1953 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles

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]

Men's Singles
1953 U.S. National Championships
Champion Tony Trabert[1]
Runner-up Vic Seixas[1]
Final score6–3, 6–2, 6–3

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
  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

Final eight
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
4 Lew Hoad 6 6 11
5 Gardnar Mulloy 4 2 9
4 Lew Hoad 5 4 4
1 Vic Seixas 7 6 6
8 Kurt Nielsen 3 9 6 4
1 Vic Seixas 6 7 8 6
1 Vic Seixas 3 2 3
3 Tony Trabert 6 6 6
2 Ken Rosewall 6 8 2 6 11
14 Sven Davidson 0 10 6 0 9
2 Ken Rosewall 5 3 3
3 Tony Trabert 7 6 6
13 Budge Patty 4 4 2
3 Tony Trabert 6 6 6

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 Hoad 6 6 9
Hagist 3 1 7
4 Hoad 6 6 6
Davis 3 2 3
Johnson 8 9 3 4 4
Davis 6 7 6 6 6
4 Hoad 6 6 6
9 Richardson 3 4 4
Dorfman 11 6 6
Been 7 3 10 4 Doss 9 3 3
Doss 9 6 8 6 Dorfman 4 1 1
Tully 4 1 1 9 Richardson 6 6 6
Stewart 6 6 6 Stewart 1 7 6 1
Becker 5 3 4 9 Richardson 6 9 3 6
9 Richardson 7 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Kimura 1 5 7
12 Morea 6 7 9 12 Morea 5 2 4
Burrows 6 4 5 0 Ulrich 7 6 6
Ulrich 4 6 7 6 Ulrich 6 6 6
Boys 6 4 3 10 5 Dailey 4 4 2
Stewart 4 6 6 8 7 Stewart 9 3 4
Vijande 2 2 3 Dailey 11 6 6
Dailey 6 6 6 Ulrich 6 3 5 2
Bentley 3 3 3 5 Mulloy 3 6 7 6
Drobac 6 6 6 Drobac 6 7 1 4
Anderson 2 1 6 6 5 Barrett 2 9 6 6
Barrett 6 6 3 4 7 Barrett 4 3 1
Alleyne 2 3 1 5 Mulloy 6 6 6
Squires 6 6 6 Squires 2 3 1
Sweeney 4 5 4 5 Mulloy 6 6 6
5 Mulloy 6 7 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Ball 5 2 2
8 Nielsen 7 6 6 8 Nielsen 6 6 10
Steiner 3 4 5 Flam 4 4 8
Flam 6 6 7 8 Nielsen 2 6 6 2 6
Osburn 7 2 2 5 Paton 6 3 4 6 4
Paton 5 6 6 7 Paton 3 7 12 6 6
Stern 4 6 4 5 Bedard 6 9 10 2 3
Bedard 6 3 6 7 8 Nielsen 6 5 4 6 6
Pasarell 3 2 2 Kovaleski 3 7 6 4 4
Cranston 6 6 6 Cranston 4 0 3
Bradford 5 5 7 Kovaleski 6 6 6
Kovaleski 7 7 9 Kovaleski 6 9 7 7
Likas 4 5 4 11 Clark 3 11 5 5
Perry 6 7 6 Perry 4 3 6 5
Potts 6 1 1 3 11 Clark 6 6 1 7
11 Clark 4 6 6 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Willner 9 3 4
10 Hartwig 11 6 6 10 Hartwig 7 2 4 4
Thompson 2 1 1 Talbert 5 6 6 6
Talbert 6 6 6 Talbert 6 6 6
Ortega 2 6 7 4 2 Quillian 2 3 3
Quillian 6 3 5 6 6 Quillian 6 6 10 6
Raskind 4 6 3 2 Balbiers 1 2 12 3
Balbiers 6 2 6 6 Talbert 2 0 0
Kaiser 1 4 2 1 Seixas 6 6 6
Golden 6 6 6 Golden 6 6 6
Gerhardt 2 1 0 Willey 4 3 2
Willey 6 6 6 Golden 2 4 6 3
Eisenberg 3 4 4 1 Seixas 6 6 3 6
Grigry 6 6 6 Grigry 2 7 1
Stern 2 2 1 1 Seixas 6 9 6
1 Seixas 6 6 6

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Bartzen 0 4 2
2 Rosewall 6 6 6 2 Rosewall 8 6 6
Hawley 3 6 3 Rochon 6 3 2
Rochon 6 8 6 2 Rosewall 6 4 6 6
Shields 5 10 6 6 5 Reyes 4 6 1 2
Sorlein 7 12 1 4 7 Sorlein 3 5 6 3
McDonald 4 4 1 Reyes 6 7 4 6
Reyes 6 6 6 2 Rosewall 9 7 6
Maccracken 7 3 2 3 15 Brown 7 5 2
Kamo 5 6 6 6 Kamo 2 8 6 2
Mackay 2 4 3 Garrett 6 10 1 6
Garrett 6 6 6 Garrett 6 3 2
Arnold 1 2 1 15 Brown 8 6 6
Ayala 6 6 6 Ayala 4 0 3
Flye 4 4 4 15 Brown 6 6 6
15 Brown 6 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Macken 2 2 2
14 Davidson 6 6 6 14 Davidson 6 3 2 6 6
Warden 0 6 3 Moss 3 6 6 4 3
Moss 6 8 6 14 Davidson 6 6 6
Englander 4 4 3 Kauder 1 3 3
Gaines 6 6 6 Gaines 3 4 2
Land 2 2 1 Kauder 6 6 6
Kauder 6 6 6 14 Davidson 1 3 6 6 6
Hecht 4 2 8 2 7 Larsen 6 6 1 4 4
Schnaars 6 6 6 6 Schnaars 3 1 1
Seymour 1 5 3 Shea 6 6 6
Shea 6 7 6 Shea 7 9 4
Miyagi 4 8 6 4 7 Larsen 9 11 6
Wilderspin 6 10 3 6 Wilderspin 2 6 2 6
Llamas 1 1 8 7 Larsen 6 1 6 8
7 Larsen 6 6 10

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
Morris 10 9 3 2 2
6 Rose 8 7 6 6 6 6 Rose 6 6 6
Contreras 3 6 9 6 Schwartz 3 4 1
Schwartz 6 4 11 8 6 Rose 6 9 6
Steele, Jr. 6 7 3 2 4 Main 2 7 2
Browne 2 5 6 6 6 Browne 0 3 4
Martin 5 1 5 Main 6 6 6
Main 7 6 7 6 Rose 9 4 2 3
Rogers 6 2 4 7 13 Patty 7 6 6 6
Wood 3 6 6 9 Wood 6 1 4 5
Longshore 8 5 3 5 Masterson 4 6 6 7
Masterson 6 7 6 7 Masterson 2 3 3
Schulze 2 3 4 13 Patty 6 6 6
Mayne 6 6 6 Mayne 9 6 4 3 1
Clothier 1 2 1 13 Patty 7 2 6 6 6
13 Patty 6 6 6

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

References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 460. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  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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