1962 Australian Championships (tennis)

The 1962 Australian Championships were held at the White City Stadium

White City Stadium (Sydney)

thumb|right|300px|White City Tennis Club circa 1923White City Stadium at the White City Tennis Club is a tennis venue in Rushcutters Bay, Sydney, Australia. The stadium was built in 1922 as a new venue for the New South Wales Championships...

, Sydney. The singles titles were taken by Rod Laver and Margret Court. Laver's win was the first step towards his first Grand Slam.

Men's Singles

Rod Laver

Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE is an Australian former tennis player who holds the record for titles won in career, and was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970...

defeated

Roy Emerson

Roy Stanley Emerson is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He is the only male player to have won singles and doubles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments. His 28 Grand Slam titles are an all-time record for a male...

8-6 0-6 6-4 6-4

Women's Singles

Margaret Court defeated

Jan Lehane O'Neill

Jan Lehane

Jan Lehane O'Neill is a former Australian female tennis player.At the Australian Championships, O'Neill reached the singles final four consecutive years but lost to Margaret Court each time...

6-0, 6-2

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