1958 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1958 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Ashley Cooper
Runner-up	Neale Fraser
Final score	3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 13–11
Draw	128 (10 Q )
Seeds	8

Ashley Cooper defeated Neale Fraser in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 13–11 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1958 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] Cooper had to play 332 games to win the title, the most of any male champion in the history of the tournament.^[2] Lew Hoad was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	2	Mal Anderson	2	3	3
	6	Kurt Nielsen	6	6	6
										6	Kurt Nielsen	4	4	19	4
										4	Neale Fraser	6	6	17	6
	4	Neale Fraser	6	6	6	3	8
	7	Sven Davidson	4	8	2	6	6
																			4	Neale Fraser	6	3	4	11
																			1	Ashley Cooper	3	6	6	13
	8	Barry MacKay	2	4	4
	3	Mervyn Rose	6	6	6
										3	Mervyn Rose	9	2	2	3
										1	Ashley Cooper	7	6	6	6
		Bobby Wilson	4	2	6	6	5
	1	Ashley Cooper	6	6	3	4	7

Top half

Section 1

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	2	Mal Anderson	6	6	7
		Premjit Lall	4	4	5					2	M Anderson	6	6	6
		Howard Walton	4	3	3						A Gimeno	4	4	4
		Andrés Gimeno	6	6	6														2	M Anderson	3	6	6	6
		John Barrett	6	7	6															J Barrett	6	0	2	3
		Bob Hull	1	5	2						J Barrett	6	6	5	6
		Paul Hearnden	6	6	6	6					P Hearnden	3	1	7	3
		Gene Scott	8	0	2	4																						2	M Anderson	6	10	6
		Erwin Balestra	0	2	2																								J Drobný	3	8	2
		Rod Laver	6	6	6						R Laver	4	6	12	6
		Nick Carter	6	4	6	6					C Carter	6	3	10	4
		Reg Bennett	3	6	4	0														R Laver	1	1	4
		Andrzej Licis	3	6	6	3	6													J Drobný	6	6	6
		Jimmy Tattersall	6	2	3	6	2				A Licis	4	6	4
		Robert Haillet	6	3	6	3	2				J Drobný	6	8	6
		Jaroslav Drobný	2	6	3	6	6

Section 2

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	6	Kurt Nielsen	6	6	6
		Hans van de Weg	2	4	0					6	K Nielsen	6	6	6	8	6
		Geoff Ward	6	6	6						G Ward	8	4	4	10	2
		Patricio Rodríguez	4	3	4														6	K Nielsen	6	6	6
		David Gunson	6	13	2	3														I Panajotović	1	4	2
		Ilija Panajotović	4	15	6	6					I Panajotović	8	4	6	6	7
		Akhtar Ali	6	8	6						A Ali	6	6	8	3	5
		Tony Clayton	1	6	4																							6	K Nielsen	6	15	6
		Jacques Brichant	6	7	6																								U Schmidt	4	13	4
		Eduardo Argon	2	5	3						J Brichant	6	8	2	5	6
		Mike Davies	6	4	6	6					M Davies	3	6	6	7	1
		Antonio Palafox	2	6	2	2														J Brichant	6	3	5	6	5
		Bertie Gaertner	2	8	6	8														U Schmidt	3	6	7	4	7
		Orlando Sirola	6	10	3	10					O Sirola	9	3	6	6	5
		Ulf Schmidt	1	6	6	6					U Schmidt	11	6	1	2	7
		Gilbert Shea	6	4	2	4

Section 3

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	4	Neale Fraser	6	6	6
		Vladimir Petrović	3	1	0					4	N Fraser	6	6	6
		Franz Hainka	2	2	1						FC Mei	1	1	1
		Mei Fu Chi	6	6	6														4	N Fraser	6	6	6
		John Ward	5	4	4															A Maggi	0	4	3
		Peter Scholl	7	6	6						P Scholl	2	4	2
	Q	Eddie Ford	6	3	4	7	5				A Maggi	6	6	6
		Antonio Maggi	1	6	6	5	7																					4	N Fraser	6	6	6
		Don Candy	7	5	13	6	12																						P Darmon	4	3	3
		Billy Knight	5	7	15	3	10				D Candy	6	10	6
		Malcolm Fox	2	11	6	6					M Fox	4	8	4
	Q	Wayne Van Voorhees	6	9	0	1														D Candy	w/o
		Ernesto Aguirre	1	1	4															P Darmon
		Pierre Darmon	6	6	6						P Darmon	3	6	6	6
		Reynaldo Garrido	6	7	2	6					R Garrido	6	2	1	2
		Norman Kitovitz	3	5	6	4

Section 4

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	7	Sven Davidson	6	7	6
		Jean-Noël Grinda	1	5	3					7	S Davidson	6	10	8
	Q	Roy Stilwell	3	0	3						F Contreras	2	8	6
		Francisco Contreras	6	6	6														7	S Davidson	6	3	6	6
		Graeme Stewart	5	4	2															I Pimentel	3	6	1	4
		Isaías Pimentel	7	6	6						I Pimentel	7	8	10	6
		Ivo Ribeiro	1	8	2					Q	N Kumar	9	6	8	3
		Naresh Kumar	6	10	6																							7	S Davidson	6	2	4	9	6
		Bob Perry	6	6	3	8																							J Patty	4	6	6	7	4
		Lew Gerrard	4	1	6	6					R Perry	4	3	6	6	4
		Budge Patty	6	6	6						J Patty	6	6	3	4	6
		Allan Kendall	3	3	4															J Patty	4	7	6	6
		Warren Woodcock	3	6	11	6	8													T Ulrich	6	5	1	2
		Tony Pickard	6	2	13	1	6				W Woodcock	4	1	2
		Torben Ulrich	6	6	6						T Ulrich	6	6	6
		Alberto Arilla	1	1	2

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
		Mario Llamas	6	7	2
		Ivor Warwick	8	9	6						I Warwick	1	12	0
		John Cranston	3	4	6	3					R Krishnan	6	14	6
		Ramanathan Krishnan	6	6	1	6														R Krishnan	8	6	6
		Jean-Claude Molinari	8	6	6															J-C Molinari	6	1	0
		Orlando Garrido	6	3	2						J-C Molinari	6	6	6
		Peter Newman	2	2	1						R Becker	3	3	4
		Roger Becker	6	6	6																								R Krishnan	3	9	2
		Derek Collins	1	1	2																							8	B MacKay	6	11	6
		Bob Mark	6	6	6						R Mark	15	0	8	6
		Mike Sangster	4	4	6	6				Q	G Grant	13	6	6	2
	Q	Greg Grant	6	6	4	8														R Mark	6	8	4	4
		István Gulyás	w/o																8	B MacKay	4	10	6	6
		Eric Bulmer									E Bulmer	1	7	2
		Emilio Martínez	6	2	2	1				8	B MacKay	6	9	6
	8	Barry MacKay	4	6	6	6

Section 6

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
		Søren Højberg	1	2	6	1
	Q	Barry Kearney	6	6	3	6				Q	B Kearney	5	1	4
		Mike Green	4	6	3	6	6				M Green	7	6	6
		Alberto Lazzarino	6	2	6	1	2													M Green	6	4	4	2
		Gardnar Mulloy	6	6	4	6														G Mulloy	3	6	6	6
		Andrés Hammersley	2	2	6	3					G Mulloy	6	6	6
		John Hurry	6	6	6						J Hurry	2	4	3
		Colin Baxter	1	2	3																								G Mulloy	2	3	1
		Gerry Oakley	6	6	4	2	6																					3	M Rose	6	6	6
		Ronnie Barnes	3	3	6	6	8				R Barnes	7	9	2	6
	Q	Oliver Prenn	6	6	9					Q	O Prenn	5	7	6	4
		Joe Hackett	4	2	7															R Barnes	3	7	4
		Jack Frost	7	8	6														3	M Rose	6	9	6
		Pat O'Kane	5	6	2						J Frost	4	8	4
		Władysław Skonecki	3	4	1					3	M Rose	6	10	6
	3	Mervyn Rose	6	6	6

Section 7

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
		Pieter van Eijsden	5	5	2
		Wayne Reid	7	7	6						W Reid	5	0	5
		Bobby Wilson	6	6	6						R Wilson	7	6	7
		Wilhelm Bungert	0	3	2															R Wilson	8	6	6
		Peter Nicholls	3	4	2															M Hann	6	4	0
		William Quillian	6	6	6						W Quillian	9	6	3	4
		Michael Hann	6	6	5	6					M Hann	11	1	6	6
	Q	Bob Dabbs	3	1	7	3																							R Wilson	11	6	6
		István Sikorszki	4	6	1	4																							N Pietrangeli	9	2	2
		Geoffrey Paish	6	3	6	6					G Paish	2	0	6	6	3
		Antal Jancsó	8	4	8						N Pietrangeli	6	6	4	4	6
		Nicola Pietrangeli	10	6	10															N Pietrangeli	6	6	6
	Q	Butch Buchholz	6	6	6														5	L Ayala	4	4	3
		Carlos Fernandes	4	4	3					Q	E Buchholz	4	6	6
		Kamilo Keretić	3	1	3					5	L Ayala	6	8	8
	5	Luis Ayala	6	6	6

Section 8

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
		Paul Rémy	6	3	6	2	5
		Alan Mills	4	6	1	6	7				A Mills	10	5	9	4	1
		Warren Jacques	8	6	6						W Jacques	8	7	7	6	6
		Narendra Nath	6	4	4															W Jacques	3	1	4
		William Alvarez	6	10	6															A Segal	6	6	6
		Manuel Santana	3	8	3						W Alvarez	4	1	2
		Jan-Erik Lundqvist	6	6	3	2	3				A Segal	6	6	6
		Abe Segal	3	3	6	6	6																						A Segal	11	3	6	12
		Tim Cawthorn	2	1	2																							1	A Cooper	13	6	3	14
		Bob Howe	6	6	6						R Howe	2	6	5	6
	Q	Peter Wooller	6	1	6	5					J Ulrich	6	4	7	8
		Jørgen Ulrich	8	6	4	7														J Ulrich	7	2	6	3
		Franz Saiko	6	6	6														1	A Cooper	9	6	3	6
	Q	Arcot Udaykumar	3	4	2						F Saiko	3	4	1
		Geoffrey Owen	8	6	4	1				1	A Cooper	6	6	6
	1	Ashley Cooper	10	3	6	6

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com