1953 Australian Championships - Men's Singles

Ken Rosewall defeated Mervyn Rose 6-0 6-3 6-4 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1953 Australian Championships.

"See also::"1953 Australian Championships - Women's Singles"

eeds

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

Draw

Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild Card
* LL = Lucky Loser
* r. = retired

Finals

8TeamBracket-Tennis5
team-width=150
RD3-team1=flagicon|AUS Mervyn Rose
RD3-seed1=1
RD3-team2=flagicon|AUS Ken Rosewall
RD3-seed2=3
RD3-score1-1=0
RD3-score2-1=6
RD3-score1-2=3
RD3-score2-2=6
RD3-score1-3=4
RD3-score2-3=6
RD2-team1=flagicon|AUS Mervyn Rose
RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team2=flagicon|AUS Ian Ayre
RD2-seed2=11
RD2-score1-1=4
RD2-score2-1=6
RD2-score1-2=4
RD2-score2-2=6
RD2-score1-3=6
RD2-score2-3=1
RD2-score1-4=6
RD2-score2-4=4
RD2-score1-5=6
RD2-score2-5=4
RD2-team3=flagicon|AUS Ken Rosewall
RD2-seed3=3
RD2-team4=flagicon|USA Vic Seixas
RD2-seed4=2
RD2-score3-1=6
RD2-score4-1=3
RD2-score3-2=2
RD2-score4-2=6
RD2-score3-3=7
RD2-score4-3=5
RD2-score3-4=6
RD2-score4-4=4
RD1-team1=flagicon|AUS Mervyn Rose
RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team2=flagicon|USA Ham Richardson
RD1-seed2=6
RD1-score1-1=8
RD1-score2-1=10
RD1-score1-2=6
RD1-score2-2=4
RD1-score1-3=1
RD1-score2-3=6
RD1-score1-4=8
RD1-score2-4=6
RD1-score1-5=7
RD1-score2-5=5
RD1-team3=flagicon|AUS Clive Wilderspin
RD1-seed3=
RD1-team4=flagicon|AUS Ian Ayre
RD1-seed4=11
RD1-score3-1=4
RD1-score4-1=6
RD1-score3-2=9
RD1-score4-2=11
RD1-score3-3=6
RD1-score4-3=1
RD1-score3-4=6
RD1-score4-4=8
RD1-team5=flagicon|AUS Ken Rosewall
RD1-seed5=3
RD1-team6=flagicon|USA Straight Clark
RD1-seed6=8
RD1-score5-1=6
RD1-score6-1=4
RD1-score5-2=6
RD1-score6-2=4
RD1-score5-3=6
RD1-score6-3=2
RD1-team7=flagicon|AUS Geoffrey Brown
RD1-seed7=7
RD1-team8=flagicon|USA Vic Seixas
RD1-seed8=2
RD1-score7-1=4
RD1-score8-1=6
RD1-score7-2=4
RD1-score8-2=6
RD1-score7-3=5
RD1-score8-3=7

Earlier Rounds

ection 1

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Quarterfinals
RD4=Semifinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Rose
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team02=flagicon|AUS Ayre
RD4-seed02=11
RD4-score01-1=4
RD4-score02-1=6
RD4-score01-2=4
RD4-score02-2=6
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-score02-3=1
RD4-score01-4=6
RD4-score02-4=4
RD4-score01-5=6
RD4-score02-5=4
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Rose
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team02=flagicon|USA Richardson
RD3-seed02=6
RD3-score01-1=8
RD3-score02-1=10
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=4
RD3-score01-3=1
RD3-score02-3=6
RD3-score01-4=8
RD3-score02-4=6
RD3-score01-5=7
RD3-score02-5=5
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Wilderspin
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team04=flagicon|AUS Ayre
RD3-seed04=11
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score04-1=4
RD3-score03-2=11
RD3-score04-2=9
RD3-score03-3=1
RD3-score04-3=6
RD3-score03-4=8
RD3-score04-4=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Rose
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Quist
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=4
RD2-score01-2=3
RD2-score02-2=6
RD2-score01-3=6
RD2-score02-3=2
RD2-score01-4=6
RD2-score02-4=3
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUS Hartwig
RD2-seed03=10
RD2-team04=flagicon|USA Richardson
RD2-seed04=6
RD2-score03-1=6
RD2-score04-1=4
RD2-score03-2=1
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score03-3=4
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-score03-4=6
RD2-score04-4=4
RD2-score03-5=0
RD2-score04-5=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Hoad
RD2-seed05=5
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Wilderspin
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=7
RD2-score06-1=9
RD2-score05-2=2
RD2-score06-2=6
RD2-score05-3=7
RD2-score06-3=9
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Ayre
RD2-seed07=11
RD2-team08=flagicon|ITA Gardini
RD2-seed08=4
RD2-score07-1=6
RD2-score08-1=3
RD2-score07-2=8
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score07-3=9
RD2-score08-3=7
RD1-team01=flagicon|AUS Rose
RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team02=flagicon|AUS Green
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score02-1=0
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score02-2=1
RD1-score01-3=6
RD1-score02-3=1
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS Quist
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS Stewart
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score04-1=3
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score04-2=2
RD1-score03-3=6
RD1-score04-3=0
RD1-team05=flagicon|AUS Hartwig
RD1-seed05=10
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS Molloy
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score06-1=2
RD1-score05-2=3
RD1-score06-2=6
RD1-score05-3=6
RD1-score06-3=3
RD1-score05-4=6
RD1-score06-4=1
RD1-team07=flagicon|USA Richardson
RD1-seed07=6
RD1-team08=flagicon|AUS Yates
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=4
RD1-score07-2=6
RD1-score08-2=3
RD1-score07-3=6
RD1-score08-3=2
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS Hoad
RD1-seed09=5
RD1-team10=flagicon|AUS Kendall
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=7
RD1-score10-1=5
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=3
RD1-score09-3=6
RD1-score10-3=3
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS Wilderspin
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS O'Brien
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=3
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=4
RD1-score11-3=6
RD1-score12-3=4
RD1-team13=flagicon|AUS Ayre
RD1-seed13=11
RD1-team14=flagicon|AUS Ryan
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=2
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score14-2=0
RD1-score13-3=6
RD1-score14-3=1
RD1-team15=flagicon|ITA Gardini
RD1-seed15=4
RD1-team16=flagicon|AUS Mason
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-score16-1=1
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score16-2=2
RD1-score15-3=6
RD1-score16-3=1

ection 2

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Quarterfinals
RD4=Semifinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Rosewall
RD4-seed01=3
RD4-team02=flagicon|USA Seixas
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=3
RD4-score01-2=2
RD4-score02-2=6
RD4-score01-3=7
RD4-score02-3=5
RD4-score01-4=6
RD4-score02-4=4
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Rosewall
RD3-seed01=3
RD3-team02=flagicon|USA Clark
RD3-seed02=8
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score02-1=4
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=4
RD3-score01-3=6
RD3-score02-3=2
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Brown
RD3-seed03=7
RD3-team04=flagicon|USA Seixas
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score04-1=4
RD3-score03-2=6
RD3-score04-2=4
RD3-score03-3=7
RD3-score04-3=5
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Rosewall
RD2-seed01=3
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Tregonning
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=2
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=3
RD2-score01-3=4
RD2-score02-3=6
RD2-score01-4=6
RD2-score02-4=3
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUS Candy
RD2-seed03=9
RD2-team04=flagicon|USA Clark
RD2-seed04=8
RD2-score03-1=1
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=9
RD2-score04-2=11
RD2-score03-3=9
RD2-score04-3=7
RD2-score03-4=4
RD2-score04-4=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|AUS Brown
RD2-seed05=7
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Arkinstall
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=3
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=2
RD2-score05-3=6
RD2-score06-3=4
RD2-team07=flagicon|AUS Fraser
RD2-seed07=12
RD2-team08=flagicon|USA Seixas
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-score07-1=4
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=0
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score07-3=4
RD2-score08-3=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|AUS Rosewall
RD1-seed01=3
RD1-team02=flagicon|AUS Diggle
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score02-1=4
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score02-2=0
RD1-score01-3=6
RD1-score02-3=3
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS Tregonning
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|AUS Tobin
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=4
RD1-score04-1=6
RD1-score03-2=7
RD1-score04-2=5
RD1-score03-3=8
RD1-score04-3=6
RD1-score03-4=3
RD1-score04-4=6
RD1-score03-5=6
RD1-score04-5=4
RD1-team05=flagicon|AUS Candy
RD1-seed05=9
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS Cawthorn
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score06-1=0
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score06-2=1
RD1-score05-3=6
RD1-score06-3=1
RD1-team07=flagicon|USA Clark
RD1-seed07=8
RD1-team08=flagicon|AUS Hawton
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=0
RD1-score07-2=6
RD1-score08-2=4
RD1-score07-3=6
RD1-score08-3=0
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS Brown
RD1-seed09=7
RD1-team10=flagicon|AUS Rogers
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=7
RD1-score10-1=5
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=2
RD1-score09-3=6
RD1-score10-3=0
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS Arkinstall
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|GBR Knight
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=0
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=0
RD1-score11-3=7
RD1-score12-3=5
RD1-team13=flagicon|AUS Fraser
RD1-seed13=12
RD1-team14=flagicon|AUS Harvey
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=0
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score14-2=0
RD1-score13-3=6
RD1-score14-3=0
RD1-team15=flagicon|USA Seixas
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team16=flagicon|AUS Reid
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-score16-1=2
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score16-2=4
RD1-score15-3=6
RD1-score16-3=1

External links

* [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentoverview.asp?tournament=1010004387 1953 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com] , the source for this draw