1955 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

January 2025 March 2026 1955 U.S. National Championships USA Tony TrabertCollins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York City] 978-0942257700 2nd 460 AUS Ken Rosewall 9–7, 6–3, 6–3 124 16 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles U.S. National Championships – Men's singles Tony Trabert defeated Ken Rosewall 9–7, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1955 U.S. National Championships.Talbert Bill Bill Talbert Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966, 1967 172306 Barre Publishers Barre 130 Seeds The tournament used two lists of eight players for seeding the men's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Tony Trabert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. U.S. USA 1912 Tony Trabert (champion) USA 1912 Vic Seixas (semifinals) USA 1912 Ham Richardson (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Gilbert Shea (first round) USA 1912 Eddie Moylan (fourth round) USA 1912 Art Larsen (fourth round) USA 1912 Tut Bartzen (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Herbie Flam (quarterfinals) Foreign AUS Ken Rosewall (finalist) AUS Lew Hoad (semifinals) DEN Kurt Nielsen (third round) AUS Rex Hartwig (fourth round) ITA Nicola Pietrangeli (third round) ARG alt Enrique Morea (fourth round) AUS Neale Fraser (fourth round) JPN Kosei Kamo (second round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 150 USA 1912 Tony Trabert 1 AUS Ken Rosewall 2 9 7 6 3 6 3 AUS Lew Hoad 4 USA 1912 Tony Trabert 1 4 6 2 6 1 6 AUS Ken Rosewall 2 USA 1912 Vic Seixas 3 6 4 6 4 7 5 AUS Lew Hoad 4 USA 1912 Sam Giammalva 6 3 6 2 5 7 6 3 USA 1912 Herbie Flam 15 USA 1912 Tony Trabert 1 2 6 3 6 4 6 AUS Ken Rosewall 2 USA 1912 Ham Richardson 5 6 4 9 7 2 6 6 3 USA 1912 Tut Bartzen 13 USA 1912 Vic Seixas 3 3 6 1 6 11 13 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Hoad 4 USA 1912 Larsen 11 6 2 6 4 6 2 AUS Hoad 4 CAN 1921 Bédard 6 4 6 4 6 4 RSA 1928 Kupferburger USA 1912 Larsen 11 3 6 3 6 6 4 3 6 AUS Hoad 4 USA 1912 Pharr 6 2 6 3 6 4 USA 1912 Beale CAN 1921 Bédard 5 7 6 4 3 6 4 6 RSA 1928 Kupferburger CAN 1921 Main 6 2 7 5 6 4 CAN 1921 Barclay USA Larsen 11 5 7 2 6 6 8 USA 1912 Barker USA 1912 Beale 9 11 6 2 6 8 1 6 USA 1912 Dodson CAN 1921 Bédard 6 3 1 6 4 6 6 2 1 6 BRA 1889 Moreira RSA 1928 Kupferburger w/o USA 1912 Rose CAN 1921 Main 0 6 5 7 2 6 USA 1912 Meyer CAN 1921 Barclay 7 9 3 6 6 4 2 6 USA 1912 Van Rensselaer USA 1912 Larsen 11 6 8 4 6 5 7 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Giammalva USA 1912 Schwartz 6 3 6 2 2 6 6 4 AUS Anderson USA 1912 Giammalva 4 6 2 6 6 1 4 6 USA 1912 Perry USA 1912 Schwartz 3 6 5 7 6 8 JPN 1947 Kamo 16 AUS Anderson 6 8 13 11 6 4 6 8 6 8 USA 1912 Giammalva GBR Wilson 6 4 6 4 6 3 USA 1912 Perry USA 1912 Harum 6 2 6 4 6 4 USA 1912 Schwartz USA 1912 Golden 1 6 6 3 8 6 6 3 USA 1912 Freeman JPN 1947 Kamo 16 1 6 0 6 0 6 CAN 1921 Fontana AUS Anderson 4 6 2 6 4 6 USA 1912 Schaffer USA 1912 Giammalva 2 6 1 6 2 6 ITA Merlo GBR Wilson 1 6 4 6 1 6 USA 1912 Ryland USA 1912 Perry 1 6 3 6 3 6 USA 1912 Freedman USA 1912 Harum 3 6 2 6 5 7 USA 1912 Bunis USA 1912 Schwartz 2 6 2 6 4 6 USA 1912 Shea 7 USA 1912 Golden 4 6 6 3 6 3 5 7 2 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Hartwig 8 USA 1912 Flam 15 4 6 2 6 2 6 AUS Hartwig 8 USA 1912 Geller 6 2 6 3 6 3 USA 1912 Brown USA 1912 Flam 15 3 6 6 3 7 5 9 11 7 9 AUS Hartwig 8 USA 1912 Stewart 7 5 6 4 2 6 15 13 USA 1912 Geller ITA Gori 7 5 6 2 6 8 6 4 USA 1912 Brown USA 1912 Mulloy 6 3 6 4 3 6 6 4 USA 1912 Davis USA 1912 Flam 15 0 6 1 6 2 6 LIB Hajjar AUS Hartwig 8 1 6 1 6 3 6 USA 1912 Kerdasha USA 1912 Stewart 2 6 7 9 4 6 USA 1912 Steele Jr. USA 1912 Geller 6 0 1 6 4 6 6 4 2 6 CHI Garcia ITA Gori 6 8 1 6 1 6 USA 1912 Demas USA 1912 Brown 4 6 9 11 0 6 USA 1912 Neely USA 1912 Mulloy 3 6 1 6 3 6 EGY 1922 Najar USA 1912 Davis 6 4 2 6 2 6 2 6 USA 1912 Baumgardner USA 1912 Flam 15 0 6 6 8 6 8 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ARG alt Morea 12 USA 1912 Trabert 1 3 6 1 6 3 6 ARG alt Morea 12 AUS Cooper 1 6 7 5 13 11 6 3 USA 1912 Morris USA 1912 Trabert 1 4 6 4 6 1 6 ARG alt Morea 12 USA 1912 Andrews 6 4 6 2 6 3 USA 1912 Dorfman AUS Cooper 2 6 6 3 3 6 4 6 USA 1912 Ball USA 1912 Morris 0 6 0 6 1 6 JPN 1947 Miyagi USA 1912 Trabert 1 4 6 1 6 1 6 AUS Radford ARG alt Morea 12 1 6 4 6 2 6 USA 1912 Brown USA 1912 Andrews 6 2 3 6 2 6 2 6 USA 1912 Tully USA 1912 Dorfman 4 6 3 6 1 6 USA 1912 Englander AUS Cooper 1 6 2 6 4 6 USA 1912 Hollander USA 1912 Ball 9 11 6 4 7 5 6 8 1 6 USA 1912 Vincent USA 1912 Morris 0 6 0 6 3 6 USA 1912 Drobac JPN 1947 Miyagi 3 6 6 8 2 6 GBR Becker USA 1912 Trabert 1 0 6 4 6 1 6 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Rosewall 2 USA 1912 Moylan 9 6 2 6 2 6 3 AUS Rosewall 2 USA 1912 Harum 6 2 8 6 6 3 USA 1912 Quay USA 1912 Moylan 9 3 6 6 8 5 7 AUS Rosewall 2 USA 1912 Willner 7 5 6 3 6 2 USA 1912 Harum USA 1912 Cranis 6 1 15 13 6 3 USA 1912 Boys USA 1912 Quay 1 6 2 6 1 6 USA 1912 Longshore USA 1912 Moylan 9 1 6 1 6 7 9 USA 1912 Dell AUS Rosewall 2 4 6 4 6 4 6 USA 1912 Holmberg USA 1912 Willner 6 4 8 6 6 8 6 8 3 6 USA 1912 Dalrymple USA 1912 Harum 6 4 3 6 1 6 3 6 USA 1912 Powless USA 1912 Cranis 6 8 8 6 4 6 4 6 CHI Garcia USA 1912 Boys 6 8 2 6 3 6 CAN 1921 Rochon USA 1912 Quay 6 1 5 7 6 3 6 8 6 8 USA 1912 Walraven USA 1912 Longshore 6 4 5 7 1 6 2 6 USA 1912 Grant USA 1912 Moylan 9 1 6 7 9 1 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Reed USA 1912 Richardson 5 3 6 4 6 6 3 4 6 ITA Pietrangeli 10 USA 1912 Reed 13 11 6 4 4 6 4 6 5 7 USA 1912 Coss USA 1912 Richardson 5 3 6 2 6 2 6 ITA Pietrangeli 10 USA 1912 Green 6 1 6 4 6 4 USA 1912 Reed USA 1912 Cohen 6 3 6 4 6 2 USA 1912 Freishtat USA 1912 Coss 7 9 5 7 6 2 2 6 USA 1912 Barker USA 1912 Richardson 5 3 6 1 6 1 6 USA 1912 Moody ITA Pietrangeli 10 4 6 4 6 3 6 USA 1912 Stuckert USA 1912 Green 3 6 6 8 2 6 USA 1912 Quillian USA 1912 Reed 5 7 8 6 3 6 1 6 USA 1912 Thompson USA 1912 Cohen 10 12 6 8 4 6 USA 1912 Cullen USA 1912 Freishtat 4 6 4 6 7 5 3 6 USA 1912 Sobieraj USA 1912 Coss 3 6 3 6 6 1 8 10 USA 1912 Dailey USA 1912 Barker 5 7 5 7 5 7 USA 1912 Kauder USA 1912 Richardson 5 2 6 6 3 11 9 8 10 0 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Burrows USA 1912 Bartzen 13 0 6 1 6 2 6 DEN Nielsen 6 USA 1912 Burrows 3 6 6 3 6 2 4 6 6 8 PHI 1936 Deyro USA 1912 Bartzen 13 4 6 1 6 4 6 DEN Nielsen 6 PER Olmedo 6 1 6 2 4 6 1 6 10 8 CAN 1921 Platt USA 1912 Burrows 3 6 4 6 4 6 PHI 1936 Deyro USA 1912 Gaines 6 2 6 4 6 4 BRA 1889 Agüero USA 1912 Bartzen 13 2 6 1 6 1 6 USA 1912 Pierce DEN Nielsen 6 0 6 0 6 5 7 USA 1912 Martin PER Olmedo 3 6 2 6 12 10 4 6 USA 1912 Walraven CAN 1921 Platt 6 4 2 6 3 6 3 6 USA 1912 Clothier USA 1912 Burrows 3 6 1 6 2 6 CHI Hammersley PHI 1936 Deyro 5 7 3 6 7 5 3 6 FRA Chatrier USA 1912 Gaines 0 6 4 6 6 4 0 6 USA 1912 Hettleman BRA 1889 Agüero 1 6 6 3 5 7 4 6 USA 1912 Henry USA 1912 Bartzen 13 1 6 3 6 1 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Fraser 14 USA 1912 Seixas 3 5 7 4 6 2 6 AUS Fraser 14 USA 1912 MacKay 6 4 6 4 6 2 USA 1912 Mayne USA 1912 Seixas 3 2 6 3 6 3 6 AUS Fraser 14 USA 1912 Falkenburg 6 3 7 9 6 4 6 4 USA 1912 Raskind USA 1912 MacKay 1 6 4 6 8 6 4 6 USA 1912 Mayne USA 1912 Moss 6 4 6 3 6 2 GBR Barrett USA 1912 Seixas 3 2 6 2 6 4 6 USA 1912 Maccracken AUS Fraser 14 3 6 3 6 6 3 2 6 USA 1912 Wickel USA 1912 Falkenburg 6 8 1 6 7 5 0 6 PHI 1936 Jose USA 1912 Raskind 1 6 4 6 4 6 USA 1912 Sorlien USA 1912 MacKay 4 6 5 7 7 9 USA 1912 Freeman USA 1912 Mayne 1 6 2 6 0 6 FRA Thieullent USA 1912 Moss 0 6 3 6 1 6 References External links 1955 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160331142639/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004539 2016-03-31 , the source for this draw Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1955 U.S. Championships men's singles draw 1955 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1956 Australian Championships – Men's singles Men's Singles 1955 1955