Australian Hard Courts Championship 1950


General 1950-04-17 - 1950-04-22
Amateur
Clay
5
Toowoomba, Holy Name Tennis Club
Australia

Source Sydney morning Herald, Brisbane Telegraph


Info Draw: 27



Media


Winner Frank Arthur Sedgman


Players
Jack Arkinstall
Ian George Ayre
Edward (Ted) Beardsworth
Donald William (Don) Candy
John W. (Peter) Cawthorn
Percy Bruce Gaydon
Len Goeldner
J. Barry Green
Lewis Alan (Lew) Hoad
Henry Christian (Harry) Hopman
Brian Hudson
Douglas Iffland
Jim R. Irving
Arthur Alexander Liddle
Kenneth Bruce (Ken) McGregor
A.T. Miller
John F. O'Brien
Ron Jim Reid
Clive Rogers
Mervyn Gordon Rose
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
Frank Arthur Sedgman

Harold Skennar
K.G. Smith
Brian Strohfeldt
Lex Vinson
George Allan Worthington


Rounds
Round 1
Arthur Alexander Liddle*
Edward (Ted) Beardsworth
6-3 6-4 7-5
Brian Strohfeldt*
Lex Vinson
w.o.
George Worthington*
Ron Jim Reid
6-1 6-4 6-2
Harold Skennar*
Douglas Iffland
3-6 6-4 6-4 6-1
Don Candy*
Brian Hudson
6-1 6-1 8-6
Lew Hoad*
Percy Bruce Gaydon
w.o.
John F. O'Brien*
K.G. Smith
6-2 7-5 6-2
Ian Ayre*
Mervyn Rose
6-4 4-6 6-4 6-0
Jack Arkinstall*
A.T. Miller
6-1 6-2 6-0
J. Barry Green*
Clive Rogers
4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5
Jim R. Irving*
Len Goeldner
5-7 6-4 6-4 1-6 6-4
John W. (Peter) Cawthorn*
bye
Harry Hopman*
bye
Ken McGregor*
bye
Ken Rosewall*
bye
Frank Sedgman*
bye

Round 2
Brian Strohfeldt*
Arthur Alexander Liddle
6-3 6-1 6-4
George Worthington*
Harold Skennar
6-2 7-5 6-4
Don Candy*
John W. (Peter) Cawthorn
6-3 6-3 6-2
Harry Hopman*
Lew Hoad
3-6 6-2 6-4 6-4
Ian Ayre*
John F. O'Brien
4-6 7-5 7-5 1-6 6-2
Jack Arkinstall*
J. Barry Green
6-2 6-1 6-3
Frank Sedgman*
Jim R. Irving
7-5 7-5 6-0
Ken McGregor*
Ken Rosewall
6-1 6-3 8-6

Quarterfinals
Brian Strohfeldt*
Ken McGregor
3-6 6-4 6-4 10-12 6-3
George Worthington*
Don Candy
6-2 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-4
Ian Ayre*
Harry Hopman
4-6 2-6 8-6 6-2 6-0
Frank Sedgman*
Jack Arkinstall
6-2 6-1 6-2

Semifinals
George Worthington*
Brian Strohfeldt
6-1 6-2 12-10
Frank Sedgman*
Ian Ayre
6-0 6-0 6-3

Final
Frank Sedgman*
George Worthington
6-1 6-0 6-4


Tournament
Round 1
Frank Sedgman*
Jim R. Irving*
Len Goeldner
Jack Arkinstall*
A.T. Miller
J. Barry Green*
Clive Rogers
Ian Ayre*
Mervyn Rose
John F. O'Brien*
K.G. Smith
Harry Hopman*
Lew Hoad*
Percy Bruce Gaydon
George Worthington*
Ron Jim Reid
Harold Skennar*
Douglas Iffland
Don Candy*
Brian Hudson
John W. (Peter) Cawthorn*
Brian Strohfeldt*
Lex Vinson
Arthur Alexander Liddle*
Edward (Ted) Beardsworth
Ken McGregor*
Ken Rosewall*
Round 2
Frank Sedgman*
Jim R. Irving
Jack Arkinstall*
J. Barry Green
Ian Ayre*
John F. O'Brien
Harry Hopman*
Lew Hoad
George Worthington*
Harold Skennar
Don Candy*
John W. (Peter) Cawthorn
Brian Strohfeldt*
Arthur Alexander Liddle
Ken McGregor*
Ken Rosewall
Quarterfinals
Frank Sedgman*
Jack Arkinstall
Ian Ayre*
Harry Hopman
George Worthington*
Don Candy
Brian Strohfeldt*
Ken McGregor
Semifinals
Frank Sedgman*
Ian Ayre
George Worthington*
Brian Strohfeldt
Final
Frank Sedgman*
George Worthington