1955 Torneo Godó

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The 1955 Torneo Godó was the third edition of the Torneo Godó annual tennis tournament played on clay courts in Barcelona, Spain and it took place from May 10–15, 1955.

Seeds[]

  1. United States Budge Patty (Runner-up)
  2. United States Art Larsen (Champion)
  3. Australia Mervyn Rose (Semifinalist)
  4. United States Herbert Flam (Quarterfinalist)
  5. Poland Wladyslaw Skonecki (Third round)
  6. Canada Robert Bedard (Quarterfinalist)
  7. Sweden Staffan Stockenberg (Quarterfinalist)
  8. Australia George Worthington (Quarterfinalist)

Draw[]

Finals[]

Semifinals Final
              
2 United States Art Larsen 3 6 12 2 8
3 Australia Mervyn Rose 6 4 10 6 6
2 United States Art Larsen 7 3 7 2 6
1 United States Budge Patty 5 6 5 6 4
South Africa Trevor Fancutt 4 4 5
1 United States Budge Patty 6 6 7

Earlier rounds[]

First round[]

Only three first round matches were played, the rest of the players received a bye into the second round.

Those three round matches were the following matches:

  • Spain def. Spain 6/2, 6/1.
  • France def. Spain 6/3, 5/7, 6/1.
  • Spain def. Spain 6/3, 6/2.

Top half[]

Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 United States Larsen 7 6
Spain 5 3 2 United States Larsen 6 6
Spain Couder 6 6 Spain Couder 1 2
Spain 2 0 2 United States Larsen 6 6
7 Sweden Stockenberg 6 6 7 Sweden Stockenberg 4 4
Spain 2 4 7 Sweden Stockenberg 6 6
South Africa Williams 6 6 South Africa Williams 3 1
Spain Gimeno 3 4 2 United States Larsen 3 6 12 2 8
3 Australia Rose 6 6 3 Australia Rose 6 4 10 6 6
Spain 0 1 3 Australia Rose 6 6
Canada Fontana 6 6 Canada Fontana 0 2
Spain 1 0 3 Australia Rose 6 6
6 Canada Bedard 6 6 6 Canada Bedard 4 3
Spain 1 0 6 Canada Bedard 6 9
Spain 2 9 6 Spain 4 7
France Walter 6 7 1

Bottom half[]

Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Spain
South Africa Fancutt w/o South Africa Fancutt 6 6
Spain 1 2 5 Poland Skonecki 4 3
5 Poland Skonecki 6 6 South Africa Fancutt 2 6 6
Spain 6 6 4 United States Flam 6 4 4
Spain 4 2 Spain 2 6
Spain 6 2 4 United States Flam 6 8
4 United States Flam 8 6 South Africa Fancutt 4 4 5
France 5 5 1 United States Patty 6 6 7
Spain 7 7 Spain 4 4
Chile 0 0 8 Australia Worthington 6 6
8 Australia Worthington 6 6 8 Australia Worthington 2 4
Spain 9 1 5 1 United States Patty 6 6
Spain 7 6 7 Spain 0 5
Spain 3 1 1 United States Patty 6 7
1 United States Patty 6 6

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