1959 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles explained

1959 Men's singles
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The 1959 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 25th edition of the men's singles championship.^{[1] [2]}

Jung Kuo-tuan defeated Ferenc Sidó in the final, winning three sets to one to secure the title, became the first ever Chinese player to win a gold medal in the competition.^[3]

Results

^[2] + Time limit rule applies

See also

List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Winners. All About Tennis.
2. Web site: 1959 results. https://web.archive.org/web/20120412102459/http://www.ittf.com/museum/WorldChMSingles2.pdf. dead. 2012-04-12. International Table Tennis Federation.
3. Book: Montague, Trevor. A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. 2004. The Bath Press. 0-316-72645-1.