1947 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1947 Australian Championships
Champion	Dinny Pails
Runner-up	John Bromwich
Final score	4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 8–6
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	11
Events
Singles men women Doubles
← 1946 · Australian Championships · 1948 →

Dinny Pails defeated John Bromwich 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 8–6 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1947 Australian Championships.

Seeds[]

The seeded players are listed below. Dinny Pails is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Draw[]

Key[]

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	John Bromwich	6	7	4	6
	8	Colin Long	2	5	6	0
										1	John Bromwich	6	6	1	6
										4	Gardnar Mulloy	2	4	6	4
	4	Gardnar Mulloy	6	6	6	5	6
	6	Lionel Brodie	2	8	2	7	1
																			1	John Bromwich	6	4	6	5	6
																			2	Dinny Pails	4	6	3	7	8
	5	Adrian Quist	6	4	7	2
	3	Tom Brown	8	6	5	6
										3	Tom Brown	2	4	1
										2	Dinny Pails	6	6	6
	7	Bill Sidwell	3	8	3
	2	Dinny Pails	6	10	6

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	1	Bromwich	6	6	6
			2	1	2					1	Bromwich	6	6	6
		Gilchrist									Gilchrist	2	2	2
		Hopman	w/o																1	Bromwich	6	7	4	6
	8	Long	6	6	6														8	Long	2	5	6	0
			3	3	3					8	Long	6	6	8
		Worthington	6	6	4	3	10				Worthington	1	2	6
			4	4	6	6	8																					1	Bromwich	6	6	1	6
	4	Mulloy	6	6	4	6	6																					4	Mulloy	2	4	6	4
			8	3	6	0	1			4	Mulloy	4	3	6	6	6
	10	Brown	6	8	6					10	Brown	6	6	3	4	2
		Wilderspin	2	6	2														4	Mulloy	6	6	6	5	6
	6	Brodie	7	6	6														6	Brodie	2	8	2	7	1
			5	3	2					6	Brodie	6	6	6
		Bonner	6	3	6	3	6				Bonner	2	1	4
			3	6	3	6	1

Section 2[]

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
		Matthews	6	6	6
			4	1	3						Matthews	1	8	2
	5	Quist	6	6	6					5	Quist	6	10	6
		Candy	4	1	3														5	Quist	6	4	7	2
			11	6	6														3	Brown	8	6	5	6
	11	Crawford	9	3	0							6	5	6	4
	3	Brown	6	6	6					3	Brown	8	7	3	6
			1	2	2																							3	Brown	2	4	1
	9	Talbert	6	6	6																							2	Pails	6	6	6
		McCarthy	0	1	0					9	Talbert	1	2	6	3
	7	Sidwell	6	6						7	Sidwell	6	6	3	6
			2	1															7	Sidwell	3	8	3
			6	9	6														2	Pails	6	10	6
		Sedgman	4	7	4							1	3	1
	2	Pails	6	6	6					2	Pails	6	6	6
			3	1	0

External links[]

• [1] Source for the draw at australianopen.com