1953 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

January 2025 March 2026 1953 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 USA Vic Seixas 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles U.S. National Championships – Men's singles Tony Trabert defeated Vic Seixas 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1953 U.S. National Championships.Talbert Bill Bill Talbert Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's singles Champions, 1881–1966, 1967 172306 Barre Publishers Barre 128 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.Seeding Made for National Tennis Meet https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ngAdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JYoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3004%2C1970129 Sarasota Journal AP August 27, 1953 9 Google News Archive U.S. USA Vic Seixas (finalist) USA Tony Trabert (champion) USA Gardnar Mulloy (quarterfinals) USA Arthur Larsen (fourth round) USA Ham Richardson (fourth round) USA Straight Clark (third round) USA Budge Patty (quarterfinals) USA Tom Brown (fourth round) Foreign AUS Ken Rosewall (semifinals) AUS Lew Hoad (semifinals) AUS Mervyn Rose (fourth round) DEN Kurt Nielsen (quarterfinals) AUS Rex Hartwig (second round) ARG Enrique Morea (second round) SWE Sven Davidson (quarterfinals) AUS Ian Ayre (fourth round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 150 USA Vic Seixas 1 USA Tony Trabert 3 3 6 2 6 3 6 AUS Lew Hoad 4 USA Vic Seixas 1 5 7 4 6 4 6 AUS Ken Rosewall 2 USA Tony Trabert 3 5 7 3 6 3 6 AUS Lew Hoad 4 USA Gardnar Mulloy 5 6 4 6 2 11 9 DEN Kurt Nielsen 8 USA Vic Seixas 1 3 6 9 7 6 8 4 6 AUS Ken Rosewall 2 SWE Sven Davidson 14 6 0 8 10 2 6 6 0 11 9 USA Budge Patty 13 USA Tony Trabert 3 4 6 4 6 2 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Hoad 4 USA Richardson 9 6 3 6 4 6 4 AUS Hoad 4 USA Davis 6 3 6 2 6 3 USA Dorfman USA Richardson 9 4 6 1 6 1 6 AUS Hoad 4 USA Hagist 6 3 6 1 9 7 USA Johnson USA Davis 8 6 9 7 3 6 4 6 4 6 USA Dorfman USA Doss 11 9 6 3 6 3 USA Stewart USA Richardson 9 1 6 7 9 6 3 1 6 USA Been USA Doss 7 9 3 6 10 8 4 6 USA Tully USA Stewart 4 6 1 6 1 6 GBR Becker USA Richardson 9 5 7 3 6 4 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round DEN Ulrich USA Mulloy 5 6 3 3 6 5 7 2 6 DEN Ulrich USA Dailey 6 4 6 4 6 2 GBR Barrett USA Mulloy 5 4 6 3 6 1 6 ARG Morea 12 DEN Ulrich 5 7 2 6 4 6 USA Stewart USA Dailey 9 11 3 6 4 6 USA Drobac GBR Barrett 6 2 7 9 1 6 4 6 USA Squires USA Mulloy 5 2 6 3 6 1 6 JPN Kimura ARG Morea 12 1 6 5 7 7 9 USA Burrows DEN Ulrich 6 4 4 6 5 7 0 6 USA Boys USA Stewart 6 4 4 6 3 6 10 8 5 7 ESP 1945 Vijande USA Dailey 2 6 2 6 3 6 USA Bentley USA Drobac 3 6 3 6 3 6 USA Anderson GBR Barrett 2 6 1 6 6 3 6 4 5 7 USA Alleyne USA Squires 2 6 3 6 1 6 USA Sweeney USA Mulloy 5 4 6 5 7 4 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round DEN Nielsen 8 USA Kovaleski 6 3 5 7 4 6 6 4 6 4 DEN Nielsen 8 USA Paton 2 6 6 3 6 4 2 6 6 4 USA Kovaleski USA Clark 11 6 3 9 11 7 5 7 5 DEN Nielsen 8 USA Flam 6 4 6 4 10 8 USA Paton CAN 1921 Bedard 3 6 7 9 12 10 6 2 6 3 USA Cranston USA Kovaleski 4 6 0 6 3 6 USA Perry USA Clark 11 4 6 3 6 6 1 5 7 USA Ball DEN Nielsen 8 5 7 2 6 2 6 USA Steiner USA Flam 3 6 4 6 5 7 USA Osburn USA Paton 7 5 2 6 2 6 5 7 USA Stern CAN 1921 Bedard 4 6 6 3 4 6 5 7 PUR Pasarell USA Cranston 3 6 2 6 2 6 USA Bradford USA Kovaleski 5 7 5 7 7 9 USA Likas USA Perry 4 6 5 7 4 6 USA Potts USA Clark 11 6 4 1 6 1 6 3 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Talbert USA Seixas 1 2 6 0 6 0 6 USA Talbert USA Quillian 6 2 6 3 6 3 USA Golden USA Seixas 1 2 6 4 6 6 3 3 6 AUS Hartwig 10 USA Talbert 7 5 2 6 4 6 4 6 USA Quillian CHI Balbiers 6 1 6 2 10 12 6 3 USA Golden CAN 1921 Willey 6 4 6 3 6 2 USA Grigry USA Seixas 1 2 6 7 9 1 6 USA Willner AUS Hartwig 10 9 11 3 6 4 6 USA Thompson USA Talbert 2 6 1 6 1 6 MEX 1934 Ortega USA Quillian 2 6 6 3 7 5 4 6 2 6 USA Raskind CHI Balbiers 4 6 6 2 3 6 2 6 USA Kaiser USA Golden 1 6 4 6 2 6 USA Gerhardt CAN 1921 Willey 2 6 1 6 0 6 USA Eisenberg USA Grigry 3 6 4 6 4 6 USA Stern USA Seixas 1 2 6 2 6 1 6 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Rosewall 2 USA Brown 15 9 7 7 5 6 2 AUS Rosewall 2 MEX 1934 Reyes 6 4 4 6 6 1 6 2 USA Garrett USA Brown 15 6 8 3 6 2 6 AUS Rosewall 2 CAN 1921 Rochon 8 6 6 3 6 2 USA Sorlien MEX 1934 Reyes 3 6 5 7 6 4 3 6 JPN Kamo USA Garrett 2 6 8 10 6 1 2 6 CHI Ayala USA Brown 15 4 6 0 6 3 6 USA Bartzen AUS Rosewall 2 0 6 4 6 2 6 USA Hawley CAN 1921 Rochon 3 6 6 8 3 6 USA Shields USA Sorlien 5 7 10 12 6 1 6 4 5 7 USA McDonald MEX 1934 Reyes 4 6 4 6 1 6 USA Maccracken JPN Kamo 7 5 3 6 2 6 3 6 USA MacKay USA Garrett 2 6 4 6 3 6 USA Arnold CHI Ayala 1 6 2 6 1 6 USA Flye USA Brown 15 4 6 4 6 4 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round SWE Davidson 14 USA Larsen 7 1 6 3 6 6 1 6 4 6 4 SWE Davidson 14 USA Kauder 6 1 6 3 6 3 USA Shea USA Larsen 7 7 9 9 11 4 6 SWE Davidson 14 USA Moss 6 3 3 6 2 6 6 4 6 3 USA Gaines USA Kauder 3 6 4 6 2 6 USA Schnaars USA Shea 3 6 1 6 1 6 AUS Wilderspin USA Larsen 7 2 6 6 1 2 6 6 8 CAN 1921 Macken SWE Davidson 14 2 6 2 6 2 6 USA Warden USA Moss 0 6 6 8 3 6 USA Englander USA Gaines 4 6 4 6 3 6 USA Land USA Kauder 2 6 2 6 1 6 TCH Hecht USA Schnaars 4 6 2 6 8 6 2 6 USA Seymour USA Shea 1 6 5 7 3 6 JPN Miyagi AUS Wilderspin 4 6 8 10 6 3 4 6 MEX 1934 Llamas USA Larsen 7 1 6 1 6 8 10 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Rose 6 USA Patty 13 9 7 4 6 2 6 3 6 AUS Rose 6 CAN 1921 Main 6 2 9 7 6 2 USA Masterson USA Patty 13 2 6 3 6 3 6 AUS Rose 6 USA Schwartz 6 3 6 4 6 1 USA Browne CAN 1921 Main 0 6 3 6 4 6 USA Wood USA Masterson 6 4 1 6 4 6 5 7 USA Mayne USA Patty 13 9 7 6 2 4 6 3 6 1 6 USA Morris AUS Rose 6 10 8 9 7 3 6 2 6 2 6 MEX 1934 Contreras USA Schwartz 3 6 6 4 9 11 6 8 USA Steele Jr. USA Browne 6 2 7 5 3 6 2 6 4 6 USA Martin CAN 1921 Main 5 7 1 6 5 7 USA Rogers USA Wood 6 3 2 6 4 6 7 9 USA Longshore USA Masterson 8 6 5 7 3 6 5 7 USA Schulze USAMayne 2 6 3 6 4 6 USA Clothier USA Patty 13 1 6 2 6 1 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Ayre 16 USA Trabert 3 2 6 5 7 2 6 AUS Ayre 16 USA Frost 6 4 14 12 6 0 USA Peterson USA Trabert 3 3 6 2 6 0 6 AUS Ayre 16 USA Warden 6 1 6 0 6 0 USA Pierce USA Frost 3 6 7 9 6 3 2 6 USA Peterson CAN 1921 Fontana 6 4 6 3 8 6 USA Sullivan USA Trabert 3 2 6 2 6 1 6 USA Vincent AUS Ayre 16 3 6 3 6 4 6 USA Cohen USA Warden w/o USA Hettleman USA Pierce 2 6 8 6 6 2 3 6 4 6 References External links 1953 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com https://web.archive.org/web/20191215223842/https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004537 2019-12-15 , the source for this draw 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1954 Australian Championships – Men's singles Men's Singles 1953 1953