1953 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1953 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Lew Hoad ; Ken Rosewall
Runners-up	Rex Hartwig ; Mervyn Rose
Score	6–4, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Details
Draw	64 (5 Q )
Seeds	4
Events

Last updated June 19, 2023

Ken McGregor and Frank Sedgman were the defending champions, but were ineligible to compete after turning professional.

Seeds

0 1.

Lew Hoad /

Ken Rosewall (champions)

0 2.

Gardnar Mulloy /

Vic Seixas (semifinals)

0 3.

Rex Hartwig /

Mervyn Rose (final)

0 4.

Jaroslav Drobný /

Budge Patty (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals						Semifinals							Final

1	Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall	6	6	5	6

	Freddie Huber Hans Redl	3	2	7	4
						1	Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall	4	6	6	3	6

							Jacques Brichant Philippe Washer	6	0	4	6	1
	Jacques Brichant Philippe Washer	6	6	6

	Władysław Skonecki Staffan Stockenberg	2	1	2
													1	Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall	6	7	4	7

													3	Rex Hartwig Mervyn Rose	4	5	6	5
	Hugh Stewart Armando Vieira	1	3	6	5

3	Rex Hartwig Mervyn Rose	6	6	3	7
						3	Rex Hartwig Mervyn Rose	14	6	6	6

						2	Gardnar Mulloy Vic Seixas	16	3	3	4
	Naresh Kumar Narendra Nath	2	1	8

2	Gardnar Mulloy Vic Seixas	6	6	10

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third round						Quarterfinals

1	Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
	René Buser Ivan Devroe	1	0	3			1	L Hoad K Rosewall	6	6	6
	Josip Palada Vladimir Petrović	7	6	6				J Palada V Petrović	2	2	4
	Clive Bernstein Jacques Peten	5	3	3									1	L Hoad K Rosewall	6	6	6
	O Rodriguez Mario Zeppenfeldt	w/o												S Davidson A Larsen	1	4	2
	Cyril Kemp Matthew Mohtadi							C Kemp M Mohtadi	3	3	5
	Antal Jancsó István Sikorszki	3	2	5				S Davidson A Larsen	6	6	7
	Sven Davidson Art Larsen	6	6	7															1	L Hoad K Rosewall	6	6	5	6
	Roger Becker Gerry Oakley	6	8	2	3	4														A Huber H Redl	3	2	7	4
	Freddie Huber Hans Redl	3	6	6	6	6		A Huber H Redl	6	3	6	6
	Vivian Gotto Jim McArdle	5	3	2				D Fonseka D Scharenguivel	1	6	3	4
	Donald Fonseka Doug Scharenguivel	7	6	6										A Huber H Redl	3	6	6	9
	Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich	6	6	6										K Nielsen T Ulrich	6	3	4	7
	Lennart Bergelin Torsten Johansson	3	4	4				K Nielsen T Ulrich	6	6	9	6
	Tut Bartzen Grant Golden	6	6	6				B Bartzen G Golden	8	3	7	3
Q	Geoff Ward John Ward	3	4	3

Section 2

First round					Second round						Third round					Quarterfinals

3	Jaroslav Drobný Budge Patty	6	6	6
	Henry Billington Don Butler	3	2	2	3	J Drobný J Patty	6	7	6	6
	Eduardo Argon Gianni Clerici	2	3	1		J Arkinstall B Green	3	9	4	2
	Jack Arkinstall Barry Green	6	6	6							3	J Drobný J Patty	w/o
	Bernard Destremau Jean-Claude Molinari	2	5	1								J Brichant P Washer
	Jacques Brichant Philippe Washer	6	7	6		J Brichant P Washer	8	8	10
	Johann Kupferburger Ian Vermaak	8	6	7		J Kupferburger I Vermaak	6	6	8
	Jaime Bartrolí Carlos Ferrer	6	3	5													J Brichant P Washer	6	6	6
Q	Stan Clark Cliff Hovell	3	2	3													W Skonecki S Stockenberg	2	1	2
	Robert Abdesselam Jean Borotra	6	6	6		R Abdesselam J Borotra	2	7	5	5
	John Ager Malcolm Fox	5	3	4		J-N Grinda H Hopman	6	5	7	7
	Jean-Noël Grinda Harry Hopman	7	6	6								J-N Grinda H Hopman	3	4	7
	Władysław Skonecki Staffan Stockenberg	6	6	7								W Skonecki S Stockenberg	6	6	9
	Czesław Spychała Ignacy Tłoczyński	3	0	5		W Skonecki S Stockenberg	6	6	5	6
	Colin Hannam Tony Pickard	7	7	6		C Hannam A Pickard	4	3	7	4
	Peter Anderson Edmund David	5	5	3

Bottom half

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third round					Quarterfinals

	Søren Højberg Jørgen Ulrich	2	2	6
	Billy Knight Bobby Wilson	6	6	8				W Knight R Wilson	6	7	9
	Douglas Snart Boebi van Meegeren	1	3	4				E Bulmer R Kaley	3	5	7
Q	Eric Bulmer Reg Kaley	6	6	6										W Knight R Wilson	4	5	7
	Don Black Eric Filby	4	3	4										H Stewart A Vieira	6	7	9
	Hugh Stewart Armando Vieira	6	6	6				H Stewart A Vieira	4	16	7	7
	Ian Ayre Clive Wilderspin	7	4	6	3	7		I Ayre C Wilderspin	6	14	5	5
	Ernst Buchholz Horst Hermann	5	6	2	6	5													H Stewart A Vieira	1	3	6	5
	JM Brown Edwin Tsai	1	1	3														3	R Hartwig M Rose	6	6	3	7
	Enrique Morea George Worthington	6	6	6				E Morea G Worthington	5	7	7	6
	Russell Seymour Bryan Woodroffe	6	6	15				R Seymour B Woodroffe	7	5	5	4
	Gérard Pilet Jacques Thomas	3	3	13										E Morea G Worthington	6	4	4
	Fausto Gardini Giuseppe Merlo	6	6	4	6								3	R Hartwig M Rose	8	6	6
	Peter Hare Howard Walton	2	1	6	2			F Gardini G Merlo	1	4	1
	Tim Lewis Ian McDonald	3	4	1			3	R Hartwig M Rose	6	6	6
3	Rex Hartwig Mervyn Rose	6	6	6

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round					Quarterfinals

	Joe Hackett Guy Jackson	6	6	7	7
	Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Gino Mezzi	4	3	9	5			J Hackett G Jackson	4	6	4	6	6
	Fred Dehnert Hans van Dalsum	3	7	6	4			H Baxter C Lister	6	4	6	3	3
	Headley Baxter Claude Lister	6	9	3	6										J Hackett G Jackson	4	1	1
	József Asbóth Frigyes Bujtor	6	6	4	6										N Kumar N Nath	6	6	6
Q	Bernard Crouch Gerry Piercy	4	3	6	3			J Asbóth F Bujtor	1	5	6	1
	Tommy Anderson Ron Statham	5	0	1				N Kumar N Nath	6	7	3	6
	Naresh Kumar Narendra Nath	7	6	6																N Kumar N Nath	2	1	8
	Philippe Chatrier Gil de Kermadec	5	6	7	7														2	G Mulloy V Seixas	6	6	10
	Malcolm Gracie Ivor Warwick	7	3	5	5			P Chatrier G de Kermadec	5	2	2
	John Barrett John Horn	6	1	1	2			F Ampon R Deyro	7	6	6
	Felicisimo Ampon Raymundo Deyro	4	6	6	6										F Ampon R Deyro	3	3	2
	Colin Baxter Ian Campbell	7	4	3										2	G Mulloy V Seixas	6	6	6
	Bob Lee Tony Starte	9	6	6				R Lee A Starte	5	5	4
	Tony Mottram Geoffrey Paish	6	3	4	6	4	2	G Mulloy V Seixas	7	7	6
2	Gardnar Mulloy Vic Seixas	4	6	6	4	6

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References

↑ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
↑ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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