1953 Australian Championships – Men's singles

April 2026 1953 Australian Championships AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Mervyn Rose 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 32 12 Third-seeded Ken Rosewall defeated Mervyn Rose 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1953 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Ken Rosewall is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. AUS Mervyn Rose (finalist) USA Vic Seixas (semifinals) AUS Ken Rosewall (champion) ITA Fausto Gardini (second round) AUS Lew Hoad (second round) USA Ham Richardson (quarterfinals) AUS Geoffrey Brown (quarterfinals) USA Straight Clark (quarterfinals) AUS Don Candy (second round) AUS Rex Hartwig (second round) AUS Ian Ayre (semifinals) AUS Neale Fraser (second round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 AUS Mervyn Rose 1 AUS Ken Rosewall 3 0 6 3 6 4 6 AUS Mervyn Rose 1 AUS Ian Ayre 11 4 6 4 6 6 1 6 4 6 4 AUS Ken Rosewall 3 USA Vic Seixas 2 6 3 2 6 7 5 6 4 AUS Mervyn Rose 1 USA Ham Richardson 6 8 10 6 4 1 6 8 6 7 5 AUS Clive Wilderspin AUS Ian Ayre 11 4 6 9 11 6 1 6 8 AUS Ken Rosewall 3 USA Straight Clark 8 6 4 6 4 6 2 AUS Geoffrey Brown 7 USA Vic Seixas 2 4 6 4 6 5 7 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals AUS Rose 1 AUS Ayre 11 4 6 4 6 6 1 6 4 6 4 AUS Rose 1 USA Richardson 6 8 10 6 4 1 6 8 6 7 5 AUS Wilderspin AUS Ayre 11 4 6 9 11 6 1 6 8 AUS Rose 1 AUS Quist 6 4 3 6 6 2 6 3 AUS Hartwig 10 USA Richardson 6 6 4 1 6 4 6 6 4 0 6 AUS Hoad 5 AUS Wilderspin 7 9 2 6 7 9 AUS Ayre 11 ITA Gardini 4 6 3 8 6 9 7 AUS Rose 1 AUS Green 6 0 6 1 6 1 AUS Quist AUS Stewart 6 3 6 2 6 0 AUS Hartwig 10 AUS Molloy 6 2 3 6 6 3 6 1 USA Richardson 6 AUS Yates 6 4 6 3 6 2 AUS Hoad 5 AUS Kendall 7 5 6 3 6 3 AUS Wilderspin AUS O'Brien 6 3 6 4 6 4 AUS Ayre 11 AUS Ryan 6 2 6 0 6 1 ITA Gardini 4 AUS Mason 6 1 6 2 6 1 Section 2 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals AUS Rosewall 3 USA Seixas 2 6 3 2 6 7 5 6 4 AUS Rosewall 3 USA Clark 8 6 4 6 4 6 2 AUS Brown 7 USA Seixas 2 4 6 4 6 5 7 AUS Rosewall 3 AUS Tregonning 6 2 6 3 4 6 6 3 AUS Candy 9 USA Clark 8 1 6 9 11 9 7 4 6 AUS Brown 7 AUS Arkinstall 6 3 6 2 6 4 AUS Fraser 12 USA Seixas 2 4 6 0 6 4 6 AUS Rosewall 3 AUS Diggle 6 4 6 0 6 3 AUS Tregonning AUS Tobin 4 6 7 5 8 6 3 6 6 4 AUS Candy 9 AUS Cawthorn 6 0 6 1 6 1 USA Clark 8 AUS Hawton 6 0 6 4 6 0 AUS Brown 7 AUS Rogers 7 5 6 2 6 0 AUS Arkinstall GBR Knight 6 0 6 0 7 5 AUS Fraser 12 AUS Harvey 6 0 6 0 6 0 USA Seixas 2 AUS Reid 6 2 6 4 6 1 External links 1953 MS 1952 U.S. National Championships Grand Slam men's singles 1953 French Championships 1953 Category:1953 in Australian tennis Category:1953 in men's tennis