Men's singles
1953 U.S. National Championships
ChampionUnited States Tony Trabert[1]
Runner-upUnited States Vic Seixas[1]
Score6–3, 6–2, 6–3

Tony Trabert defeated Vic Seixas 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1953 U.S. National Championships.[2]

Seeds

The tournament used two lists of eight players for seeding the men's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Tony Trabert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.[3][2]

Draw

Key

Final eight

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
4 Australia Lew Hoad 6 6 11
5 United States Gardnar Mulloy 4 2 9
4 Australia Lew Hoad 5 4 4
1 United States Vic Seixas 7 6 6
8 Denmark Kurt Nielsen 3 9 6 4
1 United States Vic Seixas 6 7 8 6
1 United States Vic Seixas 3 2 3
3 United States Tony Trabert 6 6 6
2 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 8 2 6 11
14 Sweden Sven Davidson 0 10 6 0 9
2 Australia Ken Rosewall 5 3 3
3 United States Tony Trabert 7 6 6
13 United States Budge Patty 4 4 2
3 United States Tony Trabert 6 6 6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Australia Hoad 6 6 9
United States Hagist 3 1 7
4 Australia Hoad 6 6 6
United States Davis 3 2 3
United States Johnson 8 9 3 4 4
United States Davis 6 7 6 6 6
4 Australia Hoad 6 6 6
9 United States Richardson 3 4 4
United States Dorfman 11 6 6
United States Been 7 3 10 4 United States Doss 9 3 3
United States Doss 9 6 8 6 United States Dorfman 4 1 1
United States Tully 4 1 1 9 United States Richardson 6 6 6
United States Stewart 6 6 6 United States Stewart 1 7 6 1
United Kingdom Becker 5 3 4 9 United States Richardson 6 9 3 6
9 United States Richardson 7 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Japan Kimura 1 5 7
12 Argentina Morea 6 7 9 12 Argentina Morea 5 2 4
United States Burrows 6 4 5 0 Denmark Ulrich 7 6 6
Denmark Ulrich 4 6 7 6 Denmark Ulrich 6 6 6
United States Boys 6 4 3 10 5 United States Dailey 4 4 2
United States Stewart 4 6 6 8 7 United States Stewart 9 3 4
Spain Vijande 2 2 3 United States Dailey 11 6 6
United States Dailey 6 6 6 Denmark Ulrich 6 3 5 2
United States Bentley 3 3 3 5 United States Mulloy 3 6 7 6
United States Drobac 6 6 6 United States Drobac 6 7 1 4
United States Anderson 2 1 6 6 5 United Kingdom Barrett 2 9 6 6
United Kingdom Barrett 6 6 3 4 7 United Kingdom Barrett 4 3 1
United States Alleyne 2 3 1 5 United States Mulloy 6 6 6
United States Squires 6 6 6 United States Squires 2 3 1
United States Sweeney 4 5 4 5 United States Mulloy 6 6 6
5 United States Mulloy 6 7 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States Ball 5 2 2
8 Denmark Nielsen 7 6 6 8 Denmark Nielsen 6 6 10
United States Steiner 3 4 5 United States Flam 4 4 8
United States Flam 6 6 7 8 Denmark Nielsen 2 6 6 2 6
United States Osburn 7 2 2 5 United States Paton 6 3 4 6 4
United States Paton 5 6 6 7 United States Paton 3 7 12 6 6
United States Stern 4 6 4 5 Canada Bedard 6 9 10 2 3
Canada Bedard 6 3 6 7 8 Denmark Nielsen 6 5 4 6 6
Puerto Rico Pasarell 3 2 2 United States Kovaleski 3 7 6 4 4
United States Cranston 6 6 6 United States Cranston 4 0 3
United States Bradford 5 5 7 United States Kovaleski 6 6 6
United States Kovaleski 7 7 9 United States Kovaleski 6 9 7 7
United States Likas 4 5 4 11 United States Clark 3 11 5 5
United States Perry 6 7 6 United States Perry 4 3 6 5
United States Potts 6 1 1 3 11 United States Clark 6 6 1 7
11 United States Clark 4 6 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States Willner 9 3 4
10 Australia Hartwig 11 6 6 10 Australia Hartwig 7 2 4 4
United States Thompson 2 1 1 United States Talbert 5 6 6 6
United States Talbert 6 6 6 United States Talbert 6 6 6
Mexico Ortega 2 6 7 4 2 United States Quillian 2 3 3
United States Quillian 6 3 5 6 6 United States Quillian 6 6 10 6
United States Raskind 4 6 3 2 Chile Balbiers 1 2 12 3
Chile Balbiers 6 2 6 6 United States Talbert 2 0 0
United States Kaiser 1 4 2 1 United States Seixas 6 6 6
United States Golden 6 6 6 United States Golden 6 6 6
United States Gerhardt 2 1 0 Canada Willey 4 3 2
Canada Willey 6 6 6 United States Golden 2 4 6 3
United States Eisenberg 3 4 4 1 United States Seixas 6 6 3 6
United States Grigry 6 6 6 United States Grigry 2 7 1
United States Stern 2 2 1 1 United States Seixas 6 9 6
1 United States Seixas 6 6 6

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States Bartzen 0 4 2
2 Australia Rosewall 6 6 6 2 Australia Rosewall 8 6 6
United States Hawley 3 6 3 Canada Rochon 6 3 2
Canada Rochon 6 8 6 2 Australia Rosewall 6 4 6 6
United States Shields 5 10 6 6 5 Mexico Reyes 4 6 1 2
United States Sorlien 7 12 1 4 7 United States Sorlien 3 5 6 3
United States McDonald 4 4 1 Mexico Reyes 6 7 4 6
Mexico Reyes 6 6 6 2 Australia Rosewall 9 7 6
United States Maccracken 7 3 2 3 15 United States Brown 7 5 2
Japan Kamo 5 6 6 6 Japan Kamo 2 8 6 2
United States MacKay 2 4 3 United States Garrett 6 10 1 6
United States Garrett 6 6 6 United States Garrett 6 3 2
United States Arnold 1 2 1 15 United States Brown 8 6 6
Chile Ayala 6 6 6 Chile Ayala 4 0 3
United States Flye 4 4 4 15 United States Brown 6 6 6
15 United States Brown 6 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Canada Macken 2 2 2
14 Sweden Davidson 6 6 6 14 Sweden Davidson 6 3 2 6 6
United States Warden 0 6 3 United States Moss 3 6 6 4 3
United States Moss 6 8 6 14 Sweden Davidson 6 6 6
United States Englander 4 4 3 United States Kauder 1 3 3
United States Gaines 6 6 6 United States Gaines 3 4 2
United States Land 2 2 1 United States Kauder 6 6 6
United States Kauder 6 6 6 14 Sweden Davidson 1 3 6 6 6
Czechoslovakia Hecht 4 2 8 2 7 United States Larsen 6 6 1 4 4
United States Schnaars 6 6 6 6 United States Schnaars 3 1 1
United States Seymour 1 5 3 United States Shea 6 6 6
United States Shea 6 7 6 United States Shea 7 9 4
Japan Miyagi 4 8 6 4 7 United States Larsen 9 11 6
Australia Wilderspin 6 10 3 6 Australia Wilderspin 2 6 2 6
Mexico Llamas 1 1 8 7 United States Larsen 6 1 6 8
7 United States Larsen 6 6 10

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States Morris 10 9 3 2 2
6 Australia Rose 8 7 6 6 6 6 Australia Rose 6 6 6
Mexico Contreras 3 6 9 6 United States Schwartz 3 4 1
United States Schwartz 6 4 11 8 6 Australia Rose 6 9 6
United States Steele Jr. 6 7 3 2 4 Canada Main 2 7 2
United States Browne 2 5 6 6 6 United States Browne 0 3 4
United States Martin 5 1 5 Canada Main 6 6 6
Canada Main 7 6 7 6 Australia Rose 9 4 2 3
United States Rogers 6 2 4 7 13 United States Patty 7 6 6 6
United States Wood 3 6 6 9 United States Wood 6 1 4 5
United States Longshore 8 5 3 5 United States Masterson 4 6 6 7
United States Masterson 6 7 6 7 United States Masterson 2 3 3
United States Schulze 2 3 4 13 United States Patty 6 6 6
United StatesMayne 6 6 6 United States Mayne 9 6 4 3 1
United States Clothier 1 2 1 13 United States Patty 7 2 6 6 6
13 United States Patty 6 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States Vincent 3 3 4
16 Australia Ayre 6 6 6 16 Australia Ayre 6 6 6
United States Cohen w/o United States Warden 1 0 0
United States Warden 16 Australia Ayre 6 14 6
United States Hettleman 2 8 6 3 4 United States Frost 4 12 0
United States Pierce 6 6 2 6 6 United States Pierce 3 7 6 2
United States Frost 6 9 3 6
16 Australia Ayre 2 5 2
3 United States Trabert 6 7 6
United States Peterson 6 6 8
Canada Fontana 4 3 6
United States Peterson 3 2 0
3 United States Trabert 6 6 6
United States Sullivan 2 2 1
3 United States Trabert 6 6 6

References

  1. 1 2 Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 460. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. 1 2 Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's singles Champions, 1881–1966,. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 128. OCLC 172306.
  3. "Seeding Made for National Tennis Meet". Sarasota Journal. AP. August 27, 1953. p. 9 via Google News Archive.
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