Edition 79th Surface Grass | Category Grand Slam (ITF) Venue West Side Tennis Club | |
Date 4 September – 13 September Location Forest Hills, Queens
New York, United States | ||
The 1959 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 4 September until 13 September. It was the 79th staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
Contents
Men's Singles
Neale Fraser (AUS) defeated Alex Olmedo (USA) 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Women's Singles
Maria Bueno (BRA) defeated Christine Truman (UK) 6–1, 6–4
Men's doubles
Neale Fraser (AUS) / Roy Emerson (AUS) defeated Alex Olmedo (USA) / Earl Buchholz (USA) 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Women's doubles
Jeanne Arth (USA) / Darlene Hard (USA) defeated Althea Gibson (USA) / Sally Moore (USA) 6–2, 6–3
Mixed doubles
Margaret Osborne (USA) / Neale Fraser (AUS) defeated Janet Hopps (USA) / Bob Mark (AUS) 7–5, 13–15, 6–2