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Darling Downs 1953

General Date1953-04-03 - 1953-04-05
Tournament typeAmateur
SurfaceClay
Rounds4
CityToowoomba, Association Inc. Courts, James Street
CountryAustralia

Source tennishistory.com.au; The Courier Mail; The Sunday Mail

Info Draw: 16

Media

Winner Player Ian George Ayre

Players

Ian George Ayre
Edward (Ted) Beardsworth
N. Clark
Cecil Frank (Ces) Czerney
Roy Stanley Emerson
Mervyn Gaydon

Percy Bruce Gaydon
Neville James Langford
William (Bill) Oakley
B. Picton
D. Picton
Harry Rode

Barry Ruddy
Tom Seaniger
Glenister Fermoy (Glen) Sheil
Lee J. Thomsen

Rounds
Round 1

D. Picton*
Edward (Ted) Beardsworth

5-7 6-4 7-5

Roy Emerson*
Cecil Frank (Ces) Czerney

6-2 6-2

Percy Bruce Gaydon*
Glenister Fermoy (Glen) Sheil

6-0 6-2

Lee J. Thomsen*
William (Bill) Oakley

6-2 6-0

Barry Ruddy*
Harry Rode

5-7 7-5 8-6

Neville James Langford*
Tom Seaniger

7-5 6-4

Ian Ayre*
Mervyn Gaydon

6-3 6-3

B. Picton*
N. Clark

Quarterfinals

Roy Emerson*
B. Picton

6-1 6-4

Percy Bruce Gaydon*
Lee J. Thomsen

6-1 5-7 8-6

Neville James Langford*
Barry Ruddy

6-3 6-4

Ian Ayre*
D. Picton

6-0 6-0

Semifinals

Ian Ayre*
Roy Emerson

6-1 3-6 6-0

Neville James Langford*
Percy Bruce Gaydon

6-0 7-5

Final

Ian Ayre*
Neville James Langford

6-4 6-2

Tournament

Round 1