1960 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

1960 U.S. National Championships
Date 2 September – 17 September
Edition 80th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Grass
Location Forest Hills, Queens
New York, United States
Venue West Side Tennis Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia Neale Fraser
Women's Singles
United States Darlene Hard
Men's Doubles
Australia Neale Fraser / Australia Roy Emerson
Women's Doubles
Brazil Maria Bueno / United States Darlene Hard
Mixed Doubles
United States Margaret Osborne / Australia Neale Fraser

The 1960 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York, United States. The tournament ran from 2 September until 17 September. It was the 80th staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1960.

Champions

Men's Singles

Australia Neale Fraser defeated Australia Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4, 9–7

Women's Singles

United States Darlene Hard defeated Brazil Maria Bueno 6–4, 10–12, 6–4

Men's doubles

Australia Neale Fraser / Australia Roy Emerson defeated Australia Rod Laver / Australia Bob Mark 9–7, 6–, 6–4, 13–11 [1]

Women's doubles

Brazil Maria Bueno / United States Darlene Hard defeated United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones / United Kingdom Deidre Catt 6–1, 6–1 [2]

Mixed doubles

United States Margaret Osborne / Australia Neale Fraser defeated Brazil Maria Bueno / Mexico Antonio Palafox 6–3, 6–2 [3]

References

  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. Collins, p. 480
  3. Collins, p. 482

External links

Preceded by
1960 Wimbledon Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1961 Australian Championships
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