Third-seeded Rod Laver defeated top seed Neale Fraser 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 8–6 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1960 Australian Championships. Laver saved a championship point in the fourth set.[1]
The seeded players are listed below. Rod Laver is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Neale Fraser (finalist) Roy Emerson (semifinals) Rod Laver (champion) Bob Mark (quarterfinals) Martin Mulligan (quarterfinals) Bob Hewitt (semifinals) Bob Howe (second round)