Australian Championships 1953 / men's singles

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Australian Championships 1953
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
1952 ◄ 1953 ► 1954
Grand Slams 1953
men's singles
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Wimbledon Championships
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This article covers the men's singles at the 1953 Australian Championships . The winner of the tournament was Australian Ken Rosewall , who defeated his top-seeded compatriot Mervyn Rose in three sets (6: 0, 6: 3, 6: 4) in the final .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. AustraliaAustralia Mervyn Rose final
02. United StatesUnited States Vic Seixas Semifinals
03. AustraliaAustralia Ken Rosewall victory
04th ItalyItaly Fausto Gardini 2nd round

05. AustraliaAustralia Lew Hoad 2nd round

06th United StatesUnited States Ham Richardson Quarter finals
No. player Round reached
07th AustraliaAustralia Geoffrey Brown Quarter finals

08th. United StatesUnited States Straight Clark Quarter finals

09. AustraliaAustralia Don Candy 2nd round

10. AustraliaAustralia Rex Hartwig 2nd round

11. AustraliaAustralia Ian Ayre Semifinals

12. AustraliaAustralia Neale Fraser 2nd round

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

final

  final
               
  1  AustraliaAustralia M. Rose 0 3 4th    
3  AustraliaAustralia K. Rosewall 6th 6th 6th    

Upper half

First round   Second round   Quarter finals   Semifinals
1  AustraliaAustralia rose 6th 6th 6th              
 AustraliaAustralia Green 0 1 1         1  AustraliaAustralia rose 6th 3 6th 6th  
 AustraliaAustralia Quist 6th 6th 6th          AustraliaAustralia Quist 4th 6th 2 3    
 AustraliaAustralia Stewart 3 2 0         1  AustraliaAustralia rose 8th 6th 1 8th 7th
10  AustraliaAustralia Hartwig 6th 3 6th 6th       6th  United StatesUnited States Richardson 10 4th 6th 6th 5  
 AustraliaAustralia Molloy 2 6th 3 1       10  AustraliaAustralia Hartwig 6th 1 4th 6th 0  
6th  United StatesUnited States Richardson 6th 6th 6th         6th  United StatesUnited States Richardson 4th 6th 6th 4th 6th  
 AustraliaAustralia Yates 4th 3 2         1  AustraliaAustralia rose 4th 4th 6th 6th 6th
5  AustraliaAustralia Hoad 7th 6th 6th         11  AustraliaAustralia Ayre 6th 6th 1 4th 4th
 AustraliaAustralia Kendall 5 3 3         5  AustraliaAustralia Hoad 7th 2 7th    
 AustraliaAustralia Wildspin 6th 6th 6th          AustraliaAustralia Wildspin 9 6th 9      
 AustraliaAustralia O'Brien 3 4th 4th          AustraliaAustralia Wildspin 6th 11 1 8th  
11  AustraliaAustralia Ayre 6th 6th 6th         11  AustraliaAustralia Ayre 4th 9 6th 6th    
 AustraliaAustralia Ryan 2 0 1         11  AustraliaAustralia Ayre 6th 8th 9    
4th  ItalyItaly Gardini 6th 6th 6th         4th  ItalyItaly Gardini 3 6th 7th      
 AustraliaAustralia mason 1 2 1      

Bottom half

First round   Second round   Quarter finals   Semifinals
3  AustraliaAustralia Rosewall 6th 6th 6th              
 AustraliaAustralia Diggle 4th 0 3         3  AustraliaAustralia Rosewall 6th 6th 4th 6th  
 AustraliaAustralia Tregonning 4th 7th 8th 3 6th      AustraliaAustralia Tregonning 2 3 6th 3    
 AustraliaAustralia Tobin 6th 5 6th 6th 4th     3  AustraliaAustralia Rosewall 6th 6th 6th    
9  AustraliaAustralia Candy 6th 6th 6th         8th  United StatesUnited States Clark 4th 4th 2      
 AustraliaAustralia Cawthorn 0 1 1         9  AustraliaAustralia Candy 1 9 9 4th    
8th  United StatesUnited States Clark 6th 6th 6th         8th  United StatesUnited States Clark 6th 11 7th 6th    
 AustraliaAustralia Hawton 0 4th 0         3  AustraliaAustralia Rosewall 6th 2 7th 6th  
7th  AustraliaAustralia Brown 7th 6th 6th         2  United StatesUnited States Seixas 3 6th 5 4th  
 AustraliaAustralia Rogers 5 2 0         7th  AustraliaAustralia Brown 6th 6th 6th    
 AustraliaAustralia Arkinstall 6th 6th 7th          AustraliaAustralia Arkinstall 3 2 4th      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Knight 0 0 5         7th  AustraliaAustralia Brown 6th 6th 7th    
12  AustraliaAustralia Fraser 6th 6th 6th         2  United StatesUnited States Seixas 4th 4th 5      
 AustraliaAustralia Harvey 0 0 0         12  AustraliaAustralia Fraser 4th 0 4th    
2  United StatesUnited States Seixas 6th 6th 6th         2  United StatesUnited States Seixas 6th 6th 6th      
 AustraliaAustralia Reid 2 4th 1      

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