South African Championships 1953


General 1953-03-26 - 1953-04-06
Grand Prix Circuit
Unknown
4
Johannesburg, Ellis Park
South Africa

Source Deutsche Tennis Zeitung, The Rand Daily Mail



Media


Winner Eric William Sturgess


Players
Derek Capell
Nigel M. Cockburn
Trevor Thomas Fancutt
E. John Hurry
Johann F. Kupferburger
William (Russell) Seymour
Eric William Sturgess
Ian Clyde Vermaak
Owen Gordon Williams

Sydney Levy
Heinz Stelzner
Brian Maxwell Woodroffe


Rounds
Round 3
Trevor Fancutt*
Brian Woodroffe
6-1 6-3 6-3
E. John Hurry*
Nigel M. Cockburn
3-6 6-4 7-5 7-5
Derek Capell*
Sydney Levy
4 sets
William (Russell) Seymour*
Heinz Stelzner
6-0 6-3 6-3
Eric Sturgess*
Ian Vermaak*
Owen Gordon Williams*
Johann F. Kupferburger*

Quarterfinals
Eric Sturgess*
Trevor Fancutt
6-2 6-1 6-3
E. John Hurry*
Johann F. Kupferburger
6-1 6-2 6-2
William (Russell) Seymour*
Owen Gordon Williams
8-10 6-2 6-0 6-2
Derek Capell*
Ian Vermaak
4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4

Semifinals
Eric Sturgess*
E. John Hurry
5-7 6-0 6-0 6-2
William (Russell) Seymour*
Derek Capell
5-7 6-4 7-5 4-6 6-4

Final
Eric Sturgess*
William (Russell) Seymour
6-1 6-3 6-3


Tournament
Round 3
Eric Sturgess*
Trevor Fancutt*
Brian Woodroffe
E. John Hurry*
Nigel M. Cockburn
Johann F. Kupferburger*
William (Russell) Seymour*
Heinz Stelzner
Owen Gordon Williams*
Derek Capell*
Sydney Levy
Ian Vermaak*
Quarterfinals
Eric Sturgess*
Trevor Fancutt
E. John Hurry*
Johann F. Kupferburger
William (Russell) Seymour*
Owen Gordon Williams
Derek Capell*
Ian Vermaak
Semifinals
Eric Sturgess*
E. John Hurry
William (Russell) Seymour*
Derek Capell
Final
Eric Sturgess*
William (Russell) Seymour