Victorian Championships 1947


General 1947-12-06 - 1948-01-17
Amateur
Grass
5
Melbourne, Kooyong Stadium
Australia

Source The Argus


Info Final 1947-12-13 abandoned, Rain fall. New Term: 1948-01-17. Draw: 32.



Media


Winner Oswald William Thomas (Bill) Sidwell


Players
John (Jack) S. Barnett
Maxwell Henry (Max) Bonner
James (Jim) Brink
Lionel Bernard Brodie
Geoffrey Edmund Brown
Donald William (Don) Candy
Ian Riley Carson
Reginald C. Clements
Raymond Jackson (Ray) Cock
John Herbert (Jack) Crawford
Jack Dart
Reginald Walter Weedon Ewin
James (Jim) Gilchrist
John M. (Jack) Heathcote
George Albert Holland
Henry Christian (Harry) Hopman
Abel Alexander (Abe) Kay
William Francis (Frank) Lonergan
Colin Foster Long
Bertram Maggs
James (Jim) A. Matthews
Robert J. McCarthy
B. Peter (Pat) Molloy
Edward (Eddie) Moylan
Douglas Maxwell (Max) Newcombe
Adrian Karl Quist
Keith L. Rogers
Frank Arthur Sedgman
Oswald William Thomas (Bill) Sidwell
Ken Slater
Albert George (Bert) Tonkin
Hubert Thomas (Tom) sr. Warhurst


Rounds
Round 1
Adrian Quist*
Bertram Maggs
6-0 6-2 6-0
Bill Sidwell*
Tom Warhurst
6-4 6-2 6-4
James (Jim) Brink*
B. Peter (Pat) Molloy
6-2 6-2 6-2
Robert J. McCarthy*
Raymond Jackson (Ray) Cock
6-2 6-2 6-1
Geoff Brown*
Abel Kay
6-2 6-2 6-2
James (Jim) Gilchrist*
John (Jack) S. Barnett
6-3 6-3 6-2
Edward (Eddie) Moylan*
John M. (Jack) Heathcote
6-3 6-3 6-3
Harry Hopman*
William Francis (Frank) Lonergan
6-3 6-4 6-3
Jack Crawford*
Keith L. Rogers
2-6 6-2 6-4 6-1
Colin Long*
Ken Slater
6-3 6-3 6-2
Max Bonner*
Don Candy
2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Jack Dart*
James (Jim) A. Matthews
6-3 6-4 6-4
Bert Tonkin*
Reginald C. Clements
6-3 2-6 6-8 6-3 6-2
Frank Sedgman*
Reg Ewin
6-3 6-4 6-0
Lionel Brodie*
Max Newcombe
6-2 6-1 6-2
George Albert Holland*
Ian Riley Carson
6-2 6-3 6-1

Round 2
Bill Sidwell*
George Albert Holland
7-5 6-4 2-6 6-3
James (Jim) Gilchrist*
Lionel Brodie
6-3 6-2 8-10 2-6 6-4
James (Jim) Brink*
Robert J. McCarthy
6-4 9-7 6-4
Frank Sedgman*
Jack Crawford
6-3 6-1 4-6 6-2
Adrian Quist*
Max Bonner
6-4 6-1 6-2
Jack Dart*
Harry Hopman
2-6 6-3 6-4 2-6 6-0
Geoff Brown*
Bert Tonkin
6-2 6-2 6-1
Colin Long*
Edward (Eddie) Moylan
4-6 6-2 7-5 7-5

Quarterfinals
Bill Sidwell*
James (Jim) Gilchrist
8-6 7-5 6-0
James (Jim) Brink*
Frank Sedgman
6-4 6-4 3-6 6-4
Adrian Quist*
Jack Dart
6-3 6-3 3-6 6-2
Geoff Brown*
Colin Long
6-2 6-0 6-4

Semifinals
Bill Sidwell*
James (Jim) Brink
3-6 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-4
Adrian Quist*
Geoff Brown
6-1 6-2 6-2

Final
Bill Sidwell*
Adrian Quist
6-4 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-2


Tournament
Round 1
Bill Sidwell*
Tom Warhurst
George Albert Holland*
Ian Riley Carson
James (Jim) Gilchrist*
John (Jack) S. Barnett
Lionel Brodie*
Max Newcombe
James (Jim) Brink*
B. Peter (Pat) Molloy
Robert J. McCarthy*
Raymond Jackson (Ray) Cock
Frank Sedgman*
Reg Ewin
Jack Crawford*
Keith L. Rogers
Adrian Quist*
Bertram Maggs
Max Bonner*
Don Candy
Jack Dart*
James (Jim) A. Matthews
Harry Hopman*
William Francis (Frank) Lonergan
Geoff Brown*
Abel Kay
Bert Tonkin*
Reginald C. Clements
Colin Long*
Ken Slater
Edward (Eddie) Moylan*
John M. (Jack) Heathcote
Round 2
Bill Sidwell*
George Albert Holland
James (Jim) Gilchrist*
Lionel Brodie
James (Jim) Brink*
Robert J. McCarthy
Frank Sedgman*
Jack Crawford
Adrian Quist*
Max Bonner
Jack Dart*
Harry Hopman
Geoff Brown*
Bert Tonkin
Colin Long*
Edward (Eddie) Moylan
Quarterfinals
Bill Sidwell*
James (Jim) Gilchrist
James (Jim) Brink*
Frank Sedgman
Adrian Quist*
Jack Dart
Geoff Brown*
Colin Long
Semifinals
Bill Sidwell*
James (Jim) Brink
Adrian Quist*
Geoff Brown
Final
Bill Sidwell*
Adrian Quist