1953 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1953 Australian Championships
Final
Champion	Ken Rosewall
Runner-up	Mervyn Rose
Score	6–0, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	12
Events

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 (semifinals)
Ken Rosewall (champion)
Fausto Gardini (second round)
Lew Hoad (second round)
Ham Richardson (quarterfinals)
Geoffrey Brown (quarterfinals)
Straight Clark (quarterfinals)
Don Candy (second round)
Rex Hartwig (second round)
Ian Ayre (semifinals)
Neale Fraser (second round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

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

Earlier rounds

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	4	9	6	6
11	Ayre	6	6	6									11	Ayre	6	11	1	8
	Ryan	2	0	1		11	Ayre	6	8	9
4	Gardini	6	6	6		4	Gardini	3	6	7
	Mason	1	2	1

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	4	4	5
12	Fraser	6	6	6									2	Seixas	6	6	7
	Harvey	0	0	0			12	Fraser	4	0	4
2	Seixas	6	6	6			2	Seixas	6	6	6
	Reid	2	4	1

External links

[1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com

Preceded by 1952 U.S. National Championships	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1953 French Championships

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