First-seeded Rod Laver defeated Roy Emerson 8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1962 Australian Championships.
Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Rod Laver (champion) Roy Emerson (finalist) Neale Fraser (semifinals) Bob Hewitt (semifinals) Fred Stolle (quarterfinals) Ken Fletcher (third round) John Newcombe (quarterfinals) John Fraser (second round) Boro Jovanović (second round) Wilhelm Bungert (quarterfinals) Nikola Pilić (second round) Premjit Lall (third round) Jaidip Mukerjea (third round) Ingo Buding (second round) Roger Taylor (third round)
Draw
Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired
Finals
Earlier rounds
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
References
External links 1962 Australian Championships 1962 Australian Championships ITFtennis.com , the source for this draw