1953 French Championships – Men's singles

1953 French Championships AUS Ken Rosewall USA Vic Seixas 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 110 16 Third-seeded Ken Rosewall defeated Vic Seixas 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1953 French Championships.The New York Times Encyclopedia of Sports: Tennis Gene Brown Arno Press 1979 98 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Ken Rosewall is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. EGY 1922 Jaroslav Drobný (semifinals) USA 1912 Gardnar Mulloy (quarterfinals) AUS Ken Rosewall (champion) AUS Lew Hoad (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Vic Seixas (final) USA 1912 Budge Patty (fourth round) AUS Mervyn Rose (fourth round) ITA Fausto Gardini (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Bernard Bartzen (fourth round) ARG alt Enrique Morea (semifinals) PHI 1936 Felicisimo Ampon (quarterfinals) SWE Sven Davidson (fourth round) FRA Paul Rémy (third round) SWE Torsten Johansson (third round) PHI 1936 Raymundo Deyro (fourth round) ITA Giovanni Cucelli (second round) Draw Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis ATP https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/roland-garros/520/1953/draws 12 October 2024 Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 USA 1912 Vic Seixas 5 AUS Ken Rosewall 3 3 6 4 6 6 1 2 6 EGY 1922 Jaroslav Drobný 1 USA 1912 Vic Seixas 5 3 6 2 6 6 3 3 6 AUS Ken Rosewall 3 ARG alt Enrique Morea 10 2 6 6 2 6 4 0 6 6 2 EGY 1922 Jaroslav Drobný 1 ITA Fausto Gardini 8 6 3 6 1 1 6 6 4 AUS Lew Hoad 4 USA 1912 Vic Seixas 5 3 6 3 6 4 6 PHI 1936 Felicisimo Ampon 11 AUS Ken Rosewall 3 2 6 1 6 1 6 ARG alt Enrique Morea 10 USA 1912 Gardnar Mulloy 2 6 8 6 3 8 6 6 3 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round EGY 1922 Drobný 1 AUS Hartwig 6 2 2 6 6 4 6 2 EGY 1922 Drobný 1 FRA Ducos De La Haille 6 4 6 3 6 2 BRA 1889 Vieira AUS Hartwig 6 8 5 7 5 7 EGY 1922 Drobný 1 FRA Bouteleux 6 1 6 0 6 0 YUG Petrovic FRA Ducos De La Haille 5 7 1 6 1 6 GBR Starte BRA 1889 Vieira 4 6 1 6 2 6 ITA Cucelli 16 AUS Hartwig 6 8 5 7 5 7 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ITA Gardini 8 USA 1912 Bartzen 9 2 6 6 3 4 6 6 4 6 4 ITA Gardini 8 FRA Grinda 6 4 6 2 6 1 SWE Stockenberg USA 1912 Bartzen 9 2 6 6 3 2 6 0 6 ITA Gardini 8 USA 1912 Van Voorhees 6 1 6 3 6 3 FRA Grinda RSA 1928 Kupferburger 6 0 6 3 6 4 AUS Wilderspin SWE Stockenberg 3 6 2 6 6 2 1 6 USA 1912 Bartzen 9 FRA Berthet 6 2 6 1 6 1 USA 1912 Van Voorhees YUG Panajotovic 6 3 7 5 2 6 6 3 FRA Freling FRA Grinda RSA 1928 Kupferburger FRA Matton 6 4 6 1 6 3 GER Sanders AUS Wilderspin 3 6 4 6 7 5 8 6 4 6 FRA Dessair SWE Stockenberg FRA Hode USA 1912 Bartzen 9 EGY 1922 Sursock FRA Berthet 3 6 1 6 3 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Hoad 4 ITA Merlo 6 1 6 4 6 2 AUS Hoad 4 FRA Molinari 6 1 3 6 2 6 6 0 6 1 FRA Rémy 13 ITA Merlo 2 6 2 6 2 6 AUS Hoad 4 FRA Jalabert 4 6 6 4 6 0 6 0 FRA Molinari YUG Plećević 6 2 6 1 6 1 FRA Rémy 13 RSA 1928 Woodroffe 7 5 6 4 6 3 ITA Merlo FRA Lemyze 6 1 6 2 6 4 AUS Hoad 4 FRA Larcade 6 1 6 4 3 6 6 1 FRA Jalabert USA 1912 Wellford 6 4 7 6 6 4 MON Pasquier FRA Molinari 2 6 4 6 2 6 FRA Desq YUG Plećević 6 0 4 6 7 5 0 6 5 7 FRA Remy 13 NED Van Dalsum 6 1 6 2 6 1 RSA 1928 Woodroffe FRA Laval 6 4 6 4 6 4 ITA Merlo USA 1912 Cullum FRA Lemyze FRA Delhomme 6 2 6 2 6 2 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Seixas 5 SWE Davidson 12 6 1 6 4 6 4 USA 1912 Seixas 5 FRA Destremau 6 1 6 1 6 1 SWE Davidson 12 FRA Bernard 6 2 1 0 r USA 1912 Seixas 5 ITA Del Bello 6 1 6 2 5 7 6 3 FRA Destremau FRA Lemasson 6 2 6 1 6 0 SWE Davidson 12 GBR Paish 6 3 6 3 6 2 FRA Bernard FRA Thieullent 6 4 6 3 2 6 9 7 USA 1912 Seixas 5 COL Rodriguez 6 0 6 2 6 0 USA 1912 Davis ITA Del Bello FRA Jamain FRA Destremau 1 6 2 6 2 6 FRA Thomas FRA Lemasson 6 1 6 3 6 8 1 6 2 6 SWE Davidson 12 FRA Favieres 6 2 7 5 7 5 GBR Paish FRA Rodel EGY 1922 Zalzal FRA Bernard FRA Thieullent USA 1912 Cohen 7 5 6 0 6 2 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round PHI 1936 Ampon 11 USA 1912 Patty 6 6 4 6 2 6 4 FRA Grandet PHI 1936 Ampon 11 1 6 3 6 3 6 FRA Nys USA 1912 Patty 6 3 6 4 6 4 6 FRA Grandet FRA Haillet FRA Perreau-Saussine PHI 1936 Ampon 11 0 6 6 4 2 6 1 6 FRA Schaff FRA Nys 2 6 4 6 3 6 ITA Bergamo USA 1912 Patty 6 3 6 6 4 3 6 2 6 USA 1912 John FRA Grandet 1 6 1 6 1 6 FRA Gentien FRA Haillet BEL Devroe FRA Perreau-Saussine 6 3 1 6 3 6 9 7 3 6 PHI 1936 Ampon 11 COL Zeppenfeldt 6 2 6 1 6 1 BEL Toussaint FRA Schaff 8 6 3 6 1 6 3 6 FRA Nys FRA Feret 6 4 7 5 6 3 ITA Bergamo FRA Chatrier 6 2 7 5 7 5 SUI Herzog USA 1912 Patty 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round POL Skonecki AUS Rosewall 3 2 6 3 6 2 6 POL Skonecki SWE Johansson 14 6 1 6 2 6 2 FRA Pellizza AUS Rosewall 3 0 6 3 6 0 6 POL Skonecki ITA Sirola 6 8 6 1 6 2 7 5 FRA De Kermadec SWE Johansson 14 3 6 7 9 6 1 3 6 RSA 1928 Seymour FRA Pellizza 5 7 1 6 3 6 ITA Scribani AUS Rosewall 3 1 6 3 6 3 6 POL Skonecki FRA Weiss 7 5 6 1 7 5 ITA Sirola GBR Butler 6 4 6 4 3 6 6 4 USA 1912 Pine FRA De Kermadec 0 6 0 6 1 6 SWE Johansson 14 FRA Malosse 6 3 7 5 6 4 RSA 1928 Seymour FRA Mey 6 8 6 0 6 0 6 2 FRA Pellizza PAK Rauf 6 2 6 1 6 0 ITA Scribani USA 1912 Dunklin 6 1 6 3 6 2 FRA Boussus AUS Rosewall 3 1 6 1 6 1 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ARG alt Morea 10 AUS Rose 7 6 3 8 6 3 6 6 8 6 3 GER Hermann ARG alt Morea 10 3 6 4 6 2 6 FRA Abdesselam AUS Rose 7 3 6 5 7 6 4 2 6 FRA Jauffret GER Hermann 3 6 2 6 r BEL Peten ARG alt Morea 10 2 6 3 6 0 6 RSA 1928 Vermaak FRA Abdesselam 1 6 3 6 5 7 YUG Milojkovic AUS Rose 7 1 6 7 9 3 6 USA 1912 Cody FRA Jauffret 0 6 2 6 0 6 GER Hermann GBR Rivkind 6 2 6 1 6 4 BEL Peten URU Argon 6 3 6 4 8 6 ARG alt Morea 10 SUI Sturdza 6 2 6 0 6 2 ITA Valerio RSA 1928 Vermaak 1 6 2 6 1 6 FRA Abdesselam SUI Buser USA 1912 Fox YUG Milojkovic Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round PHI 1936 Deyro 15 USA 1912 Mulloy 2 6 8 6 4 3 6 3 6 PHI 1936 Deyro 15 AUS Ayre 4 6 6 0 6 2 6 3 FRA Pilet USA 1912 Mulloy 2 2 6 3 6 4 6 PHI 1936 Deyro 15 YUG Pallada 8 6 6 3 4 6 r AUS Ayre ITA Del Bello 6 4 6 4 6 2 FRA Pilet AUS Hopman BEL Mezzi USA 1912 Mulloy 2 2 6 1 6 2 6 References External links http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1953_en.pdf Official 1953 Men's Draw 2013-11-30 2015-05-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20150530212048/http://ww2.fft.fr/rolandgarros/pdfpalmares/hommes1953_en.pdf dead  (110 KiB) on the French Open website 1953 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