Australian Open 1953


General 1953-01-08 - 1953-01-17
Grandslam
Grass
5
Melbourne, Kooyong Stadium
Australia

Source Australian Draw sheets, Tennis Australia, Tha Argus


Info Draw: 32



Media


Winner Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall


Players
Jack Arkinstall
Ian George Ayre
Geoffrey Edmund Brown
Donald William (Don) Candy
Raymond W.T. (Tim) Cawthorn
Louis Straight Clark
Dr John Nelson Diggle
Neale Andrew Fraser
Fausto Gardini
J. Barry Green
Rex Noel Hartwig
Geoffrey C. Harvey
Keith Ernest Creffield Hawton
Lewis Alan (Lew) Hoad
Allan Crawford Kendall
William Arthur (Billy) Knight
Cedric Hamilton Mason
B. Peter (Pat) Molloy
John F. O'Brien
Adrian Karl Quist
Ron Jim Reid
Hamilton Farrar (Ham) Richardson
Keith L. Rogers
Mervyn Gordon Rose
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan
Elias Victor (Vic) Seixas
Eric Campbell Stewart
Brian Reginald Tobin
Donald Philip (Don) Tregonning
Clive Eric Wilderspin
David J. (Dave) Yates


Rounds
Round 1
Mervyn Rose*
J. Barry Green
6-0 6-1 6-1
Adrian Quist*
Eric Stewart
6-3 6-2 6-0
Rex Hartwig*
B. Peter (Pat) Molloy
6-2 3-6 6-3 6-1
Ham Richardson*
David J. (Dave) Yates
6-4 6-3 6-2
Lew Hoad*
Allan Kendall
7-5 6-3 6-3
Clive Wilderspin*
John F. O'Brien
6-3 6-4 6-4
Ian Ayre*
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan
6-2 6-0 6-1
Fausto Gardini*
Cedric Mason
6-1 6-2 6-1
Ken Rosewall*
Dr John Nelson Diggle
6-4 6-0 6-3
Don Tregonning*
Brian Tobin
4-6 7-5 8-6 3-6 6-4
Don Candy*
Raymond W.T. (Tim) Cawthorn
6-0 6-1 6-1
Straight Clark*
Keith Ernest Creffield Hawton
6-0 6-4 6-0
Geoff Brown*
Keith L. Rogers
7-5 6-2 6-0
Jack Arkinstall*
Billy Knight
6-0 6-0 7-5
Neale Fraser*
Geoffrey C. Harvey
6-0 6-0 6-0
Vic Seixas*
Ron Jim Reid
6-2 6-4 6-1

Round 2
Mervyn Rose*
Adrian Quist
6-4 3-6 6-2 6-3
Ham Richardson*
Rex Hartwig
4-6 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-0
Clive Wilderspin*
Lew Hoad
9-7 6-2 9-7
Ian Ayre*
Fausto Gardini
6-3 8-6 9-7
Ken Rosewall*
Don Tregonning
6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3
Straight Clark*
Don Candy
6-1 11-9 7-9 6-4
Geoff Brown*
Jack Arkinstall
6-3 6-2 6-4
Vic Seixas*
Neale Fraser
6-4 6-0 6-4

Quarterfinals
Mervyn Rose*
Ham Richardson
8-10 6-4 1-6 8-6 7-5
Ian Ayre*
Clive Wilderspin
6-4 11-9 1-6 8-6
Ken Rosewall*
Straight Clark
6-4 6-4 6-2
Vic Seixas*
Geoff Brown
6-4 6-4 7-5

Semifinals
Mervyn Rose*
Ian Ayre
4-6 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4
Ken Rosewall*
Vic Seixas
6-3 2-6 7-5 6-4

Final
Ken Rosewall*
Mervyn Rose
6-0 6-3 6-4


Tournament
Round 1
Ken Rosewall*
Dr John Nelson Diggle
Don Tregonning*
Brian Tobin
Straight Clark*
Keith Ernest Creffield Hawton
Don Candy*
Raymond W.T. (Tim) Cawthorn
Vic Seixas*
Ron Jim Reid
Neale Fraser*
Geoffrey C. Harvey
Geoff Brown*
Keith L. Rogers
Jack Arkinstall*
Billy Knight
Mervyn Rose*
J. Barry Green
Adrian Quist*
Eric Stewart
Ham Richardson*
David J. (Dave) Yates
Rex Hartwig*
B. Peter (Pat) Molloy
Ian Ayre*
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan
Fausto Gardini*
Cedric Mason
Clive Wilderspin*
John F. O'Brien
Lew Hoad*
Allan Kendall
Round 2
Ken Rosewall*
Don Tregonning
Straight Clark*
Don Candy
Vic Seixas*
Neale Fraser
Geoff Brown*
Jack Arkinstall
Mervyn Rose*
Adrian Quist
Ham Richardson*
Rex Hartwig
Ian Ayre*
Fausto Gardini
Clive Wilderspin*
Lew Hoad
Quarterfinals
Ken Rosewall*
Straight Clark
Vic Seixas*
Geoff Brown
Mervyn Rose*
Ham Richardson
Ian Ayre*
Clive Wilderspin
Semifinals
Ken Rosewall*
Vic Seixas
Mervyn Rose*
Ian Ayre
Final
Ken Rosewall*
Mervyn Rose