US National Championships 1954 / Men's Singles

US National Championships 1954
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
US National Championships Men's Singles
1953 ◄ 1954 ► 1955
Grand Slams 1954 men's singles
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In the men's singles of the US National Championships in 1954 , today's US Open , the number 3 seeded American Vic Seixas defeated the number 8 seeded Australian Rex Hartwig in the final in four sets. The championship was played on grass in Forest Hills , New York City ( NY ) and was held for the 74th time.

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01. Tony Trabert Quarter finals 02. Lew Hoad Quarter finals 03. Vic Seixas victory 04th Ken Rosewall Semifinals 05. Ham Richardson Semifinals 06th Sven Davidson Round of 16 07th Arthur Larsen Quarter finals 08th. Rex Hartwig final

No. player Round reached 09. Edward Moylan Round of 16 10. Lennart Bergelin 3rd round 11. Straight Clark 3rd round 12. Neale Fraser Round of 16 13. Gardnar Mulloy Round of 16 14th Owen Williams Round of 16 15th Tom Brown Quarter finals 16. Kosei Kamo 3rd round

Main round

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

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Tony Trabert

2

6th

6th

2

8th

Rex Hartwig

6th

8th

2

6th

8th

Rex Hartwig

6th

6th

6th

4th

Ken Rosewall

4th

3

4th

7th

Arthur Larsen

7th

6th

6th

3

4th

4th

Ken Rosewall

9

4th

4th

6th

6th

8th

Rex Hartwig

6th

2

4th

4th

3

Vic Seixas

3

6th

6th

6th

3

Vic Seixas

6th

6th

6th

15th

Tom Brown

4th

2

2

3

Vic Seixas

6th

12

8th

6th

5

Ham Richardson

3

14th

6th

2

5

Ham Richardson

6th

7th

11

4th

6th

2

Lew Hoad

4th

5

13

6th

3

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

Trotting

6th

6th

6th

Eaton

0

0

1

1

Trotting

11

8th

6th

18th

Main

9

6th

2

Kilgus

0

0

0

18th

Main

6th

6th

6th

1

Trotting

7th

6th

6th

19th

Talbert

5

3

0

19th

Talbert

2

6th

3

6th

6th

Eisenberg

6th

3

6th

3

2

19th

Talbert

0

2

6th

6th

6th

Dell

6th

7th

2

5

16

Kamo

6th

6th

4th

4th

0

Wood

3

5

6th

5

r

Dell

5

3

2

16

Kamo

7th

7th

6th

16

Kamo

7th

6th

6th

Andrews

5

5

4th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

13

Mulloy

6th

6th

6th

Kerdasha

3

4th

3

13

Mulloy

6th

6th

6th

Kauder

3

6th

0

8th

6th

Kauder

1

1

4th

Kamo

6th

3

6th

6th

4th

13

Mulloy

10

6th

11

Holmberg

6th

6th

10

3

6th

Cranston

8th

3

9

Coss

2

1

12

6th

2

Holmberg

3

2

7th

Cranston

12

8th

3

6th

6th

Cranston

6th

6th

9

ball

10

10

6th

3

3

13

Mulloy

8th

4th

3

2

Hettleman

6th

6th

6th

8th

Hartwig

6th

6th

6th

6th

Hildebrand

0

2

1

Hettleman

2

3

2

Morris

11

6th

3

6th

Morris

6th

6th

6th

De Witts

9

4th

6th

3

Morris

1

4th

2

Harum

3

9

4th

6th

6th

8th

Hartwig

6th

6th

6th

Barker

6th

7th

6th

1

4th

Harum

1

1

4th

8th

Hartwig

6th

6th

6th

8th

Hartwig

6th

6th

6th

Bedard

3

0

4th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

7th

Larsen

6th

6th

7th

Drobac

4th

4th

5

7th

Larsen

6th

7th

6th

cooper

7th

6th

6th

cooper

4th

5

4th

Dickson

5

0

3

7th

Larsen

6th

6th

6th

Green

4th

6th

7th

6th

Green

2

0

0

Schulze

6th

3

5

2

Green

6th

6th

4th

6th

Schnaars

7th

7th

3

6th

Schnaars

1

2

6th

1

star

5

5

6th

4th

7th

Larsen

6th

6th

7th

Stewart

6th

6th

6th

Flam

4th

3

5

Wrap

3

4th

2

Stewart

2

2

1

Flam

6th

6th

6th

Flam

6th

6th

6th

Maccracken

3

3

2

Flam

6th

6th

6th

Balbiers

6th

6th

5

6th

10

Bergelin

2

3

4th

Freedman

2

3

7th

4th

Balbiers

5

4th

4th

10

Bergelin

6th

6th

6th

10

Bergelin

7th

6th

6th

star

1

0

0

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

9

Moylan

7th

6th

6th

Thompson

5

2

4th

9

Moylan

6th

7th

6th

Rogers

8th

8th

6th

Rogers

1

5

4th

Schaffer

6th

6th

4th

9

Moylan

4th

4th

10

6th

6th

Shea

6th

6th

5

6th

Shea

6th

6th

8th

4th

4th

Ayala

3

4th

7th

2

Shea

6th

6th

6th

Franks

1

6th

0

6th

6th

Franks

4th

0

2

Fontana

6th

3

6th

2

2

9

Moylan

4th

2

6th

3

Miyagi

6th

6th

6th

4th

Rosewall

6th

6th

1

6th

Forbes

2

4th

1

Miyagi

6th

1

6th

4th

8th

Moss

6th

6th

6th

Moss

4th

6th

2

6th

10

Vijande

1

1

2

Moss

2

2

5

Henry

2

7th

6th

6th

4th

Rosewall

6th

6th

7th

Harum

6th

5

2

4th

Henry

1

4th

2

4th

Rosewall

6th

6th

6th

4th

Rosewall

6th

6th

6th

lee

1

1

0

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

3

Seixas

6th

6th

6th

Brent

1

0

1

3

Seixas

6th

6th

6th

Douglas

3

6th

6th

3

6th

Douglas

3

2

3

Willey

6th

2

1

6th

2

3

Seixas

6th

6th

6th

Hagist

6th

6th

10

20th

Becker

4th

4th

4th

Davis

2

0

8th

Hagist

1

4th

4th

20th

Becker

6th

6th

4th

7th

20th

Becker

6th

6th

6th

Dailey

2

2

6th

5

3

Seixas

4th

7th

7th

6th

17th

Bartzen

6th

7th

6th

12

Fraser

6th

5

5

2

Lesch

4th

5

2

17th

Bartzen

6th

6th

6th

McNair

6th

6th

8th

McNair

0

1

1

Krais

1

3

6th

17th

Bartzen

9

2

7th

12

Quay

6th

6th

3

6th

6th

12

Fraser

7th

6th

9

14th

Gaines

8th

3

6th

3

2

Quay

1

3

6th

3

12

Fraser

6th

7th

6th

12

Fraser

6th

6th

3

6th

MacKay

1

5

3

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

15th

Brown

8th

6th

6th

Perry

6th

4th

3

15th

Brown

4th

6th

8th

4th

6th

Kovaleski

7th

6th

7th

Kovaleski

6th

1

6th

6th

4th

Steele, Jr.

5

3

5

15th

Brown

6th

6th

6th

Emerson

6th

6th

6th

Emerson

1

2

4th

Lurie

1

2

3

Emerson

6th

6th

6th

Sullivan

6th

6th

2

1

7th

Sullivan

0

2

3

Neer

4th

3

6th

6th

5

15th

Brown

6th

2

6th

8th

Sorlein

6th

5

6th

6th

6th

Davidson

3

6th

3

6th

Sweeney

2

7th

3

3

Sorlein

4th

3

3

Quillian

7th

6th

7th

Quillian

6th

6th

6th

Pagel

5

2

5

Quillian

2

2

6th

1

Tuero

6th

6th

5

7th

6th

Davidson

6th

6th

3

6th

Paton

3

3

7th

5

Tuero

8th

3

0

7th

6th

Davidson

8th

6th

5

10

6th

Davidson

6th

6th

6th

9

Rubinoff

6th

2

7th

8th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

5

Richardson

6th

9

6th

Reid

1

7th

3

5

Richardson

6th

6th

6th

Masterson

6th

6th

6th

Masterson

4th

3

0

Steiner

2

4th

3

5

Richardson

6th

6th

7th

Flye

7th

3

5

8th

6th

Rochon

3

3

5

Browne

5

6th

7th

6th

4th

Flye

3

2

3

Rochon

3

6th

6th

6th

Rochon

6th

6th

6th

Brown

6th

2

2

2

5

Richardson

6th

6th

12

Shields

9

6th

6th

14th

Williams

1

2

10

Clothier

7th

4th

4th

Shields

3

4th

4th

Slobin

1

6th

6th

6th

Slobin

6th

6th

6th

Blatchford

6th

2

4th

4th

Slobin

6th

4th

2

Longshore

7th

3

6th

6th

14th

Williams

8th

6th

6th

Geller

5

6th

3

1

Longshore

5

3

2

14th

Williams

5

6th

6th

6th

14th

Williams

7th

6th

6th

Giammalva

7th

3

1

1

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

11

Clark

7th

6th

6th

6th

Barrett

9

2

1

4th

11

Clark

6th

6th

6th

Tully

6th

6th

6th

Tully

2

4th

2

Boys

3

4th

1

11

Clark

7th

12

7th

4th

8th

frost

9

10

5

6th

10

frost

6th

6th

6th

Bunis

2

0

3

frost

3

0

4th

2

Hoad

6th

6th

6th

Hammersley

2

6th

6th

6th

Burrows

6th

1

2

4th

Hammersley

0

1

6th

2

Hoad

6th

6th

8th

Black

12

0

4th

4th

2

Hoad

10

6th

6th

6th

Web links

• Draw of the men's singles at the US National Championships 1954 on the ATP World Tour website , accessed on September 22, 2013 (English).