1953 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1953 U.S. National Championships
Final
Champion	Tony Trabert
Runner-up	Vic Seixas
Score	6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Events

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]

U.S.

Vic Seixas (finalist)
Tony Trabert (champion)
Gardnar Mulloy (quarterfinals)
Arthur Larsen (fourth round)
Ham Richardson (fourth round)
Straight Clark (third round)
Budge Patty (quarterfinals)
Tom Brown (fourth round)

Foreign

Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
Lew Hoad (semifinals)
Mervyn Rose (fourth round)
Kurt Nielsen (quarterfinals)
Rex Hartwig (second round)
Enrique Morea (second round)
Sven Davidson (quarterfinals)
Ian Ayre (fourth round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Final eight

Quarterfinals							Semifinals					Final

4	Lew Hoad	6	6	11

5	Gardnar Mulloy	4	2	9
							4	Lew Hoad	5	4	4

							1	Vic Seixas	7	6	6
8	Kurt Nielsen	3	9	6	4

1	Vic Seixas	6	7	8	6
												1	Vic Seixas	3	2	3

												3	Tony Trabert	6	6	6
2	Ken Rosewall	6	8	2	6	11

14	Sven Davidson	0	10	6	0	9
							2	Ken Rosewall	5	3	3

							3	Tony Trabert	7	6	6
13	Budge Patty	4	4	2

3	Tony Trabert	6	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round						Second round							Third round					Fourth round

						4	Hoad	6	6	9
							Hagist	3	1	7
													4	Hoad	6	6	6
														Davis	3	2	3
							Johnson	8	9	3	4	4
							Davis	6	7	6	6	6
																		4	Hoad	6	6	6
																		9	Richardson	3	4	4
							Dorfman	11	6	6
	Been	7	3	10	4		Doss	9	3	3
	Doss	9	6	8	6									Dorfman	4	1	1
	Tully	4	1	1									9	Richardson	6	6	6
	Stewart	6	6	6			Stewart	1	7	6	1
	Becker	5	3	4		9	Richardson	6	9	3	6
9	Richardson	7	6	6

Section 2

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

	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

First round						Second round							Third round							Fourth round

	Ball	5	2	2
8	Nielsen	7	6	6		8	Nielsen	6	6	10
	Steiner	3	4	5			Flam	4	4	8
	Flam	6	6	7									8	Nielsen	2	6	6	2	6
	Osburn	7	2	2	5									Paton	6	3	4	6	4
	Paton	5	6	6	7		Paton	3	7	12	6	6
	Stern	4	6	4	5		Bedard	6	9	10	2	3
	Bedard	6	3	6	7															8	Nielsen	6	5	4	6	6
	Pasarell	3	2	2																	Kovaleski	3	7	6	4	4
	Cranston	6	6	6			Cranston	4	0	3
	Bradford	5	5	7			Kovaleski	6	6	6
	Kovaleski	7	7	9										Kovaleski	6	9	7	7
	Likas	4	5	4									11	Clark	3	11	5	5
	Perry	6	7	6			Perry	4	3	6	5
	Potts	6	1	1	3	11	Clark	6	6	1	7
11	Clark	4	6	6	6

Section 4

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

	Willner	9	3	4
10	Hartwig	11	6	6			10	Hartwig	7	2	4	4
	Thompson	2	1	1				Talbert	5	6	6	6
	Talbert	6	6	6										Talbert	6	6	6
	Ortega	2	6	7	4	2								Quillian	2	3	3
	Quillian	6	3	5	6	6		Quillian	6	6	10	6
	Raskind	4	6	3	2			Balbiers	1	2	12	3
	Balbiers	6	2	6	6															Talbert	2	0	0
	Kaiser	1	4	2															1	Seixas	6	6	6
	Golden	6	6	6				Golden	6	6	6
	Gerhardt	2	1	0				Willey	4	3	2
	Willey	6	6	6										Golden	2	4	6	3
	Eisenberg	3	4	4									1	Seixas	6	6	3	6
	Grigry	6	6	6				Grigry	2	7	1
	Stern	2	2	1			1	Seixas	6	9	6
1	Seixas	6	6	6

Section 5

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

	Bartzen	0	4	2
2	Rosewall	6	6	6			2	Rosewall	8	6	6
	Hawley	3	6	3				Rochon	6	3	2
	Rochon	6	8	6									2	Rosewall	6	4	6	6
	Shields	5	10	6	6	5								Reyes	4	6	1	2
	Sorlien	7	12	1	4	7		Sorlien	3	5	6	3
	McDonald	4	4	1				Reyes	6	7	4	6
	Reyes	6	6	6															2	Rosewall	9	7	6
	Maccracken	7	3	2	3														15	Brown	7	5	2
	Kamo	5	6	6	6			Kamo	2	8	6	2
	MacKay	2	4	3				Garrett	6	10	1	6
	Garrett	6	6	6										Garrett	6	3	2
	Arnold	1	2	1									15	Brown	8	6	6
	Ayala	6	6	6				Ayala	4	0	3
	Flye	4	4	4			15	Brown	6	6	6
15	Brown	6	6	6

Section 6

First round						Second round							Third round					Fourth round

	Macken	2	2	2
14	Davidson	6	6	6		14	Davidson	6	3	2	6	6
	Warden	0	6	3			Moss	3	6	6	4	3
	Moss	6	8	6									14	Davidson	6	6	6
	Englander	4	4	3										Kauder	1	3	3
	Gaines	6	6	6			Gaines	3	4	2
	Land	2	2	1			Kauder	6	6	6
	Kauder	6	6	6														14	Davidson	1	3	6	6	6
	Hecht	4	2	8	2													7	Larsen	6	6	1	4	4
	Schnaars	6	6	6	6		Schnaars	3	1	1
	Seymour	1	5	3			Shea	6	6	6
	Shea	6	7	6										Shea	7	9	4
	Miyagi	4	8	6	4								7	Larsen	9	11	6
	Wilderspin	6	10	3	6		Wilderspin	2	6	2	6
	Llamas	1	1	8		7	Larsen	6	1	6	8
7	Larsen	6	6	10

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

	Morris	10	9	3	2	2
6	Rose	8	7	6	6	6	6	Rose	6	6	6
	Contreras	3	6	9	6			Schwartz	3	4	1
	Schwartz	6	4	11	8									6	Rose	6	9	6
	Steele Jr.	6	7	3	2	4									Main	2	7	2
	Browne	2	5	6	6	6		Browne	0	3	4
	Martin	5	1	5				Main	6	6	6
	Main	7	6	7															6	Rose	9	4	2	3
	Rogers	6	2	4	7														13	Patty	7	6	6	6
	Wood	3	6	6	9			Wood	6	1	4	5
	Longshore	8	5	3	5			Masterson	4	6	6	7
	Masterson	6	7	6	7										Masterson	2	3	3
	Schulze	2	3	4										13	Patty	6	6	6
	Mayne	6	6	6				Mayne	9	6	4	3	1
	Clothier	1	2	1			13	Patty	7	2	6	6	6
13	Patty	6	6	6

Section 8

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

	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

Preceded by 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1954 Australian Championships – Men's singles

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 460. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[talbert-2] Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's singles Champions, 1881–1966,. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 128. OCLC 172306.

[3] "Seeding Made for National Tennis Meet". Sarasota Journal. AP. August 27, 1953. p. 9 – via Google News Archive.

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