1950 Australian Championships - Men's Singles
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Frank Sedgman
defeated Ken McGregor
6–3 6–4 4–6 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1950 Australian Championships
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is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Frank Sedgman
Frank Arthur Sedgman, born 29 October 1927, in Mont Albert, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, was a tennis player who was arguably the world No.1 in 1952. In his 1979 autobiography Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, included Sedgman in his list of the 21...
defeated Ken McGregor
Ken McGregor
Kenneth Bruce McGregor was a former tennis player from Australia who won the Men's Singles title at the Australian Championships in 1952. He and his longtime doubles partner, Frank Sedgman, are generally considered to be one of the greatest men's doubles teams of all time...
6–3 6–4 4–6 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1950 Australian Championships
1950 Australian Championships (tennis)
List of Champions of the 1950 Australian Championships :-Men's Singles: Frank Sedgman defeated Ken McGregor 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-1-Women's Singles: Louise Brough Clapp defeated Doris Hart 6-4, 3-6, 6-4...
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- 1950 Australian Championships - Women's Singles1950 Australian Championships - Women's SinglesThe 1950 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts in Melbourne, Australia. Louise Brough defeated Doris Hart, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1950 Australian Championships.-Seeds:...
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Frank SedgmanFrank Sedgman
Frank Arthur Sedgman, born 29 October 1927, in Mont Albert, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, was a tennis player who was arguably the world No.1 in 1952. In his 1979 autobiography Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, included Sedgman in his list of the 21...
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Jaroslav DrobnýJaroslav DrobnýJaroslav Drobný was an amateur tennis champion as well as being an ice hockey player for the Czechoslovakian national team...
(Third round)
Eric SturgessEric SturgessEric William Sturgess was a South African male tennis player. Eric Sturgess attended Parktown Boys' High School in Johannesburg...
(Semifinalist)
John BromwichJohn BromwichJohn Edward Bromwich was a male tennis player from Australia who, along with his countryman Vivian McGrath, was one of the first great players to use a two-handed forehand....
(Quarterfinalist)- Bill SidwellBill SidwellBill Sidwell was an Australian tennis player.Sidwell reached four Grand Slam doubles finals, winning once, and also played in the Davis Cup in 1948 and 1949. He is currently Treasurer of the AVGA and is playing golf regularly in place of tennis.-Grand Slam finals:-External links:* *...
(Semifinalist) - Frank SedgmanFrank SedgmanFrank Arthur Sedgman, born 29 October 1927, in Mont Albert, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, was a tennis player who was arguably the world No.1 in 1952. In his 1979 autobiography Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, included Sedgman in his list of the 21...
(Champion) - George Worthington (Quarterfinalist)
- Colin Long (Quarterfinalist)
- Mervyn RoseMervyn RoseMervyn Rose was an Australian male tennis player. He was born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales and turned professional in 1959...
(Quarterfinalist)
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Finals
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
External links
- 1950 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw