1959 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
| Event | 1959 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 6 September 1959 4 October 1959 (replay) | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | G. Fitzgerald (Limerick) | ||||||
| Attendance | 73,707 77,285 (replay) | ||||||
The 1959 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final took place on 6 September 1959 at Croke Park, Dublin. It was the 72nd All-Ireland final and was contested by Waterford and Kilkenny.
The match ended level. This was the last All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final at the end of which the teams finished level until 2012.
The first game ended level with a score of 1-17 to 5-5. A replay took place at the same venue four weeks later on 4 October 1959. On that occasion the Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 3-12 to 1-10.
This was Waterford's second ever All-Ireland title. They have yet to win a third.