1959 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
1959 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Rod Laver Darlene Hard
Runners-up	Neale Fraser Maria Bueno
Score	6–4, 6–3
Draw	80 (5 Q )
Seeds	4

Main article: 1959 Wimbledon Championships

Bob Howe and Lorraine Coghlan were the defending champions, but Coghlan did not compete. Howe partnered with Sally Moore but lost in the quarterfinals to Bob Mark and Jeanne Arth.

Rod Laver and Darlene Hard defeated Neale Fraser and Maria Bueno in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1959 Wimbledon Championships.

Seeds

01.   Billy Knight / Yola Ramírez (semifinals)

02.   Neale Fraser / Maria Bueno (final)

03.   Rod Laver / Darlene Hard (champions)

04.   Bob Howe / Sally Moore (quarterfinals)

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Billy Knight Yola Ramírez	6	9
		Jiří Javorský Věra Pužejová	4	7
								1	Billy Knight Yola Ramírez	2	7	2
								3	Rod Laver Darlene Hard	6	5	6
	3	Rod Laver Darlene Hard	6	7
		Humphrey Truman Christine Truman	3	5
															3	Rod Laver Darlene Hard	6	6
															2	Neale Fraser Maria Bueno	4	3
		Bob Mark Jeanne Arth	6	7
	3	Bob Howe Sally Moore	3	5
									Bob Mark Jeanne Arth	3	2
								2	Neale Fraser Maria Bueno	6	6
		Roy Emerson Sandra Reynolds	3	3
	2	Neale Fraser Maria Bueno	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	Billy Knight Yola Ramírez	6	6
									Hans van de Weg Fredy Marinkelle	1	4
															1	W Knight Y Ramírez	6	6
																I Gulyás P Hird	2	3
								Q	Charlie Applewhaite Connie Armstrong	6	3	1
									István Gulyás Pat Hird	4	6	6
																						1	W Knight Y Ramírez	6	6
																							A Mills J Rook	3	4
									Jaime Bartrolí Mary Terán de Weiss	3	2
									Alan Mills Jill Rook	6	6
																A Mills J Rook	6	3	6
																R Weedon M Hammill	4	6	3
									Milan Branović Pat Gotla	4	4
									Ray Weedon Meryl Hammill	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Luis Ayala Maria Ayala	4	6	2
									Paul Willey Gloria Butler	6	3	6
																P Willey G Butler	1	0
																J Javorský V Pužejová	6	6
								Q	Neville Nette Elizabeth Court	3	2
									Jiří Javorský Věra Pužejová	6	6
																							J Javorský V Pužejová	6	7
																							A Segal T Lister	3	5
									Adrian Bey Pauline Edwards	2	1
									Abe Segal Thelma Lister	6	6
																A Segal T Lister	6	12
																G Oakley H Clarke	4	10
									Gerry Oakley Honor Clarke	4	13	7
									Premjit Lall Billie Woodgate	6	11	5

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	Rod Laver Darlene Hard	6	6
									Jørgen Ulrich Gem Hoahing	1	3
															3	R Laver D Hard	6	6
																W Woodcock B Gunderson	0	2
									Malcolm Fox Pilar Barril	1	1
									Warren Woodcock Belmar Gunderson	6	6
																						3	R Laver D Hard	7	6
																							I Vermaak J Hopps	5	2
									Don Candy Lea Pericoli	6	4	9
									Alan Bailey Julie Lintern	4	6	11
																Alan Bailey Julie Lintern	6	2	1
																I Vermaak J Hopps	3	6	6
									Freddie Field Hazel Cheadle	4	3
									Ian Vermaak Janet Hopps	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		Warren Jacques Sheila Armstrong	7	6
		Czesław Spychała Bea Walter	5	2					W Jacques S Armstrong	6	11
		Sergei Likhachev Anna Dmitrieva	9	2					A Ali C Leather	1	9
	Q	Akhtar Ali Caroline Leather	11	6												W Jacques S Armstrong	6	3	7
		Lew Gerrard Ruia Morrison	4	4												N Pietrangeli S Brasher	2	6	5
		Nicola Pietrangeli Shirley Brasher	6	6					N Pietrangeli S Brasher	10	8
		Orlando Garrido Fran Marshall	1	5					H Walton N Marsh	8	6
		Howard Walton Norma Marsh	6	7																			W Jacques S Armstrong	1	4
		Jean Borotra Susan Chatrier	3	5																			H Truman C Truman	6	6
		Carlos Fernandes Margaret Hellyer	6	7					C Fernandes M Hellyer	2	8
		Tommy Crooks June Byrne	2	3					H Truman C Truman	6	10
		Humphrey Truman Christine Truman	6	6												H Truman C Truman	7	8	7
		Roger Becker Ann Haydon	4	5												J Maloney A Silk	5	10	5
		John Maloney Angela Silk	6	7					J Maloney A Silk	6	6
		Ladislav Legenstein Jacqueline Rees-Lewis	1	7					J Leschly U Rise	4	3
		Jan Leschly Ulla Rise	6	9

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		William Álvarez Pat Stewart	6	3	6
		Harry Hopman Nell Hopman	1	6	4				W Álvarez P Stewart	5	6	6
		Søren Højberg Lisa Gram-Andersen	9	8					S Højberg L Gram-Andersen	7	4	3
		José Tort Alicia Heegewaldt	7	6												W Álvarez P Stewart	7	4	6
		Tony Pickard Fay Muller	3	3												P Darmon R Reyes	5	6	3
		Pierre Darmon Rosie Reyes	6	6					P Darmon R Reyes	6	7
		Gardnar Mulloy Renée Schuurman	6	3	3				R Hewitt K Fageros	4	5
		Bob Hewitt Karol Fageros	3	6	6																		W Álvarez P Stewart	1	3
		Pieter van Eijsden Marjan Moritz	0	2																			R Mark J Arth	6	6
		Ramanathan Krishnan Edda Buding	6	6					R Krishnan E Buding	6	7
		John Hammill Joan Cross	6	2	6				J Hammill J Cross	4	5
		Geoff Ward Rosemary Deloford	2	6	2											R Krishnan E Buding	3	1
		Geoffrey Paish Anne Shilcock	2	6	9											R Mark J Arth	6	6
		Bob Mark Jeanne Arth	6	3	11				R Mark J Arth	6	6
		José Edison Mandarino Barbara Knapp	3	6	6				JE Mandarino B Knapp	2	2
		Frank Gorman Rita Bentley	6	3	1

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Jaroslav Drobný Rita Drobný	w/o
									Roger Taylor Joyce Fulton
																R Taylor J Fulton	13	6
																M Mulligan G Evans	11	0
									Martin Mulligan Gill Evans	6	6
									Ronnie Barnes Mary Reitano	4	2
																							R Taylor J Fulton	1	3
																						4	R Howe S Moore	6	6
									Ingo Buding Ilse Buding	w/o
									Jack Frost Linda Vail
																J Frost L Vail	5	4
															4	R Howe S Moore	7	6
								Q	Gunter Sanders Lorna Cawthorn	0	2
								4	Bob Howe Sally Moore	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Roy Emerson Sandra Reynolds	6	8
									Willem Maris Elaine Shenton	0	6
																R Emerson S Reynolds	12	7
																K Fletcher J Johnson	10	5
									Sima Nikolić Jelena Genčić	3	5
									Ken Fletcher Joan Johnson	6	7
																							R Emerson S Reynolds	4	11	7
																							B Woolf P Nettleton	6	9	5
									Brian Woolf Pat Nettleton	6	6
									Peter Moys Margaret O'Donnell	4	2
																B Woolf P Nettleton	6	3	6
																A Jancsó M Reitano	3	6	4
									Antal Jancsó Mary Reitano	12	6
									Jimmy Tattersall Deidre Catt	10	4

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									Paul Blondel Sonja Pachta	6	8
									Daniel Achondo D McCamley	1	6
																P Blondel S Pachta	4	2
																J Fleitz B Fleitz	6	6
									John Fleitz Beverly Fleitz	3	6	6
									Mark Otway Christiane Mercelis	6	4	4
																							J Fleitz B Fleitz	4	2
																						2	N Fraser M Bueno	6	6
									Gordon Forbes Pat Ward	6	7
									Emilio Martínez Alicia Guri	2	5
																G Forbes P Ward	1	2
															2	N Fraser M Bueno	6	6
								Q	Samir Khoury Sheila Bramley	4	3
								2	Neale Fraser Maria Bueno	6	6

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com