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1953 Australian Championships – Men's singles


Third-seeded Ken Rosewall defeated Mervyn Rose 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1953 Australian Championships.

Seeds

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

  1. AUS Mervyn Rose (finalist)
  2. USA Vic Seixas (semifinals)
  3. AUS Ken Rosewall (champion)
  4. ITA Fausto Gardini (second round)
  5. AUS Lew Hoad (second round)
  6. USA Ham Richardson (quarterfinals)
  7. AUS Geoffrey Brown (quarterfinals)
  8. USA Straight Clark (quarterfinals)
  9. AUS Don Candy (second round)
  10. AUS Rex Hartwig (second round)
  11. AUS Ian Ayre (semifinals)
  12. AUS Neale Fraser (second round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=AUS Mervyn Rose | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=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=AUS Mervyn Rose | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=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=AUS Ken Rosewall | RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team4=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=AUS Mervyn Rose | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=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=AUS Clive Wilderspin | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team4=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=AUS Ken Rosewall | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team6=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=AUS Geoffrey Brown | RD1-seed7=7 | RD1-team8=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

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS Rose | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=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=AUS Rose | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=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=AUS Wilderspin | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Ayre | RD3-seed04=11 | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=9 | RD3-score04-2=11 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=1 | RD3-score03-4=6 | RD3-score04-4=8 | RD2-team01=AUS Rose | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=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=AUS Hartwig | RD2-seed03=10 | RD2-team04=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=AUS Hoad | RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team06=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=AUS Ayre | RD2-seed07=11 | RD2-team08=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=AUS Rose | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team02=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=AUS Quist | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=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=AUS Hartwig | RD1-seed05=10 | RD1-team06=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=USA Richardson | RD1-seed07=6 | RD1-team08=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=AUS Hoad | RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team10=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=AUS Wilderspin | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=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=AUS Ayre | RD1-seed13=11 | RD1-team14=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=ITA Gardini | RD1-seed15=4 | RD1-team16=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

Section 2

| RD4-team01=AUS Rosewall | RD4-seed01=3 | RD4-team02=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=AUS Rosewall | RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team02=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=AUS Brown | RD3-seed03=7 | RD3-team04=USA Seixas | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=5 | RD3-score04-3=7 | RD2-team01=AUS Rosewall | RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team02=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=AUS Candy | RD2-seed03=9 | RD2-team04=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=AUS Brown | RD2-seed05=7 | RD2-team06=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=AUS Fraser | RD2-seed07=12 | RD2-team08=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=AUS Rosewall | RD1-seed01=3 | RD1-team02=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=AUS Tregonning | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=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=AUS Candy | RD1-seed05=9 | RD1-team06=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=USA Clark | RD1-seed07=8 | RD1-team08=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=AUS Brown | RD1-seed09=7 | RD1-team10=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=AUS Arkinstall | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=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=AUS Fraser | RD1-seed13=12 | RD1-team14=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=USA Seixas | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team16=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

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