1955 Torneo Godó

1955 Torneo Godó
Date10-15 May
Edition3rd
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationBarcelona, Spain
VenueReal Club de Tenis Barcelona
Champions
Singles
Art Larsen

The 1955 Torneo Godó was the third edition of the Torneo Godó annual tennis tournament played on clay courts in Barcelona, Spain and it took place from May 10–15, 1955.

Seeds

  1. Budge Patty (runner-up)
  2. Art Larsen (champion)
  3. Mervyn Rose (semifinalist)
  4. Herbert Flam (quarterfinalist)
  5. Władysław Skonecki (third round)
  6. Robert Bedard (quarterfinalist)
  7. Staffan Stockenberg (quarterfinalist)
  8. George Worthington (quarterfinalist)

Draw

Finals

Semifinals Final
              
2 Art Larsen 3 6 12 2 8
3 Mervyn Rose 6 4 10 6 6
2 Art Larsen 7 3 7 2 6
1 Budge Patty 5 6 5 6 4
Trevor Fancutt 4 4 5
1 Budge Patty 6 6 7

Earlier rounds

First round

Only three first round matches were played, the rest of the players received a bye into the second round.

Those three-round matches were the following matches:

  • Draper def. Carbó 6/2, 6/1.
  • Walter def. Catá 6/3, 5/7, 6/1.
  • Bartrolí def. Alaponst 6/3, 6/2.

Top half

Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Larsen 7 6
Guix 5 3 2 Larsen 6 6
Couder 6 6 Couder 1 2
Garriga-Nogués 2 0 2 Larsen 6 6
7 Stockenberg 6 6 7 Stockenberg 4 4
Tintoré 2 4 7 Stockenberg 6 6
Williams 6 6 Williams 3 1
Gimeno 3 4 2 Larsen 3 6 12 2 8
3 Rose 6 6 3 Rose 6 4 10 6 6
Casado 0 1 3 Rose 6 6
Fontana 6 6 Fontana 0 2
Castellá 1 0 3 Rose 6 6
6 Bedard 6 6 6 Bedard 4 3
Bruix 1 0 6 Bedard 6 9
Draper 2 9 6 Draper 4 7
Walter 6 7 1

Bottom half

Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Bartrolí
Fancutt w/o Fancutt 6 6
Lerín 1 2 5 Skonecki 4 3
5 Skonecki 6 6 Fancutt 2 6 6
Ferrer 6 6 4 Flam 6 4 4
Manset 4 2 Ferrer 2 6
Moure 6 2 4 Flam 6 8
4 Flam 8 6 Fancutt 4 4 5
Bergerat 5 5 1 Patty 6 6 7
Martínez 7 7 Martínez 4 4
Tort 0 0 8 Worthington 6 6
8 Worthington 6 6 8 Worthington 2 4
Ragaña 9 1 5 1 Patty 6 6
Barril 7 6 7 Barril 0 5
Sanz 3 1 1 Patty 6 7
1 Patty 6 6