1954 Australian Championships

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]

1954 Australian Championships
Date22 January – 1 February 1954
Edition42nd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueWhite City Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Mervyn Rose
Women's singles
Australia Thelma Coyne Long
Men's doubles
Australia Rex Hartwig / Australia Mervyn Rose
Women's doubles
Australia Mary Bevis Hawton / Australia Beryl Penrose
Mixed doubles
Australia Thelma Coyne Long / Australia Rex Hartwig
← 1953 · Australian Championships · 1955 →

Finals

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Men's singles

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  Mervyn Rose defeated   Rex Hartwig 6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 [2]

Women's singles

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  Thelma Coyne Long defeated   Jenny Staley 6–3, 6–4 [3]

Men's doubles

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  Rex Hartwig /   Mervyn Rose defeated   Neale Fraser /   Clive Wilderspin 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 [4]

Women's doubles

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  Mary Bevis Hawton /   Beryl Penrose defeated   Hazel Redick-Smith /   Julia Wipplinger 6–3, 8–6 [5]

Mixed doubles

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  Thelma Coyne Long /   Rex Hartwig defeated   Beryl Penrose /   John Bromwich 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 [6]

Boys' singles

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  Billy Knight defeated   Roy Emerson 6–3, 6–1[7]

References

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  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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