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1962 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

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Champion
  
Rod Laver

Final score
  
6–2, 6–2, 6–1

Seeds
  
8

Runner-up
  
Martin Mulligan

Draw
  
128 (8Q)

Singles
  
men

Rod Laver defeated Martin Mulligan 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1962 Wimbledon Championships.

Contents

Seeds

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

  1. Rod Laver (Champion)
  2. Roy Emerson (Fourth round)
  3. Neale Fraser (Semifinalist)
  4. Ramanathan Krishnan (Third round)
  5. Chuck McKinley (Second round)
  6. Manuel Santana (Quarterfinalist)
  7. Nicola Pietrangeli (Third round)
  8. Bob Hewitt (Quarterfinalist)

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

    • References

    1962 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Wikipedia
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