1954 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

April 2022 1954 Wimbledon Championships EGY 1922 Jaroslav Drobný AUS Ken Rosewall 13–11, 4–6, 6–2, 9–7 128 (10 Q Qualifiers) 12 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles grand slam 1954 Wimbledon Championships In the 1954 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles competition, Jaroslav Drobný defeated Ken Rosewall in the final, 13–11, 4–6, 6–2, 9–7 to take the gentlemen's singles tennis title.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was Drobný's third singles final and first win at Wimbledon. Vic Seixas was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Budge Patty. It was the first of 19-year-old Rosewall's Wimbledon singles finals, all of which he lost. This resulted in Rosewall being considered by many to be the greatest player never to win Wimbledon.https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/other-sport/ken-rosewall-wimbledons-greatest-ever-3448928 Why Ken Rosewall was Wimbledon's greatest ever loser 4 July 2009 Paul Snowdon Liverpool Echo 16 July 2019 Progress of the competition Jaroslav Drobný, who was 32 at the time of the competition, was Czech-born but was said to play "like an Englishman".Robert J. Lake A Social History of Tennis in Britain https://books.google.com/books?id=8kyvBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA188 3 October 2014 Routledge 978-1-134-44557-8 188– Drobný was extremely popular with British tennis fans, and no British player had made it to the 1954 quarterfinals, the longest-surviving home player in the men's singles being 18-year-old Mike Davies, who was knocked out in the fourth round by Budge Patty. The Daily Herald reported that nearly everyone wanted to see Drobný win the title. No unseeded players made it to the quarterfinals, the stage at which second-seeded Lew Hoad was knocked out in straight sets by Drobný. Top seed Tony Trabert was defeated in the semifinal by Rosewall. Seeds 1 8 USA 1912 Tony Trabert (semifinals) 2 1 AUS Lew Hoad (quarterfinals) 3 6 AUS Ken Rosewall (final) 4 3 USA 1912 Vic Seixas (quarterfinals) 5 7 AUS Mervyn Rose (quarterfinals) 6 2 USA 1912 Art Larsen (third round) 7 4 USA 1912 Budge Patty (semifinals) 8 5 AUS Rex Hartwig (quarterfinals) 9 8 SWE Sven Davidson (fourth round) 10 7 DEN Kurt Nielsen (fourth round) 11 2 EGY 1922 Jaroslav Drobný (champion) 12 1 USA 1912 Gardnar Mulloy (fourth round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 2 AUS Lew Hoad 4 3 3 11 EGY 1922 Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 6 4 USA 1912 Vic Seixas 5 6 3 2 7 USA 1912 Budge Patty 7 4 6 6 8 AUS Rex Hartwig 3 6 6 3 1 3 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 3 3 6 6 5 AUS Mervyn Rose 2 2 5 1 USA 1912 Tony Trabert 6 6 7 11 EGY 1922 Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 4 9 7 USA 1912 Budge Patty 2 4 6 7 3 AUS Ken Rosewall 3 6 4 6 6 1 USA 1912 Tony Trabert 6 3 6 1 1 11 EGY 1922 Jaroslav Drobný 13 4 6 9 3 AUS Ken Rosewall 11 6 2 7 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 2 AUS Lew Hoad 6 6 7 ITA Giorgio Fachini 3 2 5 Q USA 1912 Wayne Van Voorhees 2 7 6 POL 1928 Ignacy Tłoczyński 6 9 8 CAN 1921 Robert Bédard 6 7 6 6 Q SAF 1928 Gordon Forbes 3 9 1 3 IRL Cyril Kemp 3 1 3 URU Eduardo Argon 6 6 6 12 USA 1912 Gardnar Mulloy 6 6 7 GBR Tim Lewis 4 0 5 GBR Bernard Crouch YUG Sima Nikolić w/o GBR Ivor Warwick 8 6 2 6 FRA Alain Lemyze 6 3 6 1 AUS Peter Molloy 4 6 6 6 YUG Ilija Panajotović 6 1 1 2 2 AUS L Hoad 6 6 6 POL 1928 I Tłoczyński 0 3 1 CAN 1921 R Bédard 6 6 6 URU E Argon 2 4 3 12 USA 1912 G Mulloy 6 6 6 GBR B Crouch 2 4 1 GBR I Warwick 4 6 5 4 AUS P Molloy 6 0 7 6 2 AUS L Hoad 6 6 1 6 CAN 1921 R Bédard 3 0 6 1 12 USA 1912 G Mulloy 6 10 8 AUS P Molloy 4 8 6 2 AUS L Hoad 4 6 7 6 12 USA 1912 G Mulloy 6 0 5 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 USA 1912 Art Larsen 6 6 10 GBR Clive Bernstein 2 4 8 IND Narendra Nath 4 3 6 6 6 AUS Bob Howe 6 6 3 4 2 FRA Jean-Claude Molinari 3 6 6 8 0 HKG 1910 Ip Koon Hung 6 1 4 10 6 NOR Finn Søhol 1 2 3 BEL Philippe Washer 6 6 6 11 EGY 1922 Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 6 AUS Jack Arkinstall 3 3 3 GBR Billy Knight 6 4 6 2 1 DEN Torben Ulrich 2 6 3 6 6 AUT Franz Saiko 3 1 6 1 POL 1928 Czesław Spychała 6 6 3 6 SWE Lennart Bergelin 6 6 6 BRA 1889 Pedro Guimarães 1 2 1 6 USA 1912 A Larsen 7 6 6 IND N Nath 5 3 3 HKG 1910 K-H Ip 7 2 7 1 BEL P Washer 9 6 5 6 11 EGY 1922 J Drobný 6 6 6 DEN T Ulrich 2 0 4 POL 1928 C Spychała 1 2 2 SWE L Bergelin 6 6 6 6 USA 1912 A Larsen 12 5 2 7 BEL P Washer 10 7 6 9 11 EGY 1922 J Drobný 6 6 6 SWE L Bergelin 4 2 2 BEL P Washer 6 8 3 11 EGY 1922 J Drobný 8 10 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 USA 1912 Vic Seixas 6 6 6 Q GBR Geoff Cass 1 0 1 ITA Nicola Pietrangeli 6 9 6 IRL Matthew Murphy 2 7 0 GBR Laurie Proctor 3 1 6 3 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Basil Katz 6 6 4 6 NZL Mark Otway 6 6 6 FRA Christian Grandet 1 4 2 BEL Jacques Brichant 6 6 12 USA 1912 Julius Heldman 1 4 10 GBR Geoffrey Paish 6 8 6 Q GBR Robin Kipping 2 6 2 BRA 1889 Arnaldo Moreira 1 1 4 SWE Staffan Stockenberg 6 6 6 SAF 1928 David Samaai 6 6 6 FRG Rupert Huber 2 1 2 4 USA 1912 V Seixas 6 6 6 ITA N Pietrangeli 3 4 1 Rhodesia and Nyasaland B Katz 6 9 1 1 4 NZL M Otway 3 7 6 6 6 BEL J Brichant 6 6 6 GBR G Paish 1 3 2 SWE S Stockenberg 7 9 3 6 SAF 1928 D Samaai 5 7 6 3 4 USA 1912 V Seixas 6 6 9 NZL M Otway 3 4 7 BEL J Brichant 7 6 6 SWE S Stockenberg 5 1 1 4 USA 1912 V Seixas 6 7 6 5 6 BEL J Brichant 8 5 2 7 2 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 USA 1912 Budge Patty 6 6 6 GBR Basil Bucknell 1 0 0 USA 1912 Hugh Stewart 6 6 6 SAF 1928 Leon Norgarb 4 3 1 AUS Bruce Robinson 0 0 3 IND Naresh Kumar 6 6 6 YUG Josip Palada 6 4 6 4 6 GBR Tony Pickard 4 6 2 6 1 GBR Eric Bulmer 4 2 1 GBR Mike Davies 6 6 6 Q GBR John Ward 6 6 6 GBR Claude Lister 0 4 3 SUI Erwin Balestra 0 1 3 GBR Roger Becker 6 6 6 FRA Francis Nys 6 6 6 Q GBR Philip Wooldridge 2 0 2 7 USA 1912 J Patty 10 4 6 6 USA 1912 H Stewart 8 6 3 4 IND N Kumar 6 6 6 YUG J Palada 4 4 0 GBR M Davies 4 7 10 6 Q GBR J Ward 6 5 8 1 GBR R Becker 6 6 6 FRA F Nys 3 0 2 7 USA 1912 J Patty 6 6 6 IND N Kumar 1 3 4 GBR M Davies 4 6 6 6 GBR R Becker 6 4 1 3 7 USA 1912 J Patty 7 6 7 GBR M Davies 5 1 5 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR Colin Hannam 1 3 6 USA 1912 Gilbert Shea 6 6 8 ITA Orlando Sirola 4 7 9 4 GBR Gerry Oakley 6 9 7 6 GBR Henry Billington 2 3 2 CAN 1921 Lorne Main 6 6 6 NZL Jeff Robson 3 6 6 3 4 CHI Andrés Hammersley 6 4 2 6 6 GBR Howard Walton 6 6 0 3 3 USA 1912 John Ager 4 3 6 6 6 GBR Geoff Ward 4 6 4 USA 1912 Hal Burrows 6 8 6 IRN 1925 Matthew Mohtadi 3 3 4 HKG 1910 Edwin Tsai 6 6 6 AUT Hans Redl 0 1 3 8 AUS Rex Hartwig 6 6 6 USA 1912 G Shea 4 4 6 6 6 GBR G Oakley 6 6 1 4 4 CAN 1921 L Main 6 6 7 7 CHI A Hammersley 1 3 9 5 USA 1912 J Ager 4 6 2 3 USA 1912 H Burrows 6 3 6 6 HKG 1910 E Tsai 1 5 3 8 AUS R Hartwig 6 7 6 USA 1912 G Shea 6 7 5 1 6 CAN 1921 L Main 1 5 7 6 1 USA 1912 H Burrows 3 4 3 8 AUS R Hartwig 6 6 6 USA 1912 G Shea 4 6 1 4 8 AUS R Hartwig 6 1 6 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUS Ashley Cooper 6 6 6 YUG Ivko Plećević 0 2 4 AUS Roy Emerson 6 6 8 USA 1912 Malcolm Fox 1 3 6 USA 1912 Tony Vincent 6 6 3 6 BEL Ivan Devroe 2 4 6 3 GBR Norman Kitovitz 6 6 6 Q GBR Martin Hime 2 2 3 GBR Ralph Oliver 0 2 2 FRA Paul Rémy 6 6 6 FRG Beppo Pottinger 4 4 1 BRA 1889 Bob Falkenburg 6 6 6 USA 1912 Herbie Flam 6 6 8 GBR Darrell Shaw 4 3 6 SAF 1928 Abe Segal 5 6 6 6 3 AUS Ken Rosewall 7 4 8 8 AUS A Cooper 6 6 6 AUS R Emerson 1 1 3 USA 1912 A Vincent 6 6 6 GBR N Kitovitz 4 2 3 FRA P Rémy 4 4 6 BRA 1889 R Falkenburg 6 6 8 USA 1912 H Flam 2 6 4 3 AUS K Rosewall 6 8 6 AUS A Cooper 6 7 11 USA 1912 A Vincent 3 5 9 BRA 1889 R Falkenburg 2 6 1 4 3 AUS K Rosewall 6 4 6 6 AUS A Cooper 2 3 6 8 3 AUS K Rosewall 6 6 4 10 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP 1945 Jaime Bartrolí 0 2 4 AUS Dawson Hamilton 6 6 6 AUS Doug Reid 0 2 7 GBR John Barrett 6 6 9 USA 1912 Andy Paton 8 7 6 4 6 Q GBR Peter Moys 6 9 3 6 3 NED Fred Dehnert 3 4 4 10 DEN Kurt Nielsen 6 6 6 GBR Don Butler 1 6 6 3 Ceylon 1951 Doug Scharenguivel 6 8 3 6 IND Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 6 USA 1912 Gene Garrett 3 3 2 GBR Bob Lee 2 3 3 AUS Neale Fraser 6 6 6 GBR Tony Mottram 1 2 3 5 AUS Mervyn Rose 6 6 6 AUS D Hamilton 6 2 4 6 1 GBR J Barrett 4 6 6 4 6 USA 1912 A Paton 3 10 6 6 4 10 DEN K Nielsen 6 12 4 4 6 Ceylon 1951 D Scharenguivel 2 3 2 IND R Krishnan 6 6 6 AUS N Fraser 6 3 1 5 AUS M Rose 8 6 6 GBR J Barrett 6 3 4 4 10 DEN K Nielsen 4 6 6 6 IND R Krishnan 3 1 3 5 AUS M Rose 6 6 6 10 DEN K Nielsen 6 3 7 4 5 AUS M Rose 4 6 9 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round IRL Robin Condy 6 4 6 4 4 Q AUS Geoff Pryor 3 6 1 6 6 IRL Guy Jackson 4 4 10 6 5 FRA Jean-Noël Grinda 6 6 8 3 7 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Don Black 3 6 3 0r BEL Jacques Peten 6 2 6 0 TRI colonial Ian McDonald 2 5 3 9 SWE Sven Davidson 6 7 6 BRA 1889 Armando Vieira 7 3 6 6 NZL John Barry 5 6 4 1 GBR Bobby Wilson 6 6 6 YUG Vladimir Petrović 4 3 1 FRA Philippe Chatrier 4 0 3 SAF 1928 Owen Williams 6 6 6 Q GBR Peter Wooller 0 2 2 1 USA 1912 Tony Trabert 6 6 6 Q AUS G Pryor 6 5 4 6 FRA J-N Grinda 0 7 6 8 BEL J Peten 4 1 2 9 SWE S Davidson 6 6 6 BRA 1889 A Vieira 5 3 3 GBR R Wilson 7 6 6 SAF 1928 O Williams 5 2 5 1 USA 1912 A Trabert 7 6 7 FRA J-N Grinda 1 2 4 9 SWE S Davidson 6 6 6 GBR R Wilson 8 6 2 1 USA 1912 A Trabert 10 8 6 9 SWE S Davidson 6 10 0 9 3 1 USA 1912 A Trabert 3 12 6 7 6 References External links 1954 MS 1954 French Championships Grand SlamsMen's Singles 1954 U.S. Championships Men's Singles Men's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles