South African Championships 1955


General 1955-03-31 - 1955-04-11
Grand Prix Circuit
Unknown
5
Johannesburg, Ellils Park
South Africa

Source World Tennis, Deutsche Tennis Zeitung, The Rand Daily Mail



Media


Winner William (Russell) Seymour


Players
John Edward Bromwich
Derek Capell
Trevor Thomas Fancutt
Gordon Lovell Forbes
E. John Hurry
Basil J. Katz
Neville Katzen
Sydney Levy
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers
Alan Abraham (Abe) Segal
William (Russell) Seymour
Eric William Sturgess
Gordon Lawrence Talbot
Ian Clyde Vermaak
Owen Gordon Williams
Brian Maxwell Woodroffe
George Allan Worthington


Rounds
Round 1
Owen Gordon Williams*
Basil J. Katz
7-9 11-9 6-2 8-6

Round 2
*

Round 3
Eric Sturgess*
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers
6-2 7-5 6-0
Ian Vermaak*
Brian Woodroffe
6-1 6-2 6-2
George Worthington*
Gordon Talbot
6-4 6-4 6-4
William (Russell) Seymour*
Derek Capell
6-4 9-7 6-3
Abe Segal*
Sydney Levy
6-3 6-2 6-4
Owen Gordon Williams*
Trevor Fancutt
3 sets
John Bromwich*
Neville Katzen
3 sets
Gordon Forbes*
E. John Hurry
6-0 6-2 7-9 15-17 7-5

Quarterfinals
Gordon Forbes*
Eric Sturgess
11-9 4-2 ret.
Ian Vermaak*
George Worthington
6-8 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-3
William (Russell) Seymour*
Abe Segal
6-4 6-1 6-4
Owen Gordon Williams*
John Bromwich
6-1 7-5 6-2

Semifinals
Gordon Forbes*
Ian Vermaak
3-6 6-3 6-? 2-6 6-2
William (Russell) Seymour*
Owen Gordon Williams
6-4 6-1 6-4

Final
William (Russell) Seymour*
Gordon Forbes
1-6 9-7 6-1 10-8


Tournament
Round 1
Owen Gordon Williams*
Basil J. Katz
Round 3
William (Russell) Seymour*
Derek Capell
Abe Segal*
Sydney Levy
Owen Gordon Williams*
Trevor Fancutt
John Bromwich*
Neville Katzen
Gordon Forbes*
E. John Hurry
Eric Sturgess*
Julian C. (Julie) Mayers
Ian Vermaak*
Brian Woodroffe
George Worthington*
Gordon Talbot
Quarterfinals
William (Russell) Seymour*
Abe Segal
Owen Gordon Williams*
John Bromwich
Gordon Forbes*
Eric Sturgess
Ian Vermaak*
George Worthington
Semifinals
William (Russell) Seymour*
Owen Gordon Williams
Gordon Forbes*
Ian Vermaak
Final
William (Russell) Seymour*
Gordon Forbes