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Queensland Championships 1953

General Date1953-10-30 - 1953-11-07
Tournament typeAmateur
SurfaceGrass
Rounds6
CityBrisbane, Milton Courts, Frew Park
CountryAustralia

Source World Tennis, The Courier Mail, Brisbane Telegraph

Info Draw: 44

Media

Winner Player Lewis Alan (Lew) Hoad

Players

Maxwell (Max) Anderson
Jack Arkinstall
Ian George Ayre
Richard John (Richie) Brant
Johnny Brennan
R. Campbell
Donald William (Don) Candy
Reginald C. Clements
Ashley John Cooper
J. Davies
Clements Percival S. Ebert
Roy Stanley Emerson
Neale Andrew Fraser
J. Barry Green
Jean Noel Grinda

Rex Noel Hartwig
A.W. Higgs
Lewis Alan (Lew) Hoad
Eric Johnson
Douglas Keen
Alan Kerr
William Arthur (Billy) Knight
Neville James Langford
William Leacy
B. McAlpine
Owen Murphy
Malcolm C. Murphy
John F. O'Brien
William Penrose
John Anthony (Tony) Pickard

Peter William Prickett
Geoffrey W. Radford
Harry Rode
Mervyn Gordon Rose
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
Glenister Fermoy (Glen) Sheil
John Snell
Graham Stanton
M. Teall
C. Testro
N.J. Tonge
Lex Vinson
Clive Eric Wilderspin
George Allan Worthington

Rounds
Round 1

The remaining Players had a bye.

Alan Kerr*
C. Testro

6-2 6-3 6-3

Lex Vinson*
Douglas Keen

6-3 6-3 6-0

Richard John (Richie) Brant*
M. Teall

6-1 6-1 6-2

B. McAlpine*
A.W. Higgs

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

Owen Murphy*
Graham Stanton

w.o.

Peter Prickett*
Harry Rode

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

William Penrose*
J. Davies

6-3 6-2 6-4

John Snell*
R. Campbell

6-4 6-0 6-1

Eric Johnson*
Malcolm C. Murphy

6-4 6-0 6-3

Glenister Fermoy (Glen) Sheil*
Johnny Brennan

6-1 6-3 6-1

Clements Percival S. Ebert*
N.J. Tonge

7-5 6-4 6-1

William Leacy*
Geoffrey W. Radford

2-6 7-5 6-1 6-4

Round 2

Lew Hoad*
J. Barry Green

6-3 6-4 6-4

Jean Noel Grinda*
Maxwell (Max) Anderson

6-2 6-8 6-1 3-6 6-3

George Worthington*
Alan Kerr

6-4 6-3 6-4

Neale Fraser*
Lex Vinson

6-1 6-1 6-1

Clive Wilderspin*
Richard John (Richie) Brant

6-2 6-1 6-3

B. McAlpine*
John F. O'Brien

w.o.

Mervyn Rose*
Owen Murphy

6-1 6-0 6-1

Roy Emerson*
Peter Prickett

6-3 6-2 6-2

Don Candy*
William Penrose

6-1 6-1 6-2

Ashley Cooper*
John Snell

6-3 6-1 9-7

Ken Rosewall*
Eric Johnson

6-2 6-2 6-2

Billy Knight*
Reginald C. Clements

6-0 6-2 6-0

Ian Ayre*
Glenister Fermoy (Glen) Sheil

6-1 6-0 6-0

Jack Arkinstall*
Clements Percival S. Ebert

6-2 6-0 6-3

Neville James Langford*
Tony Pickard

12-10 6-4 6-3

Rex Hartwig*
William Leacy

6-0 6-1 6-1

Round 3

Lew Hoad*
Jean Noel Grinda

6-3 6-0 6-3

George Worthington*
Neale Fraser

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

Clive Wilderspin*
B. McAlpine

6-0 6-2 6-0

Mervyn Rose*
Roy Emerson

6-4 6-4 6-2

Don Candy*
Ashley Cooper

7-5 7-5 6-4

Ken Rosewall*
Billy Knight

6-2 6-2 6-3

Ian Ayre*
Jack Arkinstall

6-2 10-8 2-6 0-6 6-2

Rex Hartwig*
Neville James Langford

6-1 6-4 6-0

Quarterfinals

Lew Hoad*
George Worthington

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

Clive Wilderspin*
Mervyn Rose

6-4 6-3 6-2

Ken Rosewall*
Don Candy

6-0 6-4 6-3

Rex Hartwig*
Ian Ayre

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

Semifinals

Lew Hoad*
Clive Wilderspin

6-2 6-3 6-2

Rex Hartwig*
Ken Rosewall

2-6 6-3 7-5 6-2

Final

Lew Hoad*
Rex Hartwig

6-4 6-1 6-2

Tournament

Round 1