Victorian Championships 1955


General 1955-12-01 - 1955-12-10
Amateur
Grass
6
Melbourne, Kooyong Stadium
Australia

Source World Tennis/The Argus


Info Draw: 48



Media


Winner Lewis Alan (Lew) Hoad


Players
Malcolm James (Mal) Anderson
Leonard W. Atkins
James B. (Jim) Bennett
Brian C. Bowman
Norman F. Cahill
Donald William (Don) Candy
Raymond W.T. (Tim) Cawthorn
Reginald C. Clements
Max Collins
Ashley John Cooper
Dr John Nelson Diggle
Kevin F. Dixon
Roy Stanley Emerson
John Gavan Fraser
Neale Andrew Fraser
Neil C. Gibson
William W. (Bill) Gilmour
William D. Green
Arthur R. Gubb
Paul Francis Hearnden
Lewis Alan (Lew) Hoad
Warren F. Jacques
Bert M. Kearney
Warren M. Kennedy
Rodney George (Rod) Laver
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark
Cedric Hamilton Mason
John H. McDonald
John Alfred Mehaffey
Neville B. Nette
Peter Newman
Patrick J. O'Kane
John J. Pearce
Barry Phillips-Moore
Russell Pratt
Geoffrey W. Radford
Alan K. Rae
Douglas H. Reid
Ron Jim Reid
Mervyn Gordon Rose
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan
Graeme Stewart
Brian Reginald Tobin
Geoffrey W. (Geoff) Wilkinson
Warren W. Woodcock
L.J.K. Woods
David J. (Dave) Yates


Rounds
Round 1

The remaining players had a bye.

Neil C. Gibson*
Geoffrey W. Radford
6-3 6-2 6-2
Warren F. Jacques*
Bert M. Kearney
6-1 1-6 6-1 8-6
Cedric Mason*
Ron Jim Reid
7-5 6-2 10-8
Neville B. Nette*
Leonard W. Atkins
4-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4
Alan K. Rae*
Reginald C. Clements
w.o.
Kevin F. Dixon*
John J. Pearce
6-3 1-6 5-7 6-2 7-5
Graeme Stewart*
Dr John Nelson Diggle
w.o.
Peter Newman*
Geoffrey W. (Geoff) Wilkinson
4-6 6-2 6-2 6-2
Rod Laver*
John H. McDonald
w.o.
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark*
John Alfred Mehaffey
6-3 6-2 8-6
Norman F. Cahill*
L.J.K. Woods
6-3 6-4 6-1
Raymond W.T. (Tim) Cawthorn*
Max Collins
6-4 3-6 1-6 6-2 6-3
Arthur R. Gubb*
Russell Pratt
11-9 6-0 6-4
Barry Phillips-Moore*
William D. Green
6-3 6-3 6-2
Paul Francis Hearnden*
James B. (Jim) Bennett
8-6 6-3 6-0
Patrick J. O'Kane*
Warren M. Kennedy
8-6 5-7 4-6 6-3 6-3

Round 2
Neil C. Gibson*
John Fraser
9-7 6-1 6-2
Brian Tobin*
Warren F. Jacques
4-6 5-7 10-8 8-6 7-5
Graeme Stewart*
Bill Gilmour
w.o.
Mervyn Rose*
Cedric Mason
6-1 6-3 6-3
Don Candy*
Barry Phillips-Moore
6-1 6-1 6-2
Brian C. Bowman*
Paul Francis Hearnden
6-4 6-0 6-4
Ken Rosewall*
Patrick J. O'Kane
6-4 6-1 6-1
Douglas H. Reid*
Arthur R. Gubb
8-6 6-4 4-6 6-3
Ashley Cooper*
Raymond W.T. (Tim) Cawthorn
6-2 6-2 6-4
Warren W. Woodcock*
Norman F. Cahill
6-4 6-2 6-2
Mal Anderson*
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark
6-3 6-4 3-6 8-6
David J. (Dave) Yates*
Rod Laver
7-5 6-2 6-1
Neale Fraser*
Peter Newman
6-0 6-3 4-6 6-0
Roy Emerson*
Kevin F. Dixon
6-4 6-2 6-2
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan*
Alan K. Rae
6-4 6-1 6-1
Lew Hoad*
Neville B. Nette
6-1 6-2 6-2

Round 3
Ken Rosewall*
Brian C. Bowman
8-6 6-1 8-6
Don Candy*
Douglas H. Reid
6-2 6-2 9-7
Ashley Cooper*
Warren W. Woodcock
6-4 7-5 6-3
Mal Anderson*
Neil C. Gibson
6-2 3-6 7-5 6-4
Neale Fraser*
David J. (Dave) Yates
7-5 6-3 6-4
Mervyn Rose*
Brian Tobin
6-0 6-2 6-1
Roy Emerson*
Graeme Stewart
6-3 6-4 6-3
Lew Hoad*
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan
1-6 8-6 6-0 6-3

Quarterfinals
Ken Rosewall*
Don Candy
6-3 6-2 9-7
Ashley Cooper*
Mal Anderson
6-3 6-2 3-6 0-1 ret.
Mervyn Rose*
Neale Fraser
6-3 6-2 7-5
Lew Hoad*
Roy Emerson
6-4 4-6 6-1 6-3

Semifinals
Ashley Cooper*
Ken Rosewall
6-3 6-4 3-6 1-6 6-2
Lew Hoad*
Mervyn Rose
8-6 6-4 6-1

Final
Lew Hoad*
Ashley Cooper
1-6 6-4 6-4 5-7 6-4


Tournament
Round 1
Neville B. Nette*
Leonard W. Atkins
Alan K. Rae*
Reginald C. Clements
Kevin F. Dixon*
John J. Pearce
Graeme Stewart*
Dr John Nelson Diggle
Cedric Mason*
Ron Jim Reid
Warren F. Jacques*
Bert M. Kearney
Peter Newman*
Geoffrey W. (Geoff) Wilkinson
Rod Laver*
John H. McDonald
Raymond W.T. (Tim) Cawthorn*
Max Collins
Norman F. Cahill*
L.J.K. Woods
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark*
John Alfred Mehaffey
Neil C. Gibson*
Geoffrey W. Radford
Patrick J. O'Kane*
Warren M. Kennedy
Paul Francis Hearnden*
James B. (Jim) Bennett
Barry Phillips-Moore*
William D. Green
Arthur R. Gubb*
Russell Pratt
Round 2
Lew Hoad*
Neville B. Nette
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan*
Alan K. Rae
Roy Emerson*
Kevin F. Dixon
Graeme Stewart*
Bill Gilmour
Mervyn Rose*
Cedric Mason
Brian Tobin*
Warren F. Jacques
Neale Fraser*
Peter Newman
David J. (Dave) Yates*
Rod Laver
Ashley Cooper*
Raymond W.T. (Tim) Cawthorn
Warren W. Woodcock*
Norman F. Cahill
Mal Anderson*
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark
Neil C. Gibson*
John Fraser
Ken Rosewall*
Patrick J. O'Kane
Brian C. Bowman*
Paul Francis Hearnden
Don Candy*
Barry Phillips-Moore
Douglas H. Reid*
Arthur R. Gubb
Round 3
Lew Hoad*
Anthony Judge (Tony) Ryan
Roy Emerson*
Graeme Stewart
Mervyn Rose*
Brian Tobin
Neale Fraser*
David J. (Dave) Yates
Ashley Cooper*
Warren W. Woodcock
Mal Anderson*
Neil C. Gibson
Ken Rosewall*
Brian C. Bowman
Don Candy*
Douglas H. Reid
Quarterfinals
Lew Hoad*
Roy Emerson
Mervyn Rose*
Neale Fraser
Ashley Cooper*
Mal Anderson
Ken Rosewall*
Don Candy
Semifinals
Lew Hoad*
Mervyn Rose
Ashley Cooper*
Ken Rosewall
Final
Lew Hoad*
Ashley Cooper