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1953 French Championships – Men's singles

Third-seeded Ken Rosewall defeated Vic Seixas 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1953 French Championships.[1]

Men's singles
1953 French Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Ken Rosewall
Runner-upUnited States Vic Seixas
Score6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
Details
Draw110
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds edit

The seeded players are listed below. Ken Rosewall is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Jaroslav Drobný (semifinals)
  2.   Gardnar Mulloy (quarterfinals)
  3.   Ken Rosewall (champion)
  4.   Lew Hoad (quarterfinals)
  5.   Vic Seixas (final)
  6.   Budge Patty (fourth round)
  7.   Mervyn Rose (fourth round)
  8.   Fausto Gardini (quarterfinals)
  9.   Bernard Bartzen (fourth round)
  10.   Enrique Morea (semifinals)
  11.   Felicisimo Ampon (quarterfinals)
  12.   Sven Davidson (fourth round)
  13.   Paul Rémy (third round)
  14.   Torsten Johansson (third round)
  15.   Raymundo Deyro (fourth round)
  16.   Giovanni Cucelli (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 1 6
8   Fausto Gardini 3 1 6 4
1   Jaroslav Drobný 3 2 6 3
5   Vic Seixas 6 6 3 6
4   Lew Hoad 3 3 4
5   Vic Seixas 6 6 6
5   Vic Seixas 3 4 6 2
3   Ken Rosewall 6 6 1 6
11   Felicisimo Ampon 2 1 1
3   Ken Rosewall 6 6 6
3   Ken Rosewall 2 6 6 0 6
10   Enrique Morea 6 2 4 6 2
10   Enrique Morea 6 6 8 6
2   Gardnar Mulloy 8 3 6 3

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Drobný 6 6 6
  Bouteleux 1 0 0
1   Drobný 6 6 6
  Ducos De La Haille 4 3 2
  Petrovic 5 1 1
  Ducos De La Haille 7 6 6
1   Drobný 6 2 6 6
  Hartwig 2 6 4 2
  Starte 4 1 2
  Vieira 6 6 6
  Vieira 6 5 5
  Hartwig 8 7 7
16   Cucelli 6 5 5
  Hartwig 8 7 7

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Gardini 6 6 6
  Van Voorhees 6 7 2 6   Van Voorhees 1 3 3
  Panajotovic 3 5 6 3 8   Gardini 6 6 6
  Freling   Grinda 4 2 1
  Grinda   Grinda 6 6 6
  Kupferburger 6 6 6   Kupferburger 0 3 4
  Matton 4 1 3 8   Gardini 2 6 4 6 6
  Sanders 3 4 7 8 4 9   Bartzen 6 3 6 4 4
  Wilderspin 6 6 5 6 6   Wilderspin 3 2 6 1
  Dessair   Stockenberg 6 6 2 6
  Stockenberg   Stockenberg 2 6 2 0
  Hode 9   Bartzen 6 3 6 6
9   Bartzen 9   Bartzen 6 6 6
  Sursock 3 1 3   Berthet 2 1 1
  Berthet 6 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Hoad 6 6 3 6
  Larcade 1 4 6 1 4   Hoad 4 6 6 6
  Jalabert 6 7 6   Jalabert 6 4 0 0
  Wellford 4 6 4 4   Hoad 6 3 2 6 6
  Pasquier 2 4 2   Molinari 1 6 6 0 1
  Molinari 6 6 6   Molinari 6 6 6
  Desq 6 4 7 0 5   Plećević 2 1 1
  Plećević 0 6 5 6 7 4   Hoad 6 6 6
13   Remy 6 6 6   Merlo 1 4 2
  Van Dalsum 1 2 1 13   Rémy 7 6 6
  Woodroffe 6 6 6   Woodroffe 5 4 3
  Laval 4 4 4 13   Rémy 2 2 2
  Merlo   Merlo 6 6 6
  Cullum   Merlo 6 6 6
  Lemyze 6 6 6   Lemyze 1 2 4
  Delhomme 2 2 2

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Seixas 6 6 6
  Rodriguez 0 2 0 5   Seixas 6 6 5 6
  Davis   Del Bello 1 2 7 3
  Del Bello 5   Seixas 6 6 6
  Jamain 1 2 2   Destremau 1 1 1
  Destremau 6 6 6   Destremau 6 6 6
  Thomas 6 6 6 1 2   Lemasson 2 1 0
  Lemasson 1 3 8 6 6 5   Seixas 6 6 6
12   Davidson 6 7 7 12   Davidson 1 4 4
  Favieres 2 5 5 12   Davidson 6 6 6
  Paish   Paish 3 3 2
  Rodel 12   Davidson 6 1
  Zalzal   Bernard 2 0 r
  Bernard   Bernard 6 6 2 9
  Thieullent 7 6 6   Thieullent 4 3 6 7
  Cohen 5 0 2

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  John 1 1 1
  Grandet 6 6 6   Grandet
  Gentien   Haillet
  Haillet   Grandet 1 3 3
  Devroe 6 1 3 9 3 11   Ampon 6 6 6
  Perreau-Saussine 3 6 6 7 6   Perreau-Saussine 0 6 2 1
11   Ampon 6 6 6 11   Ampon 6 4 6 6
  Zeppenfeldt 2 1 1 11   Ampon 6 6 6
  Toussaint 8 3 1 3 6   Patty 4 2 4
  Schaff 6 6 6 6   Schaff 2 4 3
  Nys 6 7 6   Nys 6 6 6
  Feret 4 5 3   Nys 3 4 4
  Bergamo 6 7 7 6   Patty 6 6 6
  Chatrier 2 5 5   Bergamo 3 6 3 2
  Herzog 6   Patty 6 4 6 6
6   Patty

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Skonecki 7 6 7
  Weiss 5 1 5   Skonecki 6 6 6 7
  Sirola 6 6 3 6   Sirola 8 1 2 5
  Butler 4 4 6 4   Skonecki 6 6 6
  Pine 0 0 1 14   Johansson 1 2 2
  De Kermadec 6 6 6   De Kermadec 3 7 6 3
14   Johansson 6 7 6 14   Johansson 6 9 1 6
  Malosse 3 5 4   Skonecki 2 3 2
  Seymour 6 6 6 6 3   Rosewall 6 6 6
  Mey 8 0 0 2   Seymour 5 1 3
  Pellizza 6 6 6   Pellizza 7 6 6
  Rauf 2 1 0   Pellizza 0 3 0
  Scribani 6 6 6 3   Rosewall 6 6 6
  Dunklin 1 3 2   Scribani 1 3 3
  Boussus 1 1 1 3   Rosewall 6 6 6
3   Rosewall 6 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Cody 0 2 0
  Jauffret 6 6 6   Jauffret 3 2 r
  Hermann 6 6 6   Hermann 6 6
  Rivkind 2 1 4   Hermann 3 4 2
  Peten 6 6 8 10   Morea 6 6 6
  Argon 3 4 6   Peten 2 3 0
10   Morea 6 6 6 10   Morea 6 6 6
  Sturdza 2 0 2 10   Morea 6 8 3 6 6
  Valerio 1 2 1 7   Rose 3 6 6 8 3
  Vermaak 6 6 6   Vermaak 1 3 5
  Abdesselam   Abdesselam 6 6 7
  Buser   Abdesselam 3 5 6 2
  Fox 7   Rose 6 7 4 6
  Milojkovic   Milojkovic 1 7 3
7   Rose 6 9 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   Deyro 8 6 4
  Pallada 6 3 6 r
15   Deyro 4 6 6 6
  Ayre 6 0 2 3
  Ayre 6 6 6
  Del Bello 4 4 2
15   Deyro 6 6 3 3
2   Mulloy 8 4 6 6
  Pilet
  Hopman
  Pilet 2 3 4
2   Mulloy 6 6 6
  Mezzi 2 1 2
2   Mulloy 6 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ Gene Brown, ed. (1979). The New York Times Encyclopedia of Sports: Tennis. Arno Press. p. 98.

External links edit

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