Tennis tournament
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.[2]
Finals
Men's singles
Neale Fraser (AUS) defeated 
Alex Olmedo (USA) 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Women's singles
Maria Bueno (BRA) defeated 
Christine Truman (UK) 6–1, 6–4
Men's doubles
Neale Fraser (AUS) / Roy Emerson (AUS) defeated Alex Olmedo (USA) / Earl Buchholz (USA) 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 [3]
Women's doubles
Jeanne Arth (USA) / Darlene Hard (USA) defeated Maria Bueno (BRA) / Sally Moore (USA) 6–2, 6–3 [4]
Mixed doubles
Margaret Osborne duPont (USA) / Neale Fraser (AUS) defeated Janet Hopps (USA) / Bob Mark (AUS) 7–5, 13–15, 6–2 [5]
Notes
- ^ a b c Men's and women's doubles
- ^ a b c Men's and women's singles and mixed doubles
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