South Australian Championships 1953


General 1953-01-19 - 1953-01-26
Amateur
Grass
5
Adelaide, Memorial Drive Park Courts
Australia

Source Racquet, The Advertiser


Info Draw: 32



Media


Winner Mervyn Gordon Rose


Players
Leonard W. Atkins
Barry F. Brougham
Donald William (Don) Candy
Louis Straight Clark
Ashley John Cooper
John Gavan Fraser
Neale Andrew Fraser
Graeme M. Gabb
Fausto Gardini
Donald Leslie (Don) Goodger
John H. (Jack) Hann
Rex Noel Hartwig
Lewis Alan (Lew) Hoad
Warren M. Kennedy
William Arthur (Billy) Knight
Kristjan Karl Lasn
William Lean
Kevin Patrick Lonergan
John Alfred Mehaffey
Alan E. Morris
Corbett T. Parker
Michael (Mike) Price
Douglas H. Reid
Mervyn Gordon Rose
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
David T. Rowe
Elias Victor (Vic) Seixas
Thomas R. Simpson
Mike Walters
Hubert Thomas (Tom) sr. Warhurst
David J. (Dave) Yates
D.C. Young


Rounds
Round 1
Mervyn Rose*
Thomas R. Simpson
6-3 6-0 7-5
Graeme M. Gabb*
David T. Rowe
8-6 6-2 6-2
Straight Clark*
Donald Leslie (Don) Goodger
5-7 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4
Tom Warhurst*
John Fraser
4-6 6-2 6-3 9-11 8-6
Fausto Gardini*
Mike Walters
3 sets
Neale Fraser*
Alan E. Morris
9-7 6-2 6-1
Corbett T. Parker*
Douglas H. Reid
6-4 4-6 6-1 6-3
Lew Hoad*
John Alfred Mehaffey
7-5 6-1 6-4
Rex Hartwig*
Michael (Mike) Price
6-1 6-0 6-4
Billy Knight*
Kevin Patrick Lonergan
6-2 6-2 6-2
John H. (Jack) Hann*
D.C. Young
6-2 6-3 4-6 6-1
Ken Rosewall*
William Lean
8-6 6-4 6-1
Don Candy*
Kristian Lasn
6-2 9-7 6-0
Ashley Cooper*
Barry F. Brougham
6-2 6-4 4-6 6-3
David J. (Dave) Yates*
Warren M. Kennedy
6-1 6-4 6-1
Vic Seixas*
Leonard W. Atkins
6-1 6-0 7-5

Round 2
Mervyn Rose*
Graeme M. Gabb
6-4 6-4 6-4
Straight Clark*
Tom Warhurst
6-4 6-2 6-2
Fausto Gardini*
Neale Fraser
5-7 11-9 6-2 6-4
Lew Hoad*
Corbett T. Parker
6-4 6-2 6-3
Rex Hartwig*
Billy Knight
6-3 6-4 6-2
Ken Rosewall*
John H. (Jack) Hann
6-1 6-3 6-2
Don Candy*
Ashley Cooper
6-1 6-2 6-3
Vic Seixas*
David J. (Dave) Yates
6-0 6-1 6-2

Quarterfinals
Vic Seixas*
Don Candy
6-1 6-3 6-4
Lew Hoad*
Fausto Gardini
6-3 9-7 8-6
Mervyn Rose*
Straight Clark
6-3 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-3
Rex Hartwig*
Ken Rosewall
6-1 4-6 3-6 6-3 8-6

Semifinals
Vic Seixas*
Rex Hartwig
4-6 6-2 6-2 6-4
Mervyn Rose*
Lew Hoad
6-3 7-5 6-0

Final
Mervyn Rose*
Vic Seixas
6-4 3-6 6-4 2-6 11-9


Tournament
Round 1
Mervyn Rose*
Thomas R. Simpson
Graeme M. Gabb*
David T. Rowe
Straight Clark*
Donald Leslie (Don) Goodger
Tom Warhurst*
John Fraser
Lew Hoad*
John Alfred Mehaffey
Corbett T. Parker*
Douglas H. Reid
Fausto Gardini*
Mike Walters
Neale Fraser*
Alan E. Morris
Vic Seixas*
Leonard W. Atkins
David J. (Dave) Yates*
Warren M. Kennedy
Don Candy*
Kristian Lasn
Ashley Cooper*
Barry F. Brougham
Rex Hartwig*
Michael (Mike) Price
Billy Knight*
Kevin Patrick Lonergan
Ken Rosewall*
William Lean
John H. (Jack) Hann*
D.C. Young
Round 2
Mervyn Rose*
Graeme M. Gabb
Straight Clark*
Tom Warhurst
Lew Hoad*
Corbett T. Parker
Fausto Gardini*
Neale Fraser
Vic Seixas*
David J. (Dave) Yates
Don Candy*
Ashley Cooper
Rex Hartwig*
Billy Knight
Ken Rosewall*
John H. (Jack) Hann
Quarterfinals
Mervyn Rose*
Straight Clark
Lew Hoad*
Fausto Gardini
Vic Seixas*
Don Candy
Rex Hartwig*
Ken Rosewall
Semifinals
Mervyn Rose*
Lew Hoad
Vic Seixas*
Rex Hartwig
Final
Mervyn Rose*
Vic Seixas