1955 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

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1955 Men's singles
  1954
1956  

The 1955 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 22nd edition of the men's singles championship. [1] [2]

Contents

Toshiaki Tanaka defeated Žarko Dolinar in the final, winning three sets to nil to secure the title. [3]

Results

[2]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg József Kóczián 21 19 18 19
Flag of France.svg Stephen Cafiero 11 21 21 21 Flag of France.svg Cafiero 21 21 7 22
Flag of Japan.svg Johnny Leach 23 21 21 Flag of England.svg Leach 16 15 21 20
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg László Földy 21 13 7 Flag of France.svg Cafiero 11 15 17
Flag of Japan.svg Toshiaki Tanaka 18 21 21 7 21 Flag of Japan.svg Tanaka 21 21 21
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Josip Vegrinc 21 17 8 21 15 Flag of Japan.svg Tanaka 21 21 21
Flag of Romania.svg Toma Reiter 21 21 25 Flag of Romania.svg Reiter 12 10 15
Flag of England.svg Brian Kennedy 16 13 23 Flag of Japan.svg Tanaka 21 21 21
Flag of England.svg Richard Bergmann 21 18 21 21 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dolinar 12 9 14
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Kálmán Szepesi 9 21 15 11 Flag of England.svg Bergmann 21 19 12 14
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Žarko Dolinar 21 21 21 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dolinar 19 21 21 21
Flag of Romania.svg Matei Gantner 15 13 15 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dolinar 11 21 22 21
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Ferenc Sidó 21 21 21 Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Sidó 21 15 20 18
Flag of the United States.svg Harry Hirschkowitz 18 11 17 Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Sidó 21 21 21
Flag of Japan.svg Ichiro Ogimura 17 20 19 Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Somogyi 19 18 13
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Josef Somogyi 21 22 21

See also

List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

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References

  1. "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
  2. 1 2 "1955 results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
  3. Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN   0-316-72645-1.