Men's singles |
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1954 U.S. National Championships |
Final |
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Champion | Vic Seixas[1] |
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Runner-up | Rex Hartwig[1] |
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Score | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
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Details |
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Draw | 104 |
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Seeds | 20 |
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Events |
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Singles | men | women | Doubles | men | women | |
← 1953 · | U.S. National Championships | · 1955 → |
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1954 tennis event results
Third-seeded Vic Seixas defeated Rex Hartwig 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1954 U.S. National Championships.[2]
Seeds
The tournament used two lists of ten players for seeding the men's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Vic Seixas is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.[2]
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight
Earlier rounds
Section 1
Section 2
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Kerdasha | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | 13 | Mulloy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Kauder | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | | | | Kauder | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | |
| | Kamo | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 13 | Mulloy | 10 | 6 | 11 | | | |
| | Holmberg | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | Cranston | 8 | 3 | 9 | | | |
| | Coss | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | | | | Holmberg | 3 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Cranston | 12 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | Cranston | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | |
| | Ball | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | 13 | Mulloy | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | |
| | Hettleman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 8 | Hartwig | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | Hildebrand | 0 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | Hettleman | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Morris | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | Morris | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | De Witts | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | Morris | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | Harum | 3 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 8 | Hartwig | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Barker | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | Harum | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| 8 | Hartwig | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 8 | Hartwig | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Bedard | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | | |
Section 3
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Larsen | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Drobac | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | 7 | Larsen | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | Cooper | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Cooper | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | |
| | Dickson | 5 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | 7 | Larsen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Green | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| | Schulze | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | | | Green | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Schnaars | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | Schnaars | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | |
| | Stern | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 7 | Larsen | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | Stewart | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Flam | 4 | 3 | 5 | | | |
| | Wickel | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | Stewart | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Flam | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Flam | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Maccracken | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Flam | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Balbiers | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | Bergelin | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | Freedman | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | Balbiers | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| 10 | Bergelin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 10 | Bergelin | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Stern | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 460. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's singles Champions, 1881–1966,. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 129. OCLC 172306.
External links
- 1954 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016-03-21 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw (incomplete link)
- 1954 U.S. National Championships, ATP