1958 Australian Championships

1958 Australian Championships
Date 17 January - 27 January
Edition 46th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Grass
Location Sydney, Australia
Venue White City Tennis Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia Ashley Cooper
Women's Singles
United Kingdom Angela Mortimer Barrett
Men's Doubles
Australia Ashley Cooper / Australia Neale Fraser
Women's Doubles
Australia Mary Bevis Hawton / Australia Thelma Coyne Long
Mixed Doubles
Australia Mary Bevis Hawton / Australia Bob Howe

The 1958 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the White City Tennis Club, Sydney, Australia from 17 January to 27 January. It was the 46th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 13th held in Sydney, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were taken by Ashley Cooper and Angela Mortimer Barrett.

Champions

Men's Singles

Australia Ashley Cooper defeated Australia Malcolm Anderson 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 [1]

Women's Singles

United Kingdom Angela Mortimer Barrett defeated Australia Lorraine Coghlan Robinson 6–3, 6–4 [2]

Men's Doubles

Australia Ashley Cooper / Australia Neale Fraser defeated Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Robert Mark 7–5, 6–8, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 [3]

Women's Doubles

Australia Mary Bevis Hawton / Australia Thelma Coyne Long defeated Australia Lorraine Coghlan / United Kingdom Angela Mortimer Barrett 7–5, 6–8, 6–2 [4]

Mixed Doubles

Australia Mary Bevis Hawton / Australia Bob Howe defeated United Kingdom Angela Mortimer Barrett / Australia Peter Newman 9–11, 6–1, 6–2 [5]

References

  1. "1958 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  2. "1958 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  3. "1958 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  4. "1958 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  5. "1958 Mixed Doubles". Tennis Australia.

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Preceded by
1957 U.S. National Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1958 French Championships
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