1953 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1953 Australian Championships
Champion Ken Rosewall
Runner-up Mervyn Rose
Score6–0, 6–3, 6–4
Draw32
Seeds12

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Mervyn Rose 8 6 1 8 7
6 Ham Richardson 10 4 6 6 5
1 Mervyn Rose 4 4 6 6 6
11 Ian Ayre 6 6 1 4 4
Clive Wilderspin 4 9 6 6
11 Ian Ayre 6 11 1 8
1 Mervyn Rose 0 3 4
3 Ken Rosewall 6 6 6
3 Ken Rosewall 6 6 6
8 Straight Clark 4 4 2
3 Ken Rosewall 6 2 7 6
2 Vic Seixas 3 6 5 4
7 Geoffrey Brown 4 4 5
2 Vic Seixas 6 6 7

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Rose 6 6 6
Green 0 1 1 1 Rose 6 3 6 6
Quist 6 6 6 Quist 4 6 2 3
Stewart 3 2 0 1 Rose 8 6 1 8 7
10 Hartwig 6 3 6 6 6 Richardson 10 4 6 6 5
Molloy 2 6 3 1 10 Hartwig 6 1 4 6 0
6 Richardson 6 6 6 6 Richardson 4 6 6 4 6
Yates 4 3 2 1 Rose 4 4 6 6 6
5 Hoad 7 6 6 11 Ayre 6 6 1 4 4
Kendall 5 3 3 5 Hoad 7 2 7
Wilderspin 6 6 6 Wilderspin 9 6 9
O'Brien 3 4 4 Wilderspin 4 9 6 6
11 Ayre 6 6 6 11 Ayre 6 11 1 8
Ryan 2 0 1 11 Ayre 6 8 9
4 Gardini 6 6 6 4 Gardini 3 6 7
Mason 1 2 1

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3 Rosewall 6 6 6
Diggle 4 0 3 3 Rosewall 6 6 4 6
Tregonning 4 7 8 3 6 Tregonning 2 3 6 3
Tobin 6 5 6 6 4 3 Rosewall 6 6 6
9 Candy 6 6 6 8 Clark 4 4 2
Cawthorn 0 1 1 9 Candy 1 9 9 4
8 Clark 6 6 6 8 Clark 6 11 7 6
Hawton 0 4 0 3 Rosewall 6 2 7 6
7 Brown 7 6 6 2 Seixas 3 6 5 4
Rogers 5 2 0 7 Brown 6 6 6
Arkinstall 6 6 7 Arkinstall 3 2 4
Knight 0 0 5 7 Brown 4 4 5
12 Fraser 6 6 6 2 Seixas 6 6 7
Harvey 0 0 0 12 Fraser 4 0 4
2 Seixas 6 6 6 2 Seixas 6 6 6
Reid 2 4 1
  • [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com
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