1955 Torneo Godó

1955 Torneo Godó
Date	10-15 May
Edition	3rd
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Barcelona, Spain
Venue	Real Club de Tenis Barcelona
Champions
Singles
Art Larsen

The 1955 Torneo Godó was the third edition of the Torneo Godó annual tennis tournament played on clay courts in Barcelona, Spain and it took place from May 10–15, 1955.

Seeds

1. Budge Patty (runner-up)
2. Art Larsen (champion)
3. Mervyn Rose (semifinalist)
4. Herbert Flam (quarterfinalist)
5. Władysław Skonecki (third round)
6. Robert Bedard (quarterfinalist)
7. Staffan Stockenberg (quarterfinalist)
8. George Worthington (quarterfinalist)

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals									Final
	2	Art Larsen	3	6	12	2	8
	3	Mervyn Rose	6	4	10	6	6
										2	Art Larsen	7	3	7	2	6
										1	Budge Patty	5	6	5	6	4
		Trevor Fancutt	4	4	5
	1	Budge Patty	6	6	7

Earlier rounds

First round

Only three first round matches were played, the rest of the players received a bye into the second round.

Those three-round matches were the following matches:

• Draper def. Carbó 6/2, 6/1.
• Walter def. Catá 6/3, 5/7, 6/1.
• Bartrolí def. Alaponst 6/3, 6/2.

Top half

	Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	2	Larsen	7	6
		Guix	5	3				2	Larsen	6	6
		Couder	6	6					Couder	1	2
		Garriga-Nogués	2	0											2	Larsen	6	6
	7	Stockenberg	6	6											7	Stockenberg	4	4
		Tintoré	2	4				7	Stockenberg	6	6
		Williams	6	6					Williams	3	1
		Gimeno	3	4																		2	Larsen	3	6	12	2	8
	3	Rose	6	6																		3	Rose	6	4	10	6	6
		Casado	0	1				3	Rose	6	6
		Fontana	6	6					Fontana	0	2
		Castellá	1	0											3	Rose	6	6
	6	Bedard	6	6											6	Bedard	4	3
		Bruix	1	0				6	Bedard	6	9
		Draper	2	9	6				Draper	4	7
		Walter	6	7	1

Bottom half

	Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Bartrolí
		Fancutt	w/o						Fancutt	6	6
		Lerín	1	2				5	Skonecki	4	3
	5	Skonecki	6	6												Fancutt	2	6	6
		Ferrer	6	6											4	Flam	6	4	4
		Manset	4	2					Ferrer	2	6
		Moure	6	2				4	Flam	6	8
	4	Flam	8	6																			Fancutt	4	4	5
		Bergerat	5	5																		1	Patty	6	6	7
		Martínez	7	7					Martínez	4	4
		Tort	0	0				8	Worthington	6	6
	8	Worthington	6	6											8	Worthington	2	4
		Ragaña	9	1	5										1	Patty	6	6
		Barril	7	6	7				Barril	0	5
		Sanz	3	1				1	Patty	6	7
	1	Patty	6	6

External links

• ITF – Tournament details
• Official tournament website
• ATP tournament profile