1953 Australian Championships - Men's Singles

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Ken Rosewall defeated Mervyn Rose 6-0 6-3 6-4 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1953 Australian Championships.

See also:

1953 Australian Championships - Women's Singles

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Finals 2.3 Earlier Rounds 2.3.1 Section 1 2.3.2 Section 2 3 External links

[edit] Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Ken Rosewall is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Mervyn Rose (Finalist) Vic Seixas (Semifinalist) Ken Rosewall (Champion) Fausto Gardini (Second round) Lew Hoad (Second round) Ham Richardson (Quarterfinalist)

Geoffrey Brown (Quarterfinalist) Straight Clark (Quarterfinalist) Don Candy (Second round) Rex Hartwig (Second round) Ian Ayre (Semifinalist) Neale Fraser (Second round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

[edit] Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	1	Mervyn Rose	8	6	1	8	7
	6	Ham Richardson	10	4	6	6	5
										1	Mervyn Rose	4	4	6	6	6
										11	Ian Ayre	6	6	1	4	4
		Clive Wilderspin	4	9	6	6
	11	Ian Ayre	6	11	1	8
																			1	Mervyn Rose	0	3	4
																			3	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
	3	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
	8	Straight Clark	4	4	2
										3	Ken Rosewall	6	2	7	6
										2	Vic Seixas	3	6	5	4
	7	Geoffrey Brown	4	4	5
	2	Vic Seixas	6	6	7

[edit] Earlier Rounds

[edit] Section 1

First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
1	Rose	6	6	6
	Green	0	1	1					1	Rose	6	3	6	6
	Quist	6	6	6						Quist	4	6	2	3
	Stewart	3	2	0														1	Rose	8	6	1	8	7
10	Hartwig	6	3	6	6													6	Richardson	10	4	6	6	5
	Molloy	2	6	3	1				10	Hartwig	6	1	4	6	0
6	Richardson	6	6	6					6	Richardson	4	6	6	4	6
	Yates	4	3	2																							1	Rose	4	4	6	6	6
5	Hoad	7	6	6																							11	Ayre	6	6	1	4	4
	Kendall	5	3	3					5	Hoad	7	2	7
	Wilderspin	6	6	6						Wilderspin	9	6	9
	O'Brien	3	4	4															Wilderspin	6	11	1	8
11	Ayre	6	6	6														11	Ayre	4	9	6	6
	Ryan	2	0	1					11	Ayre	6	8	9
4	Gardini	6	6	6					4	Gardini	3	6	7
	Mason	1	2	1

[edit] Section 2

First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
3	Rosewall	6	6	6
	Diggle	4	0	3					3	Rosewall	6	6	4	6
	Tregonning	4	7	8	3	6				Tregonning	2	3	6	3
	Tobin	6	5	6	6	4												3	Rosewall	6	6	6
9	Candy	6	6	6														8	Clark	4	4	2
	Cawthorn	0	1	1					9	Candy	1	9	9	4
8	Clark	6	6	6					8	Clark	6	11	7	6
	Hawton	0	4	0																							3	Rosewall	6	2	7	6
7	Brown	7	6	6																							2	Seixas	3	6	5	4
	Rogers	5	2	0					7	Brown	6	6	6
	Arkinstall	6	6	7						Arkinstall	3	2	4
	Knight	0	0	5														7	Brown	6	6	7
12	Fraser	6	6	6														2	Seixas	4	4	5
	Harvey	0	0	0					12	Fraser	4	0	4
2	Seixas	6	6	6					2	Seixas	6	6	6
	Reid	2	4	1

[edit] External links

• 1953 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw