1954 Australian Championships - Men's Singles

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Mervyn Rose defeated Rex Hartwig 6-2 0-6 6-4 6-2 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1954 Australian Championships.

See also:

1954 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. Mervyn Rose is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Ken Rosewall (Semifinalist) Tony Trabert (Second round) Rex Hartwig (Finalist) Vic Seixas (Quarterfinalist) Mervyn Rose (Champion) Ham Richardson (Quarterfinalist) George Worthington (Quarterfinalist) Bill Talbert (First round)

Clive Wilderspin (First round) Robert Perry (Second round) Ian Ayre (Second round) Owen Williams (Second round) John Bromwich (Semifinalist) Abe Segal (Second round) Neale Fraser (Second round) Jean-Noel Grinda (Second round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

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

[edit] Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	1	Ken Rosewall	6	6	9
	6	Ham Richardson	3	4	7
										1	Ken Rosewall	3	3	6	6	5
										5	Mervyn Rose	6	6	3	1	7
	5	Mervyn Rose	8	9	9	6
	4	Vic Seixas	6	7	11	4
																			5	Mervyn Rose	6	0	6	6
																			3	Rex Hartwig	2	6	4	2
	3	Rex Hartwig	6	6	6
		Ashley Cooper	2	3	4
										3	Rex Hartwig	8	6	9
										13	John Bromwich	6	4	7
	7	George Worthington	6	3	6	3	1
	13	John Bromwich	3	6	2	6	6

[edit] Earlier Rounds

[edit] Section 1

First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
1	Rosewall	6	6	6
	Cawthorn	2	3	1					1	Rosewall	6	6	6
14	Segal	6	6	6					14	Segal	4	3	1
	Pickard	4	1	4														1	Rosewall	6	6	9
11	Ayre	6	6	6														6	Richardson	3	4	7
	Reid	3	2	1					11	Ayre	3	4	0
6	Richardson	6	7	6					6	Richardson	6	6	6
	Mason	0	5	4																							1	Rosewall	6	6	3	1	7
5	Rose	6	6	6																							5	Rose	3	3	6	6	5
	Meyer	3	2	3					5	Rose	2	6	6	7
10	Perry	2	6	6	6				10	Perry	6	4	4	5
	Knight	6	2	4	3													5	Rose	8	9	9	6
15	Fraser	6	6	6														4	Seixas	6	7	11	4
	Anderson	3	3	0					15	Fraser	7	6	5
4	Seixas	4	6	6	6				4	Seixas	9	8	7
	O'Brien	6	4	1	3

[edit] Section 2

First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
3	Hartwig	7	6	6
	Davies	5	3	4					3	Hartwig	6	6	6
16	Grinda	6	6	6					16	Grinda	4	0	2
	Hann	3	3	1														3	Hartwig	6	6	6
	Cooper	6	2	7	6														Cooper	2	3	4
9	Wilderspin	4	6	5	3					Cooper	6	6	6
	Gilmour	6	8	6						Gilmour	4	3	1
8	Talbert	3	6	1																							3	Hartwig	8	6	9
7	Worthington	5	6	6	6																						13	Bromwich	6	4	7
	Emerson	7	4	0	0				7	Worthington
12	Williams	6	8	6					12	Williams	w/o
	Blacklock	4	6	1														7	Worthington	3	6	2	6	6
13	Bromwich	6	6	6														13	Bromwich	6	3	6	3	1
	Sherriff	2	3	1					13	Bromwich	1	1	6	6	6
2	Trabert	6	7	6					2	Trabert	6	6	2	3	1
	Kennedy	4	5	4

[edit] External links

• 1954 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw