Manly Seaside Tournament 1951


General 1950-12-26 - 1951-01-06
Amateur
Unknown
3
Sydney
Australia

Source Australian Newspapers


Report From The Sunday Herald (Sydney), January 7, 1951:

Rosewall Strokes Way To Superb Manly Win

Sixteen-year-old Ken Rosewall completely outclassed Jim Gilchrist to take the Manly seaside tennis singles championship yesterday. Rosewall won 6-1, 6-4. He is the youngest player ever to capture the seaside title. It was also Rosewall’s first important win in a tennis tournament. Rosewall played almost flawless ground shots. When he did come into the net he made no mistake about volleying his winners. Rosewall’s only weakness was his smash. He seemed to hurry this shot and in the second set he missed eight consecutive smashes. But he got away with the ninth, which gave him match point. He then made no mistake in winning the next point.



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Winner Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall


Players
John A. Barry
James (Jim) Gilchrist
Robert Neville (Bob) Howe
Robert J. McCarthy
Ronald Stanley McKenzie
Jeffrey Ellis (Jeff) Robson
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
Oswald William Thomas (Bill) Sidwell


Rounds
Quarterfinals
Ken Rosewall*
John A. Barry
6-3 6-4
Robert J. McCarthy*
Ronald Stanley McKenzie
6-2 3-6 6-2
Bill Sidwell*
Bob Howe
6-2 6-8 ret.
James (Jim) Gilchrist*
Jeffrey Ellis (Jeff) Robson
7-5 6-3

Semifinals
Ken Rosewall*
Robert J. McCarthy
6-1 7-5
James (Jim) Gilchrist*
Bill Sidwell
6-4 7-5

Final
Ken Rosewall*
James (Jim) Gilchrist
6-1 6-4


Tournament
Quarterfinals
Ken Rosewall*
John A. Barry
Robert J. McCarthy*
Ronald Stanley McKenzie
James (Jim) Gilchrist*
Jeffrey Ellis (Jeff) Robson
Bill Sidwell*
Bob Howe
Semifinals
Ken Rosewall*
Robert J. McCarthy
James (Jim) Gilchrist*
Bill Sidwell
Final
Ken Rosewall*
James (Jim) Gilchrist