1959 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Sven Davidson and Ulf Schmidt were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Davidson partnered with Staffan Stockenberg but lost in the first round to Jean-Noël Grinda and Jean-Claude Molinari. Schmidt competed with Jan-Erik Lundqvist but lost in the first round to Roger Becker and Bob Howe.

Men's doubles
1959 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Roy Emerson Neale Fraser
Runners-up	Rod Laver Bob Mark
Score	8–6, 6–3, 14–16, 9–7
Draw	64 (5 Q )
Seeds	4

Main article: 1959 Wimbledon Championships

Roy Emerson and Neale Fraser defeated Rod Laver and Bob Mark in the final, 8–6, 6–3, 14–16, 9–7 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1959 Wimbledon Championship.

Seeds

01.   Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser (champions)

02.   Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola (semifinals)

03.   Barry MacKay / Alex Olmedo (third round)

04.   Rod Laver / Bob Mark (final)

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
	2	Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola	6	10	6
		José Luis Arilla Andrés Gimeno	4	8	3
										2	Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola	4	4	3
										4	Rod Laver Bob Mark	6	6	6
	4	Rod Laver Bob Mark	6	6	8	6
		Luis Ayala Ramanathan Krishnan	4	8	6	2
																			4	Rod Laver Bob Mark	6	3	16	7
																			1	Roy Emerson Neale Fraser	8	6	14	9
		Ladislav Legenstein Torben Ulrich	6	8	6
		Gordon Forbes Abe Segal	3	6	4
											Ladislav Legenstein Torben Ulrich	3	2	2
										1	Roy Emerson Neale Fraser	6	6	6
		Juan Manuel Couder Manuel Santana	3	14	4
	1	Roy Emerson Neale Fraser	6	16	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	2	Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola	6	7	6	10
		Michael Hann Ivor Warwick	3	9	2	8				2	N Pietrangeli O Sirola	6	6	8	8
	Q	Stan Hicks Neville Nette	6	6	8	4	3				G Mulloy J Patty	3	3	10	6
		Gardnar Mulloy Budge Patty	8	2	6	6	6												2	N Pietrangeli O Sirola	6	2	6	19	6
		Glenn Bassett Bob Sherman	6	6	5	5	8													W Knight A Pickard	4	6	4	12	1
		Wilhelm Bungert Dieter Ecklebe	4	3	7	7	6				G Bassett R Sherman	w/o
		Adrian Bey John Hammill	5	3	3						W Knight A Pickard
		Billy Knight Tony Pickard	7	6	6																							2	N Pietrangeli O Sirola	6	10	6
		José Luis Arilla Andrés Gimeno	6	6	6																								JL Arilla A Gimeno	4	8	3
		Jon Douglas Mike Franks	4	3	3						JL Arilla A Gimeno	6	9	7	6
		Jimmy Tattersall Arcot Udaykumar	6	12	6						J Tattersall A Udaykumar	4	7	9	1
		Finn-Dag Jagge Gunnar Sjøwall	1	10	2															JL Arilla A Gimeno	6	6	2	6
		Søren Højberg Jan Leschly	6	6	4	6														I Vermaak R Weedon	4	4	6	4
		Paul Blondel Orlando Garrido	3	2	6	4					S Højberg J Leschly	0	4	2
		Malcolm Fox Geoffrey Owen	6	9	6	2	2				I Vermaak R Weedon	6	6	6
		Ian Vermaak Ray Weedon	4	11	1	6	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	4	Rod Laver Bob Mark	6	6	6
		Chu Chen Hua Mei Fu Chi	4	4	0					4	R Laver R Mark	6	6	3	6
		Jean Borotra Tony Clayton	8	6	4						K Fletcher M Mulligan	1	4	6	1
		Ken Fletcher Martin Mulligan	10	6	6														4	R Laver R Mark	6	9	6
		Dennis Reilly Paul Willey	6	2	2	1														A Mills G Paish	3	7	3
		John Barrett John Fleitz	3	6	6	6					J Barrett J Fleitz	2	9	2
		William Jacobson Gerry Oakley	4	2	3						A Mills G Paish	6	11	6
		Alan Mills Geoffrey Paish	6	6	6																							4	R Laver R Mark	6	6	8	6
		Ronnie Barnes Carlos Fernandes	4	6	6	1	6																						L Ayala R Krishnan	4	8	6	2
		Boro Jovanović Ilija Panajotović	6	2	1	6	3				R Barnes C Fernandes	2	6	6	10
	Q	Alan Lane Barry Phillips-Moore	6	6	3	2	6				A Lane B Phillips-Moore	6	2	2	8
		Pieter van Eijsden Hendrik Goris	1	2	6	6	1													R Barnes C Fernandes	5	2	2
		Jean-Noël Grinda Jean-Claude Molinari	6	6	6															L Ayala R Krishnan	7	6	6
		Sven Davidson Staffan Stockenberg	1	3	3						J-N Grinda J-C Molinari	3	2	2
		Frank Gorman Bob Hewitt	8	6	8	4					L Ayala R Krishnan	6	6	6
		Luis Ayala Ramanathan Krishnan	10	4	10	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
		Jack Frost Warren Woodcock	6	3	2	1
		Ladislav Legenstein Torben Ulrich	4	6	6	6					L Legenstein T Ulrich	6	6	6
		Eduardo Argon Allan Kendall	7	3	2						D Achondo J Tort	4	3	4
	Q	Daniel Achondo José Tort	9	6	6															L Legenstein T Ulrich	6	9	6
		Franz Hainka Franz Saiko	6	6	6															E Buchholz W Jacques	2	7	3
		Colin Baxter John Maguire	3	3	4						F Hainka F Saiko	4	8	4
		Vivian Gotto Joe Hackett	3	4	7						E Buchholz W Jacques	6	10	6
		Butch Buchholz Warren Jacques	6	6	9																								L Legenstein T Ulrich	6	8	6
		Alan Bailey Robin Sanders	1	6	8	6	6																						G Forbes A Segal	3	6	4
		Kurt Nielsen Jørgen Ulrich	6	3	10	2	1				A Bailey R Sanders	8	4	0
		Gordon Forbes Abe Segal	6	6	6						G Forbes A Segal	10	6	6
		Willem Maris Hans van de Weg	4	4	3															G Forbes A Segal	6	10	2	1	6
		Peter Moys John Ward	6	11	10	6													3	B MacKay A Olmedo	4	8	6	6	1
		Colin Hannam Geoff Ward	3	9	12	2					P Moys J Ward	1	3	7	1
		István Gulyás Jiří Javorský	5	6	3	4				3	B MacKay A Olmedo	6	6	5	6
	3	Barry MacKay Alex Olmedo	7	3	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	Q	Clive Bernstein Geoff Cass	0	6	7	1
		John Maloney Rod Mandelstam	6	8	5	6					J Maloney R Mandelstam	7	6	6	6
		Toomas Leius Sergei Likhachev	4	7	6	6					T Leius S Likhachev	9	2	1	4
		Milan Branović Don Candy	6	5	3	3														J Maloney R Mandelstam	1	6	4	6	3
		Juan Manuel Couder Manuel Santana	8	6	6															JM Couder M Santana	6	3	6	4	6
	LL	Ernesto Aguirre Patricio Rodríguez	6	3	4						JM Couder M Santana	3	13	1	6	6
		Mike Davies Bobby Wilson	7	9	6						M Davies R Wilson	6	11	6	3	4
		Jacques Brichant Antal Jancsó	5	7	4																								JM Couder M Santana	3	14	4
		Kamilo Keretić Sima Nikolić	3	5	6	7	6																					1	R Emerson N Fraser	6	16	6
	Q	Roy Dixon Freddie Field	6	7	3	5	8			Q	R Dixon F Field	1	4	4
		Jan-Erik Lundqvist Ulf Schmidt	6	6	6	4	2				R Becker R Howe	6	6	6
		Roger Becker Bob Howe	2	2	8	6	6													R Becker R Howe	6	3	4	4
		Lew Gerrard Mark Otway	6	6	6	9													1	R Emerson N Fraser	4	6	6	6
		Alain Bresson Pierre Darmon	3	3	8	7					L Gerrard M Otway	1	2	6	7
		Wiesław Gąsiorek Władysław Skonecki	2	0	4					1	R Emerson N Fraser	6	6	1	9
	1	Roy Emerson Neale Fraser	6	6	6

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com