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Ken Rosewall defeated Mervyn Rose 6-0 6-3 6-4 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1953 Australian Championships.

See also:

1953 Australian Championships - Women's Singles

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Ken Rosewall is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Mervyn Rose (Finalist)
Vic Seixas (Semifinalist)
Ken Rosewall (Champion)
Fausto Gardini (Second round)
Lew Hoad (Second round)
Ham Richardson (Quarterfinalist)

Geoffrey Brown (Quarterfinalist)
Straight Clark (Quarterfinalist)
Don Candy (Second round)
Rex Hartwig (Second round)
Ian Ayre (Semifinalist)
Neale Fraser (Second round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild Card
LL = Lucky Loser
r. = retired

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

1	Mervyn Rose	8	6	1	8	7

6	Ham Richardson	10	4	6	6	5
							1	Mervyn Rose	4	4	6	6	6

							11	Ian Ayre	6	6	1	4	4
	Clive Wilderspin	4	9	6	6

11	Ian Ayre	6	11	1	8
														1	Mervyn Rose	0	3	4

														3	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
3	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6

8	Straight Clark	4	4	2
							3	Ken Rosewall	6	2	7	6

							2	Vic Seixas	3	6	5	4
7	Geoffrey Brown	4	4	5

2	Vic Seixas	6	6	7

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round						Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

1	Rose	6	6	6
	Green	0	1	1		1	Rose	6	3	6	6
	Quist	6	6	6			Quist	4	6	2	3
	Stewart	3	2	0									1	Rose	8	6	1	8	7
10	Hartwig	6	3	6	6								6	Richardson	10	4	6	6	5
	Molloy	2	6	3	1	10	Hartwig	6	1	4	6	0
6	Richardson	6	6	6		6	Richardson	4	6	6	4	6
	Yates	4	3	2																1	Rose	4	4	6	6	6
5	Hoad	7	6	6																11	Ayre	6	6	1	4	4
	Kendall	5	3	3		5	Hoad	7	2	7
	Wilderspin	6	6	6			Wilderspin	9	6	9
	O'Brien	3	4	4										Wilderspin	6	11	1	8
11	Ayre	6	6	6									11	Ayre	4	9	6	6
	Ryan	2	0	1		11	Ayre	6	8	9
4	Gardini	6	6	6		4	Gardini	3	6	7
	Mason	1	2	1

Section 2

First Round							Second Round						Quarterfinals					Semifinals

3	Rosewall	6	6	6
	Diggle	4	0	3			3	Rosewall	6	6	4	6
	Tregonning	4	7	8	3	6		Tregonning	2	3	6	3
	Tobin	6	5	6	6	4							3	Rosewall	6	6	6
9	Candy	6	6	6									8	Clark	4	4	2
	Cawthorn	0	1	1			9	Candy	1	9	9	4
8	Clark	6	6	6			8	Clark	6	11	7	6
	Hawton	0	4	0														3	Rosewall	6	2	7	6
7	Brown	7	6	6														2	Seixas	3	6	5	4
	Rogers	5	2	0			7	Brown	6	6	6
	Arkinstall	6	6	7				Arkinstall	3	2	4
	Knight	0	0	5									7	Brown	6	6	7
12	Fraser	6	6	6									2	Seixas	4	4	5
	Harvey	0	0	0			12	Fraser	4	0	4
2	Seixas	6	6	6			2	Seixas	6	6	6
	Reid	2	4	1

External links

1953 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw

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