Men's singles
1963 Australian Championships
Champion	Roy Emerson
Runner-up	Ken Fletcher
Score	6–3, 6–3, 6–1
Draw	44
Seeds	8

First-seeded Roy Emerson defeated Ken Fletcher 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1963 Australian Championships.

Seeds

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. Ken Fletcher (finalist)
3. Bob Hewitt (semifinals)
4. Fred Stolle (semifinals)
5. Martin Mulligan (third round)
6. John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
7. John Fraser (quarterfinals)
8. Bob Howe (quarterfinals)

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Roy Emerson	6	7	6
	7	John Fraser	1	5	2
										1	Roy Emerson	8	6	3	9
										3	Bob Hewitt	6	4	6	7
	3	Bob Hewitt	6	6	5	6
	6	John Newcombe	3	4	7	4
																			1	Roy Emerson	6	6	6
																			2	Ken Fletcher	3	3	1
		Owen Davidson	7	4	2	2
	4	Fred Stolle	5	6	6	6
										4	Fred Stolle	3	4	5
										2	Ken Fletcher	6	6	7
	8	Bob Howe	4	7	2
	2	Ken Fletcher	6	9	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
										1	Emerson	6	6	8
		Crealy	3	6	6	8					Crealy	4	4	6
		Street	6	3	4	6													1	Emerson	6	6	6
																				Phillips-Moore	3	1	2
											Phillips-Moore	7	6	6
		Drossart	6	6	6						Drossart	5	2	2
		Beers	4	3	2																							1	Emerson	6	7	6
																												7	Fraser	1	5	2
										7	Fraser	6	6	3	6
											Pares	3	4	6	4
																			7	Fraser	6	5	6	0	7
																				Taylor	2	7	4	6	5
											Taylor	6	6	6
		Baulch	1	6	6	6					Baulch	3	2	4
		Brien	6	2	0	3

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
										3	Hewitt	6	6	6
		Harris	1	6	6	6					Harris	4	4	0
		Matthews	6	3	4	1													3	Hewitt	6	6	6
																				Clayton	1	1	4
											Elschenbroich	4	6	2	3
		Clayton	6	3	6	6					Clayton	6	2	6	6
		Moore	0	6	2	0																						3	Hewitt	6	6	5	6
																												6	Newcombe	3	4	7	4
										6	Newcombe	4	4	6	6	6
											Tobin	6	6	2	0	2
																			6	Newcombe	6	6	6
																				Cottrill	4	0	0
											McPherson	6	8	1	6	5
		Cottrill	6	7	6						Cottrill	4	10	6	1	7
		Stone	2	5	0

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
		Bowrey	6	5	6	6
		Potter	3	7	3	4					Bowrey	6	3	3	6	3
											Davidson	2	6	6	3	6
																				Davidson	6	9	10
																			5	Mulligan	1	7	8
											Nette	3	4	6	3
										5	Mulligan	6	6	4	6
																													Davidson	7	4	2	2
		Cox																										4	Stolle	5	6	6	6
		O'Brien	w/o								Cox	6	6	1	6
											Hughes	4	0	6	3
																				Cox	3	4	4
		Guse	6	6	4	6													4	Stolle	6	6	6
		Harris	1	4	6	3					Guse	1	1	1
										4	Stolle	6	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
		Wooldridge
		Hay	w/o								Wooldridge
											Jacques	w/o
																				Wooldridge	2	10	3	1
																			8	Howe	6	8	6	6
											Stephens	6	4	3	3
										8	Howe	2	6	6	6
																												8	Howe	4	7	2
		Stilwell	4	6	6	3	6																					2	Fletcher	6	9	6
		Keller	6	1	3	6	4				Stilwell	4	2	2
											Hillebrand	6	6	6
																				Hillebrand	10	0	4
		Sharpe	8	6	6														2	Fletcher	12	6	6
		Van Der Borght	6	0	0						Sharpe	4	6	4
										2	Fletcher	6	8	6

External links

• 1963 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016-03-17 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw