1954 Australian Championships

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1954 Australian Championships
Date22 January – 1 February 1954
Edition42nd
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Grass
Location Sydney, Australia
Venue White City Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mervyn Rose
Women's singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thelma Coyne Long
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rex Hartwig / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mervyn Rose
Women's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mary Bevis Hawton / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Beryl Penrose
Mixed doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thelma Coyne Long / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rex Hartwig
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The 1954 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor grass courts at the White City Tennis Club, Sydney, Australia from 22 January to 1 February. It was the 42nd edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 12th held in Sydney, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Australians Mervyn Rose and Thelma Coyne Long. [1]

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mervyn Rose defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rex Hartwig 6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 [2]

Women's singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thelma Coyne Long defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jenny Staley 6–3, 6–4 [3]

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rex Hartwig / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mervyn Rose defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neale Fraser / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clive Wilderspin 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 [4]

Women's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mary Bevis Hawton / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Beryl Penrose defeated Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Hazel Redick-Smith / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Julia Wipplinger 6–3, 8–6 [5]

Mixed doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thelma Coyne Long / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rex Hartwig defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Beryl Penrose / Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bromwich 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 [6]

Boys' singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Billy Knight defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson 6–3, 6–1 [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Rose beats Hartwig for Aust. singles". Daily Advertiser . New South Wales, Australia. 2 February 1954. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "1954 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  3. ↑ "1954 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  4. ↑ "1954 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  5. ↑ "1954 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  6. ↑ "1954 Mixed Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  7. ↑ "Nerves and Knight beat Emerson". Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954). 1954-02-02. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-04-22.


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