1963 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1963 Australian Championships
Champion	Roy Emerson
Runner-up	Ken Fletcher
Final score	6–3, 6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw	44
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles
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First-seeded Roy Emerson defeated Ken Fletcher 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1963 Australian Championships.

Seeds[]

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

1. Roy Emerson (champion)
2. Ken Fletcher (finalist)
3. Bob Hewitt (semifinals)
4. Fred Stolle (semifinals)
5. Martin Mulligan (third round)
6. John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
7. John Fraser (quarterfinals)
8. Bob Howe (quarterfinals)

Draw[]

Key[]

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Roy Emerson	6	7	6
	7	John Fraser	1	5	2
										1	Roy Emerson	8	6	3	9
										3	Bob Hewitt	6	4	6	7
	3	Bob Hewitt	6	6	5	6
	6	John Newcombe	3	4	7	4
																			1	Roy Emerson	6	6	6
																			2	Ken Fletcher	3	3	1
		Owen Davidson	7	4	2	2
	4	Fred Stolle	5	6	6	6
										4	Fred Stolle	3	4	5
										2	Ken Fletcher	6	6	7
	8	Bob Howe	4	7	2
	2	Ken Fletcher	6	9	6

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
										1	Emerson	6	6	8
		Crealy	3	6	6	8					Crealy	4	4	6
			6	3	4	6													1	Emerson	6	6	6
																				Phillips-Moore	3	1	2
											Phillips-Moore	7	6	6
		Drossart	6	6	6						Drossart	5	2	2
			4	3	2																							1	Emerson	6	7	6
																												7	Fraser	1	5	2
										7	Fraser	6	6	3	6
											Pares	3	4	6	4
																			7	Fraser	6	5	6	0	7
																				Taylor	2	7	4	6	5
											Taylor	6	6	6
			1	6	6	6						3	2	4
		Brien	6	2	0	3

Section 2[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
										3	Hewitt	6	6	6
			1	6	6	6						4	4	0
		Matthews	6	3	4	1													3	Hewitt	6	6	6
																					1	1	4
											Elschenbroich	4	6	2	3
			6	3	6	6						6	2	6	6
		Moore	0	6	2	0																						3	Hewitt	6	6	5	6
																												6	Newcombe	3	4	7	4
										6	Newcombe	4	4	6	6	6
											Tobin	6	6	2	0	2
																			6	Newcombe	6	6	6
																					4	0	0
												6	8	1	6	5
			6	7	6							4	10	6	1	7
		Stone	2	5	0

Section 3[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
		Bowrey	6	5	6	6
			3	7	3	4					Bowrey	6	3	3	6	3
											Davidson	2	6	6	3	6
																				Davidson	6	9	10
																			5	Mulligan	1	7	8
												3	4	6	3
										5	Mulligan	6	6	4	6
																													Davidson	7	4	2	2
		Cox																										4	Stolle	5	6	6	6
		O'Brien	w/o								Cox	6	6	1	6
												4	0	6	3
																				Cox	3	4	4
			6	6	4	6													4	Stolle	6	6	6
			1	4	6	3						1	1	1
										4	Stolle	6	6	6

Section 4[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
		Wooldridge
			w/o								Wooldridge
											Jacques	w/o
																				Wooldridge	2	10	3	1
																			8	Howe	6	8	6	6
												6	4	3	3
										8	Howe	2	6	6	6
																												8	Howe	4	7	2
		Stilwell	4	6	6	3	6																					2	Fletcher	6	9	6
		Keller	6	1	3	6	4				Stilwell	4	2	2
											Hillebrand	6	6	6
																				Hillebrand	10	0	4
		Sharpe	8	6	6														2	Fletcher	12	6	6
			6	0	0						Sharpe	4	6	4
										2	Fletcher	6	8	6

External links[]

• 1963 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw