Wimbledon 1953


General 1953-06-22 - 1953-07-03
Grandslam
Grass
7
Wimbledon, Church Road
England

Source John Barrett, Wimbledon



Media


Winner Elias Victor (Vic) Seixas


Players
Robert Abdesselam
John Winfred (Jack) Ager
Felicisimo Hermoso Ampon
Eduardo P. Argon
Jack Arkinstall
József Asboth (Asbóth)
Ian George Ayre
John Edward Barrett
Jaime Bartroli
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen
Headley Thomas Baxter
Roger Becker
Lennart Bergelin
H. Clive Bernstein
Henry Billington
Donald Lachlan Moore Black
Jacques (Jackie) Brichant
Ernst Buchholz
Eric Raymond (Ed) Bulmer
René Émile Buser
Donald William (Don) Butler
Philippe Georges Yves Chatrier
Gianni Clerici
Robin S. Condy
Bernard Easterbrook Crouch
Edmund John David
Sven Viktor Davidson
Michael Grenfell (Mike) Davies
Gil Marc De Kermadec
Alfred Eduard (Fred) Dehnert
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau
Jean Ivan Devroe
Raymundo Deyro
Jaroslav Drobny
Carlos Ferrer Salat
Malcolm Fox
Fausto Gardini
Grant Golden
Robert Vivian (Viv) Gotto
J. Malcolm Gracie
J. Barry Green
Jean Noel Grinda
Joseph Dominik (Joe) Hackett
Colin William Hannam
Peter E. Hare
Rex Noel Hartwig
Horst Hermann
Lewis Alan (Lew) Hoad
Soren Hojberg
John Alfred Thomas Horn
Clifford Joseph (Cliff) Hovell
Alfred (Freddie) Huber
Guy Philip Jackson
Antal Jancso
Torsten Johansson
Zoltán Katona
Cyril Aubrey Kemp
Frederic Robin Kipping
William Arthur (Billy) Knight
Ramanathan Krishnan
Naresh Kumar
Johann F. Kupferburger
Arthur David (Art) Larsen
Stefan I. Laszlo
Robert J. (Bob) Lee
Norman Rollinson (Tim) Lewis
Claude Frederick Owen Lister
Keith Roy Malcolm
Jim J. McArdle
Ian A. McDonald
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo
Gino Mezzi
Jeffrey Michelmore
Matt F. Mohtadi
Jean Claude Molinari
Enrique Jorge (Ricky) Morea
Anthony John (Tony) Mottram
Gardnar Putnam Mulloy
Narendra Nath
Kurt Nielsen
Sima Nikolić (Nikolic)
Gerald Davies (Gerry) Oakley
Donald Ralph Oliver
Geoffrey Lane Paish
Josip Palada
Iliya Panajatović (Panajatovic)
Jesse Edward (Budge) Patty
Jacques Auguste Peten
Vladimir Petrović (Petrovic)
John Anthony (Tony) Pickard
Gérard Pilet
A. Laurie Proctor
Hans Redl
Ron G. Reeve
Mervyn Gordon Rose
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
Douglas Herman Scharenguivel
Elias Victor (Vic) Seixas
William (Russell) Seymour
Darrell H. Shaw
Istvan Sikorski
Wladyslaw Skonecki
Douglas G. Snart
Czeslaw Spychala
Anthony James Michael (Tony) Starte
Hugh W. Stewart
Staffan Oscar Stockenberg
Dimitri (Tim) Sturdza
Liep-Tjiauw Tan
Jacques Thomas
Ignacy Hanislaw Tloczynski (Tloczyński)
Edwin Tsai
Jorgen Ulrich
Torben Ulrich
Johannes (Hans) van Dalsum
Robert André Lothar (Boebi) van Meegeren
Wayne Van Voorhees
Ian Clyde Vermaak
Armando Vieira
Howard Francis Walton
Geoffrey L. Ward
Ivor James Warwick
Philippe Washer
Alexander Wellford Sr.
Clive Eric Wilderspin
Robert Keith (Bobby) Wilson
Brian Maxwell Woodroffe
George Allan Worthington


Rounds
Round 1
Vic Seixas*
Robert J. (Bob) Lee
6-3 6-0 6-1
Wladyslaw Skonecki*
Robin Kipping
6-2 6-4 6-2
Liep-Tjiauw Tan*
Douglas Herman Scharenguivel
6-4 5-7 1-6 6-3 6-2
Philippe Washer*
Jim J. McArdle
6-0 6-3 6-4
George Worthington*
Armando Vieira
6-0 5-7 6-1 6-1
Lennart Bergelin*
Jorgen Ulrich
6-3 7-5 6-3
Zoltán Katona*
Robert Van Meegeren
6-2 6-8 6-4 6-1
Felicisimo Ampon*
Gérard Pilet
6-1 6-1 6-1
Lew Hoad*
William (Russell) Seymour
6-4 6-2 7-5
Narendra Nath*
H. Clive Bernstein
7-5 6-3 6-3
Stefan I. Laszlo*
Gianni Clerici
8-6 6-8 6-2 6-4
John Barrett*
Ron G. Reeve
6-1 6-3 6-4
Sima Nikolić (Nikolic)*
Douglas G. Snart
6-0 8-6 4-6 6-3
Hugh W. Stewart*
Tony Mottram
6-4 3-4 4-6 6-3 6-4
Bernard Easterbrook Crouch*
Edmund John David
6-3 6-3 6-3
Hans Redl*
Peter E. Hare
6-0 6-3 8-6
Mervyn Rose*
Ramanathan Krishnan
8-6 6-4 4-6 6-1
Jacques Peten*
Robin S. Condy
6-1 6-2 6-2
Jean Claude Molinari*
Geoffrey L. Ward
8-6 6-1 8-6
John Horn*
Dimitri (Tim) Sturdza
6-0 6-2 6-0
Donald Black*
Czeslaw Spychala
9-7 6-1 6-2
Jacques (Jackie) Brichant*
Roger Becker
3-6 9-7 6-3 6-4
Claude Frederick Owen Lister*
Horst Hermann
6-4 6-2 6-4
Art Larsen*
Antal Jancso
6-2 6-4 8-6
Donald Butler*
Carlos Ferrer
6-3 6-3 3-6 6-4
Jeffrey Michelmore*
Donald Ralph Oliver
6-3 8-6 8-6
Josip Palada*
Billy Knight
6-2 6-2 7-5
Jean Noel Grinda*
Johann F. Kupferburger
7-5 6-3 6-3
Torsten Johansson*
Philippe Chatrier
6-0 6-3 6-0
Torben Ulrich*
A. Laurie Proctor
6-1 6-1 6-3
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
Guy Jackson
6-4 6-4 7-5
Bobby Wilson*
Clifford Joseph (Cliff) Hovell
6-4 6-4 7-5
René Émile Buser*
Hans van Dalsum
0-6 6-4 6-2 7-5
Sven Davidson*
Darrell H. Shaw
6-2 11-9 7-5
Grant Golden*
Vladimir Petrović (Petrovic)
6-1 7-5 6-1
Clive Wilderspin*
Ernst Buchholz
6-4 6-2 6-4
Eric Raymond (Ed) Bulmer*
Vivian Gotto
6-2 6-2 6-0
Ian Ayre*
Jozsef Asboth
4-6 9-7 6-2 6-2
Enrique Jorge (Ricky) Morea*
Ian A. McDonald
6-4 8-6 6-0
Rex Hartwig*
Wayne Van Voorhees
6-3 6-2 6-1
Geoff Paish*
Ian Vermaak
6-4 6-4 6-3
Ignacy Tloczynski*
Eduardo P. Argon
3-6 6-2 6-3 6-2
Tony Starte*
Soren Hojberg
6-2 6-3 5-7 6-2
Budge Patty*
Jacques Thomas
6-2 6-4 6-4
Edwin Tsai*
Headley Thomas Baxter
6-1 6-8 6-3 6-3
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen*
Howard Francis Walton
6-2 6-2 6-0
Jaroslav Drobny*
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau
6-0 6-1 6-2
Kurt Nielsen*
J. Barry Green
6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5
Keith Roy Malcolm*
Joseph Dominik (Joe) Hackett
7-5 6-4 1-6 6-3
Brian Woodroffe*
Gerald Davies (Gerry) Oakley
6-2 6-2 6-3
Istvan Sikorski*
Fausto Gardini
7-5 6-3 6-1
Staffan Stockenberg*
Matt F. Mohtadi
6-2 6-4 6-2
John Winfred (Jack) Ager*
Gil De Kermadec
3-6 6-2 6-3 6-3
Alfred (Freddie) Huber*
Gino Mezzi
6-4 7-5 4-6 8-6
Gardnar Mulloy*
Malcolm Fox
6-4 11-9 6-2
Jack Arkinstall*
Naresh Kumar
3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Alfred Eduard (Fred) Dehnert*
Iliya Panajatović (Panajatovic)
6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4
Tony Pickard*
Cyril Kemp
3-6 8-6 6-3 6-8 6-2
Raymundo Deyro*
Henry Billington
8-6 6-0 8-6
Jaime Bartroli*
Jean Ivan Devroe
6-3 6-2 6-2
Ivor James Warwick*
Alexander Wellford Sr.
6-4 4-6 6-2 6-3
Robert Abdesselam*
J. Malcolm Gracie
6-3 6-4 6-4
Ken Rosewall*
Mike Davies
6-2 6-4 6-2
Norman Rollinson (Tim) Lewis*
Colin William Hannam
6-3 7-5 3-6 6-3

Round 2
Vic Seixas*
Wladyslaw Skonecki
6-2 6-2 7-5
Philippe Washer*
Liep-Tjiauw Tan
6-0 6-3 6-3
George Worthington*
Lennart Bergelin
2-6 6-0 6-3 6-2
Felicisimo Ampon*
Zoltán Katona
6-4 6-3 6-1
Lew Hoad*
Narendra Nath
6-0 6-4 6-1
John Barrett*
Stefan I. Laszlo
6-1 6-3 6-8 14-12
Hugh W. Stewart*
Sima Nikolić (Nikolic)
6-4 6-2 6-2
Hans Redl*
Bernard Easterbrook Crouch
6-2 6-3 5-7 6-4
Jean Claude Molinari*
Jacques Peten
6-1 3-6 6-0 6-0
Donald Black*
John Horn
3-6 4-6 7-5 7-5 8-6
Jacques (Jackie) Brichant*
Claude Frederick Owen Lister
8-6 6-3 6-0
Art Larsen*
Donald Butler
6-4 6-2 7-5
Josip Palada*
Jeffrey Michelmore
6-1 6-3 6-1
Torsten Johansson*
Jean Noel Grinda
3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2
Torben Ulrich*
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo
6-4 3-6 6-2 6-3
Bobby Wilson*
René Émile Buser
6-4 6-3 6-3
Sven Davidson*
Grant Golden
6-3 6-4 6-4
Clive Wilderspin*
Eric Raymond (Ed) Bulmer
6-2 6-3 7-5
Ian Ayre*
Enrique Jorge (Ricky) Morea
6-8 6-4 11-9 6-2
Rex Hartwig*
Geoff Paish
6-8 6-3 6-3 6-2
Ignacy Tloczynski*
Tony Starte
6-4 4-6 6-4 7-5
Budge Patty*
Edwin Tsai
7-5 6-2 6-0
Jaroslav Drobny*
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen
6-4 6-3 6-3
Kurt Nielsen*
Keith Roy Malcolm
6-1 6-1 8-6
Brian Woodroffe*
Istvan Sikorski
5-7 6-1 6-0 6-3
Staffan Stockenberg*
John Winfred (Jack) Ager
7-5 8-6 6-4
Gardnar Mulloy*
Alfred (Freddie) Huber
6-2 6-2 3-6 6-4
Jack Arkinstall*
Alfred Eduard (Fred) Dehnert
6-1 6-3 6-1
Raymundo Deyro*
Tony Pickard
6-2 6-3 6-0
Ivor James Warwick*
Jaime Bartroli
8-6 6-3 7-9 5-7 10-8
Ken Rosewall*
Robert Abdesselam
6-3 6-1 4-6 6-2
Mervyn Rose*
Norman Rollinson (Tim) Lewis
6-3 6-3 6-2

Round 3
Vic Seixas*
Philippe Washer
6-3 6-1 6-3
George Worthington*
Felicisimo Ampon
6-2 6-2 8-6
Lew Hoad*
John Barrett
6-2 6-2 6-1
Hugh W. Stewart*
Hans Redl
6-3 6-1 6-0
Mervyn Rose*
Jean Claude Molinari
6-4 6-0 6-4
Jacques (Jackie) Brichant*
Donald Black
7-5 10-8 6-3
Art Larsen*
Josip Palada
6-1 6-2 7-5
Torsten Johansson*
Torben Ulrich
7-5 6-3 2-6 7-5
Sven Davidson*
Bobby Wilson
6-3 4-6 8-10 6-0 6-2
Ian Ayre*
Clive Wilderspin
7-5 6-2 7-5
Rex Hartwig*
Ignacy Tloczynski
6-1 6-1 6-3
Jaroslav Drobny*
Budge Patty
8-6 16-18 3-6 8-6 12-10
Kurt Nielsen*
Brian Woodroffe
6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2
Gardnar Mulloy*
Staffan Stockenberg
4-6 3-6 6-3 6-3 9-7
Jack Arkinstall*
Raymundo Deyro
7-5 2-6 4-6 6-3 6-2
Ken Rosewall*
Ivor James Warwick
6-3 6-2 6-2

Round 4
Vic Seixas*
George Worthington
10-8 7-5 6-3
Lew Hoad*
Hugh W. Stewart
6-0 6-3 6-2
Mervyn Rose*
Jacques (Jackie) Brichant
6-4 6-4 8-6
Art Larsen*
Torsten Johansson
8-6 6-2 6-0
Sven Davidson*
Ian Ayre
6-3 6-4 6-4
Jaroslav Drobny*
Rex Hartwig
6-3 7-5 7-5
Kurt Nielsen*
Gardnar Mulloy
10-8 6-3 7-5
Ken Rosewall*
Jack Arkinstall
4-6 3-6 6-1 6-1 6-2

Quarterfinals
Vic Seixas*
Lew Hoad
5-7 6-4 6-3 1-6 9-7
Mervyn Rose*
Art Larsen
6-3 6-3 16-14
Jaroslav Drobny*
Sven Davidson
7-5 6-4 6-0
Kurt Nielsen*
Ken Rosewall
7-5 4-6 6-8 6-0 6-2

Semifinals
Kurt Nielsen*
Jaroslav Drobny
6-4 6-3 6-2
Vic Seixas*
Mervyn Rose
6-4 10-12 9-11 6-4 6-3

Final
Vic Seixas*
Kurt Nielsen
9-7 6-3 6-4


Tournament
Round 1
Vic Seixas*
Robert J. (Bob) Lee
Wladyslaw Skonecki*
Robin Kipping
Philippe Washer*
Jim J. McArdle
Liep-Tjiauw Tan*
Douglas Herman Scharenguivel
George Worthington*
Armando Vieira
Lennart Bergelin*
Jorgen Ulrich
Felicisimo Ampon*
Gérard Pilet
Zoltán Katona*
Robert Van Meegeren
Lew Hoad*
William (Russell) Seymour
Narendra Nath*
H. Clive Bernstein
John Barrett*
Ron G. Reeve
Stefan I. Laszlo*
Gianni Clerici
Hugh W. Stewart*
Tony Mottram
Sima Nikolić (Nikolic)*
Douglas G. Snart
Hans Redl*
Peter E. Hare
Bernard Easterbrook Crouch*
Edmund John David
Mervyn Rose*
Ramanathan Krishnan
Norman Rollinson (Tim) Lewis*
Colin William Hannam
Jean Claude Molinari*
Geoffrey L. Ward
Jacques Peten*
Robin S. Condy
Jacques (Jackie) Brichant*
Roger Becker
Claude Frederick Owen Lister*
Horst Hermann
Donald Black*
Czeslaw Spychala
John Horn*
Dimitri (Tim) Sturdza
Art Larsen*
Antal Jancso
Donald Butler*
Carlos Ferrer
Josip Palada*
Billy Knight
Jeffrey Michelmore*
Donald Ralph Oliver
Torsten Johansson*
Philippe Chatrier
Jean Noel Grinda*
Johann F. Kupferburger
Torben Ulrich*
A. Laurie Proctor
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo*
Guy Jackson
Kurt Nielsen*
J. Barry Green
Keith Roy Malcolm*
Joseph Dominik (Joe) Hackett
Brian Woodroffe*
Gerald Davies (Gerry) Oakley
Istvan Sikorski*
Fausto Gardini
Gardnar Mulloy*
Malcolm Fox
Alfred (Freddie) Huber*
Gino Mezzi
Staffan Stockenberg*
Matt F. Mohtadi
John Winfred (Jack) Ager*
Gil De Kermadec
Ken Rosewall*
Mike Davies
Robert Abdesselam*
J. Malcolm Gracie
Ivor James Warwick*
Alexander Wellford Sr.
Jaime Bartroli*
Jean Ivan Devroe
Jack Arkinstall*
Naresh Kumar
Alfred Eduard (Fred) Dehnert*
Iliya Panajatović (Panajatovic)
Raymundo Deyro*
Henry Billington
Tony Pickard*
Cyril Kemp
Jaroslav Drobny*
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen*
Howard Francis Walton
Budge Patty*
Jacques Thomas
Edwin Tsai*
Headley Thomas Baxter
Rex Hartwig*
Wayne Van Voorhees
Geoff Paish*
Ian Vermaak
Ignacy Tloczynski*
Eduardo P. Argon
Tony Starte*
Soren Hojberg
Sven Davidson*
Darrell H. Shaw
Grant Golden*
Vladimir Petrović (Petrovic)
Bobby Wilson*
Clifford Joseph (Cliff) Hovell
René Émile Buser*
Hans van Dalsum
Ian Ayre*
Jozsef Asboth
Enrique Jorge (Ricky) Morea*
Ian A. McDonald
Clive Wilderspin*
Ernst Buchholz
Eric Raymond (Ed) Bulmer*
Vivian Gotto
Round 2
Vic Seixas*
Wladyslaw Skonecki
Philippe Washer*
Liep-Tjiauw Tan
George Worthington*
Lennart Bergelin
Felicisimo Ampon*
Zoltán Katona
Lew Hoad*
Narendra Nath
John Barrett*
Stefan I. Laszlo
Hugh W. Stewart*
Sima Nikolić (Nikolic)
Hans Redl*
Bernard Easterbrook Crouch
Mervyn Rose*
Norman Rollinson (Tim) Lewis
Jean Claude Molinari*
Jacques Peten
Jacques (Jackie) Brichant*
Claude Frederick Owen Lister
Donald Black*
John Horn
Art Larsen*
Donald Butler
Josip Palada*
Jeffrey Michelmore
Torsten Johansson*
Jean Noel Grinda
Torben Ulrich*
Giuseppe (Beppe) Merlo
Kurt Nielsen*
Keith Roy Malcolm
Brian Woodroffe*
Istvan Sikorski
Gardnar Mulloy*
Alfred (Freddie) Huber
Staffan Stockenberg*
John Winfred (Jack) Ager
Ken Rosewall*
Robert Abdesselam
Ivor James Warwick*
Jaime Bartroli
Jack Arkinstall*
Alfred Eduard (Fred) Dehnert
Raymundo Deyro*
Tony Pickard
Jaroslav Drobny*
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen
Budge Patty*
Edwin Tsai
Rex Hartwig*
Geoff Paish
Ignacy Tloczynski*
Tony Starte
Sven Davidson*
Grant Golden
Bobby Wilson*
René Émile Buser
Ian Ayre*
Enrique Jorge (Ricky) Morea
Clive Wilderspin*
Eric Raymond (Ed) Bulmer
Round 3
Vic Seixas*
Philippe Washer
George Worthington*
Felicisimo Ampon
Lew Hoad*
John Barrett
Hugh W. Stewart*
Hans Redl
Mervyn Rose*
Jean Claude Molinari
Jacques (Jackie) Brichant*
Donald Black
Art Larsen*
Josip Palada
Torsten Johansson*
Torben Ulrich
Kurt Nielsen*
Brian Woodroffe
Gardnar Mulloy*
Staffan Stockenberg
Ken Rosewall*
Ivor James Warwick
Jack Arkinstall*
Raymundo Deyro
Jaroslav Drobny*
Budge Patty
Rex Hartwig*
Ignacy Tloczynski
Sven Davidson*
Bobby Wilson
Ian Ayre*
Clive Wilderspin
Round 4
Vic Seixas*
George Worthington
Lew Hoad*
Hugh W. Stewart
Mervyn Rose*
Jacques (Jackie) Brichant
Art Larsen*
Torsten Johansson
Kurt Nielsen*
Gardnar Mulloy
Ken Rosewall*
Jack Arkinstall
Jaroslav Drobny*
Rex Hartwig
Sven Davidson*
Ian Ayre
Quarterfinals
Vic Seixas*
Lew Hoad
Mervyn Rose*
Art Larsen
Kurt Nielsen*
Ken Rosewall
Jaroslav Drobny*
Sven Davidson
Semifinals
Vic Seixas*
Mervyn Rose
Kurt Nielsen*
Jaroslav Drobny
Final
Vic Seixas*
Kurt Nielsen