1954 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

January 2025 March 2026 1954 U.S. National Championships USA Vic SeixasCollins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York City] 978-0942257700 2nd 460 AUS Rex Hartwig 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 104 20 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles U.S. National Championships – Men's singles Third-seeded Vic Seixas defeated Rex Hartwig 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1954 U.S. National Championships.Talbert Bill Bill Talbert Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's singles Champions, 1881–1966, 1967 172306 Barre Publishers Barre 129 Seeds The tournament used two lists of ten players for seeding the men's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Vic Seixas is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. U.S. USA Tony Trabert (quarterfinals) USA Vic Seixas (champion) USA Ham Richardson (semifinals) USA Arthur Larsen (quarterfinals) USA Eddie Moylan (fourth round) USA Straight Clark (third round) USA Gardnar Mulloy (fourth round) USA Tom Brown (quarterfinals) USA Tut Bartzen (third round) USA Bill Talbert (fourth round) Foreign AUS Lew Hoad (quarterfinals) AUS Ken Rosewall (semifinals) SWE Sven Davidson (fourth round) AUS Rex Hartwig (finalist) SWE Lennart Bergelin (third round) AUS Neale Fraser (fourth round) RSA 1928 Owen Williams (fourth round) JPN Kosei Kamo (third round) CAN 1921 Lorne Main (third round) GBR Roger Becker (third round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 150 AUS Rex Hartwig 8 USA Vic Seixas 3 6 3 2 6 4 6 4 6 AUS Rex Hartwig 8 AUS Ken Rosewall 4 6 4 6 3 6 4 USA Vic Seixas 3 USA Ham Richardson 5 6 3 12 14 8 6 6 2 USA Tony Trabert 1 AUS Rex Hartwig 8 2 6 6 8 6 2 2 6 USA Arthur Larsen 7 AUS Ken Rosewall 4 7 9 6 4 6 4 3 6 4 6 USA Vic Seixas 3 USA Tom Brown 15 6 4 6 2 6 2 USA Ham Richardson 5 AUS Lew Hoad 2 6 4 7 5 11 13 4 6 6 3 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Trabert 1 USA Talbert 19 7 5 6 3 6 0 USA Trabert 1 CAN 1921 Main 18 11 9 8 6 6 2 USA Talbert 19 JPN Kamo 16 0 6 2 6 6 4 6 4 6 0 USA Trabert 1 USA Eaton 6 0 6 0 6 1 USA Kilgus CAN 1921 Main 18 0 6 0 6 0 6 USA Talbert 19 USA Eisenberg 2 6 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 2 USA Dell JPN Kamo 16 5 7 3 6 2 6 USA Dell USA Wood 6 3 7 5 2 6 5 5 r JPN Kamo 16 USA Andrews 7 5 7 5 6 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Mulloy 13 AUS Hartwig 8 8 6 4 6 3 6 2 6 USA Mulloy 13 USA Cranston 10 8 6 3 11 9 USA Morris AUS Hartwig 8 1 6 4 6 2 6 USA Mulloy 13 USA Kauder 6 1 6 1 6 4 USA Holmberg USA Cranston 3 6 2 6 7 9 USA Hettleman USA Morris 2 6 3 6 2 6 USA Harum AUS Hartwig 8 1 6 1 6 4 6 USA Mulloy 13 USA Kerdasha 6 3 6 4 6 3 USA Kauder JPN Kamo 3 6 6 3 0 6 8 6 6 4 USA Holmberg USA Coss 6 2 6 1 10 12 3 6 6 2 USA Cranston USA Ball 12 10 8 10 3 6 6 3 6 3 USA Hettleman USA Hildebrand 6 0 6 2 6 1 USA Morris USA De Witts 11 9 6 4 3 6 6 3 USA Harum USA Barker 3 6 9 7 4 6 6 1 6 4 AUS Hartwig 8 CAN 1921 Bedard 6 3 6 0 6 4 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Larsen 7 USA Flam 6 4 6 3 7 5 USA Larsen 7 USA Green 6 2 6 0 6 0 USA Flam SWE Bergelin 10 6 2 6 3 6 4 USA Larsen 7 AUS Cooper 6 4 7 5 6 4 USA Green USA Schnaars 6 1 6 2 4 6 6 1 USA Stewart USA Flam 2 6 2 6 1 6 CHI Balbiers SWE Bergelin 10 5 7 4 6 4 6 USA Larsen 7 USA Drobac 6 4 6 4 7 5 AUS Cooper USA Dickson 7 5 6 0 6 3 USA Green USA Schulze 4 6 6 3 7 5 6 2 USA Schnaars USA Stern 7 5 7 5 3 6 6 4 USA Stewart USA Wickel 6 3 6 4 6 2 USA Flam USA Maccracken 6 3 6 3 6 2 CHI Balbiers USA Freedman 6 2 6 3 5 7 6 4 SWE Bergelin 10 USA Stern 6 1 6 0 6 0 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Moylan 9 AUS Rosewall 4 4 6 2 6 6 1 3 6 USA Moylan 9 USA Shea 4 6 4 6 10 8 6 4 6 4 USA Moss AUS Rosewall 4 2 6 2 6 5 7 USA Moylan 9 USA Rogers 6 1 7 5 6 4 USA Shea USA Franks 6 4 6 0 6 2 JPN Miyagi USA Moss 6 4 1 6 6 2 4 6 8 10 USA Henry AUS Rosewall 4 1 6 4 6 2 6 USA Moylan 9 USA Thompson 7 5 6 2 6 4 USA Rogers USA Schaffer 8 6 8 6 6 4 USA Shea CHI Ayala 6 3 6 4 5 7 6 2 USA Franks CAN 1921 Fontana 1 6 6 3 0 6 6 2 6 2 JPN Miyagi USA Forbes 6 2 6 4 6 1 USA Moss ESP 1945 Vijande 6 1 6 1 6 2 USA Henry USA Harum 2 6 7 5 6 2 6 4 AUS Rosewall 4 USA Lee 6 1 6 1 6 0 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Seixas 3 AUS Fraser 12 4 6 7 5 7 5 6 2 USA Seixas 3 GBR Becker 20 6 4 6 4 6 4 USA Bartzen 17 AUS Fraser 12 9 7 2 6 7 9 12 14 USA Seixas 3 USA Douglas 6 3 6 2 6 3 USA Hagist GBR Becker 20 1 6 4 6 4 6 USA Bartzen 17 USA McNair 6 0 6 1 6 1 USA Quay AUS Fraser 12 1 6 3 6 6 3 3 6 USA Seixas 3 USA Brent 6 1 6 0 6 1 USA Douglas CAN 1921 Willey 3 6 6 2 6 1 3 6 6 2 USA Hagist USA Davis 6 2 6 0 10 8 GBR Becker 20 USA Dailey 6 2 6 2 4 6 7 5 USA Bartzen 17 USA Lesch 6 4 7 5 6 2 USA McNair USA Krais 6 1 6 3 8 6 USA Quay USA Gaines 6 8 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 2 AUS Fraser 12 USA MacKay 6 1 7 5 6 3 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Brown 15 SWE Davidson 6 6 3 2 6 6 3 8 6 USA Brown 15 AUS Emerson 6 1 6 2 6 4 USA Quillian SWE Davidson 6 2 6 2 6 6 3 1 6 USA Brown 15 USA Kovaleski 4 6 6 1 8 6 4 6 6 4 AUS Emerson USA Sullivan 6 0 6 2 6 3 USA Sorlien USA Quillian 4 6 3 6 3 6 USA Tuero SWE Davidson 6 8 6 3 6 0 6 7 9 USA Brown 15 USA Perry 8 6 6 4 6 3 USA Kovaleski USA Steele Jr. 7 5 6 3 7 5 AUS Emerson USA Lurie 6 1 6 2 6 3 USA Sullivan USA Neer 6 4 6 3 2 6 1 6 7 5 USA Sorlien USA Sweeney 6 2 5 7 6 3 6 3 USA Quillian USA Pagel 7 5 6 2 7 5 USA Tuero USA Paton 6 3 6 3 5 7 7 5 SWE Davidson 6 USA Rubinoff 8 6 6 2 5 7 10 8 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Richardson 5 RSA 1928 Williams 14 6 1 6 2 12 10 USA Richardson 5 CAN 1921 Rochon 6 3 6 3 7 5 USA Slobin RSA 1928 Williams 14 6 8 4 6 2 6 USA Richardson 5 USA Masterson 6 4 6 3 6 0 USA Flye CAN 1921 Rochon 3 6 2 6 3 6 USA Shields USA Slobin 3 6 4 6 4 6 USA Longshore RSA 1928 Williams 14 5 7 3 6 2 6 USA Richardson 5 AUS Reid 6 1 9 7 6 3 USA Masterson USA Steiner 6 2 6 4 6 3 USA Flye USA Browne 7 5 3 6 5 7 8 6 6 4 CAN 1921 Rochon USA Brown 3 6 6 2 6 2 6 2 USA Shields USA Clothier 9 7 6 4 6 4 USA Slobin USA Blatchford 1 6 6 2 6 4 6 4 USA Longshore USA Geller 7 5 3 6 6 3 6 1 RSA 1928 Williams 14 USA Giammalva 5 7 6 3 6 1 6 1 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Frost AUS Hoad 2 3 6 0 6 4 6 USA Clark 11 USA Frost 7 9 12 10 7 5 4 6 8 10 CHI Hammersley AUS Hoad 2 0 6 1 6 6 8 USA Clark 11 USA Tully 6 2 6 4 6 2 USA Frost USA Bunis 6 2 6 0 6 3 CHI Hammersley USA Burrows 2 6 6 1 6 2 6 4 USA Schwartz AUS Hoad 2 12 10 0 6 4 6 4 6 USA Clark 11 GBR Barrett 7 9 6 2 6 1 6 4 USA Tully USA Boys 6 3 6 4 6 1 References External links 1954 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160321224229/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004538 2016-03-21 , the source for this draw (incomplete link) 1954 U.S. National Championships, ATP 1954 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1955 Australian Championships – Men's singles Men's Singles 1954 1954