1964 Australian Championships – Men's singles

First-seeded Roy Emerson defeated Fred Stolle 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1964 Australian Championships.

Men's singles
1964 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Roy Emerson
Runner-upAustralia Fred Stolle
Score6–3, 6–4, 6-2
Details
Draw48
Seeds12
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1963 · Australian Championships · 1965 →

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Roy Emerson is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Roy Emerson (champion)
  2.   Fred Stolle (finalist)
  3.   John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
  4.   Ken Fletcher (semifinals)
  5.   Bob Hewitt (third round)
  6.   Martin Mulligan (semifinals)
  7.   Tony Roche (quarterfinals)
  8.   Owen Davidson (quarterfinals)
  9.   Mike Sangster (quarterfinals)
  10.   Roger Taylor (third round)
  11.   Eugene Scott (second round)
  12.   Graham Stilwell (third round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Roy Emerson 7 6 6
7   Tony Roche 5 2 2
1   Roy Emerson 6 9 6
6   Martin Mulligan 2 7 4
3   John Newcombe 6 4 3 8 6
6   Martin Mulligan 3 6 6 6 8
1   Roy Emerson 6 6 6
2   Fred Stolle 3 4 2
9   Mike Sangster 15 6 0 1
4   Ken Fletcher 17 4 6 6
4   Ken Fletcher 4 6 3 6 3
2   Fred Stolle 6 3 6 3 6
8   Owen Davidson 6 5 3 2
2   Fred Stolle 1 7 6 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   Emerson 6 6 6
  Crealy 3 4 10 7 9   Crealy 4 2 1
  Cooper 6 6 8 5 7 1   Emerson 6 7 6
  Bowman 4 5 4
  Bowman 9 6 6 6
  Zelinski   Zelinski 11 1 2 1
  Waugh w/o 1   Emerson 7 6 6
7   Roche 5 2 2
7   Roche 6 6 6
  Davidman 6 6 6   Davidman 2 4 4
  Bovett 0 0 2 7   Roche 6 4 4 6 6
12   Stilwell 2 6 6 3 2
12   Stilwell 4 6 10 6 6
  Jacques   Jacques 6 8 8 2 3
  Bullock w/o

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   Newcombe 10 6 6
  Baulch   Baulch 8 4 0
  O'Brien w/o 3   Newcombe 6 6
  Geraghty 1 4
  Russell 4 5 4
  Geraghty 6 6 6   Geraghty 6 7 6
  Beers 2 2 3 3   Newcombe 6 4 3 8 6
6   Mulligan 3 6 6 6 8
6   Mulligan 6 7 4 6
  Coghlan 4 7 1 6 6   Coghlan 2 5 6 3
  Guse 6 5 6 3 1 6   Mulligan 6 16 4 6
10   Taylor 4 14 6 2
10   Taylor 6 7 6
  Cruth   Cruth 1 5 2
  Shepherd w/o

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Ruffels 6 8 6
  Bothwell 3 6 1   Ruffels 4 4 6 2
9   Sangster 6 6 3 6
9   Sangster 6 16 8 4 6
  Decker 6 6 6 5   Hewitt 8 14 6 6 4
  Walker 2 1 2   Decker 1 4 3
5   Hewitt 6 6 6
9   Sangster 15 6 0 1
  Lockington 4   Fletcher 17 4 6 6
  Jardine w/o   Lockington 0 1 0
  Bowrey 6 6 6
  Bowrey 3 4 4
  Sherriff 6 6 6 4   Fletcher 6 6 6
  Morrell 1 0 3   Sherriff 6 3 4 4
4   Fletcher 3 6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Phillips-Moore 6 6 6
  Matthews 3 2 4   Phillips-Moore 8 6 6
11   Scott 6 4 2
  Phillips-Moore 0 6 4 6 4
  Clayton 6 7 10 8   Davidson 6 4 6 4 6
  Moore 2 5 8   Clayton 6 2 3
8   Davidson 8 6 6
8   Davidson 6 5 3 2
  Sherriff 7 6 6 8 2   Stolle 1 7 6 6
  Luu 9 4 4 6   Sherriff
  Sharpe w/o
  Sherriff 3 3 2
  Brien 6 5 6 11 2   Stolle 6 6 6
  Richards 3 7 4 9   Brien 3 6 4 2
2   Stolle 6 4 6 6
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Preceded by Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by