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Australian Open 1950

General Date1950-01-21 - 1950-01-30
Tournament typeGrandslam
SurfaceHardcourt
Rounds6
CityKooyong, Melbourne
CountryAustralia

Source Australian open drawsheets, Tennis Australia

Media

Winner Player Frank Arthur Sedgman

Players

Ian George Ayre
John (Jack) S. Barnett
Lionel Bernard Brodie
John Edward Bromwich
Philip J. Brophy
Donald William (Don) Candy
John W. (Peter) Cawthorn
Reginald C. Clements
John Herbert (Jack) Crawford
Jaroslav Drobny
Rex Noel Hartwig
Henry Christian (Harry) Hopman

Allan Crawford Kendall
William Francis (Frank) Lonergan
Colin Foster Long
Albert Hartley Maggs
Kenneth Bruce (Ken) McGregor
John Alfred Mehaffey
B. Peter (Pat) Molloy
Ian Occleshaw
H. Raward
Ron Jim Reid
Keith L. Rogers
Mervyn Gordon Rose

Frank Arthur Sedgman
Glenister Fermoy (Glen) Sheil
Oswald William Thomas (Bill) Sidwell
Harold Skennar
Eric Campbell Stewart
Eric William Sturgess
Donald Philip (Don) Tregonning
Lex Vinson
Clive Eric Wilderspin
George Allan Worthington
David J. (Dave) Yates

Rounds
Round 1

Keith L. Rogers*
Glenister Fermoy (Glen) Sheil

6-3 4-6 6-1 10-8

Ian Occleshaw*
H. Raward

6-0 6-1 6-0

Don Tregonning*
Albert Hartley Maggs

6-4 7-5 6-1

Round 2

Jaroslav Drobny*
Ron Jim Reid

6-3 6-2 6-2

Ken McGregor*
Ian Ayre

6-3 6-2 6-1

George Worthington*
John W. (Peter) Cawthorn

6-3 6-3 6-3

Harry Hopman*
Keith L. Rogers

6-4 2-6 6-2 6-3

Lionel Brodie*
Eric Stewart

6-1 10-8 6-2

Clive Wilderspin*
Allan Kendall

6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3

Ian Occleshaw*
Jack Crawford

1-6 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-4

Frank Sedgman*
Rex Hartwig

w.o.

Harold Skennar*
Philip J. Brophy

6-4 6-2 6-3

John Bromwich*
David J. (Dave) Yates

6-3 6-1 7-5

Bill Sidwell*
B. Peter (Pat) Molloy

6-2 4-6 7-5 7-5

John Alfred Mehaffey*
Don Tregonning

6-0 6-4 3-6 6-3

Mervyn Rose*
John (Jack) S. Barnett

6-1 4-6 6-2 6-3

Don Candy*
Lex Vinson

6-0 6-0 6-1

Eric Sturgess*
William Francis (Frank) Lonergan

6-3 6-0 6-1

Colin Long*
Reginald C. Clements

6-1 6-4 6-2

Round 3

Ken McGregor*
Jaroslav Drobny

11-9 6-1 6-3

George Worthington*
Harry Hopman

3-6 6-3 6-0 3-6 6-1

Bill Sidwell*
Lionel Brodie

6-2 10-8 5-7 6-2

Colin Long*
Clive Wilderspin

8-6 6-1 1-6 6-4

Frank Sedgman*
Ian Occleshaw

6-1 6-0 6-1

John Bromwich*
Harold Skennar

6-1 6-1 6-0

Mervyn Rose*
John Alfred Mehaffey

6-2 6-3 10-8

Eric Sturgess*
Don Candy

6-1 6-1 4-6 6-3

Quarterfinals

Ken McGregor*
George Worthington

6-3 8-6 6-1

Frank Sedgman*
John Bromwich

5-7 6-3 6-4 6-1

Eric Sturgess*
Mervyn Rose

7-5 6-4 6-1

Bill Sidwell*
Colin Long

7-5 7-5 7-5

Semifinals

Frank Sedgman*
Eric Sturgess

6-2 6-3 6-8 4-6 6-4

Ken McGregor*
Bill Sidwell

7-5 9-7 6-3

Final

Frank Sedgman*
Ken McGregor

6-3 6-4 4-6 6-1

Tournament

Round 1