1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

Mervyn Rose defeated Rex Hartwig 6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1954 Australian Championships.

Men's singles
1954 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Mervyn Rose
Runner-upAustralia Rex Hartwig
Score6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw32
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1953 · Australian Championships · 1955 →

Ken Rosewall was the defending champion and the first-seed but lost in a five-set semifinal to fifth-seeded and eventual champion Mervyn Rose.

Seeds

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

  1. 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
  2. 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Tony Trabert (second round)
  3. 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Rex Hartwig (finalist)
  4. 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Vic Seixas (quarterfinals)
  5. 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Mervyn Rose (champion)
  6. 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Ham Richardson (quarterfinals)
  7. 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  George Worthington (quarterfinals)
  8. 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Bill Talbert (first round)
  9. 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Clive Wilderspin (first round)
  10. 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Robert Perry (second round)
  11. 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Ian Ayre (second round)
  12. 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Owen Williams (second round)
  13. 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  John Bromwich (semifinals)
  14. 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Abe Segal (second round)
  15. 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Neale Fraser (second round)
  16. 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Jean-Noël Grinda (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Ken Rosewall 6 6 7
6 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Ham Richardson 3 4 5
1 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Ken Rosewall 3 3 6 6 5
5 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Mervyn Rose 6 6 3 1 7
5 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Mervyn Rose 8 9 9 6
4 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Vic Seixas 6 7 11 4
5 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Mervyn Rose 6 0 6 6
3 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Rex Hartwig 2 6 4 2
3 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Rex Hartwig 6 6 6
1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Ashley Cooper 2 3 4
3 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Rex Hartwig 8 6 9
13 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  John Bromwich 6 4 7
7 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  George Worthington 6 3 6 3 1
13 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  John Bromwich 3 6 2 6 6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Rosewall 6 6 6
1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Cawthorn 2 3 1 1 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Rosewall 6 6 6
14 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Segal 6 6 6 14 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Segal 4 3 1
1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Pickard 4 1 4 1 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Rosewall 6 6 7
11 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Ayre 6 6 6 6 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Richardson 3 4 5
1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Reid 3 2 1 11 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Ayre 0 3 4
6 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Richardson 6 7 6 6 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Richardson 6 6 6
1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Mason 0 5 4 1 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Rosewall 3 3 6 6 5
5 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Rose 6 6 6 5 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Rose 6 6 3 1 7
1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Meyer 3 2 3 5 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Rose 2 6 6 7
10 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Perry 2 6 6 6 10 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Perry 6 4 4 5
1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Knight 6 2 4 3 5 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Rose 8 9 9 6
15 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Fraser 6 6 6 4 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Seixas 6 7 11 4
1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Anderson 3 3 0 15 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Fraser 7 6 5
4 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Seixas 4 6 6 6 4 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Seixas 9 8 7
1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  O'Brien 6 4 1 3

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Hartwig 7 6 6
1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Davies 5 3 4 3 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Hartwig 6 6 6
16 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Grinda 6 6 6 16 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Grinda 4 0 2
1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Hann 3 3 1 3 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Hartwig 6 6 6
1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Cooper 6 2 7 6 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Cooper 2 3 4
9 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Wilderspin 4 6 5 3 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Cooper 6 6 6
1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Gilmour 6 8 6 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Gilmour 4 2 3
8 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Talbert 3 6 1 3 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Hartwig 8 6 9
7 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Worthington 5 6 6 6 13 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Bromwich 6 4 7
1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Emerson 7 4 0 0 7 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Worthington
12 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Williams 6 8 6 12 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Williams w/o
1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Blacklock 4 6 1 7 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Worthington 3 6 2 6 6
13 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Bromwich 6 6 6 13 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Bromwich 6 3 6 3 1
1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Sherriff 2 3 1 13 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Bromwich 1 1 6 6 6
2 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Trabert 6 7 6 2 1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Trabert 6 6 2 3 1
1954 Australian Championships – Men's Singles  Kennedy 4 5 4

References

  • [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com
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