Australian Championships 1960

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The Australian Championships 1960 was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Australia, notable for being one of the early major titles in Rod Laver’s illustrious career.

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Australian Championships 1960 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Championships
tennis tournament
chronology followedBy Australian Championships 1961
follows Australian Championships 1959
city Brisbane
country Australia
drawSizeMenDoubles 32
drawSizeMenSingles 32
drawSizeMixedDoubles 32
drawSizeWomenDoubles 16
drawSizeWomenSingles 32
editionNumber 48
endDate 1960-02-01
genderCategories men's events
mixed events
women's events
governingBody Lawn Tennis Association of Australia
linked to: Tennis Australia
laterName Australian Open
location Brisbane
menDoublesChampions Bob Mark
Rod Laver
menDoublesFinalScore 6–2, 3–6, 13–11, 4–6, 6–3
menDoublesRunnersUp Neale Fraser
menDoublesRunnersUp Roy Emerson
menSinglesChampion Rod Laver
menSinglesFinalScore 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 8–6
menSinglesRunnerUp Neale Fraser
mixedDoublesChampions Bob Howe
Christine Truman
mixedDoublesFinalScore 1–6, 9–7, 6–2
mixedDoublesRunnersUp Darlene Hard
mixedDoublesRunnersUp Rod Laver
notableFor early major title in Rod Laver's career
partOf 1960 Grand Slam tennis season
Australian Open history
linked to: Australian Open
sport tennis
startDate 1960-01-22
surface grass
tourLevel Grand Slam
venue Milton Courts
womenDoublesChampions Christine Truman
Maria Bueno
womenDoublesFinalScore 6–2, 7–5
womenDoublesRunnersUp Jan Lehane
Margaret Smith
womenSinglesChampion Margaret Court
Margaret Smith
womenSinglesFinalScore 7–5, 6–2
womenSinglesRunnerUp Jan Lehane

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Rod Laver wonTournament Australian Championships 1960