1955 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1955 Australian Championships
Final
Champion	Ken Rosewall
Runner-up	Lew Hoad
Score	9–7, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	37
Seeds	16
Events

Seeds

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

Ken Rosewall (champion)
Vic Seixas (quarterfinals)
Rex Hartwig (semifinals)
Tony Trabert (semifinals)
Lew Hoad (finalist)
Sven Davidson (third round)
Mervyn Rose (quarterfinals)
Lennart Bergelin (quarterfinals)
Don Candy (second round)
Roger Becker (third round)
Neale Fraser (third round)
n/a
George Worthington (third round)
Michael Green (third round)
Ashley Cooper (quarterfinals)
Gerald Moss (third round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals					Final

1	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6

15	Ashley Cooper	4	2	0
							1	Ken Rosewall	8	6	6

							4	Tony Trabert	6	3	3
7	Mervyn Rose	5	6	3	1

4	Tony Trabert	7	4	6	6
												1	Ken Rosewall	9	6	6

												5	Lew Hoad	7	4	4
3	Rex Hartwig	4	6	4	6	6

8	Lennart Bergelin	6	2	6	4	3
							3	Rex Hartwig	1	4	4

							5	Lew Hoad	6	6	6
5	Lew Hoad	4	6	6	8

2	Vic Seixas	6	3	4	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round	Second round						Third round						Quarterfinals

	1	Rosewall	6	6	7
		Bennett	0	4	5
							1	Rosewall	6	1	9	6
							10	Becker	0	6	7	2
		Flanders	1	2	7
	10	Becker	6	6	9
													1	Rosewall	6	6	6
													15	Cooper	4	2	0
	15	Cooper	8	6	6
		Wilderspin	6	1	1
							15	Cooper	8	6	6
							6	Davidson	6	3	2
		Potter	3	1	6	3
	6	Davidson	6	6	4	6

Section 2

First round					Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

					7	Rose	6	6	6
	Mason	6	6			Mason	1	0	1
	Rowe	0	1									7	Rose	7	6	6
												16	Moss	5	2	1
						Emerson	6	6	6	3	2
					16	Moss	8	3	2	6	6
																			7	Rose	5	6	3	1
																			4	Trabert	7	4	6	6
					11	Fraser	6	6	3	7
						Bowman	4	4	6	5
												11	Fraser	6	6	1	4	4
	Goodger	6	6	6								4	Trabert	1	3	6	6	6
	Reid	4	0	2		Goodger	1	2	1
					4	Trabert	6	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round						Third round						Quarterfinals

					3	Hartwig	6	6	6
	Kenny	6	6	6		Kenny	1	2	3
	Sumner	1	2	3							3	Hartwig	6	9	6	6
											14	Green	1	11	0	2
						Barrett	3	6	5	2
					14	Green	6	4	7	6
																	3	Hartwig	4	6	4	6	6
																	8	Bergelin	6	2	6	4	3
					13	Worthington	6	6	6
						Hann	4	4	3
											13	Worthington	2	4	6	2
											8	Bergelin	6	6	4	6
						Gilmour	2	1	1
					8	Bergelin	6	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round						Third round					Quarterfinals

					5	Hoad	6	6	6
	O'Brien	9	6	6		O'Brien	3	3	4
	Johnson	7	4	3							5	Hoad	6	6	6
												Woodcock	1	2	3
						Blacklock	2	0	1
						Woodcock	6	6	6
																5	Hoad	4	6	6	8
																2	Seixas	6	3	4	6
					9	Candy	10	4	3	4
						Anderson	8	6	6	6
												Anderson	2	0	2
	Ryan	6	6	6							2	Seixas	6	6	6
	Mehaffey	3	1	0		Ryan	2	2	0
					2	Seixas	6	6	6

External links

[1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com

Preceded by 1954 U.S. National Championships	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1955 French Championships

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