1953 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Third-seeded Ken Rosewall defeated Mervyn Rose 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1953 Australian Championships.

Men's singles
1953 Australian Championships
Champion	Ken Rosewall
Runner-up	Mervyn Rose
Score	6–0, 6–3, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	12

Seeds

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

1. Mervyn Rose (finalist)
2. Vic Seixas (semifinals)
3. Ken Rosewall (champion)
4. Fausto Gardini (second round)
5. Lew Hoad (second round)
6. Ham Richardson (quarterfinals)
7. Geoffrey Brown (quarterfinals)
8. Straight Clark (quarterfinals)
9. Don Candy (second round)
10. Rex Hartwig (second round)
11. Ian Ayre (semifinals)
12. 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	4	9	6	6
	11	Ayre	6	6	6														11	Ayre	6	11	1	8
		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	4	4	5
	12	Fraser	6	6	6														2	Seixas	6	6	7
		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

• Source for the draw at ausopen.com

Preceded by 1952 U.S. National Championships	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1953 French Championships