	3	4	4
		Hetherington	2	6	6	5	3												3	MacKay	6	6	6
		White	6	2	1	7	6				White	4	2	4
		Douglas	6	2	4					3	MacKay'	6	6	6
	3	MacKay	8	6	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Kumar	1	3	3
		Riessen	6	6	6						Riessen	6	7	5	5
		Stoesser	6	1	3						McKinley	1	9	7	7
		McKinley	8	6	6															McKinley	7	6	6
		Van Kerckhoven	0	5	7	6	6													Reyes	5	4	4
		Ambrose	6	7	5	4	8				Ambrose	1	4	3
		Mulligan	8	6	4	6	1				Reyes	6	6	6
		Reyes	10	4	6	0	6																						McKinley	6	2	17	6
		Brownlow	7	6	4																								Seixas	4	6	15	4
		Oliver	9	8	6						Oliver	4	5	4
		Davis	1	4	0						Seixas	6	7	6
		Seixas	6	6	6															Seixas	6	7	3	13	6
		Fisher	0	7	5	0														Crawford	4	5	6	15	2
		Senkowski	6	5	7	6					Senkowski	3	4	4
	5	Bartzen	6	6	4	6	1				Crawford	6	6	6
		Crawford	1	8	6	2	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Cranis	4	8	3	3
		Russel	6	6	6	6					Russel	11	3	2
		Richardson	4	6	1						Palafox	13	6	6
		Palafox	6	8	6															Palafox	4	3	3
		Leon	0	0	1															Sangster	6	6	6
		Reed	6	6	6						Reed	4	4	4
		Hammill	4	2	4						Sangster	6	6	6
		Sangster	6	6	6																								Sangster	2	1	4
		Biggs	6	4	4	2																						1	Fraser	6	6	6
		Buck	3	6	6	6					Buck	3	3	4
		Gambus	2	2	3						Moss	6	6	6
		Moss	6	6	6															Moss	3	2	4
		Hann	2	3	6	7													1	Fraser	6	6	6
		Henry	6	6	3	9					Henry	1	1	1
		Raskind	0	1	1					1	Fraser	6	6	6
	1	Fraser	6	6	6

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Earnhart	4	9	2	6	3
		Gerrard	6	7	6	3	6				Gerrard	9	3	6	9
		Jennett	3	11	4	1					Legenstein	7	6	3	7
		Legenstein	6	9	6	6														Gerrard	6	6	6
		Powless	1	3	6	2														Pimentel	2	2	4
		Bedard	6	6	4	6					Bedard	6	3	4	3
		Ralph	5	0	5						Pimentel	4	6	6	6
		Pimentel	7	6	7																								Gerrard	1	10	2	6	0
		Beck	4	5	3																								Richardson	6	8	6	3	6
		Richardson	6	7	6						Richardson	5	6	6	6
		Karabasz	0	9	0	2					Scott	7	1	1	3
		Scott	6	7	6	6														Richardson	3	6	9	8
		Green	4	6	4	4													6	Emerson	6	4	7	6
		Cranston	6	3	6	6					Cranston	2	1	4
		Tattersall	2	2	0					6	Emerson	6	6	6
	6	Emerson	6	6	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Bowditch	4	6	4
		Ashe	6	8	6						Ashe	4	2	2
		Carpenter	6	2	4						Zuleta	6	6	6
		Zuleta	8	6	6															Zuleta	2	9	6	6	6
		Howe	4	2	9	1														Coghlan	6	11	2	4	2
		Coghlan	6	6	7	6					Coghlan	6	6	6
		Hettleman	3	8	4						Bennett	2	3	3
		Bennett	6	10	6																								Zuleta	0	0	2
		Heckler	6	7	4	6	5																						Buchholz	6	6	6
		McManus	3	9	6	2	7				McManus	2	6	6	6
		Brown	4	4	6	4					Woolven	6	4	3	2
		Woolven	6	6	3	6														McManus	1	2	5
		Booth	5	7	6	3														Buchholz	6	6	7
		Junta	7	9	3	6					Junta	1	4	0
		Fontana	3	0	2						Buchholz	6	6	6
		Buchholz	6	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Schwartz	2	6	6	4	0
		Fox	6	4	3	6	6				Fox	7	6	0	6
	4	Buchholz	6	2	0	6	2				Hoogs	5	4	6	2
		Hoogs	1	6	6	4	6													Fox	6	6	8
		Swann	6	5	7	3														Lambert	3	4	6
		Lambert	3	7	9	6					Lambert	6	6	6
		Roberts	7	2	1	1					Palmer	2	3	2
		Palmer	5	6	6	6																							Fox	5	1	2
		Castillo	3	4	6	6																						8	Wilson	7	6	6
		Pickett	6	6	3	8					Pickett	6	4	3
		Palafox	2	3	4						Crane	8	6	6
		Crane	6	6	6															Crane	2	2	3
		Kumar	0	2	1														8	Wilson	6	6	6
		Rubell	6	6	6						Rubell	0	1	2
		Vickery	3	2	4					8	Wilson	6	6	6
	8	Wilson	6	6	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Hedrick	2	4	8
		Kamakana	6	6	10						Kamakana	0	4	1
		Farrin	9	2	5	0					Lesch	6	6	6
		Lesch	7	6	7	6														Lesch	7	6	9
		Pasarell	6	3	4															Driscole	5	2	7
		Dell	8	6	6						Dell	4	6	2	6
		Susman	6	3	1	5					Driscole	6	4	6	8
		Driscole	4	6	6	7																							Lesch	2	7	3	3
		Bergerat	6	1	1	6	2																					2	Laver	6	5	6	6
		Hernando	4	6	6	1	6				Hernando	4	3	8	1
		Siska	2	3	6	6					Franks	6	6	6	6
		Franks	6	6	4	8														Franks	2	7	2	3
		Keeton	0	2	0														2	Laver	6	5	6	6
		Olvera	6	6	6						Olvera	0	2	4
		Barker	2	5	2					2	Laver	6	6	6
	2	Laver	6	7	6