1953 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

April 2022 1953 Wimbledon Championships USA 1912 Vic Seixas DEN Kurt Nielsen 9–7, 6–3, 6–4 128 (10 Q Qualifiers) 8 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles grand slam 1953 Wimbledon Championships In the 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles, second seed Vic Seixas defeated the unseeded Kurt Nielsen in the final, 9–7, 6–3, 6–4, to take the gentlemen's singles tennis title.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Frank Sedgman was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional. Progress of the competition It was the first of two men's singles competitions at Wimbledon in which an unseeded Nielsen had progressed to the final.John Barrett Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships https://books.google.com/books?id=KWJYAAAAYAAJ 2001 CollinsWillow 978-0-00-711707-9 95 On the way, he defeated both the number one seed Ken Rosewall and a favourite with the Wimbledon crowd, fourth-seeded Jaroslav Drobný, the latter in straight sets. Drobný's earlier third-round match against Budge Patty, came to be regarded as a classic in Wimbledon history.Charles Landon Classic moments of Wimbledon https://books.google.com/books?id=Z0KC9AflsP0C 1982 Moorland Pub. 978-0-86190-052-7 62 The match lasted for 93 games, and held the Wimbledon record for the longest match until 1969.Eugene L. Scott Tennis: game of motion https://archive.org/details/tennisgameofmoti00scot registration 1973 Crown Publishers 978-0-517-50391-1 253 Seeds 1 8 AUS Ken Rosewall (quarterfinals) 2 1 USA 1912 Vic Seixas (champion) 3 3 AUS Mervyn Rose (semifinals) 4 6 EGY 1922 Jaroslav Drobný (semifinals) 5 7 USA 1912 Gardnar Mulloy (fourth round) 6 2 AUS Lew Hoad (quarterfinals) 7 4 USA 1912 Art Larsen (quarterfinals) 8 5 ARG Enrique Morea (second round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 2 USA 1912 Vic Seixas 5 6 6 1 9 6 AUS Lew Hoad 7 4 3 6 7 3 AUS Mervyn Rose 6 6 16 7 USA 1912 Art Larsen 3 3 14 SWE Sven Davidson 5 4 0 4 EGY 1922 Jaroslav Drobný 7 6 6 DEN Kurt Nielsen 7 4 6 6 6 1 AUS Ken Rosewall 5 6 8 0 2 2 USA 1912 Vic Seixas 6 10 9 6 6 3 AUS Mervyn Rose 4 12 11 4 3 4 EGY 1922 Jaroslav Drobný 4 3 2 DEN Kurt Nielsen 6 6 6 2 USA 1912 Vic Seixas 9 6 6 DEN Kurt Nielsen 7 3 4 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 2 USA 1912 Vic Seixas 6 6 6 GBR Bob Lee 3 0 1 POL 1928 Władysław Skonecki 6 6 6 Q GBR Robin Kipping 2 4 2 INA Liep-Tjiauw Tan 6 5 1 6 6 Ceylon 1951 Doug Scharenguivel 4 7 6 3 2 IRL Jim McArdle 0 3 4 BEL Philippe Washer 6 6 6 AUS George Worthington 6 5 6 6 BRA 1889 Armando Vieira 0 7 1 1 DEN Jørgen Ulrich 3 5 3 SWE Lennart Bergelin 6 7 6 HUN 1949 Zoltán Katona 6 6 6 6 NED Boebi van Meegeren 2 8 4 1 PHI 1936 Felicisimo Ampon 6 6 6 FRA Gérard Pilet 1 1 1 2 USA 1912 V Seixas 6 6 7 POL 1928 W Skonecki 2 2 5 INA L-T Tan 0 3 3 BEL P Washer 6 6 6 AUS G Worthington 2 6 6 6 SWE L Bergelin 6 0 3 2 HUN 1949 Z Katona 4 3 1 PHI 1936 F Ampon 6 6 6 2 USA 1912 V Seixas 6 6 6 BEL P Washer 3 1 3 AUS G Worthington 6 6 8 PHI 1936 F Ampon 2 2 6 2 USA 1912 V Seixas 10 7 6 AUS G Worthington 8 5 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 AUS Lew Hoad 6 6 7 SAF 1928 Russell Seymour 4 2 5 GBR Clive Bernstein 5 3 3 IND Narendra Nath 7 6 6 ITA Gianni Clerici 6 8 2 4 Q YUG Stefán László 8 6 6 6 GBR John Barrett 6 6 6 GBR Ron Reeve 1 3 4 GBR Douglas Snart 0 6 6 3 Q YUG Sima Nikolić 6 8 4 6 GBR Tony Mottram 4 6 6 3 4 USA 1912 Hugh Stewart 6 3 4 6 6 GBR Bernard Crouch 6 6 6 GBR Edmund David 3 3 3 GBR Peter Hare 0 3 6 AUT Hans Redl 6 6 8 6 AUS L Hoad 6 6 6 IND N Nath 0 4 1 Q YUG S László 1 3 8 12 GBR J Barrett 6 6 6 14 Q YUG S Nikolić 4 2 2 USA 1912 H Stewart 6 6 6 GBR B Crouch 2 3 7 4 AUT H Redl 6 6 5 6 6 AUS L Hoad 6 6 6 GBR J Barrett 2 2 1 USA 1912 H Stewart 6 6 6 AUT H Redl 3 1 0 6 AUS L Hoad 6 6 6 USA 1912 H Stewart 0 3 2 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 AUS Mervyn Rose 8 6 4 6 Q IND Ramanathan Krishnan 6 4 6 1 GBR Colin Hannam 3 5 6 3 GBR Tim Lewis 6 7 3 6 BEL Jacques Peten 6 6 6 Q IRL Robin Condy 1 2 2 FRA Jean-Claude Molinari 8 6 8 GBR Geoff Ward 6 1 6 GBR John Horn 6 6 6 ROM 1952 Gheorghe Sturdza 0 2 0 POL 1928 Czesław Spychała 7 1 2 Southern Rhodesia Don Black 9 6 6 GBR Roger Becker 6 7 3 4 BEL Jacques Brichant 3 9 6 6 GBR Claude Lister 6 6 6 FRG Horst Hermann 4 2 4 3 AUS M Rose 6 6 6 GBR N Lewis 3 3 2 BEL J Peten 1 6 0 0 FRA J-C Molinari 6 3 6 6 GBR J Horn 6 6 5 5 6 Southern Rhodesia D Black 3 4 7 7 8 GBR C Lister 8 6 6 BEL J Brichant 6 3 0 3 AUS M Rose 6 6 6 FRA J-C Molinari 4 0 4 Southern Rhodesia D Black 5 8 3 BEL J Brichant 7 10 6 3 AUS M Rose 6 6 8 BEL J Brichant 4 4 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 USA 1912 Art Larsen 6 6 8 HUN 1949 Antal Jancsó 2 4 6 GBR Don Butler 6 6 3 6 ESP 1945 Carlos Ferrer 3 3 6 4 Q GBR Ralph Oliver 3 6 6 Q GBR Jeffrey Michelmore 6 8 8 YUG Josip Palada 6 6 7 GBR Billy Knight 2 2 5 SAF 1928 Johann Kupferburger 5 3 3 FRA Jean-Noël Grinda 7 6 6 FRA Philippe Chatrier 0 3 0 SWE Torsten Johansson 6 6 6 Q GBR Laurie Proctor 1 1 3 DEN Torben Ulrich 6 6 6 IRL Guy Jackson 4 4 5 ITA Giuseppe Merlo 6 6 7 7 USA 1912 A Larsen 6 6 7 GBR D Butler 4 2 5 Q GBR J Michelmore 1 3 1 YUG J Palada 6 6 6 FRA J-N Grinda 6 1 4 2 SWE T Johansson 3 6 6 6 DEN T Ulrich 6 3 6 6 ITA G Merlo 4 6 2 3 7 USA 1912 A Larsen 6 6 7 YUG J Palada 1 2 5 SWE T Johansson 7 6 2 7 DEN T Ulrich 5 3 6 5 7 USA 1912 A Larsen 8 6 6 SWE T Johansson 6 2 0 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR Bobby Wilson 6 6 6 GBR Cliff Hovell 2 4 2 SUI René Buser 0 6 6 7 NED Hans van Dalsum 6 4 2 5 GBR Darrell Shaw 2 9 5 SWE Sven Davidson 6 11 7 USA 1912 Grant Golden 6 7 6 YUG Vladimir Petrović 1 5 1 AUS Clive Wilderspin 6 6 6 FRG Ernst Buchholz 4 2 4 GBR Eric Bulmer 6 6 6 IRL Vivian Gotto 2 2 0 HUN 1949 József Asbóth 6 7 2 2 AUS Ian Ayre 4 9 6 6 TRI colonial Ian McDonald 4 6 0 8 ARG Enrique Morea 6 8 6 GBR R Wilson 6 6 6 SUI René Buser 4 3 3 SWE S Davidson 6 6 6 USA 1912 G Golden 3 4 4 AUS C Wilderspin 6 6 7 GBR E Bulmer 2 3 5 AUS I Ayre 6 6 11 6 8 ARG E Morea 8 4 9 2 GBR R Wilson 3 6 10 0 2 SWE S Davidson 6 4 8 6 6 AUS C Wilderspin 5 2 5 AUS I Ayre 7 6 7 SWE S Davidson 6 6 6 AUS I Ayre 3 4 4 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Rex Hartwig 6 6 6 LL USA 1912 Wayne Van Voorhees 3 2 1 GBR Geoffrey Paish 6 6 6 SAF 1928 Ian Vermaak 4 4 3 POL 1928 Ignacy Tłoczyński 3 6 6 6 URU Eduardo Argon 6 2 3 2 GBR Tony Starte 6 6 5 6 DEN Søren Højberg 2 3 7 2 FRA Jacques Thomas 2 4 4 USA 1912 Budge Patty 6 6 6 GBR Headley Baxter 1 8 3 3 HKG 1910 Edwin Tsai 6 6 6 6 GBR Howard Walton 2 2 0 USA 1912 Tut Bartzen 6 6 6 FRA Bernard Destremau 0 1 2 4 EGY 1922 Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 6 AUS R Hartwig 6 6 6 6 GBR G Paish 8 3 3 2 POL 1928 I Tłoczyński 6 4 6 7 GBR A Starte 4 6 4 5 USA 1912 J Patty 7 6 6 HKG 1910 E Tsai 5 2 0 USA 1912 B Bartzen 4 3 3 4 EGY 1922 J Drobný 6 6 6 AUS R Hartwig 6 6 6 POL 1928 I Tłoczyński 1 1 3 USA 1912 J Patty 6 18 6 6 10 4 EGY 1922 J Drobný 8 16 3 8 12 AUS R Hartwig 3 5 5 4 EGY 1922 J Drobný 6 7 7 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Barry Green 3 2 6 5 DEN Kurt Nielsen 6 6 4 7 SAF 1928 Keith Malcolm 7 6 1 6 IRL Joe Hackett 5 4 6 3 SAF 1928 Bryan Woodroffe 6 6 6 GBR Gerry Oakley 2 2 3 ITA Fausto Gardini 5 3 1 HUN 1949 István Sikorszki 7 6 6 SWE Staffan Stockenberg 6 6 6 IRN 1925 Matthew Mohtadi 2 4 2 USA 1912 John Ager 3 6 6 6 FRA Gil de Kermadec 6 2 3 3 BEL Gino Mezzi 4 5 6 6 AUT Freddie Huber 6 7 4 8 USA 1912 Malcolm Fox 4 9 2 5 USA 1912 Gardnar Mulloy 6 11 6 DEN K Nielsen 6 6 8 SAF 1928 R Malcolm 1 1 6 SAF 1928 B Woodroffe 5 6 6 6 HUN 1949 I Sikorszki 7 1 0 3 SWE S Stockenberg 7 8 6 USA 1912 J Ager 5 6 4 AUT A Huber 2 2 6 4 5 USA 1912 G Mulloy 6 6 3 6 DEN K Nielsen 6 3 6 6 SAF 1928 B Woodroffe 4 6 3 2 SWE S Stockenberg 6 6 3 3 7 5 USA 1912 G Mulloy 4 3 6 6 9 DEN K Nielsen 10 6 7 5 USA 1912 G Mulloy 8 3 5 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Jack Arkinstall 3 4 6 6 6 IND Naresh Kumar 6 6 3 2 2 NED Fred Dehnert 6 6 3 6 Q YUG Ilija Panajotović 3 4 6 4 IRL Cyril Kemp 6 6 3 8 2 GBR Tony Pickard 3 8 6 6 6 PHI 1936 Raymundo Deyro 8 6 8 GBR Henry Billington 6 0 6 ESP 1945 Jaime Bartrolí 6 6 6 BEL Ivan Devroe 3 2 2 USA 1912 Alexander Wellford 4 6 2 3 Q GBR Ivor Warwick 6 4 6 6 FRA Robert Abdesselam 6 6 6 GBR Malcolm Gracie 3 4 4 GBR Mike Davies 2 4 2 1 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 6 AUS J Arkinstall 6 6 6 NED A Dehnert 1 3 1 GBR A Pickard 2 3 0 PHI 1936 R Deyro 6 6 6 ESP 1945 J Bartrolí 6 3 9 7 8 Q GBR I Warwick 8 6 7 5 10 FRA R Abdesselam 3 1 6 2 1 AUS K Rosewall 6 6 4 6 AUS J Arkinstall 7 2 4 6 6 PHI 1936 R Deyro 5 6 6 3 2 Q GBR I Warwick 3 2 2 1 AUS K Rosewall 6 6 6 AUS J Arkinstall 6 6 1 1 2 1 AUS K Rosewall 4 3 6 6 6 References External links 1953 MS 1953 French Championships Grand SlamsMen's singles 1953 U.S. Championships Men's Singles Men's Singles 1953