Australian Championships 1950 / men's singles

Australian Championships 1950
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Australian Championships Men's Singles
1949 ◄ 1950 ► 1951
Grand Slams 1950 men's singles
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Tournament winner Frank Sedgman (around 1947/50)

Finalist Ken McGregor (1950)

This article covers the men's singles at the 1950 Australian Championships . The winner of the tournament was the Australian defending champion Frank Sedgman , who defeated his unseen compatriot Ken McGregor in four sets (6: 3, 6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 1) in the final . This was the first time since the seed list was introduced in 1937 that an unseeded player was in the final. The top seeded Egyptian Jaroslav Drobný failed in the 3rd round to McGregor.

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Jaroslav Drobný 3rd round 02.  Eric Sturgess Semifinals 03.  John Bromwich Quarter finals 04th  Bill Sidwell Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Frank Sedgman victory 06th  George Worthington Quarter finals 07th  Colin Long Quarter finals 08th.  Mervyn Rose Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

K. McGregor

7th

9

6th

4th

B. Sidwell

5

7th

3

K. McGregor

3

4th

6th

1

5

F. Sedgman

6th

6th

4th

6th

5

F. Sedgman

6th

6th

6th

4th

6th

2

E. Sturgess

2

3

8th

6th

4th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarter finals

1

J. Drobný

6th

6th

6th

R. Reid

3

2

2

1

J. Drobný

9

1

3

K. McGregor

11

6th

6th

K. McGregor

6th

6th

6th

I. Ayre

3

2

1

K. McGregor

6th

8th

6th

6th

G. Worthington

3

6th

1

6th

G. Worthington

6th

6th

6th

P. Cawthorn

3

3

3

6th

G. Worthington

3

6th

6th

3

6th

H. Hopman

6th

3

0

6th

1

H. Hopman

6th

2

6th

6th

K. Rogers

6th

4th

6th

10

K. Rogers

4th

6th

2

3

G. Sheil

3

6th

1

8th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarter finals

4th

B. Sidwell

6th

4th

7th

7th

P. Molloy

2

6th

5

5

4th

B. Sidwell

6th

10

5

6th

L. Brodie

2

8th

7th

2

L. Brodie

6th

10

6th

E. Stewart

1

8th

2

4th

B. Sidwell

7th

7th

7th

7th

C. Long

5

5

5

7th

C. Long

6th

6th

6th

R. Clements

1

4th

2

7th

C. Long

8th

6th

1

6th

C. Wildspin

6th

1

6th

4th

C. Wildspin

6th

4th

6th

6th

A. Kendall

4th

6th

4th

3

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarter finals

I. Occleshaw

6th

6th

6th

H. Raward

0

1

0

I. Occleshaw

1

7th

3

6th

6th

J. Crawford

6th

5

6th

3

4th

I. Occleshaw

1

0

1

5

F. Sedgman

6th

6th

6th

R. Hartwig

w.

O.

5

F. Sedgman

5

F. Sedgman

5

6th

6th

6th

3

J. Bromwich

7th

3

4th

1

P. Brophy

4th

2

3

H. Skennar

6th

6th

6th

H. Skennar

1

1

0

3

J. Bromwich

6th

6th

6th

D. Yates

3

1

5

3

J. Bromwich

6th

6th

7th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarter finals

D. Tregonning

6th

7th

6th

A. Maggs

4th

5

1

D. Tregonning

0

4th

6th

3

J. Mehaffey

6th

6th

3

6th

J. Mehaffey

2

3

6th

8th

M. Rose

6th

6th

8th

J. Barnett

1

6th

2

3

8th

M. Rose

6th

4th

6th

6th

8th

M. Rose

7th

6th

6th

2

E. Sturgess

5

4th

1

L. Vinson

0

0

1

D. Candy

6th

6th

6th

D. Candy

1

1

6th

3

2

E. Sturgess

6th

6th

4th

6th

F. Lonergan

3

0

1

2

E. Sturgess

6th

6th

6th

Web links

• Draw of the Australian Championships on the tournament website ( January 20, 2015 memento in the Internet Archive )