1954 Australian Championships – Men's singles

April 2026 1954 Australian Championships AUS Mervyn Rose AUS Rex Hartwig 6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 32 16 Mervyn Rose defeated Rex Hartwig 6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1954 Australian Championships.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145645630 Rose beats Hartwig for Aust. singles Daily Advertiser New South Wales, Australia 2 February 1954 3 National Library of Australiahttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134472189 Rose wins Australian title The News 62 9,509 Adelaide 1 February 1954 2 National Library of Australia Ken Rosewall was the defending champion and the first-seed but lost in a five-set semifinal to fifth-seeded and eventual champion Mervyn Rose. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Mervyn Rose is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. AUS Ken Rosewall (semifinals) USA Tony Trabert (second round) AUS Rex Hartwig (finalist) USA Vic Seixas (quarterfinals) AUS Mervyn Rose (champion) USA Ham Richardson (quarterfinals) AUS George Worthington (quarterfinals) USA Bill Talbert (first round) AUS Clive Wilderspin (first round) USA Robert Perry (second round) AUS Ian Ayre (second round) RSA 1928 Owen Williams (second round) AUS John Bromwich (semifinals) RSA 1928 Abe Segal (second round) AUS Neale Fraser (second round) FRA Jean-Noël Grinda (second round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 AUS Mervyn Rose 5 AUS Rex Hartwig 3 6 2 0 6 6 4 6 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 1 AUS Mervyn Rose 5 3 6 3 6 6 3 6 1 5 7 AUS Rex Hartwig 3 AUS John Bromwich 13 8 6 6 4 9 7 AUS Ken Rosewall 1 USA Ham Richardson 6 6 3 6 4 7 5 AUS Mervyn Rose 5 USA Vic Seixas 4 8 6 9 7 9 11 6 4 AUS Rex Hartwig 3 AUS Ashley Cooper 6 2 6 3 6 4 AUS George Worthington 7 AUS John Bromwich 13 6 3 3 6 6 2 3 6 1 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals AUS Rosewall 1 AUS Rose 5 3 6 3 6 6 3 6 1 5 7 AUS Rosewall 1 USA Richardson 6 6 3 6 4 7 5 AUS Rose 5 USA Seixas 4 8 6 9 7 9 11 6 4 AUS Rosewall 1 RSA 1928 Segal 14 6 4 6 3 6 1 AUS Ayre 11 USA Richardson 6 0 6 3 6 4 6 AUS Rose 5 USA Perry 10 2 6 6 4 6 4 7 5 AUS Fraser 15 USA Seixas 4 7 9 6 8 5 7 AUS Rosewall 1 AUS Cawthorn 6 2 6 3 6 1 RSA 1928 Segal 14 GBR Pickard 6 4 6 1 6 4 AUS Ayre 11 AUS Reid 6 3 6 2 6 1 USA Richardson 6 AUS Mason 6 0 7 5 6 4 AUS Rose 5 AUS Meyer 6 3 6 2 6 3 USA Perry 10 GBR Knight 2 6 6 2 6 4 6 3 AUS Fraser 15 AUS Anderson 6 3 6 3 6 0 USA Seixas 4 AUS O'Brien 4 6 6 4 6 1 6 3 Section 2 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals AUS Hartwig 3 AUS Bromwich 13 8 6 6 4 9 7 AUS Hartwig 3 AUS Cooper 6 2 6 3 6 4 AUS Worthington 7 AUS Bromwich 13 3 6 6 3 2 6 6 3 6 1 AUS Hartwig 3 FRA Grinda 16 6 4 6 0 6 2 AUS Cooper AUS Gilmour 6 4 6 2 6 3 AUS Worthington 7 RSA 1928 Williams 12 w/o AUS Bromwich 13 USA Trabert 2 1 6 1 6 6 2 6 3 6 1 AUS Hartwig 3 GBR Davies 7 5 6 3 6 4 FRA Grinda 16 AUS Hann 6 3 6 3 6 1 AUS Cooper AUS Wilderspin 9 6 4 2 6 7 5 6 3 AUS Gilmour USA Talbert 8 6 3 8 6 6 1 AUS Worthington 7 AUS Emerson 5 7 6 4 6 0 6 0 RSA 1928 Williams 12 AUS Blacklock 6 4 8 6 6 1 AUS Bromwich 13 AUS Sherriff 6 2 6 3 6 1 USA Trabert 2 AUS Kennedy 6 4 7 5 6 4 References External links 1955 MS 1953 U.S. National Championships Grand Slam men's singles 1954 French Championships 1954 Category:1954 in Australian tennis Category:1954 in men's tennis