1954 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1954 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Rex Hartwig ; Mervyn Rose
Runners-up	Vic Seixas ; Tony Trabert
Final score	6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	64 (5 Q )
Seeds	4
Events

Last updated December 30, 2022

Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Vic Seixas and Tony Trabert.

Seeds

0 1.

Rex Hartwig /

Mervyn Rose (champions)

0 2.

Vic Seixas /

Tony Trabert (final)

0 3.

Lew Hoad /

Ken Rosewall (semifinals)

0 4.

Gardnar Mulloy /

Budge Patty (semifinals)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

2	Vic Seixas Tony Trabert	6	4	3	6	6

	Mark Otway Jeff Robson	1	6	6	2	3
							2	Vic Seixas Tony Trabert	6	7	3	4	8

							3	Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall	3	5	6	6	6
3	Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall	6	6	12

	John Barry Hal Burrows	2	4	10
														2	Vic Seixas Tony Trabert	4	4	6	4

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

4	Gardnar Mulloy Budge Patty	8	6	6
							4	Gardnar Mulloy Budge Patty	6	4	2	1

							1	Rex Hartwig Mervyn Rose	4	6	6	6
	Abe Segal Owen Williams	6	18	3

1	Rex Hartwig Mervyn Rose	8	20	6

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round						Quarterfinals

2	Vic Seixas Tony Trabert	6	6	6
	Cyril Kemp Matthew Mohtadi	0	2	2			2	V Seixas A Trabert	2	6	6	6
	Herbie Flam Art Larsen	6	6	3	6			H Flam A Larsen	6	2	0	1
	Jean Borotra Andy Paton	4	4	6	2									2	V Seixas A Trabert	5	6	10	6
	Basil Katz Peter Molloy	13	6	6	6										R Becker A Pickard	7	3	8	3
	Colin Baxter Ian Campbell	11	8	3	3			B Katz P Molloy	2	6	6	3	4
	Roger Becker Tony Pickard	6	3	6	11			R Becker A Pickard	6	3	4	6	6
	Tommy Anderson Ramanathan Krishnan	4	6	3	9															2	V Seixas A Trabert	6	4	3	6	6
	Henry Billington Don Butler	6	6	6																	M Otway J Robson	1	6	6	2	3
	Bob Lee David Samaai	2	4	4				H Billington D Butler	7	6	8
	Jean-Noël Grinda Paul Rémy	2	1^r					G Fitzpatrick G Jackson	5	4	6
	Gerry Fitzpatrick Guy Jackson	6	0												H Billington D Butler	2	3	2
	Bob Falkenburg Gilbert Shea	4	6	6	2	6									M Otway J Robson	6	6	6
	Billy Knight Bobby Wilson	6	4	4	6	2		R Falkenburg G Shea	4	4	6	8	5
	Don Black Leon Norgarb	2	2	1				M Otway J Robson	6	6	3	6	7
	Mark Otway Jeff Robson	6	6	6

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round						Quarterfinals

3	Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall	7	6	6	4	6
	Jacques Brichant Philippe Washer	9	3	4	6	2	3	L Hoad K Rosewall	6	8	6
	Ip Koon Hung Edwin Tsai	6	6	7				K-H Ip E Tsai	4	6	3
	Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Harry Hopman	2	4	5										3	L Hoad K Rosewall	6	6	6
	Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich	w/o													L Bergelin S Davidson	4	4	4
	Eric Filby Doug Reid							E Filby D Reid	0	2	4
	Lennart Bergelin Sven Davidson	6	6	7				L Bergelin S Davidson	6	6	6
	Josip Palada Vladimir Petrović	4	2	5																3	L Hoad K Rosewall	6	6	12
	Jaime Bartrolí Fred Dehnert	4	4	3																	J Barry H Burrows	2	4	10
	Eduardo Argon Jack Arkinstall	6	6	6				E Argon J Arkinstall	8	7	6
Q	Colin Hannam Ivor Warwick	4	6	1	4			G Fachini N Pietrangeli	6	5	2
	Giorgio Fachini Nicola Pietrangeli	6	3	6	6										E Argon J Arkinstall	2	3	9	2
	Hector Etchart Eduardo Soriano	2	3	6	6										J Barry H Burrows	6	6	7	6
	Neale Fraser Gene Garrett	6	6	3	8			N Fraser W Garrett	5	6	6	8	5
	Czesław Spychała Ignacy Tłoczyński	6	2	0				J Barry H Burrows	7	4	3	10	7
	John Barry Hal Burrows	8	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third round					Quarterfinals

	Bernard Crouch Gerry Piercy	1	3	3
	John Barrett Ian McDonald	6	6	6				J Barrett I McDonald	4	3	6	3
	Philippe Chatrier Jean-Claude Molinari	3	4	5				H Stewart A Vieira	6	6	4	6
	Hugh Stewart Armando Vieira	6	6	7										H Stewart A Vieira	6	6	6
	Erwin Balestra Zsigmond Zorny	1	2	7										D Hamilton B Robinson	1	2	2
LL	Dawson Hamilton Bruce Robinson	6	6	9			LL	D Hamilton B Robinson	6	6	6
	Malcolm Fox Andrés Hammersley	7	3	2	6	9		M Fox A Hammersley	2	3	4
	Eric Bulmer Reg Kaley	5	6	6	3	7													H Stewart A Vieira	6	4	4
	Hans Redl Franz Saiko	6	6	7														4	G Mulloy J Patty	8	6	6
	Headley Baxter Claude Lister	3	4	5				H Redl F Saiko	3	6	6	6
	Tim Lewis Finn Søhol	5	2	6	6	6		N Lewis F Søhol	6	2	3	2
Q	John Draper Ian King	7	6	1	4	4								H Redl F Saiko	2	3	3
	Geoff Ward John Ward	4	9	13	9								4	G Mulloy J Patty	6	6	6
	Gordon Forbes Gordon Talbot	6	7	11	7			G Ward J Ward	0	6	4
Q	Derrick Lester Bobby Thorn	2	3	3			4	G Mulloy J Patty	6	8	6
4	Gardnar Mulloy Budge Patty	6	6	6

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round					Quarterfinals

	Stan Clark Cliff Hovell	0	3	6	3
	John Ager Tony Vincent	6	6	3	6			J Ager A Vincent	6	6	4	2	5
	Ivan Devroe Jacques Peten	2	5	0				U Schmidt S Stockenberg	2	3	6	6	7
	Ulf Schmidt Staffan Stockenberg	6	7	6											U Schmidt S Stockenberg	3	2	2
	Mike Davies Gerry Oakley	7	6	2	6										A Segal O Williams	6	6	6
	Naresh Kumar Narendra Nath	5	3	6	4			M Davies G Oakley	3	5	7	7	5
	Abe Segal Owen Williams	6	6	6				A Segal O Williams	6	7	5	5	7
Q	RG Harris Jimmy Wilson	1	2	2																A Segal O Williams	6	18	3
	Tony Mottram Geoffrey Paish	6	6	4	4	6													1	R Hartwig M Rose	8	20	6
	Bob Howe Geoff Pryor	2	1	6	6	2		A Mottram G Paish	6	6	6
	Alain Lemyze Francis Nys	6	5	6	6			A Lemyze F Nys	3	2	2
Q	Tony Clayton Ian Coghill	3	7	4	3										A Mottram G Paish	3	2	3
	Robert Bédard Lorne Main	4	6	5	6	4								1	R Hartwig M Rose	6	6	6
	Ashley Cooper Roy Emerson	6	4	7	4	6		A Cooper R Emerson	2	3	3
	Gianni Clerici Orlando Sirola	1	2	2			1	R Hartwig M Rose	6	6	6
1	Rex Hartwig Mervyn Rose	6	6	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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