1953 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1953 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Vic Seixas
Runner-up	Kurt Nielsen
Final score	9–7, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	128 (10 Q )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed
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In the 1953 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles, second seed Vic Seixas defeated the unseeded Kurt Nielsen in the final, 9–7, 6–3, 6–4, to take the gentlemen's singles tennis title.^[1] Frank Sedgman was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.

Progress of the competition[]

It was the first of two Men's Singles competitions at Wimbledon in which an unseeded Nielsen had progressed to the final.^[2] On the way, he defeated both the number one seed Ken Rosewall and a favourite with the Wimbledon crowd, fourth-seeded Jaroslav Drobný, the latter in straight sets.

Drobný's earlier third-round match against Budge Patty, came to be regarded as a classic in Wimbledon history.^[3] The match lasted for 93 games, and held the Wimbledon record for the longest match until 1969.^[4]

Seeds[]

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	2	Vic Seixas	5	6	6	1	9
	6	Lew Hoad	7	4	3	6	7
										2	Vic Seixas	6	10	9	6	6
										3	Mervyn Rose	4	12	11	4	3
	3	Mervyn Rose	6	6	16
	7	Art Larsen	3	3	14
																			2	Vic Seixas	9	6	6
																				Kurt Nielsen	7	3	4
		Sven Davidson	5	4	0
	4	Jaroslav Drobný	7	6	6
										4	Jaroslav Drobný	4	3	2
											Kurt Nielsen	6	6	6
		Kurt Nielsen	7	4	6	6	6
	1	Ken Rosewall	5	6	8	0	2

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	2	Vic Seixas	6	6	6
		Bob Lee	3	0	1					2	V Seixas	6	6	7
		Władysław Skonecki	6	6	6						W Skonecki	2	2	5
	Q	Robin Kipping	2	4	2														2	V Seixas	6	6	6
		Liep-Tjiauw Tan	6	5	1	6	6													P Washer	3	1	3
		Doug Scharenguivel	4	7	6	3	2				L-T Tan	0	3	3
		Jim McArdle	0	3	4						P Washer	6	6	6
		Philippe Washer	6	6	6																							2	V Seixas	10	7	6
		George Worthington	6	5	6	6																							G Worthington	8	5	3
		Armando Vieira	0	7	1	1					G Worthington	2	6	6	6
		Jørgen Ulrich	3	5	3						L Bergelin	6	0	3	2
		Lennart Bergelin	6	7	6															G Worthington	6	6	8
		Zoltán Katona	6	6	6	6														F Ampon	2	2	6
		Boebi van Meegeren	2	8	4	1					Z Katona	4	3	1
		Felicisimo Ampon	6	6	6						F Ampon	6	6	6
		Gerard Pilet	1	1	1

Section 2[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	6	Lew Hoad	6	6	7
		Russell Seymour	4	2	5					6	L Hoad	6	6	6
		Clive Bernstein	5	3	3						N Nath	0	4	1
		Narendra Nath	7	6	6														6	L Hoad	6	6	6
		Gianni Clerici	6	8	2	4														J Barrett	2	2	1
	Q	Stefán László	8	6	6	6				Q	S László	1	3	8	12
		John Barrett	6	6	6						J Barrett	6	6	6	14
		Ron Reeve	1	3	4																							6	L Hoad	6	6	6
		Douglas Snart	0	6	6	3																							H Stewart	0	3	2
	Q	Sima Nikolić	6	8	4	6				Q	S Nikolić	4	2	2
		Tony Mottram	4	6	6	3	4				H Stewart	6	6	6
		Hugh Stewart	6	3	4	6	6													H Stewart	6	6	6
		Bernard Crouch	6	6	6															H Redl	3	1	0
		Edmund David	3	3	3						B Crouch	2	3	7	4
		Peter Hare	0	3	6						H Redl	6	6	5	6
		Hans Redl	6	6	8

Section 3[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	3	Mervyn Rose	8	6	4	6
	Q	Ramanathan Krishnan	6	4	6	1				3	M Rose	6	6	6
		Colin Hannam	3	5	6	3					N Lewis	3	3	2
		Tim Lewis	6	7	3	6													3	M Rose	6	6	6
		Jacques Peten	6	6	6															J-C Molinari	4	0	4
	Q	Robin Condy	1	2	2						J Peten	1	6	0	0
		Jean-Claude Molinari	8	6	8						J-C Molinari	6	3	6	6
		Geoff Ward	6	1	6																							3	M Rose	6	6	8
		John Horn	6	6	6																								J Brichant	4	4	6
		Gheorghe Sturdza	0	2	0						J Horn	6	6	5	5	6
		Czesław Spychała	7	1	2						D Black	3	4	7	7	8
		Don Black	9	6	6															D Black	5	8	3
		Roger Becker	6	7	3	4														J Brichant	7	10	6
		Jacques Brichant	3	9	6	6					J Brichant	8	6	6
		Claude Lister	6	6	6						C Lister	6	3	0
		Horst Hermann	4	2	4

Section 4[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	7	Art Larsen	6	6	8
		Antal Jancsó	2	4	6					7	A Larsen	6	6	7
		Don Butler	6	6	3	6					D Butler	4	2	5
		Carlos Ferrer	3	3	6	4													7	A Larsen	6	6	7
	Q	Ralph Oliver	3	6	6															J Palada	1	2	5
	Q	Jeffrey Michelmore	6	8	8					Q	J Michelmore	1	3	1
		Josip Palada	6	6	7						J Palada	6	6	6
		Billy Knight	2	2	5																							7	A Larsen	8	6	6
		Johann Kupferburger	5	3	3																								T Johansson	6	2	0
		Jean-Noël Grinda	7	6	6						J-N Grinda	6	1	4	2
		Philippe Chatrier	0	3	0						T Johansson	3	6	6	6
		Torsten Johansson	6	6	6															T Johansson	7	6	2	7
	Q	Laurie Proctor	1	1	3															T Ulrich	5	3	6	5
		Torben Ulrich	6	6	6						T Ulrich	6	3	6	6
		Guy Jackson	4	4	5						G Merlo	4	6	2	3
		Giuseppe Merlo	6	6	7

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Bobby Wilson	6	6	6
		Cliff Hovell	2	4	2						R Wilson	6	6	6
		René Buser	0	6	6	7					René Buser	4	3	3
		Hans van Dalsum	6	4	2	5														R Wilson	3	6	10	0	2
		Darrell Shaw	2	9	5															S Davidson	6	4	8	6	6
		Sven Davidson	6	11	7						S Davidson	6	6	6
		Grant Golden	6	7	6						G Golden	3	4	4
		Vladimir Petrović	1	5	1																								S Davidson	6	6	6
		Clive Wilderspin	6	6	6																								I Ayre	3	4	4
		Ernst Buchholz	4	2	4						C Wilderspin	6	6	7
		Eric Bulmer	6	6	6						E Bulmer	2	3	5
		Vivian Gotto	2	2	0															C Wilderspin	5	2	5
		József Asbóth	6	7	2	2														I Ayre	7	6	7
		Ian Ayre	4	9	6	6					I Ayre	6	6	11	6
		Ian McDonald	4	6	0					8	E Morea	8	4	9	2
	8	Enrique Morea	6	8	6

Section 6[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Rex Hartwig	6	6	6
	LL	Wayne Van Voorhees	3	2	1						R Hartwig	6	6	6	6
		Geoffrey Paish	6	6	6						G Paish	8	3	3	2
		Ian Vermaak	4	4	3															R Hartwig	6	6	6
		Ignacy Tłoczyński	3	6	6	6														I Tłoczyński	1	1	3
		Eduardo Argon	6	2	3	2					I Tłoczyński	6	4	6	7
		Tony Starte	6	6	5	6					A Starte	4	6	4	5
		Søren Højberg	2	3	7	2																							R Hartwig	3	5	5
		Jacques Thomas	2	4	4																							4	J Drobný	6	7	7
		Budge Patty	6	6	6						J Patty	7	6	6
		Headley Baxter	1	8	3	3						5	2	0
			6	6	6	6														J Patty	6	18	6	6	10
		Howard Walton	2	2	0														4	J Drobný	8	16	3	8	12
		Tut Bartzen	6	6	6						B Bartzen	4	3	3
		Bernard Destremau	0	1	2					4	J Drobný	6	6	6
	4	Jaroslav Drobný	6	6	6

Section 7[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Barry Green	3	2	6	5
		Kurt Nielsen	6	6	4	7					K Nielsen	6	6	8
		Keith Malcolm	7	6	1	6					R Malcolm	1	1	6
		Joe Hackett	5	4	6	3														K Nielsen	6	3	6	6
		Bryan Woodroffe	6	6	6															B Woodroffe	4	6	3	2
		Gerry Oakley	2	2	3						B Woodroffe	5	6	6	6
		Fausto Gardini	5	3	1						I Sikorszki	7	1	0	3
		István Sikorszki	7	6	6																								K Nielsen	10	6	7
		Staffan Stockenberg	6	6	6																							5	G Mulloy	8	3	5
		Matthew Mohtadi	2	4	2						S Stockenberg	7	8	6
		John Ager	3	6	6	6					J Ager	5	6	4
		Gil de Kermadec	6	2	3	3														S Stockenberg	6	6	3	3	7
		Gino Mezzi	4	5	6	6													5	G Mulloy	4	3	6	6	9
		Freddie Huber	6	7	4	8					A Huber	2	2	6	4
		Malcolm Fox	4	9	2					5	G Mulloy	6	6	3	6
	5	Gardnar Mulloy	6	11	6

Section 8[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Jack Arkinstall	3	4	6	6	6
		Naresh Kumar	6	6	3	2	2				J Arkinstall	6	6	6
		Fred Dehnert	6	6	3	6					A Dehnert	1	3	1
	Q	Ilija Panajotović	3	4	6	4														J Arkinstall	7	2	4	6	6
		Cyril Kemp	6	6	3	8	2													R Deyro	5	6	6	3	2
		Tony Pickard	3	8	6	6	6				A Pickard	2	3	0
		Raymundo Deyro	8	6	8						R Deyro	6	6	6
		Henry Billington	6	0	6																								J Arkinstall	6	6	1	1	2
		Jaime Bartrolí	6	6	6																							1	K Rosewall	4	3	6	6	6
		Ivan Devroe	3	2	2						J Bartrolí	6	3	9	7	8
		Alexander Wellford	4	6	2	3				Q	I Warwick	8	6	7	5	10
	Q	Ivor Warwick	6	4	6	6													Q	I Warwick	3	2	2
		Robert Abdesselam	6	6	6														1	K Rosewall	6	6	6
		Malcolm Gracie	3	4	4						R Abdesselam	3	1	6	2
		Mike Davies	2	4	2					1	K Rosewall	6	6	4	6
	1	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6

References[]

External links[]

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com