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

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]

Finals

Men's singles

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

Women's singles

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

Men's doubles

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

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Boys' singles

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

References

  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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