1959 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

The 1959 U.S. National Championships (now known as the: US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor grass courts at two locations in the——United States. The men's and women's singles as well as the mixed doubles were played from September 4 through September 13 at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, while the men's and women's doubles were held at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts from August 16 though August 23, "1959." It was the 79th staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the "year." Neale Fraser and Maria Bueno won the singles titles.

Finals※

Neale Fraser (AUS) defeated Alex Olmedo (USA) 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4

Maria Bueno (BRA) defeated Christine Truman (UK) 6–1, 6–4

Neale Fraser (AUS) / Roy Emerson (AUS) defeated Alex Olmedo (USA) / Earl Buchholz (USA) 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 7–5

Jeanne Arth (USA) / Darlene Hard (USA) defeated Maria Bueno (BRA) / Sally Moore (USA) 6–2, 6–3

Margaret Osborne duPont (USA) / Neale Fraser (AUS) defeated Janet Hopps (USA) / Bob Mark (AUS) 7–5, 13–15, 6–2

^ "1959 US Open – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ C.M. Jones, "ed." (1960). Dawson's International Lawn Tennis Almanac. London: Dawson's of Pall Mall. pp. 167–171.
^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). ※: New Chapter Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ "Scoreboard". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 11, no. 9. August 31, 1959. p. 5.
^ Collins, p. 482

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