Men's singles |
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1953 U.S. National Championships |
Final |
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Champion | Tony Trabert[1] |
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Runner-up | Vic Seixas[1] |
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Score | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |
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Events |
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Singles | men | women | Doubles | men | women | |
← 1952 · | U.S. National Championships | · 1954 → |
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1953 tennis event results
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.[2]
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.[3][2]
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight
Earlier rounds
Section 1
Section 2
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
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| | Kimura | 1 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Morea | 6 | 7 | 9 | | | | | 12 | Morea | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | Burrows | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | | | | | Ulrich | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Ulrich | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | Ulrich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Boys | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | | | | | | Dailey | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | Stewart | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | | | | Stewart | 9 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Vijande | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | Dailey | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Dailey | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Ulrich | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | | |
| | Bentley | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | 5 | Mulloy | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | |
| | Drobac | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Drobac | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Anderson | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | Barrett | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | Barrett | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | Barrett | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | Alleyne | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Squires | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Squires | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Sweeney | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | 5 | Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 5 | Mulloy | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
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| | Vincent | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Ayre | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 16 | Ayre | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Cohen | w/o | | | | | | | | Warden | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| | Warden | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Ayre | 6 | 14 | 6 | | | |
| | Hettleman | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | Frost | 4 | 12 | 0 | | | |
| | Pierce | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | Pierce | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | Frost | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | | |
| | | | | 16 | Ayre | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Trabert | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | Peterson | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Fontana | 4 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Peterson | 3 | 2 | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Trabert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | Sullivan | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Trabert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
References
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 460. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's singles Champions, 1881–1966,. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 128. OCLC 172306.
- ^ "Seeding Made for National Tennis Meet". Sarasota Journal. AP. August 27, 1953. p. 9 – via Google News Archive.
External links
- 1953 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2019-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw