1959 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles
# 1959 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

The 1959 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 25th edition of the men's singles championship.

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.

## Results

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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| Zoltán Berczik | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Jen Su | 5 | 12 | 12 | | | Berczik | 21 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jung Kuo-tuan | 21 | 17 | 21 | 21 | | Kuo-tuan | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nobuya Hoshino | 18 | 21 | 16 | 14 | | | | | | | | Kuo-tuan | 22 | 23 | 12 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| Yang Jai-Hua | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | Miles | 20 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 8 | | | | | |
| Trần Văn Liễu | 17 | 19 | 8 | | | Jai-Hua | 19 | 18 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dick Miles | 11 | 26 | 21 | 21 | | Miles | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hsu Yin-Sheng | 21 | 24 | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kuo-tuan | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Wang Chuan-Yao | 19 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sidó | 21 | 12 | 15 | 14 |
| Zoltán Bubonyi | 21 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 20 | Chuan-Yao | 13 | 21 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ferenc Sidó | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | Sidó | 21 | 23 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Teruo Murakami | 21 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 15 | | | | | | | Sidó | 21 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 21 | | | | | |
| Chuang Chia-Fu | 14+ | 8+ | 9+ | 7+ | 13+ | | | | | | | Ogimura | 16 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 18 | | | | | |
| Mai Văn Hòa | 13 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 8 | Chia-Fu | 19 | 18 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ichiro Ogimura | 21 | 21 | 16 | 21 | | Ogimura | 21 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Larsson | 17 | 11 | 21 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

+ Time limit rule applies

