1954 Australian Championships

1954 Australian Championships
Date	22 January – 1 February 1954
Edition	42nd
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Grass
Location	Sydney, Australia
Venue	White City Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Mervyn Rose
Women's singles
Thelma Coyne Long
Men's doubles
Rex Hartwig / Mervyn Rose
Women's doubles
Mary Bevis Hawton / Beryl Penrose
Mixed doubles
Thelma Coyne Long / 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

Main article: 1954 Australian Championships – Men's singles

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

Women's singles

Main article: 1954 Australian Championships – Women's singles

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

Men's doubles

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

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Boys' singles

Billy Knight defeated 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.

External links

• Australian Open official website

Preceded by 1953 U.S. National Championships

Grand Slams

Succeeded by 1954 French Championships